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Distinguished alumni profile - June 2010
June 01,2010
Mr. Naresh S. Chawla
 
 
Naresh obtained BE degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology in the year 1985. He had  P.G. D.M.S from  NMIMS , Mumbai University. Presently he is  President, Geninfo Solutions INC, Canada.

Work Experience:
  • 1985 – 1990 MINICOMP PVT. LTD.   Began Career as  a Customer Support Engineer,  Rose to the level of  CAD Product Manager.
  • 1991-  TATA UNISYS LTD ( Later rechristened  TATA INFOTECH) -   Regional Support Engineer ( Autodesk Products Division)
  • 1992 -  WIPRO INFOTECH LTD.  ( Territory Manager – Mainframe Division)
  • 1993 – 2007 -  GENESIS INFOSERVE PVT. LTD .  Co Founded & Grew  a  VAR Business  offering complete turnkey systems to  Architectural , Engineering and Construction segment (AEC).  Resellers for  AUTODESK, WIPRO, HP, DATAMINI & MICROSOFT. www.genesisinfoserve.com
  • 2008 – Present  .  President , GENINFO SOLUTIONS INC, CANADA.    A complete CAD & BIM outsourcing services provider.
Areas of interest:
Home Electronics,  Gardening,  Setup & Install of Equipment .
 
Other achievements:
Bullet Proof Manager -  Crestcom Corp , USA.
 
His expertise is in :
  • Business Mentorship for Entrepreneurs
  • Product Launch and   International Market Development.
Family details:
Spouse :  NANDITA , M.Com , P.G. DMS.
Daughter : Drishti  ( 14 Yrs)
 
Contact address:
2206 - 4460 TUCANA CRT. MISSISSAUGA ON ,
L5R3K9 , CANADA
Phone: +1 647 839 0464 
naru_chawla@yahoo.com

Alternate Address:
602-3 Natasha Gardens, N Dutta Marg,
Andheri –W, Mumbai 400053, India   Cell: +91 9820215555
 
 
 
Mr. Niraj Desai
 
 
Niraj obtained his BE degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology in the year 1999. After graduating from MIT, he did his M.S.E.E from University of Southern California.  A few years later, he completed his MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
 
In his professional career, Niraj started as a microprocessor design engineer and project manager at Cadence Design Systems, followed by Sun Microsystems in the Silicon Valley – where he worked on cutting edge technology for numerous microprocessor technologies, which were used in complex systems world-wide. After his MBA, he became a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group in Los Angeles – advising leadership teams at Fortune 500 companies on strategy, change management and operations in diverse sectors like financial services, media and healthcare.
 
Niraj returned to India in 2009. Presently, he is an AVP of Business Strategy at FINO – a firm working towards financial inclusion in India. Niraj is developing solutions in mobile banking that will help bring financial access to millions of Indians through their mobile phones.
 
Work Experience:
  • AVP Business Strategy, FINO
  • Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
  • Senior Designer, Sun Microsystems
  • Designer, Cadence Design Systems.
Expertise: Strategy, Finance and Venture Capital
 
His hobbies are long distance running (Marathons)
 
He is married to Niyati Kadakia who holds a B.A/B.S (University of Southern California) and n M.A in Biotechnology (Columbia University)
 
Address
 
21B Kapur Mahal
NSC Road, Mumbai 400020
Contact Number : 9619291444
Email ID : niraj.desai@gmail.com