Prashanth Chakravarthy

Handling CBSE School business vertical for Mysore-Coorg-Mangalore division.
Individual visit to school to understand the pain-point
Dealer visit to focus on new product line-up and re-addressal
Streamlining on-time dispatch of deliverables
Payment handling & Banking re-conciliations
Team management; Store audit & Outstation staff tracking using ZOHO CRM software.

• Customer face to major domestic and International Clients like Emerson, Alstom, Fujitec, Kone, Electra EV, Sanmina, Manatec, LS Alsco, Nash, Bloomberg, ABB, Bosch, TVS, RE to name a few
• Handled product categories mainly into Plastic Insulation, Foam & Rubber Insulation, Thermal Interface Materials, 3D Emblems, Industrial Labels, Tapes & Adhesives, Printed Graphics, Decorative Plastics & Packaging Material
• Re-engineering drawings from various file formats for NPD to ease sample part making
• A Connect between various departments like Management-Sales/Marketing-Accounting- Finance-Production-NPD-QC/QA-Logistics
• Introducing e-Job cards for all the Plant activities through SAP implementation
• Store auditing for good FG parts, labeling PDI to avoid NCR
• Generating leads by keying-in query from dependable resources
• Erection of machineries and process flow at new facility (Plant-2) for NPD department on various RM exclusive to foam, Epoxy and SS parts
• Evaluating current vendor management programs
• Continually monitoring sales trends to determine which products are more popular than others
• Implementing vendor selection programs to ensure that the best vendors are secured
• Establishing standards by which to assess the performance of approved vendors
• Execute inherent risk questionnaires
• Review and challenge vendor purchase requisitions (PRs) to determine vendors that required enhanced vendor risk assessment and due diligence
• Collect vendor documentation and coordinate with other first line control functions
• Perform due diligence on vendor documentation to identify risks, gaps, or issues
• Make decisions on risk items such as severity/impact, likelihood, and criticality
• Escalate and report on material risk elements to business risk officers and leadership, as needed
• Work in collaboration with cross-functional teams to address information security policy/risk or compliance issues

• Creating the Rosette science with an act of PRECISION print making
• Design Floor plan for placing Machineries in a structured flow of Prepress-Press-Post press orderly layout so as to ease the Production line efficiency by trying to implement and integrate using the CIP4 data as handshake between the machines
• Electrical Power auditing to protect the Workforce from unexpected behaviour while handling the machineries on a long run during the Peak production cycle
• Creating a handshake between the Digital Printing & Offset print team by a Daily Standup meeting for a workmen force of 14 members
• Employee Statutory Benefits like ESIC- PF for staff welfare
• Visiting Schools across South India to materialize the ID card solutions that we cater
• Learning new rule in business even from a Fool to adapt and handle tricky situations
• Motivating & mentoring the team through the ups and down by a feeble line of Emotional Connect.

• Creating a handshake between the Prepress-Press-Postpress & Marketing team
• Visiting Schools across South India to materialize the ID card solutions that we cater
• Handling huge loads of VDP data
• Print Costing and Estimation and Print shop floor activities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience in Generate new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up
• Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate Sales head for further development
• Providing support to clients by learning about and satisfying their requirements
• Staying current on company offerings and industry trends
• Following up with prospects throughout the sales cycle to ensure deal closure
• Own P&L for service charter for key consumer electronics categories
• Influence product roadmap to address the needs of Brands by working closely with product management and technical teams
• Achievements: Raised the bars of print quality and page volumes in the Print house
• Investing on right set of Print machineries, thereby reducing the breakdown time
• Achieved the set target of 100 schools in the Clientele base.

• Carrying out Automated/Manual Regression testing for ESKO DFE for flavours, an OEM product bundled with HP Indigo Digital Press
• Understanding Customer Workflow and requirements in digital Packaging Industry with CIP4 data
• Writing test cases on Testlink
• Creating Bug defect report on Devtrack/JIRA board
• Tests on DeskPack Plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator for Variable data printing
• Estimate and coordinate testing activities
• Identify, document thoroughly & track bugs
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Liaise with internal teams (developers & product managers) to identify system requirements
• Help drive technology design towards consolidated and integration architecture
• Regularly re-test all elements in the game as directed by the testing lead
• Verify that bugs marked fixed in are indeed fixed, before closing the bug
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the QA development lifecycle
• Achievements: Successfully completed the training on DFE at ESKO Headquarters in Ghent, Belgium.

• Funded and incorporated a new age complete Graphic Arts environment with a platform to reach/deliver both the web and print possibilities
• Client market research, in-depth analysis and concept selling
• Design, Estimation and Scheduling
• Know-how on Domain building, SEO, Web marketing tools, E-commerce
• Buddy-feel factor approach in welcoming and materializing deals with new upcoming companies; 24x7, round the clock Project handling/delivery was the niche mantra
• Projects executed in the field of Dental, Precision Electronics, E-commerce, Education, Lifestyle/Fashion, Import/Export of Spices, Horticulture, Waste Management
• Initiated a new business vertical of WebVerticalz in Essex, London

• Successfully facilitated Projects for Surat Municipal Corporation at Gujarat; Aurangabad Municipal Corporation at Maharashtra both being a regulated government body for environment in accordance to the tender terms and conditions
• E-tendered the Static Compactor pilot project, the first of its kind in India
• Thorough knowledge of current market practices and a clear vision to accomplish the company goals
• Proactively identify risks and issues on projects - leading team to develop risk management and issues management plans
• Demonstrate business analytics to manage and meet sponsor and customer needs
• Identifies potential points of contention for missed deliverables; creates and implements strategy to mitigate shortfalls in timeline and budget
• Anticipates problems before they occur; defines the problem or risk; identifies possible causes; works with team to identify solutions, implements most appropriate solution

• Handling the HP Indigo Service division for Andhra Pradesh territory
• External ESKO RIP server; On-board DFE like Harlequin, IP tech and Unicorn RIP
• ESKO-i1i0 Colour profiling device for Pantone emulation and ICC Profiles
• IMS device for Custom Colour Ink Can Preparation for true spot and brand colours
• Mobile round the clock in India, with frequent visits for Installation, ramp-up and troubleshooting across the Country
• Reviewing job orders to make the right adjustments to the printing machine
• Installing parts and supplies such as ink rollers, printing plates and stencils according to the job specifications and blueprints
• Testing inks and paints on the printing surface to determine suitability
• Handling production of the printed materials, including the printing and racking process, to ensure it meets the specifications and is ready on schedule
• Performing maintenance tasks on the printing machine
• Cleaning the printing press and peripherals
• Achievements
• Completed CSE training for HP Indigo Press WS 4500 at Hewlett-Packard's APJ Training center, Singapore
• As a team, crowned the number One across the Globe for Service & Support delivery in