Gurpreet Singh
Pursuing BASc in Electrical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Project Management Certification from the Schulich School of Business (2007), Associate Product Manager at Polar Mobile, Project Co-ordinator at Manulife Financial since 2009.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | C/C++, English, HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Marketing, PHP, Sales, Software Engineering, SQL |
| Groups: | RISE [ Reaching Innovation, Sharing Entrepreneurship ] |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Waterloo |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | CIS Infrastructure |
| Position: | Project Co-ordinator |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Oversaw a project whereby directing IBM to deliver hardware upgrades to 5000+ users.
Assisted in implementing a project framework by using new PM tools and best practices which will allow the PM organization to be successfully audited. Developed and maintained relationships between cross-functional teams and internal stakeholders. |
| Employer: | Polar Mobile |
| Position: | Associate Product Manager |
| Time period: | September 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Assisted in developing the product roadmap by conducting competitive product analysis and studying
latest market trends. Researched and recommended new opportunities to introduce existing products into new markets. Successfully defined and implemented new processes targeted towards strategic marketing of Polar's brand. |
| Employer: | NVIDIA Corp. |
| Position: | Junior Program Manager |
| Time period: | August 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Worked with senior management to communicate the planning roadmap to all key stakeholders.
Analyzed different problem areas for improvements and kick-started three projects to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of software processes. Acted as liaison between various teams as well as customers to help resolve key issues and monitor areas of risk . Initiated a project to automate the project dashboard using ASP.net and SQL. |
| Employer: | Research in Motion |
| Position: | Project Manager |
| Time period: | July 2007 - April 2008 |
| Description: | Project Manager for several social networking projects on BlackBerry such as Facebook, Picasa, Flickr.
Chaired meetings to triage software defects and ensure all key stakeholders were involved. Assisted senior project managers with activities related to project planning, resource allocation and budgeting. |
| Employer: | Microsoft Canada Corp. |
| Position: | Technical Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2007 - June 2007 |
| Description: | Proactively assisted the team in presenting Unified Communication (UC) products to customers/partners
through presentations and demonstrations. Participated in customer briefings and technical readiness around the UC solutions for clients. Assisted with architectural discussions, proposal authoring and Proof of Concept for customers. Held a PM role for multiple programs which helped enable the partner ecosystem around Microsoft's Unified Communications products. |
| Employer: | Canadian Tire Corp. |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Time period: | May 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | Effectively managed client relationships; coordinated to ensure timely delivery of all programs.
Designed and constructed a VBA access tool to amalgamate three databases into one. Designed an interactive website to deliver training material using HTML, Flash and Javascript. |
| Employer: | Impact Entrepreneurship Group |
| Position: | Co-President |
| Time period: | February 2005 - May 2009 |
| Description: | Led over 100 of Canada's top leaders to establish the fastest growing and largest student run
entrepreneurship organization in the country. Responsible for the organization's growth from a $10,000 budget to over $500,000 in less than three years through securing several key sponsorships. Transformed the mandate from an event organization to a content generation and awareness mobile allowing the organization to reach thousands more students across Canada. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Waterloo |
| Time period: | 2004 - Present |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | volleyball, soccer and cricket. |
