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LINKEDIN Profile : https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnakanthbs/

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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• 20+ years experience – Consulting, Client, Account, Partner, Program, Project & Product Management
• 20+ years in Enterprise – Software solutions / Mobile Apps / Outsourcing / offshoring of IT services
• Sales, Client relationship & Key Account Management : 
• Program, Project & Product portfolio Management : Handle large Accounts with P & L responsibility
• Handled large Accounts like AP Moller Maersk with a P & L of 6 million Euros & 100+ resources
• Manage CAD/CAM/GIS, CMS, ERP/SCM, CRM, HRMS, e-business , Mobility, BI Project portfolios
• Manage stakeholders’ expectations & conversant in Project,  Service Management practices 
• Out-Sourcing & Off-shoring : Remote delivery of  services using Global Delivery Model (GDM)
• Worked in AGILE PM methodology with distributed global teams with different countries / cultures
• Handled Accounts, Clients, Partners, Portfolios, Programs, Projects & Products
• Handled & worked with Multi – National, Multi – Cultural, Multi – functional stakeholders
• Worked in ASIA (India, China & Far East) & EUROPE (Nordics – Sweden / Denmark / Norway / Finland)
• Languages – Fluent in English, Swedish, Mandarin (Chinese), Spanish (for culture), Hindi, Telugu 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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CMS & DIGITAL CONSULTANT                  IKEA IT                 MALMÖ / STOCKHOLM – SWEDEN                  2019-2021

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CMS & DIGITAL CONSULTANT – Program Management of One IKEA TAXONOMY & METADATA program globally

• IKEA is the worlds´ leading furniture retailer with 100s of stores worldwide from China to Chile
• One IKEA Taxonomy is a very complex & complicated project involved working with many groups
• Work in the One CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (One CMS) within GROUP DIGITAL @ IKEA IT
• Work with CONTENTFUL CMS in the One Content Management System (One CMS)
• Work with BYNDER DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (DAM) System
• Work with Digital Assets like images, videos, Documents & Asset Metadata 
• Work with Inspiration feed within the One CMS team within GROUP DIGITAL @ IKEA IT
• Work with multiple product groups, Market support, Advertising, Media & Commercial groups
• Work in unison with multiple stakeholders like POs, technical resources within GROUP DIGITAL 
• Work with 100s of people from 31 IKEA markets with people from different countries, cultures
• Ensure stakeholder involvement, management and program governance, implementation
• Ensure implementation of One IKEA Taxonomy & metadata across IKEA Markets worldwide
• Interface with the DIGITAL LEADS & HEADS of 31+ countries of IKEA IT worldwide
• Work with multiple IKEA entities across the IKEA Ecosystem – INGKA, INTER IKEA, CBF, IMCC, R & S

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OXFORD FINTECH PROGRAMME            SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD                   2017-2018

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This Oxford Fintech Programme compliments my previous MBA (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS) with specialization in INTERNATIONAL FINANCE & BUSINESS from Delhi School of Economics / University of Delhi

• This course is a continuation  specialized FINTECH course is an extension of modern FINTECH
• Focus on CRYPTO CURRENCIES  like BITCOIN, ETHERIUM and many other Coins
• BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO Currencies, SMART Contracts, PAYMENT Tech, modern FINTECH
• Working with and understand the various crowdsourcing / crowdfunding options, FINTECH startups
• Stock Exchanges like NASDAQ, ICSE/NYSE, LSE, TSE, HSE, CME and the emerging CRYPTO exchanges
• Follow & invest in INITIAL COIN OFFERINGS (ICOs), Investments across STOCK EXCHANGES globally
• Understand Gobal economics, finance, politics, trends,movements in modern FINTECH, topics globally
• Travelled extensively & participated in events like the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) at DAVOS

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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT                 EXCENT – STOCKHOLM / SWEDEN & WORLDWIDE                  2012 – 2017

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Help start, build, manage business & operations of an IT consulting company in the SAP BI & HANA area

• Manage Business, Consulting, partnerships, outsourcing of consultants
• Clients : SAP, IBM, Ericsson, Stretch, Workforcelogiq, eWork & others
• Partners : SAP – Created & built SAP Partneredge partnership program in the SAP HANA area
• Manage operational partners – Migrationsverket, Accounting & others
• Learnt Swedish, Spanish and extensively travelled across the world
• Travelled extensively & participated in events like the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) at DAVOS

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KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER                 APPEAR NETWORKS                        STOCKHOLM / SWEDEN          2011 – 2011

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Help clients in Air Transport & Rail Transport achieve operational efficiency & effectiveness using mobile apps 

• Consult Mobile software solutions & mobile apps for Air Transport, Airlines, Airports, Railways, Retail
• Consult on B2B, B2E, B2C & M2M, MDM Context Aware Mobile software apps & Solutions
• Clients : Danish Rail, Stockholm Metro, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Kista Science city & others
• Partners : SITA (Air Transport – Airports/Airlines/Aircraft), Tech Mahindra, Logica, Motorola
• Work extensively with clients & prospects in Air Transport (Airlines, Airports) & Rail transport
• Thoroughly understand air transport, airlines, airports & Rail transport around the world
• Help clients reduce operating costs, improve productivity & enhance the end user experience

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CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER     MPHASIS (AN HP COMPANY)       STOCKHOLM / SWEDEN          2008 – 2011

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As a Client Relationship Manager / Client partner & Key Accounts Manager for Nordic Accounts 

• Helped Clients achieve the benefits of Best – Shoring using the Global Delivery Model (GDM)
• Managed Key Accounts in Sweden, Finland, Norway & Denmark
• Managed a P & L (Revenue Portfolio) of 6mn+ EURO per Year
• Managed accounts with more than 100+ resources as Outsourcing Client Relationship Manager
• Partners : HP
• Clients : AP MOLLER MAERSK, IATA (Denmark) I COOP, SLL OKQ8 (Sweden), GE Healthcare (Finland)
• Solutions : Outsourcing & best shoring, SAP projects and others
• Contract Management : Prepare and manage SOWs, Client Contracts, Program Governance, KPIs
• Understand EUROPE : Extensive travel within Nordics / Europe

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BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT LEAD          IBM (CHINA)   SHANGHAI / PEOPLE’s REPUBLIC OF CHINA       2007 – 2008

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As a Business Engagement lead & solutioning lead

• Help Present, Promote, Position & Place IBM China Global Delivery Centre (GDC) to Global clients
• Handle clients from Japan & non Japan (worldwide)
• Consult & solution Globally Integrated Delivery capabilities to help Global Clients achieve the benefits of off-shoring using the Global Delivery Model (GDM)
• Solutions : Solutioning & Outsourcing to IBM China Global Delivery Centres (GDC) in Shanghai, Dalian, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Beijing & Wuhan, SAP 
• GDC Solutioning Clients : GDC Solutioning & presentations  for AMEX (Singapore), AFLAC Insurance (Japan), Regional co-operative Banks (Japan) SUZUKI (Japan), JAL (Japan), DPWN (Germany), LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT, NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL and many others
• Partners : IBM Global geographies

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CHIEF REPRESENTATIVE & MANAGER  RISING (CHINA) SHANGHAI / PEOPLE’s REPUBLIC OF CHINA  2004 – 2007

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As a Client partner & Chief Representative Officer

• Start,set up,  built & manage the China company operations from scratch 
• Start a delivery centre for SYMBIAN & ANDROID mobile software solutions – Various partners
• Consult Enterprise Software Solutions – eBusiness, CRM, HRM, BI & ERP/SCM, elearning solutions
• Software products, projects & frameworks : Soffront eCRM, Applix BI Suite and custom
• Clients : Firstoceans (part of the Brick group Canada), Gourmedis, Gemini, Apollo Sindhoori, GRO 
• Partners : Soffront eCRM suite, TeN iLMS (learning & Knowledge Management), Android, Nokia
• Learnt Mandarin (Chinese) – Extensively travelled across China, Japan and Far East / southeast Asia

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MANAGER (ACCOUNTS & PROJECTS)    INNOEVOLVE SOLUTIONS & INFOMATRIX SYSTEMS   INDIA  2001 – 2004

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As Manager (Accounts & Projects) & Client partner helped Clients realize the benefits through the adoption and deployment of Enterprise Software Solutions and realize operation efficiency, effectiveness, convenience

• Solutions : Handled Websites, portals, eBusiness / ecommerce, eCRM, HRMS, ERP & SCM solutions
• Software Products : Talisma eCRM, Peoplesoft HRMS, Siebel eCRM (both later Oracle) , Educational ERP, Library Management Systems
• Partners : Talisma eCRM suite
• Clients : GBR freight, ENVIS (IICT), Hyderabad Management Association (HMA), Pragati Mahavidyalaya, Aurora, TIME, RBVRR, Badruka, Anwar Ul Uloom, CIEFL (English & Foreign languages University), TIPS and others

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BUSINESS EXECUTIVE                              NIIT GIS              NEW DELHI & HYDERABAD / INDIA                 2000 – 2001

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• Solutions : Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Spatial Database, ERDAS
• Software Products : ESRI GIS products – ArcInfo, Arc IMS, ERDAS
• Partners : ESRI Inc, IBRD (WORLD BANK), DFID & other Multilateral Funding agencies
• Clients : more than 25 clients in Government, R & D, Education,m Hi-Tech

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EDUCATION & TRAINING

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MBA (IB) – MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (IB)              1997 – 1999 Master of International Business (MIB) specialization in International Finance & Business from Delhi School of Economics / University of Delhi
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (B.Tech) IN CIVIL ENGINEERING  FROM NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY             1993 – 1997
SOFTWARE	SAP BI / HANA, Talism eCRM, Soffront eCRM, Peoplsoft (Oracle HRMS),Siebel (Oracle CRM), Adobe Content / Marketing cloud , Contentful CMS; WordPress CMS, ESRI GIS
2012 – 2014	Swedish & World Cultures – SAS (Svenska som Andra Språk)
WEF	Very actively participate in WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM (WEF) @ DAVOS; SWITZERLAND

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DISCOVER, EXPLORE; EXPERIENCE & KNOW THE WORLD WITH ME AS A WORLD TOUR GUIDE

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I studied, worked, lived in different parts of the world and I’m very Passionate about travelling,  discovering new people, places, cultures – Because I travelled many parts of the world extensively – I would like to show you the world as a World Tour Guide ! I welcome you to take a closer look and explore the deep delve and intensive knowledge portal that I created based on my extensive travel, discover, explore, experience & knowledge of the world-This knowledge portal is a positive, pleasant knowing & knowledge seeking site (kks) about the Wonders Of the World (WOW) be it the aeroplanes, cruises, trains, infrastructure & engineering, monuments, culture

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