Amit Mahajan    Premium Member   Group moderator

I believe that the real pleasures of life come through interaction within diversity as well as within homogeneous groups. The spirit of life and the wisdom is not at all related to only one group or one kind but comes through the process of enrichment filtered through diversity of experiences, interactions and situations. It is like getting PURE mineral water that flows through a bedrock made up of varied constituents and collects diverse minerals through multiple sediments ...
 
In business, as well, varied, diverse, multiple connections, interests lead us to exponential opportunities to connect with many interesting contacts that provide even more leads etc. etc. etc.
 
So why not connect with each other in this group if you have not already done so. Connect on xing as well as through other means like skype, linkedin etc. It is only when we are connected can we really enjoy the real benefits of networking.
 
In that vein, I would love to connect with you all on some of the various platforms I am in. If you want to connect and also leave your connection links you can go to the new thread https://www.xing.com/app/forum?op=showforum;id=336784;articl... and post your replies with your links to connect on.
 
Here are some of the ways to stay connected with me and I look forward and welcome your invitations to connect.
 

I am in ASW with the name Amit Mahajan. Please feel free to connect with me in ASW.
 
On Skype look for me with the name amit68
 
On Affluence please search for me with http://affluence.org/profile.php?user=AmitMahajan
 
My profile on XING : http://www.xing.com/go/invite/8560554.b2d88a
 
My profile on Linkedin : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/2ab/34a To connect with me on Linkedin send me an invite on amitm@hotmail.com
 
On Facebook you can search for me as Amit Mahajan with the username amitm68
 
Are you on Decayenne? Would you like to connect with me there? http://www.decayenne.com/account/23536
 
On www.ppsz.com connect with me http://www.ppsz.com/11
 
You have the power to change the world -let's join forces and lets do it.
 

As the new year starts, many changes happen and 2009 is no different.
 
I am venturing out again into entrepreneurship launching a few websites, launching outsource company in India, creating a virtual collaboration of companies to provide global management consultancy and marketing services.
 
I am looking towards strong and effective partnerships in this respect.
 
I am still looking for web programmers who are ready to volunteer on my websites and other social projects.
 
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Some pics of UN.GIFT events I arranged
 
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=x_nYpHDgnBw
 
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=pM3G2ZeuQuE
 

The website against human trafficking I gave the idea for
 
www.act2free.com
Need sponsors to make it work.
 
Now about me a bit:
 

http://www.xing.com/go/invite/8560554.b2d88a
You have the power to change the world -lets join forces and lets do it.
 
A lot can be said about me. I love life and love to make it better for myself and others. Too often we just do not allow ourselves to be what we can be for whatever reason and now I have come to realize that we are what we do and what we think. It all starts with a wish and a thought - so easy :)

I have the fire, energy and the drive to change the World - I want to be the change that the world will change to - a World much better in every way than what we have made it to be, but even me, I am restrained. The society has not really helped mankind to become better, on the contrary the society has created a maze that is constrictive and that makes one submit to the powers that should not be.

My inspiration is the beauty of the world, the harmony in the nature, the vast galaxy of the unknown; knowing the unknown is perhaps the coined phrase for being curious, a talent that I learnt through marketing research if not earlier.
 
Part of my inspiration towards doing good is the knowledge of people suffering that our world mets out to us - poverty, hunger, disease, epidemic, unfair disparities, crime, ... When you start looking at yourself and those who are living in bondage, those trafficked, those who live by the minute on the streets, those who have no support at all ... the only thing you can do is to try to build better and change the world into a better one.

Look at this video by Apple (I do not even use Apple) this is what I aim to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvn_Ied9t4M

If you are also inspired by it and want to change the world, lets join forces and figure out a way to do it. Your and my ideas alone may not do anything but together maybe we can do something. Together you and I can become stronger to touch at least one life to bring one happy moment at the very least to somebody. One smile, one genuine smile of that person will feel so good. That I promise you.

Come on, take the step and reach out!

I love to be creative and employ it beneficially towards networking in business and creating a win win win situation not just for you and me but for the world at large as well.
 
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My Professional CV is as below:
 

AMIT MAHAJAN
amitm@hotmail.com amit@link.net
Current: Vienna, 1020, Austria PH: + 43/ 6811 0544 537
Permanent: Italy PH: + 39/ 0902 932 520
Permanent: India
 
Competencies
 
• Over fifteen years of multicultural, international working experience in the private and public sector.
• 11 years practical experience in social/marketing research in qualitative and quantitative research methods, ad-hoc/ customized study designs, questionnaire design, fieldwork planning, statistical interpretation, report writing and presentations.
• Wide experience in marketing international brands, social issues and causes at an international level.
• Creative approach to business development, partnerships, networking and marketing.
• Entrepreneurial, leadership, self driven, proactive problem solving and outgoing personality.
• Positive attitude to challenges, dynamic, pro-active and committed to results.
• Prince II qualified project manager with experience in managing large projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft office package, internet, knowledge of other software like web design, SPSS etc.
 
Education
 
2005 MBA – Post Graduate Diploma in Management : All India Management Association, India
1993 Bachelors of Arts (sociology, political Sc. & public admin. : Osmania University, India
1992 Higher National Diploma in Business Studies (3 years) : Harare Polytechnic, Zimbabwe
2005 Prince II Foundation Diploma in Project Management : Office of Government Commerce, UK
2005 UNDP ARMADA training (intensive 2 weeks training) : UNDP, Bonn, Germany
Training on procurement, law, UNDP procedures, programme management and resource mobilization.
2006 UNDP certification in Field Security, Risk Management, Analyzing Strategic Options, Gender and HIV.
 
Work experience
 
07/ 2007 – Present Entrepreneur, Vienna, Austria
Strategic Partnership/ Resource Mobilization/ Business and management Consultant
 
Key Tasks: Social and business networking, business consultancy, partnership development, market development, IT
 
• Created various partnerships through networking on social network sites
• Launched my own social and professional network www.ppsz.com (BETA Stage)
• Built trade leads for Indian companies in Europe and for European companies in India
• Built a talent house for IT programmers in India
• Consulted company in Romania on marketing research .
 
04/ 2007 – 04/ 2008 United Nations Office For Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria
Strategic Partnership/ Resource Mobilization/ Private Sector Partnerships Specialist Consultant
 
Key Tasks: Social Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Trademark, Certification, Supply Chain, Partnerships, Fund Raising, Communications, Resource Mobilization, Event management, Project management, Strategy development, Anti Human Trafficking, Woman Empowerment, Child Protection, Forced Labor.
 
The Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) was a $15 Million UAE grant project under UNODC that aimed to raise awareness and create strategic partnerships against the crime of human trafficking.
• Created partnerships and mobilized resources ($300,000) with Fortune 500 Companies like Microsoft, GAP, Manpower, TATA, McCann Erickson, Marie Claire, BBC, ARTOC, Suez Bank, World Economic Forum, Ricky Martin Foundation, Prince of Wales International Business Leader’s Forum and NGOs.
• Helped create partnership with Ted Turner’s $1 Billion UN Foundation and UNFIP
• Co-organized the UN.GIFT South Asia and the Vienna Forum events, focusing on the private sector and VIPs involvement against human trafficking.
• Coordinated other UN agencies, IOM and OSCE actions in UN.GIFT on all private sector issues.
• Created multi stake holder partnerships in creating projects to fight human trafficking and to help rescued victims.
• Developed global communication and resource mobilization strategy for UN.GIFT.
• Created UN.GIFT brand and proposed a system of supply chain certification and trade mark for trafficking free products.
• Researched all aspects of corporate social responsibility of various leading companies of the World.
 
09/ 2005 – 04/ 2007 United Nations Development Programme, Lusaka, Zambia
Strategic Partnership/ Resource Mobilization/ Programme Capacity Development Specialist
 
Key Tasks: Strategic Partnerships, Project Management, MDGs, Environment, Heatlh, HIV and AIDS, Communication, Donor Management, Donor Assistance, Paris Principles, Co-financing partnerships, United Nations Harmonization, Elections, Drafting project documents, capacity development, Programme Management Support, Programme management..
• Led the programme management support unit and monitored an $11.4 Million programme budget.
• Developed co-financing partnerships worth $ 200,000 with Zambian government and bilateral donors.
• Developed resource mobilization, communication and marketing strategy for the country office.
• Coordinated the United Nations Harmonization process for UNDP Zambia.
• Co-drafted the country cooperation framework document for UNDP in Zambia for 2007-2011.
• Managed donor relations and donor maintenance.
• Codrafted the UNDP communication strategy and also part of the UN country team communication team
• Developed and managed projects on various developmental issues, some of which were:
1. Lake Tanganyika Regional Integration Project ($25 Million) with the African Development Bank.
2. Targeted skill development project ($200,000) for people living with HIV and AIDS.
3. Computerized Donor/ AID assessment database ($450,000) with the Government of Zambia
4. Accelerating Resource Mobilization and Delivery for Africa capacity development project ($960,000).
5. The Zambia elections project – 2006 - $ 14 Million
6. Zambia Wildlife Authority procurement and implementation capacity development project ($330,000).
7. Capacity development for Zambia’s rule of law agents and human rights for prisoners
 
01/ 2005 – 08/ 2005 USAID – Kosovo Business Support, Pristina, Kosovo
Business Consultant
 
Key Tasks: Business consulting, Marketing, Advertising, Brand Development, Communication, Marketing Intelligence/Research, Small scale business development.
• Consulted small businesses on management, marketing, branding, advertising and marketing intelligence. Clients included manufacturing, service companies, traders etc.
 
03/ 2003 – 01/ 2005 DAJTI Shpk Holding, Pristina, Kosovo
Business Development/ Marketing Director
 
Key Tasks: Marketing, Marketing research, Brand launch & management, Advertising, Communication, Trademark development and management, Logistics, Procurement, Sales, Retail, Supply chain.
• Developed business worth $2 Million for 5 fast moving consumer goods brands – new product launch.
• Developed and affected marketing, media, brand and communications strategies (budget of € 300,000).
• Developed the brands from inception of name, logo, and trademark to personality and launch.
• Managed 12 marketing & sales executives and developed an in house market intelligence system.
 
08/ 1998 – 03/ 2003 Directions Marketing Research & Service, Cairo, Egypt
Founding Partner/ Managing Director
 
Key Tasks: Marketing, Marketing research, consultancy, Business development, Social research, General Management, Human Resources, Questionnaire development, client servicing, Field work, Qualitative & quantitative survey design, Statistical analysis, Trademark development and management, Brand development.
• Founded, led and managed all aspects of the business and turning it to a $250,000 internationally reputed marketing and social research and business consultancy company.
• Managed and supervised over 150 projects with Fortune 500 and leading regional companies and international organizations like MobiNil, Bayer, Vodafone, Ericsson, Nokia, Nestle, TetraPak, Pepsi, Syngenta, GM, Barclays, Hilton, Conrad, Citibank, Orange, Orascom, Tarek Nour, DDB Nedham, Grey, LG, GFK, IMRB, USAID, Government, WHO, UNHCR, etc.
• Managed various large scale qualitative & quantitative surveys on social, product and brand attitudes and habits, advertising/ communication testing, awareness and recognition surveys, social habit studies, product tests, taste tests, mystery shopping, customer satisfaction surveys, household expenditure surveys etc.
• Created an internal trademark control system for data quality spanning the data chain.
 
04/ 2002 – 02/ 2003 USAID – Carana Corporation, Cairo, Egypt
Principal Consultant while also working in my own company - Directions Marketing Research
 
Key Tasks: Social survey, Statistical analysis, Project management, Report writing, Data mining, General Management, Human Resources, Questionnaire development, client servicing, Field work, Qualitative & quantitative survey design.
• Managed the $220,000 project on the social and economic impact of early retirement in the new privatization scheme of public sector companies in Egypt. Supervised a team of 6 people
• Developed a strategy towards privatization and employee sustainability in the market place.
• Conducted a large scale data mining of public records and quantitative and qualitative research survey.
 
01/ 1998 – 08/ 1998 Market Insight Yankelovich, Cairo, Egypt (Now part of GFK)
Research and Business Development Manager
 
Key Tasks: Marketing, Marketing research, Marketing consultancy, Business development, General Management, Human Resources, Questionnaire development, client servicing, Field work, Qualitative & quantitative survey design, Statistical analysis, Trademark management, Brand development.
• Developed business worth $150,000 with Fortune 500 multinational companies.
• Supervised all projects and the client servicing staff, and managed trademarked research products.
• Designed customized research studies, questionnaires, wrote reports and presented results to top management.
 
01/ 1994 –01/ 1998 AC Nielsen, Egypt, Cyprus, India
01.1997 - 01/1998 Cairo, Egypt 01/1996 - 01/1997 Nicosia, Cyprus 01/1994 – 01/1996 India
Senior Researcher/ Client Service Executive
Key Tasks: Marketing, Marketing research, Social research, Marketing consultancy, International coordination, Business development, Client Servicing, General Management, Human Resources, Questionnaire development, client servicing, Field work, Qualitative & quantitative survey design, Statistical analysis, Trademark management, Brand development, Branch management, Human resource.
• Primarily responsible for all customized research surveys and proprietary consumer research.
• Managed proprietary research products like Nielsens Retail Survey and serviced key international clients like Lever Brothers, Kraft, International Development Bank, Philip Morris, Wrigleys, P&G, Reckitt and Coleman, TetraPak, Citibank, Cadbury, Master Foods, Henkel and Nestle. Developed new business worth over $200,000.
• Managed and coordinated multi country large scale habits and attitude studies
• Marketed specialized proprietary and customized research surveys for new clients in Eastern Europe.
• Trained in Nielsen Retail Audits and developed new retail audit business.
• Managed the Delhi branch office including client development, project management, & field supervision.
• Supervised over 12 people in the Delhi office.
 
03/ 1992–01/ 1994 BASIS Consultancy, New Delhi, India
Client Service Executive
Key Tasks: Social research, Marketing research, Social marketing, Consultancy, Questionnaire development, Field work, Qualitative & quantitative survey design, Statistical analysis
• Consulted on various projects like market and product development strategies, golf course marketing, market segmentation strategy, communications strategy, marketing research based consultancy etc.
• Social research projects included women’s empowerment in rural society, potable water, AIDS prevention strategies, birth control effectiveness programme.

11/ 1991–03/ 1992 The Executive Retail Outlet, Harare, Zimbabwe
Retail Manager
• Managed the retail fashion outlet including sales, space, shop displays, inventory and purchase
• Responsible for advertising the retail shop on TV, Radio and Print Media.
03/ 1991–11/ 1991 Olivine Industries, Harare, Zimbabwe
Marketing Support Executive Part time
• Developed brand image and product development strategy for Olivine’s range of products.
 
03/ 1991–11/ 1991 Cresta Hotels, Harare, Zimbabwe
Marketing Consultant Part time
• Developed brand image and service offer strategy for the new Cresta Safari Lodge
• Conducted research on international travelers’ hospitality service usage.
 
03/ 1987–03/ 1988 World Business Machines, New Delhi, India
Sales Executive
• Developed business for office automation and communication products in Delhi
 
Languages
 
English Fluent Hindi Fluent French Fair Arabic Beginner Italian Beginner
 
Personal Details
 
Date of Birth: 06 June 1968 Marital status: Married Nationality: Indian
 
My social networking links on the web: Xing: https://www.xing.com/profile/Amit_Mahajan2
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/2ab/34a
References are available upon request.