Makarand Deolalkar

About Makarand Deolalkar

Leaders become great not because of their power but because of their ability to empower others. John MaxwellThis quote by John Maxwell describes my philosophy of leadership. I create smart organizations that attract and retain smart employees. In a highly competitive industry, I consistently retain 92% of my highly skilled and knowledgeable workforce. As a global business leader, I deliver inventive transformational strategies and solutions that generate record revenues for the firm along with high client satisfaction scores. My strong competencies are creating profitable new and repeat business in the US, Europe, and the Middle East in Digital, Cloud Services, and E-Commerce. I am a leader who creates “cultures of accountability” that embrace transparency, accountability, and humility; one where everyone knows what they must do for the organization to succeed as well as knowing the performance criteria to attain professional growth and success. My multi-cultural experience informed me to celebrate and applaud ethnic diversity.Notable Accomplishments:1. Alliances and Partnerships - Building alliances and partnerships for Cloud, IoT, SAAS, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML). Strategically positioned organization services enabling clients to transform to an Intelligent Enterprise deploying SAP S/4HANA, Cloud and IoT services.2. Market Penetration and Expansion – Grew energy and petrochemicals vertical to 2500 people with 12 clients, and quadrupled revenue. Won 6-year contract with Fortune 3 global oil and gas major. Delivered triple-digit contract growth. Won “Supplier of the Year” consecutive years.3. Global Technology Team Leadership – Recruited and developed multi-cultural teams in France and Germany. Led systems integration consulting services clients in North America. Strong business acumen in P&L, Mergers, Acquisitions, Systems Integration, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Project Leadership, Manufacturing Systems, Engineering, Sales Support, and Innovation, Product Development, and Implementation.

Experience

1. CEO and Founder

   Growdigital Llc

   Apr 2021 — Present · North Brunswick, NJ, US

   Advising enterprises to build customer-centric business with Digital Transformation, E-Commerce, Cloud Services - Advising and enabling clients with wider set of transformations beyond modernizing infrastructure with focus upward on the technology stack- Providing consulting services to realizing transformation roadmap with focus on business value- Leveraging Data and analytics to find new sources of value with automated AI/ML servicesAdvising service providers to elevate and accelerate global business and organizational capability, as part of global digital services strategy. Providing consulting services - Strengthen competitive position, organizational agility and customer responsiveness- Strengthen external alliances to enhance organizational capability, broaden market reach, and meet expanding portfolio of client needs due to Digital Transformation initiatives- Create differentiated offerings and position firm as best-in-class with a global ecosystem of domain, digital technology and business partners.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  B.E. (Hons), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1979 — 1984

Skills

• Project Management
• Business Intelligence
• Business Strategy
• Pre-Sales
• Outsourcing
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• IT Strategy
• Management
• Team Management
• Enterprise Software
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Program Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Erp
• IT Management
• Business Development
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Resource Management
• Integration
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Project Planning
• Strategic Leadership
• New Business Development
• Business Process
• Management Consulting
• Consulting
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Business Process Improvement
• Start-Ups
• Business Management