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Executive Bios Krishna Kurup,
President and CEO
Krishna
K. Kurup Smart Dimensions Inc., is responsible for corporate business strategy and is involved extensively in developing key business and practice areas for the organization. Mr. Kurup sees an unlimited potential for Smart Dimensions in the coming years and is keen on strategically placing Smart Dimensions in the market place to leverage the expertise of its very talented and experienced staff. Prior to Smart Dimensions, Mr. Kurup was a principal and managing partner with Information Consulting startup Spry, Inc. (formerly K&A consulting). Mr. Kurup brings a multitude of industry experience and has worked in the capacity of a CEO, VP Information Technology, Project Manager, Business Development Manager, Practice leader, DSS Specialist, CRM Consultant, Application Developer, Programmer. Mr. Kurup has been involved with several Business Intelligence projects and set industry best practices in the area. Mr. Kurup has been extensively involved with providing DSS specific solutions at some major Insurance, Financial, Publishing, Telecommunication and Manufacturing firms. Mr. Kurup was responsible for CIM implementation for various business entities around the world as part of the Motorola CIM implementation team for a number of years. Mr. Kurup received a Bachelors in Engineering from College of Engineering, Anna University in India in 1990, and a Masters in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, Norman in 1993.
Rajesh
Voddiraju Mr. Voddiraju has brought his unique combination of technical, business management, sales/marketing skills to his fast-tracked career in IT consulting including a number of senior and executive management positions. Currently, Mr. Voddiraju serves as the Managing Partner, Board Member and COO for Smart Dimensions, Inc – a full-service IT consulting firm based in Chicago focused on CRM and Data Warehousing/Business Intelligence. Mr. Voddiraju is responsible for developing an overall vision for Smart Dimensions, developing an operational strategy and the tactical execution of the business strategy. He oversees all Business Development, Marketing, Engagement Management, P & L management and all other operational aspects of running Smart Dimensions Inc. Prior to his position at Smart Dimensions, Mr. Voddiraju served as the Executive Director of Marketing and Sales for SEI Information Technology – a Chicago-based mid-market IT consulting firm established in 1969. Mr. Voddiraju conducted high-level market analysis, strategic planning, and identified new technical areas and industry sectors for focused business development efforts to help SEI achieve excellent overall growth. In this role, Mr. Voddiraju reports directly to the CEO of SEI and also served on the SEI’s Executive Committee. Mr. Voddiraju played an instrumental role in helping SEI focus on core market segments and core competencies and helping SEI achieve a higher visibility in the markets it serves. Prior to this role, Mr. Voddiraju also served as the Business Director for SEI’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Practice helping it grow into a thriving business unit. Mr. Voddiraju leveraged is past experience in Call Center/Customer Service Automation and his experience in Sales & Marketing management to establish himself as a leading subject matter expert in CRM. Mr. Voddiraju wrote many articles & delivered several public talks & speeches during this time. Mr. Voddiraju also managed the largest P & L center within SEI helping it grow substantially during his tenure as both the Eastern Regional Manager and as a Resident Account Manager for a major account. Further, Mr. Voddiraju served SEI clients as a project manager and developer in the Financial Services, Pharmaceutical and Telecommunications clients. Mr. Voddiraju holds an MS in Computer Science from Western Michigan University and a BE in Computer Engineering from Nagpur University, India. He has published papers on knowledge-based programming and Artificial Intelligence for IT conferences in the UK and US. Mr. Voddiraju served on the Advisory Board for the Smart Reseller (Smart Partner) magazine, currently serves as Chairman of the Chicago Software Association (CSA) Sales RT and Membership Committees and is active in the local Chicago community.
Ankur
Mittal Mr. Mittal founder and Managing Partner Smart Dimensions Inc., is responsible for business development as well as day to day operations and account management. Mr. Mittal extends his services to Smart Dimensions' clients as an account and program manager to several Insurance, Financial, Internet and Telecommunications clients. Prior to his current position at Smart Dimensions Inc., Mr. Mittal worked for Navigation Technologies where he served as a senior member of the management team. Navigation Technologies is a leading provider of navigable maps databases and software tools to support geo-coding, route guidance and route calculation. The leading Internet sites such as mapquest.com, Yahoo! Maps and Altavista's Zip2.com, use some of these tools and databases. The majority of In-Vehicle Navigation Systems in Europe and North American also use these products. Mr. Mittal was directly responsible for the SDAL and NavTools product and was instrumental in forming relationships with leading auto manufacturers. He also holds a patent in the field of Route Guidance. Mr. Mittal received a Bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering from College of Engineering, Anna University in India in 1990, and a Masters in Computer Science from the Western Michigan University in 1993.
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