Pradeep Raghavan, Sr. Manager - Business Development

Pradeep Raghavan

Sr. Manager - Business Development

AppsTec Technology Services LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications
Experience
17 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months

Sr. Manager - Business Development at AppsTec Technology Services LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2021
Key Account Manager at GTS FZCO
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2020 to January 2021
Sales Manager at Avalon Software Services FZE
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2016 to March 2020
Associate Solutions Manager at OSI Consulting Pvt. Ltd
  • India
  • December 2013 to April 2016

Few Accounts /Potential clients handling include: Dubai Pre-cast, Hard Pre-cast, CCC Underwater
Engineering, Imdaad, Emaar, Specialities-QA, Jumeirah Hotels, from ME region

Business Development Manager at Visigenix Technologies
  • June 2013 to November 2013

Reporting to CEO / Founder
➢ Devise Marketing & Sales strategies for big data analytics services and mobile application product.
➢ Work closely with CEO in strategizing, planning and roadmap design for effective go-to market
action plan on big data consulting services and effectively managed and pipelined early in-roads
into the Indian market across healthcare, BPO and Retail sectors.
➢ Delivered extensive and exhaustive market research on mobile application plans and helped
design roadmap on UI & UX for flagship product concept - PromosTree, working with design team.
➢ Communicated with external partners and client stakeholders to capture market pulse on mobile
application and rolling-out “health-check” plans on big data consulting services.
➢ Key targets achieved: Increased brand reach and product awareness in Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR,
Mumbai markets for mobile app and Big-data service portfolio. Onboarded 150+ mobile app user-
signups

Sales Manager at CompQsoft Inc
  • November 2011 to May 2013

Reporting to VP - Sales
➢ Responsible for managing a team of 6 sales consultants on the US State & Local government and
enterprise sector practices collectively marketing SAP /Oracle ERP, IT Infrastructure and
Healthcare IT services.
➢ Played a pivotal role in breaking into enterprise sector and winning first client and business on
SAP solutions as well as contributed to securing two accounts on State government practice on
Healthcare IT services; in the capacity of team lead. Closed USD 150 K worth staff augmentation
deals.
➢ Succeeded in securing key teaming on two large state government projects with major prime
contractors and generating revenue out of one on SAP services and positioning CompQsoft for a
good revenue outlook on IT infrastructure services with the other.
➢ Extensive utilization of Government dealboards and RFP related data portals (GovWin, Deltek,
etc.) and industry networking in forging teaming agreements and proposal creation and
submissions

Business Development Manager at First Arrow Compu Techno Services Pvt. Ltd
  • August 2009 to June 2011

Reporting to Director - Marketing
.
➢ Worked on delivering quality products and services to pan-India schools and colleges that include
Digital Interactive Whiteboards, Digital Library, School Management System, College Information
Management System applications and e-learning content development services
➢ Successfully closed and signed agreements with ACE, Dr. KVRS Society, Indus School and
MedRC Ltd. for Digital Interactive Whiteboards, e-Learning services and Business Consulting
services valued at INR 32 Lakh.
➢ Instrumental in forming partnerships with local companies for IT Solutions (ERP and Intelligence
Reporting solution)

Business Development Executive at Maxis Software Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd
  • February 2008 to June 2009

Reporting to AVP- Business Development
➢ Involved in entire Sales Cycle from client research and lead generation to account mapping and
pre-sales management and reporting based on stringent ISO and CMM standard methodologies.
➢ Worked on delivering quality products and services on SAS Business Intelligence and Predictive
Analytics solutions and SAP ERP services to prospective client.
➢ Generated sales pipeline for INR 3.1 Cr for SAS Business Analytics Solutions and SAP ERP
solutions and services from Government and Commercial sectors

Business Development Executive at American Solutions Pvt. Ltd
  • December 2006 to January 2008

Reporting to Director - Business Development
➢ Responsible for calling Indian companies for providing various, Software products and services
and Sugar CRM Solutions.
➢ Responsible for Identifying and Collecting Various Indian e-Governance Project Tenders, RFP,
RFQ, etc. and Market Research and Analysis for identifying various Competencies and
Parameters involved for the same.
➢ Responsible for preparing proposals & related documentation for the Indian Tenders and involved
in bid submission, participation and proposal management

Business Development Executive at CES Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Hyderabad
  • January 2006 to November 2006

Reporting to Director - Operations
➢ Responsible for calling US companies for providing Oracle related services and staffing /
recruitment outsourcing services
➢ Responsible for Identifying and Collecting Various prospective and target accounts and cold-
calling and emailing them to promote and market services offerings to facilitate further discussions with

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Communications
  • at Gandhi Institute of Engineering & Technology (An affiliate of Berhampur University)
  • January 2004

Completed 4-Year B.E degree in Electronics & Communications Engg. from GIET, Gunupur, Odisha; an affiliate of Berhampur University

Specialties & Skills

Market Research
Developing Client Relationships
Lead Generation
Negotiation
IT Sales
negotiation
key account management
MARKETING
REPORTS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT
MARKET RESEARCH
PROPOSAL WRITING
lead generation
solution sales
deal close
consultative selling

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Fire & Personal Safety (Training)
Training Institute:
Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training

Hobbies

  • Reading, Cooking, Hiking, Badminton and recently started learning Golf