Consultant at IBM
Singapore
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- Consultant at IBM
- Past
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- Consultant at 68technologies
- Software Engineer at Sensegraphics AB
- President at nuStart
- Lead Co-ordinator, Hej!2007 at nuStart
- Technical Consultant at D-MAX Pte Ltd
- Education
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- National University of Singapore
- Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
- Royal College Port Louis
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Ramkumar Shankar’s Summary
Technology and Business Enthusiast.
Ramkumar Shankar’s Specialties:
Interaction design, competitive analysis, product/service launch, leadership, organizational management, (web) development
Ramkumar Shankar’s Experience
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Consultant
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Information Management and Business Intelligence
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Consultant
68technologies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
November 2007 — February 2008 (4 months)
• Formulation of marketing and business strategies
• Actively involved in sourcing for investors and funding
• Interaction design and UI prototyping for the upcoming Qrodo web interface
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Software Engineer
Sensegraphics AB
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2006 — July 2007 (11 months)
• Application development with X3D, C/C++, Python & wxWidgets
• Haptic and co-located hapto-visual applications
• Planning and coordinating new and updated product releases
• Web application development with LAMP/WAMP -
President
nuStart
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
November 2006 — June 2007 (8 months)
nuStart is an organisation based in Stockholm aiming to facilitate entrepreneurial exchange among its members, and externally between Sweden and Singapore. We are divided into three chapters: nuStart Education, nuStart Projects and nuStart Consulting.
• nuStart Education
+ A regular monthly Speaker Series event, which will see inspiring real world entrepreneurs share their stories and experiences.
+ An advisory board for nuStart.
• nuStart Projects
+ Responsible for overall coordination (programme, logistics, finance and publicity) of Hej! 2007, a conference with a focus on Web2.0 in Stockholm. Leading a team of 18.
• nuStart Consulting
+ Consulting and sourcing for new companies interested in entering the Swedish market
+ Company visits to better understand Swedish industries -
Lead Co-ordinator, Hej!2007
nuStart
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
February 2007 — April 2007 (3 months)
Hej! 2007 was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 April 2007.
The Hej! conference gathered young and exciting minds in the world of Web2.0 in Sweden and the region. It was an informal sharing session, to highlight up and coming Web2.0 services and startups and spot new trends and opportunities.
I served as one of the Lead Co-ordinators for Hej! 2007 for nuStart.
• Led a team of 18 in all aspects ranging from programme, logistics, marketing and finance
• Planned awareness campaign strategies both online and offline, and promoted the event on an international level
• Worked with the finance team and successfully secured funding for the all expenses related to conference operations
• Liased with sponsors, universities, and other parties and took responsibility for external relations -
Technical Consultant
D-MAX Pte Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
December 2005 — May 2006 (6 months)
VoIP Industry.
• Web development
• Network and server administration
• Staff training
• Marketing
• Liasing with customers and partners.
Ramkumar Shankar’s Education
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National University of Singapore
B.Eng. , Computer Engineering (HCI, Networks, Systems & Application Design), Minor in Technopreneurship , 2003 — 2008
Hall Musical Production, Hall Football Team, Writer for fortnightly hall magazine
- Activities and Societies:
- Logistics Support Officer - NUS Student's Investment Group, Major Member - Raffles Hall Computer Committee
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Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
B.Eng , Computer Science, Entrepreneurship , 2006 — 2007
As part of the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) Program in Stockholm:
An exchange/internship program with a focus on entrepreneurship. I was working in a high tech startup, and pursuing a minor in technopreneurship. -
Royal College Port Louis
A Levels , Mathematics, Physics, Chemisty, French , 2000 — 2002
Additional Information
Ramkumar Shankar’s Websites:
Ramkumar Shankar’s Interests:
interaction design, music, internet, linux, development, technology, startups, football, music
Ramkumar Shankar’s Groups:
IEEE, IES, NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC), nuStart
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Royal Institute of Techology Alumni -
nuStart -
Economix Workshop - SDA Bocconi University
Ramkumar Shankar’s Honors:
• Certificate of Merit, Engineering Colours Award 2008
• Finalist, Economix Workshop 2008
• NUS Student Achievement Award 2007
• Top Finisher, TATA Crucible International Business Quiz - Singapore 2007
• 2nd Runner-up, Peaktime International Business Student Competition 2007
• Top finisher, Microsoft Imagine Cup (Technology Business Plan invitational)
• Exhibitor @ NUS Global Entrepreneurship Summit
• NUS Overseas Colleges
• SIA NOL Undergraduate Scholarship
Ramkumar Shankar’s Contact Settings
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