NIKHIL SACHAN B.

TECH IIT BHU PGDM IIM KOZHIKODE

WORK EXPERIENCE 30 Months IBM BUSINESS CONSULTING Senior Consultant April 2013 - Present Transformation of a specialty chemicals account in United States: - Worked on a transformation of a US based chemicals company which was struggling with its negative revenue growth, declining profitability and increasing expenses. Identified the factors behind the poor financial and operational performance, performed value driver analysis and financial modeling, and suggested a roadmap to improve upon the pain areas VDT & Scenario Modeling for a telecom operator in United Kingdom: - Extensively researched and analyzed the telecom industry and pricing strategies of U.K. based mobile operators, developed scenarios for business as usual and post IBM transformation, and provided insights to tap the opportunities identified in assessment Managing the social sentiment of a government agency in United States: Major Cases - Performed high level sentiment analysis of the agency and its programs using IBM tools and the message it gives out, mapped the programs with the positive and negative consumer sentiment metrics, and suggested an effective social media strategy Transformation of Business Intelligence system of a large telecom operator: - Understood the current MIS system and gathered the requirements for the new interactive system to give business level insights to the CEOs and CMOs of the organization. Worked as an interface between the technology implementation team and the telecom operator to implement the new system and COGNOS dashboard Benchmarking analysis of various clients to consult them on key pain areas: - Analyzed client's financial and operational performance, benchmarked it with industry best practices and major competitors' performance. Suggested solutions to improve upon the key pain areas, identified in the analysis EVALUESERVE Research Associate September 2009 - June 2011 Conducted primary and secondary research to formulate market penetration landscapes, freedom to operate assistance and infringement analysis of products and IPR Projects and Designed Pitch Documents for Merger, Acquisition and Licensing purposes Responsibilities Managed and mentored a team of 5 people for their daily deliverables and projects Worked as a FTE in a dedicated offshore research centre for a client in United States Responsible for account expansion, business development and recruitment Star Performer for showing Excellence in Quality and Productivity for Jul-Dec Achievements Best Performer for outstanding performance in the month of February and Nov-Dec Received Letter of Appreciation for continuous Excellent Bi-Annual Performance SUMMER INTERNSHIP 3 Months INNOVATION ALCHEMY Consultant April 2013 - June 2013 Improving the revenue and operational capacity of Waste Wise Trust: - Closely studied daily operations and various business process of a waste management Project Details firm, to identify ways to increase the daily garbage collection and overall capacity - Indentified bottlenecks, key pain areas of operations, studied the value chain, and suggested new channel partners and ways to increase the overall revenue of the firm LIVE PROJECTS Worked as a campus ambassador of Google Plus for five months with an objective of Google Plus increasing the campus following and overall market share of Google Plus Formulated and implemented strategies for popularizing Google Plus brand Utilized and managed marketing budget in the brand building process

NIKHIL SACHAN B.TECH IIT BHU PGDM IIM KOZHIKODE

Chennai Super Kings (IPL Team) Presented a social media marketing strategy to the Executive Board of CSK to enhance the brand image and fan following of its Indian Premier League cricket team Studied the online presence and brand image of CSK and benchmarked with other teams Suggested solutions and a roadmap for social media brand-building As consultant estimated the shipment sales of instrumentation vendors across geographies Learnt market sizing, guess estimation and hypothesis building techniques Handled huge data sets on Microsoft excel and extracted insights and inferences Developed the concept for a mobile app to solve the vehicle parking problem of Delhi Presented the sustainability and profitability of the business idea to the funding team of Indian Institute of Human Settlements

Zenesys Consulting Indian Institute of Human Settlements PGDM COURSES

Strategic Management Marketing of Services Economics of Strategy Product & Brand Management Consumer Behavior International Business Advanced Marketing Research Supply Chain Management Marketing Management ACADEMIC COURSEWORK PGDM IIM Kozhikode 2.9/4.33 2011-2013 B.Tech. IIT BHU 6.8/10 2005-2009 Class XII'th Pt. D.D.U.S.D.Vidyalaya 79.60% 2003-2004 Class X'th Pt. D.D.U.S.D.Vidyalaya 77.83% 2001-2002 POSITION OF RESPONSIBILITY As Panel Member, Literary Club, IIT BHU, managed literary events for various IIT BHU college festivals and national level cultural fest Kashiyatra Organized theatrical workshops, events, and university level competitions being a Panel Member, Theater Club of IIT BHU D.D.U.S.D. Elected President of Student Council for three consecutive terms, during 2004-2009 Vidyalaya Worked as a student representative and an interface between students and the faculty AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Featured amongst the top 0.1% of the candidates who appeared for IIT JEE 2005 Academics Amongst Top 3 rankers for 7 consecutive years, from 6th standard to 12th standard Elected as campus ambassador, Google Social Media Challenge, finished in national top five teams and won Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus for showing innovative marketing skills B School National Finalists, Roar for Chennai Super Kings at Backwaters, flagship management Competitions event of IIM Kozhikode, for a plan of action to propel the brand image of CSK Finalists, National Students Challenge, conducted by Indian Institute for Human Settlement for an innovative solution for New Delhis vehicle parking problem Best Speaker, Antaragni, the National Level annual cultural festival of IIT Kanpur Debates Awarded Best Speaker of Uttar Pradesh title, twice by Uttar Pradesh Education Board Winner, City, District and Zonal level debates for three consecutive years Winner, Play, Kashiyatra, the National Level annual cultural festival of IIT BHU Winner, Impromptu acting, Spring Fest, National Level cultural festival of IIT Kharagpur Theater Winner, Skit Competition, Spandan, the annual Inter faculty Youth Festival of BHU OTHERS Author of the bestselling Hindi fiction book of 2012 - Namak Swadanusar - a collection of 9 stories Founder of filmistani.com, an online film magazine, which has seen more than 3 Lakh viewers in just five months As a freelance writer worked with XION Media labs, Mumbai, and wrote original scripts and screenplays CONTACT DETAILS: Add: House No. 2622, First Floor, Sector 23, Gurgaon | email: nikhil.sachan1986@gmail.com | mob: 9717159880 Key Courses