Vikram Anand

★ Transformed 25,000+ mid and senior professionals from invisible job seekers to irresistible candidates through my proven career acceleration system, with many achieving 30-145% salary increases even after layoffs or career gaps.

★ My clients don't just find jobs - they get recruited by industry leaders including Deutsche Bank, L'Oreal, Tata Group, 3M, HP, Citibank, and Accenture across India, Canada, and the Middle East, often bypassing traditional application processes entirely.

★ Trusted by India's premier institutions: Hand-picked to coach 2,000+ professionals at Indian School of Business (Hyderabad) and Upgrad, where my systematic approach to networking and career positioning consistently delivers results that traditional career advice cannot.

★ Globally recognized expertise: Ranked among the top 15 career coaches in Vancouver, Canada by Influence Digest (June 2023), validating my methods work across cultures and markets for ambitious professionals worldwide.

Career Coach

★ Created India's most comprehensive career acceleration platform, where corporate professionals master proven job search strategies that traditional career advice completely misses - focusing on relationship-building over resume-sending.

★ Conducted exclusive insider interviews with 20 HR Directors from India's top companies, uncovering the hidden hiring patterns and decision-making processes that 95% of job seekers never understand - intelligence that gives my clients unfair advantages.

★ Strategic partnerships with industry giants: Officially partnered with the Government of India's National Career Service, Naukri and Monster to deliver career coaching at scale, validating my methodologies at the highest institutional levels.

Buzzmattic™ Ventures

★ Made the entrepreneurial leap that most professionals only dream about: On April 2nd, 2014, I transitioned from corporate executive to building my own consulting practice - proving that career transformation is possible when you understand how business relationships really work.

★ Developed winning brand strategies for mid-sized companies and tech startups through deep consultative partnerships, applying the same relationship-building and strategic positioning principles I now teach professionals to use in their own career advancement.

★ Trusted advisor to industry leaders: Delivered sales coaching, digital marketing, and brand management solutions for marquee clients including PVR Cinemas, Voltas, Mother Dairy, Plantronics, Cargill, and Corner Office Advisors - experience that taught me how decision makers think and what makes them say "yes."

Marketing Consultant

Cargill Foods India

★ Transformed how India sees Cargill: While most knew Cargill as a B2B commodity giant, I positioned it as a consumer powerhouse through strategic brand building for Leonardo, NatureFresh, and Gemini - proving that perception is everything in both business and careers.

★ Launched NatureFresh Shakti Palmolein in Orissa by identifying an untapped market opportunity and crafting a compelling vitamin-enriched positioning that resonated with health-conscious consumers - the same strategic thinking I bring to positioning professionals for career success.

★ Orchestrated high-impact celebrity partnerships with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, creating memorable campaigns that didn't just advertise products but built lasting brand equity - demonstrating the relationship-building expertise that now helps my clients connect with industry decision makers.

★ Pioneered market expansion with NatureFresh Chakki Atta, successfully entering and growing the branded atta category through strategic positioning and market intelligence - experience that taught me how to identify hidden opportunities, just like I help professionals discover the hidden job market.

Head Of Marketing

Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings

★ First C-suite role that transformed my leadership DNA: As Chief Marketing Officer reporting directly to the CEO, I learned the decision-making patterns and relationship dynamics at the highest corporate levels - insights I now share with professionals targeting senior roles.

★ Led one of India's largest corporate rebranding initiatives during ICI Paints' transition to AkzoNobel, successfully introducing the global brand while preserving Dulux's market equity - proving that strategic positioning can transform how entire organizations are perceived, just like I help individuals rebrand their careers.

★ Built and managed a high-performing team of marketing professionals, developing the people leadership and stakeholder management skills that taught me how to influence without authority - the same relationship-building expertise I now teach clients to use with hiring managers and industry leaders.

General Manager - Marketing

Max New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

★ Revolutionized how India perceives life insurance by transforming a traditionally taboo financial topic into an engaging, trust-building conversation - the same reframing expertise I use to help professionals transform from overlooked candidates into sought-after talent.

★ Launched Max New York Life's India entry strategy and orchestrated the game-changing partnership with cricket legend Rahul Dravid, positioning the brand as "the wall of trust" - a campaign that propelled us to become India's 4th most admired private life insurance company by 2007 through strategic celebrity endorsement and authentic brand positioning.

★ Engineered high-converting direct marketing systems that enabled insurance advisors to generate qualified leads faster and more efficiently - experience that taught me how to create systematic approaches to relationship building, which I now apply to help professionals systematically build networks that generate career opportunities.

Vice President  - Marketing

Nokia India Limited

★ Part of Nokia's legendary founding team in India - an experience that remains vivid 20 years later because we achieved what seemed impossible: transforming an unknown Finnish brand into India's #1 status symbol and market leader in mobile handsets within just a few years.

★ Built a category-defining brand from ground zero by establishing consumer trust, creating aspirational positioning, and executing flawless market entry strategies that made Nokia synonymous with mobile excellence - proving that with the right positioning and relationship building, even unknown entities can dominate established markets.

★ Pioneered Nokia's retail revolution by establishing the first 20 Nokia Priority Dealers and creating the scalable rollout framework that expanded nationwide - experience that taught me how to build systematic, replicable processes for market penetration, skills I now apply to help professionals systematically penetrate their target job markets.

Field Marketing Manager

Unilever India

★ Pioneered early adoption of business analytics when data-driven decision making was still uncharted territory - a strategic career pivot that taught me to identify patterns and insights before they become obvious to everyone else, a skill that now helps my clients spot hidden career opportunities others miss completely.

Business Research Manager

Johnson & Johnson

★ Appointed as the first brand manager for Savlon after J&J's acquisition from ICI - a role that would later come full circle when I returned as Chief Marketing Officer to ICI decades later, proving that strategic career moves create unexpected opportunities years down the line.

★ Orchestrated David vs. Goliath brand warfare by developing breakthrough product, marketing, and advertising strategies to re-launch Savlon against the entrenched market leader Dettol - experience that taught me how underdogs can win through superior positioning and strategic thinking.

★ Delivered extraordinary turnaround results: 14% market share against Dettol within just two years, setting the foundation for aggressive category expansion into soaps, first-aid kits, and antiseptic wipes - proving that the right strategy can transform any underdog into a serious competitor.

Brand Manager

Lowe Lintas

★ Launched my career among advertising legends at Lintas, learning from some of India's finest creative minds and witnessing firsthand how world-class communication transforms brands - foundational training in persuasion and messaging that now helps professionals craft compelling career narratives.

★ Pioneered category-defining automotive launches with TATA Motors, helping introduce the groundbreaking Tata Estate and Tata Sierra SUVs to Indian consumers years before these vehicle categories became mainstream - experience that taught me how to position innovative solutions in markets not yet ready for them, skills I now use to help professionals position themselves ahead of industry trends.

Client Servicing Executive

If you're sending 100+ job applications and getting zero interview calls, the problem isn't your qualifications - it's your strategy. 🔥

Most professionals in India are stuck in the "application trap" - endlessly applying online while the best opportunities are filled through relationships you haven't built yet. I've watched 25,000+ working professionals transform from invisible job seekers to irresistible candidates using a proven system that has nothing to do with sending more applications.

Here's what I know about your frustration:

You're qualified. You're experienced. You deserve better opportunities. But you're competing with 3,000+ applicants for every job posting while 90% of the best roles never get posted online. You're playing a rigged game where HR systems filter you out before any human sees your potential. 

Meanwhile, your family is watching, your confidence is dropping, and you're starting to wonder if something's fundamentally wrong with you.

There isn't. You just need the right system.

I help ambitious professionals like you get found by decision makers instead of chasing job postings. 

Through my proven N.E.E.T. methodology (Network, Engage, Excite, Transact), I've helped professionals across every industry - from software engineers in Bangalore to finance directors in Mumbai - land roles with 30-80% salary increases. Not by applying to more jobs, but by becoming the person companies actively recruit.

My clients don't compete with thousands of applicants because they're having conversations with hiring managers before positions are even posted. They don't negotiate from desperation because they have multiple offers to choose from. They don't explain employment gaps because they're positioned as solutions to business problems, not problems to be solved.

Whether you're currently employed but stuck, recently laid off, or returning from a career break - the system works because it's based on how hiring actually happens in India, not how we're told it happens.

After 33 years in corporate India with companies like Unilever, Nokia, and Cargill, and 11 years coaching professionals through career transformations, I've seen what separates those who get hired quickly from those who struggle for months. 

It's not about being the most qualified. It's about being known, liked, and trusted by the people who make hiring decisions.

Ready to stop being invisible and start being irresistible?

Let's connect: hello@vikramanand.com 🤝

Allied Vision Group Of Companies

Working in Renewable energy services - Solar PV field for business development, contract management, design, planning, execution, billing, collection, revenue generation. Brings add on value to the table being business oriented subject matters. Savings to estimated cost while working with team for various parameters. Completing the project in time with quality & safety. "Time is the essence of contract"

Chief Executive Officer

Greencells Group

Job Profile: - 
	Spearheading multiple projects/ sites together at a time effectively
	Executing solar power projects/ Structure agreements with OEMs to supply equipment and services 
	Implement KPIs and divisional objectives 
	Technical coordination for business plan preparation/ project estimate and budget 
	Analyze and highlight gaps between the planned vs actuals
	Implement cost control / risk management  strategy 
	Prepare bid packages and procure materials and services
	Create project budget; track project costs
	Prepare CEMP, HSE and Quality Plans 
	Coordinate with the SCM (Supply Chain Management) team 
	Give inputs to the channel partner in Nigeria for NSIA (Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority) project
	Identify prospective clients  
	Develop a strategic framework for tendering 
Achievements at Green cells:-
•	Resolved multiple challenges of quality as well procedural aspects during pre-commissioning because of varied country specific requirement – made a  protocol and ensured that the pre-commissioning activities became a regular hassle free activity 
•	Ensured effective working within strict Government rules and regulations during Ramadan period for 1177MW Sweihan project in Abu-Dhabi project – recovered 70% of productivity loss  
•	Saved material like cable, consumables, while planning of cable cutting schedule  for major cost saving
•	Ensured zero LTI/ High safety standards  in all the projects
•	Received Appreciation from senior management for quality deliverables as well handling the long duration project without diluting the margins
Projects:- 
Mall of Muscat - roof top solar project 5MW
Sohar China Downtown, Oman- 2MW solar roof top project 
10MW, 35MW ground mounted solar power plant in Bangladesh
4MW Solar Power Plant (an EPC contract)
Grid-connected 10MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant in Nigeria (EPC contract), value 7.7 million USD
3 MW Funab Project, Federal University of Agriculture & Teaching Hospitals, Abekuta, Nigeria

Construction Project Manager

Self-employed

	Work with clients who are having the solar/electrical works with TRANSCO department for SITC (Supply Installation, Testing and Commissioning) of EHV (Extra High Voltage) cable and ancillary substation equipment
	Liaison with CEIG, Fire Inspector, State Electricity Department for sanctioning of load, project closure
	Interaction with Architect/Client/Consultant for designing, execution & clearances for executing the works 
	Develop Vendors/Sub Contractors, Material & Man power management 
Projects:-
	Supply, laying/erection, testing & commissioning of 220KV 1200 mm2  XLPE UG Cable from CTT of 220 KV Narsapur - Bowrampet DC line to 220/132 KV SS Bowrampet RR district Telangana, India
	Supply, laying/erection, testing & commissioning of 132KV QC UG 1x630 mm2 cable D.C. line : 1.6 KM for TST-19 Uppal project, in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
	Supply, laying/erection, testing & commissioning of 132KV QC UG cable line 1x630 mm2 cable D.C. line. : 4 KM for TST – 30 Miyapur project, in Hyderabad, India
	Supply and erection of 220KV, 1000 mm2 XLPE cable end terminations of 220KV, 1000 mm2 XLPE single core cable at 220KV/11KV Markook SS under package-14 of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation scheme in Siddipet District on Turnkey basis in Hyderabad, India

Bids made as a pre tendering Consultant:-
	Pre-Tendering Bids for 2.1GW Al Dhafra, Project situated in Abu-Dhabi
	Al Quadra Project, Dubai (capacity 600 MW)

Freelance Consultant

M/s. Sterling & Wilson Middle East Electromechanical (L.L.C.)

Projects
1177 MW Sweihan Solar project, Abu Dhabi 
Successfully handled ~80% of execution works activities, achieved hot commissioning of the project within 13 months
Suryodaya Energy Pvt. Ltd., 34 MW ground based(& partially single axis tracker) solar PV project in Telengana, India Coordinated with CEIG for commissioning approval
Narasimha Swamy Solar Generation Pvt. Ltd-5.2 MW Single Axis Tracking Solar plant in Thadipatri VillageAPSynchronized with 33KVsubstation of APEPDCL on a separate feeder 
Pragati Resorts Solar Power Project - 0.5 MW for power generation&in-houseutilization
1177MW project Details:- The SWEIHAN Power Project (UAE-Abu Dhabi) is a 1177 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) independent power project (IPP) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is expected to offset approximately seven million tones of carbon emissions a year Plant is having 201 blocks. (App. 5.8 MW / Block).The construction  began in May 2017 and commercial operations started in April 2019The solar power project features high-efficiency mono-crystalline PV modules by Jinko Solar The modules are mounted on fixed-tilt ground-mounted supporting inventive structure.
1strole,Zone 2: 300 MW Solar PV Execution Works:-
-In this we had the following activities-String cabling and Labeling, String Combiner Box Installation and Termination, RMU, MC4 Connector, Inverter Erection & Termination, Inverter Earthing. 
-The PMV (Project Metric Velocity) system was used to monitor daily progress.
2nd role, Screws Piling / Installation: -
-Screw piling, drilling of 750 MW of entire 1177 MW plant was taken care of. The total screws in the entire plant is approx. 627 K.
-It is a process-oriented works such as marking of screws in the ground by use of laser marker which was installed on the OEM’s machine. 
3rdrole,HV / MV / LV Cable Laying and Termination Works: -
422KM of MV cable laying was performed,20 KM of HV cable laying in the entire plant, retrofit works of bay extension at existing220KVSweihan TRANSCOGridSubstation.

Senior Construction Manager – Projects 

Sterling and Wilson Electrical  Private Limited 

Spearheading the end-to-end Project Management & Advisory, Construction Operations, Strategic Planning, Contract Management, Cost Optimization, P&L Management, Resource & Site Management, Billing & Payment, Materials Management, Compliance Management, Escalation Management, Revenue Generation, HSE, Logistics Operations, Risk Mitigation, Quality Management, Training & Development and People Management, Anchoring on-site project/construction activities to ensure completion of project within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output 
 Liaising with Architects, Client and Consultant regarding designing, execution & clearances for executing the works 
 Preparing & reviewing method statements, work specific project quality plan & quality control plan as per specifications of contract document 
 Spearheading engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and performance warranty activities  
 Formulating operating budgets and developing project baselines, monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects 
 Conducting cost benefit analysis of the projects including feasibility studies and assessment of project requirements 
 Tracking engineering progress, identifying delays and ensuring timely, efficient & profitable project execution 
 Implementing value engineering during various stages of projects; recommending policy and procedure improvements 
 Analyzing & developing alternate vendor source for achieving cost-effective purchase of equipment, accessories & timely delivery to minimize project cost

Deputy General Manager

Rohini Industrial Electrical Ltd (Voltas group)

•	Leading as Manager (Projects) consisting of 90 subordinates in Projects.
•	Project Handling including of HT, LT & Erection of Panels, Transformers.
•	Internal Electrification of Plant as well as Utility Building, Office area with interior works.
•	Material & Man power Management for the day to day activity.
•	External Electrification such as Flood Lighting, Panel Erection & Street Lighting.
•	Making report to the G.M., Vice President, H.O. Preparing MIS of the work done at site.
•	Making of Measurement of work done. Billing as per Measurement Sheet.
•	Making Sub-Contractors Bill for Different part of job.

Project Manager

Impex Project Enginee

•	Erection testing & commissioning of Sub Station Equipment, HT/LT Cable work, Feeder Pillar/panel & Internal Electrification work with billing to the clients/consultant.
•	Working for Tendering, quoting & negotiation with client/consultant. 
.        Consultancy on Execution of the project with value addition in design aspects.

Consulting Engineer

New Adarsh Electrical Works

•	Erection of Transformer, HT/LT Panel, Laying of HT/LT Cable for 11KV/22KV in Railway & another Reputed govt. Organization viz. NBCC LTD., MSEB, MTNL.
•	Erection of Sub – Station in Railways (MTP, Central, Western Railway) along with Erection of Transformers.

Project Engineer

Electro med equipment Co., Mumbai.			

Installation, Testing, Commissioning of Bio Medical Equipment's at Hospitals, Doctors Clinics Etc.
Maintenance & Servicing of X-Ray Machine, Image Intensifier, C-Arm.
Testing of HT Cable & Phase Transformer.

Service Engineer

Overview
•	Senior Accomplished  Engineering Professional, PMP certified with extensive experience in  leadership positions in  Electrical & Solar Power Projects with P&L accountability in India, , Bangladesh, Nigeria and UAE
•	Successfully directed various critical and challenging hi-value projects from inception to completion, ensuring effective resource deployment and utilization, and completion within scheduled time and budget parameters
•	Experienced in construction management devising strategic plans & schedules for project activities, monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, time over-runs and quality compliance 
•	Provided strategic, innovative and operational leadership for all functional operations of project management, overseeing all aspects of procurement, vendor & contract management, construction and government liaison   ensuring all deliverables are achieved 
•	In depth expertise in providing timely, accurate and operational recommendations to stakeholders and clients  and leading  high performance multifunctional teams, driving higher margins, ROI and sustainable growth

A versatile, accomplished & goal-oriented professional with over 28 years of experience in Construction
Operations, Electrical, MEP & Solar Power Project Execution, 
-Sustainable Architectural Planning, Contract Management, Design Development, 
-Interior Designing, MEP Operations, Risk Assessment & Mitigation, Material Planning, 
-Vendor Management, Cost Optimization, Training & Development and People Management with a proven track record of executing prestigious projects of large magnitude within strict time schedules, cost & quality.

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