Bharat Choragudi

Bio

Passionate professional with experience in technology consulting, pre-sales and managing client relationships in commercial (B2B) marketplaces. Strong communication skills, cooperative attitude to contribute to team successes and extensive ability to multi-task. Solid customer relationship management and consulting skills, with an ability to build on credibility and gain customer respect and trust and increase customer retention.

Currently

Studies at:: UCLA Anderson School of Management
Location in:: Los Angeles, United States of America

Bharat would like to connect to people in

Consulting
Technology

India
United Arab Emirates
United States of America

Bharat has worked/studied in

India
Spain
United Arab Emirates
United States of America

Bharat speaks

English
Hindi
Telugu

Bharat has experience in

Consulting
IT
Technology

Work

2011 – 2012 (Feb – Jan)	Lead - Technology Consulting & Engineering Almoayed Group , United Arab Emirates Engage and support the consulting and engineering teams in providing clients with Unified Communications, IT Infrastructure, Information Security and Cloud Computing solutions that provide tangible business benefits. Interface with customers in a consultative capacity exploring their needs and tailoring solutions to meet these needs. Support Account Managers in identifying opportunities. Participate in territory and account planning and strategies. Manage Vendor & Distributor interactions
2009 – 2011	Senior Pre-Sales & Sales Executive Almoayed Group , United Arab Emirates Provide IP Telephony, Contact Center & Unified Communications solutions to existing and new customers. Generate sales and plan implementation of customized solutions for clients. Design and deliver complex, multi-national telephony solution. Manage marketing campaigns and sales tools for the organization.
2008 – 2009 (Jul – Oct)	Senior Engineer - Key Accounts Avaya GlobalConnect Ltd. , India Generate business from key accounts in IT/ITES and Education verticals for AGC and its partners. Support and develop business from Avaya Channel Partners in the region. Consult, design and deliver efficient, low TCO and high ROI telephony solutions.
2007 – 2008 (Apr – Mar)	Training Facilitator (Part Time) Quantum Leap , India Planned and executed Outbound Team Building and Leadership programs. Trained corporate teams and postgraduate students to achieve breakthrough performances individually and in their teams.

Education

2012 – 2013 (Mar – May)	IE Business School Business/Management (MBA)
2013 (Jan – Mar)	UCLA Anderson School of Management International Exchange Program (MBA)
2004 – 2008	BMS College of Engineering Electronics & Telecommunications (Bachelors)

Clubs

2012 – 2013

(Apr – Apr)

IE Technology & Innovation Club

President

Achievements

Special Recognition Award: Unicorp Technology, The Leadership Excellence Award: Quantum Leap, Rajya Puraskar (Governor Award): Bharat Scouts & Guides.