Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Greater Bengaluru Area · Hybrid

• Bridgepath Innovations is an expertise firm focused on Global Capability Centers (GCC) to help Enterprises derive maximum value throughout the lifecycle of the GCC based on practitioner-led expertise. Enterprises can expect to gain insights and recommendations in an unbiased and independent manner; an aspect that differentiates the firm from all other providers and consultants in the GCC space.
• Bridgepath focuses on helping Enterprises design their GCC's in accordance with their Global Workforce Strategy and to make necessary changes along the way for it to remain relevant and congruent to the Enterprise in delivering significant value.

May 2022 – Sep 2022 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Jun 2020 – May 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• As a Partner with IBM, Ram is focused on bolstering Global Competency Centers (GCC) business as part of IBM Consulting through strong partnerships in the areas of Hybrid cloud, AI and automation. His focus is on enabling GCC’s of global corporations bolster their digital journey through effective collaboration and leveraging of talent and accelerators in specific areas.

Nov 2019 – Mar 2020 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• As an Advisor on Global Centers with Zinnov Consulting, he worked closely with GCC's global and local leadership established in India. He advised centers regarding their Organization and operating model and helped develop solid policies and processes around competence, talent, technology operations, and effective governance of such centers.

Jul 2015 – Oct 2019 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• As a Senior Director and Center Leader at Medtronic's Global Technology Center in India, Ram was part of the global technology leadership team and directly responsible for the overall strategy and operations of the center in providing services to its stakeholders across the globe. In a short duration, he grew the center in India into a key and critical technology hub for Enterprise IT and Digital Transformation initiatives within the corporation through a systematic COE-based approach. He was awarded the prestigious Medtronic Global CIO award in 2018 to recognize his significant contribution to the organization.

Mar 2015 – Jun 2015 · 3 mos

• As Regional IT Director, he was responsible for managing strategic technology initiatives and operations for the Middle East and Turkey operations. He led the technology strategy across the geography in alignment with the operating units' overall corporate technology and business strategy.

Oct 2014 – Feb 2015 · 4 mos

• As Director, IT Application Development at United Technologies Building & Industrial Systems, he was responsible for successful post-divestiture integration of the organization and ensuring world-class delivery of technology solutions through effective collaboration, management, and governance of strategic offshore partners and service providers.

Apr 2007 – Oct 2014 · 7 yrs 6 mos

• Ram was the Chief Executive and on the Board of Directors of the largest offshore Global In-house Center for Otis Elevator Company (United Technologies Corporation) in India. In this role, he was accountable for IT as well as core engineering capabilities of the center. During his tenure with the company, he was instrumental in the total turnaround of the center from being a technology support organization to be a value-added technology partner to the global corporation. He delivered strong business results through effective leadership & collaboration strategies with global stakeholders. During his tenure, the GIC won many national and international accolades in technology and business excellence.

Jan 1998 – Jan 2007 · 9 yrs

• During his decade-long sting with Wipro, Ram was instrumental in growing the account portfolio of customers in the Fortune 50 list of clients. He spent considerable time in the United States at customer locations, building an effective and lasting relationship with the CXO community in delivering large and complex technology solutions.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1996 · 0 mo · Bangalore

• Led the creation and implementation of the shop floor module for one of the largest automotive companies in Europe.