Anand Bakshi

Bio

SUMMARY:

MBA from Grenoble Ecole De Management, France (a Top 20 European business school) working towards the goal of enhancing expertise in business analysis and strategy. Possesses an engineering degree with over 3 years of experience in innovation consulting, wherein gathered experience on entire spectrum of Intellectual Property (I.P.) projects. During my time as a consultant, I have helped Fortune 500 technology companies to create, protect, manage, and commercialize their innovation on a global scale. Some examples of the areas I worked on include new product development, technology commercialization, strategy development, market and competitive intelligence, I.P. asset management, I.P. protection, and I.P. due diligence.

PROFILE:

Technology and innovation consulting expertise, led patent related projects worth US$ 600,000 per annum for clients located in US, Europe, Japan and India

Trained in ‘Management Consulting’ processes and tools, such as methodologies for consulting assignments, proposal and assignment management, diagnostic tools, and data processing

Research & analytics expertise, gained comprehensive experience of providing market and competitive intelligence to Fortune 500 technology companies on a global scale

Strong project and people management skills, acted as a client executive and mentor for Jr. Analysts

Ability to work in global multicultural environment and to multitask effectively, given sole responsibility of managing teams located in India, United States, China, and Romania

Currently

Studies at:: Grenoble Ecole de Management
Location in:: London, United Kingdom

Anand has worked/studied in

France
India
United Kingdom

Anand speaks

English
Hindi

Anand has experience in

Consulting
Engineering
Technology
Telecoms

Work

2010

(Mar – Sep)

Senior Associate

Thomson Reuters , India

Evaluated existing technology portfolio of a Fortune 100 telecommunication company and developed execution plan for technology licensing activity, helping the client to grow it’s product portfolio in the most appropriate areas
Led a competitive intelligence project for a electronics company, wherein analysis was conducted on competition’s technology portfolio, providing insights such as ‘Gap Analysis’
Assisted in designing a new line of patent value extraction project for a Fortune 50 client based out of Japan, increasing the level of sophistication and reach of services for the organization
Increased project revenue by 54% by gaining new business by high quality project management and client relationship management
Trained and mentored junior associates and interns, keeping them up to pace with tools and techniques of I.P. and client requirements
Involved in formation of project proposals, including billing, resource allocation, project scope, and execution strategy

2008 – 2010

Associate

Lexadigm Solutions , India

Managed a team of 6 Analysts, located in 3 countries, for a Fortune 500 company for various patent competitive intelligence projects
Conducted I.P. due diligence for a fast growing U.S. based electrical company before the launch of their product across Europe
Identified process improvement opportunity in execution of patent analytics project implemented for a U.S. based innovation house, which saved around US$ 50,000 PA
Coordinated with the sales team to market new service offerings, including writing proposals and liaison with prospective clients for new account development
Project responsibilities include stakeholder communication & sign-offs, requirement gathering, resource and budget allocation, training and development, and business analysis
Developed training modules on innovative tools and techniques for effective execution of patent analytics projects

2007 – 2008

(Nov – Nov)

Research Associate

Evalueserve , India

Conducted a ‘White Space Analysis’ for an innovative biotechnology company to identify technological areas with little or no patenting activity, providing strategic analysis for R&D expansion plans
Dedicated to a wireless technology company for a ‘Technology Watch’ project providing analysis of current developments in wireless technology domain on a regular basis
Formed strategy for the coordination between business analysis and intellectual property teams to provide market intelligence for a U.S. based telecommunication giant
Collaborated with teams located in New Delhi - India, San José – U.S.A., Shanghai – China and Cluj - Romania within 6 months of joining the organization for various patent analytics projects

Education

2010 – 2011	Grenoble Ecole de Management MBA (Masters)
2003 – 2007	University of Pune Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Telecommunications (Bachelors)