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N I K H I L S A C H A N

B . T E C H I I T B H U

P G D M I I M K O Z H I K O D E

WORK EXPERIENCE 30 Months

IBM BUSINESS CONSULTING Senior Consultant April 2013 - Present

Major Cases

Transformation of a specialty chemicals account in United States:- Worked on a transformation of a US based chemicals company which was struggling

with its negative revenue growth, declining profitability and increasing expenses. Identified

the factors behind the poor financial and operational performance, performed value driver

analysis and financial modeling, and suggested a roadmap to improve upon the pain areas

VDT & Scenario Modeling for a telecom operator in United Kingdom:- Extensively researched and analyzed the telecom industry and pricing strategies of U.K.

based mobile operators, developed scenarios for business as usual and post IBM

transformation, and provided insights to tap the opportunities identified in assessment

Managing the social sentiment of a government agency in United States:- Performed high level sentiment analysis of the agency and its programs using IBM tools

and the message it gives out, mapped the programs with the positive and negative

consumer sentiment metrics, and suggested an effective social media strategy

Transformation of Business Intelligence system of a large telecom operator:- Understood the current MIS system and gathered the requirements for the new

interactive system to give business level insights to the CEOs and CMOs of theorganization. Worked as an interface between the technology implementation team and

the telecom operator to implement the new system and COGNOS dashboard

Benchmarking analysis of various clients to consult them on key pain areas:-Analyzed client's financial and operational performance, benchmarked it with industry

best practices and major competitors' performance. Suggested solutions to improve

upon the key pain areas, identified in the analysis

EVALUESERVE Research Associate September 2009 - June 2011

Projects and

Responsibilities

Conductedprimary and secondary researchto formulate market penetrationlandscapes, freedom to operate assistance and infringement analysis of products and IPR

Designed Pitch Documentsfor Merger, Acquisition and Licensing purposes Managedand mentored a team of 5 peoplefor their daily deliverables and projectsWorked as a FTEin a dedicated offshore research centrefor a client in United States Responsible for account expansion, business developmentand recruitment

Achievements

Star Performerfor showing Excellence in Quality and Productivityfor Jul-Dec Best Performerfor outstanding performancein the month of February and Nov-Dec Received Letter of Appreciation for continuous Excellent Bi-Annual Performance

SUMMER INTERNSHIP 3 Months

INNOVATION ALCHEMY Consultant April 2013 - June 2013

Project Details

Improving the revenue and operational capacity of Waste Wise Trust:- Closely studied daily operations and various business process of a waste management

firm, to identify ways to increase the daily garbage collection and overall capacity

- Indentified bottlenecks, key pain areasof operations, studied the value chain, andsuggested new channel partnersand ways to increase the overall revenue of the firm

LIVE PROJECTS

Google Plus

Worked as a campus ambassador of Google Plusfor five months with an objective ofincreasing the campus following and overall market share of Google Plus

Formulatedand implemented strategiesforpopularizing Google Plus brand Utilized and managed marketing budget in the brand building process

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Chennai Super

Kings (IPL Team)

Presented a social media marketing strategyto the Executive Board of CSK toenhance the brand image and fan following of its Indian Premier League cricket team

Studied the online presence and brand image of CSK and benchmarked with other teams Suggested solutions and a roadmap for social media brand-building

Zenesys Consulting

As consultant estimated the shipment sales of instrumentation vendors across geographies Learnt market sizing, guessestimation and hypothesis building techniques Handled huge data setson Microsoft excel and extracted insights and inferences

Indian Institute of

Human Settlements

Developed the concept for a mobile appto solve the vehicle parking problem of Delhi Presented the sustainabilityandprofitability of the business ideato the funding team

of Indian Institute of Human Settlements

PGDM COURSES

Key Courses

Strategic Management Marketing of Services Economics of Strategy

Product & Brand Management Consumer Behavior International Business

Advanced Marketing Research Supply Chain Management Marketing Management

ACADEMIC COURSEWORK

PGDM IIM Kozhikode 2.9/4.33 2011-2013

B.Tech. IIT BHU 6.8/10 2005-2009

Class XII'th Pt. D.D.U.S.D.Vidyalaya 79.60% 2003-2004Class X'th Pt. D.D.U.S.D.Vidyalaya 77.83% 2001-2002

POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY

IIT BHU

As Panel Member, Literary Club, IIT BHU, managed literary events for variouscollege festivals and national level cultural fest Kashiyatra

Organized theatrical workshops, events, and university level competitions being a PanelMember, Theater Club of IIT BHU

D.D.U.S.D.

Vidyalaya

Elected President of Student Councilfor three consecutive terms, during 2004-2009Worked as a student representative and an interface between students and the faculty

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Academics

Featured amongst the top 0.1% of the candidates who appeared for IIT JEE 2005

AmongstTop 3 rankers for 7 consecutive years, from 6th standard to 12th standard

B School

Competitions

Elected as campus ambassador, Google Social Media Challenge, finished in national topfiveteamsandwon Samsung Galaxy Ace Plusfor showing innovative marketing skills

National Finalists, Roar for Chennai Super Kings at Backwaters, flagship managementevent of IIM Kozhikode, for a plan of action to propel the brand image of CSK

Finalists, National Students Challenge, conducted by Indian Institute for HumanSettlement for an innovative solution for New Delhis vehicle parking problem

Debates

Best Speaker,Antaragni, the National Level annual cultural festival of IIT KanpurAwarded Best Speaker of Uttar Pradeshtitle, twiceby Uttar Pradesh Education BoardWinner, City, District and Zonal leveldebates for three consecutive years

Theater

Winner, Play, Kashiyatra, the National Level annual cultural festival of IIT BHUWinner, Impromptu acting, Spring Fest, National Level cultural festival of IIT KharagpurWinner, Skit Competition, Spandan, the annual Inter faculty Youth Festival of BHU

OTHERS

Author of the bestselling Hindi fiction book of 2012 - Namak Swadanusar - a collection of 9 stories Founder of filmistani.com, an online film magazine, which has seen more than 3 Lakh viewers in just five months As afreelance writerworked with XION Media labs, Mumbai, and wrote original scripts and screenplays

CONTACT DETAILS:

Add:House No. 2622, First Floor, Sector 23, Gurgaon | email: nikhil.sachan1986@gmail.com | mob: 9717159880