AAKASH KHOLIA

MBA
Email: aakash.kholia@nmims.edu.in |Tel: 9762280618 | Age: 26 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PERFETTI VAN MELLE INDIA Studied the Distribution Network of Perfetti Van Melle India Designed and Implemented financially feasible and sustainable route plans for virgin territories around 5 cities of Rajasthan Analyzed and studied the Consumer and Retailer Behavior of rural India towards PVMI products Proposed innovative Marketing Promotion techniques to enhance sales and demand in rural network WE CARE: SOCIAL INTERNSHIP IDEA FOUNDATION Awarded Best Intern Award during We Care Internship at IDEA Foundation, 2012 Designed and implemented an event 'Joy Of Learning Science' to display the skills and knowledge of beneficiary students Helped the organization to enhance visibility and create avenues for raising funds through online media WORK EXPERIENCE 26 MONTHS Systems Engineer, Infosys Limited 26 months (Mar 2009 - Jun 2011) Member of development team for implementation and optimization of ATM functionalities for DBS-Taiwan Mentored and trained a team of 4 in domain of Finacle customization as per bank's requirements Individually handled a project on requirement gathering for the EADVICE Module for report generation of banking transactions EDUCATION Qualification MBA B.E. (ECE) XII X Key Electives in MBA Achievements KEY PROJECTS Corporate Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC): Background research and content analysis for the annual magazine Beautiful Minds published by CSR division Consumer Guidance Society of India (CGSI): Designed corporate sponsorship and marketing strategy Wacky Words : Designed, implemented and evaluated social media campaigns for the startup organization Cummins India : Studied the pricing strategies of Distribution Business Unit of the firm Vodafone India : Analyzed the sales process for Telecom Industry in India BMW, Mumbai: Analysis of Customer Touch Points and Service Standards in Luxury Car Showrooms Paper Presentation : Integrating Long- and Short-Term Contracting via B2B Exchanges Institute / Organization SBM, NMIMS Mumbai KEC, Dwarahat City Montessori School City Montessori School Board / University NMIMS Kumaon University ICSE ICSE Year 2013 2008 2003 2001 % / CGPA 3.06 / 4 73.5 % 88.8 % 88.1 %

B2B Marketing, Brand Management, Rural Marketing, Distribution, Sales Management, Pricing Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Retail Marketing, Internet Marketing, Service Marketing, Media Planning

Felicitated by City Montessori School for Outstanding Academic Display in ISC examinations, 2003 Qualified for National Level of National Talent Search Examination(NTSE), 2001

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EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS/ACTIVITIES President - Social Responsibility Forum, Core Committee NMIMS Student Coordinator, for We Care - Winter NGO Internship, for placing 502 students of NMIMS junior batch 2012-14 in 214 NGOs/organizations across India Cultural Secretary, Kumaon Engineering College for the year 2008 Convener Music Club, Kumaon Engineering College for the year 2008 Winner, 2-Timers Marketing Event organized by Marketing Cell, NMIMS, 2011 National Finalist in Marketing Simulation event, Music2Go conducted by IIMA,2012 Winner, Faustian Pact - Finance Event organized by Finance Cell, NMIMS, 2011 Winner in Duet Singing Competition and Runner up in Solo Singing Competition organized by cultural cell of NMIMS, 2011 Campus Finalist in KPMG Case Study Competition,2012 Organized the annual flagship event of SRF - Sadbhavana at the National Level, February 2012 Organized Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry National Level Sustainability Poster Fest, 2011 Member of an initiative Leaders Of Tomorrow to build and enhance soft skills of underprivileged children Member of MyDCIdols, Official Singing Group of Infosys Technologies Limited,2010 Stood fourth in an International Science Fest, Quanta in 2002 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, NMIMS, MUMBAI
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