Featured Alumni: Sanjay Kalra
Sanjay Kalra, defines himself as an Informatinon Technology marketing professional. Well, if one feels that its not the pertinent characterization for Sanjay then one needs to read to the bed of this article to comment further. IMTian of the batch of 1989, with a Marketing & Information Systems specialization, Sanjay's career as a marketing professional in IT was not by chance or by destiny. Since his first exposure to computers in 1986, Kalra believed in his strength of business development in new technology areas and chose IT as his career.
Sanjay started his career with Softek (India's first product software company) as a Marketing Executive and successfully developed end-user corporate and government business, OEM & VAR business in the Northern Indian Market. Sanjay's later stint with NIIT's R&D center as Group Manager built a commercial business for innovative solutions resulting from NIIT's research in fields like cognitive sciences, multimedia interfaces and artificial intelligence.
Sanjay later joined Newgen Software, a global leader in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Managment (ECM), Workflow and Document Imaging Solutions. In 1994, Sanjay succesfully built a business in North India for Newgen's imaging based products and solutions. Early successes included helping make Newgen the undisputed leader in the fledgling market for Voter ID card software. Other roles at Newgen included spearheading Newgen's sales operations in the Middle East and South East Asia and heading Sales, Marketing and Product Management functions as Vice President Marketing at Newgen in India till 1997.
Since 1998 Kalra headed Newgen's business development operations in USA. With over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing of software products and services, Sanjay today is Vice President Business Developement and successfully developed software developement outsourcing and software product licensing relationships with many Fortune Global 500 Companies.
Kalra a member of the AIIM (Association of Information and Image Management companies) International, contributes to Chapters in San Francisco and Washington DC. An avid Japanophile and a member of the Japan Society of Northern California, his interests include Japanese business, technology and contemporary culture. Other interest include cycling and blogging.
Sanjay's Blogs:
1. Sanjay Kalra
2. Business Process Management
3. The Business Of Technology
4. What is Rock?
5. Bushido & Other Musings of a Japanophile
Sanjay started his career with Softek (India's first product software company) as a Marketing Executive and successfully developed end-user corporate and government business, OEM & VAR business in the Northern Indian Market. Sanjay's later stint with NIIT's R&D center as Group Manager built a commercial business for innovative solutions resulting from NIIT's research in fields like cognitive sciences, multimedia interfaces and artificial intelligence.
Sanjay later joined Newgen Software, a global leader in Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Managment (ECM), Workflow and Document Imaging Solutions. In 1994, Sanjay succesfully built a business in North India for Newgen's imaging based products and solutions. Early successes included helping make Newgen the undisputed leader in the fledgling market for Voter ID card software. Other roles at Newgen included spearheading Newgen's sales operations in the Middle East and South East Asia and heading Sales, Marketing and Product Management functions as Vice President Marketing at Newgen in India till 1997.
Since 1998 Kalra headed Newgen's business development operations in USA. With over 15 years of experience in sales and marketing of software products and services, Sanjay today is Vice President Business Developement and successfully developed software developement outsourcing and software product licensing relationships with many Fortune Global 500 Companies.
Kalra a member of the AIIM (Association of Information and Image Management companies) International, contributes to Chapters in San Francisco and Washington DC. An avid Japanophile and a member of the Japan Society of Northern California, his interests include Japanese business, technology and contemporary culture. Other interest include cycling and blogging.
Sanjay's Blogs:
1. Sanjay Kalra
2. Business Process Management
3. The Business Of Technology
4. What is Rock?
5. Bushido & Other Musings of a Japanophile
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