Ajit Sharma

NITIE PGDIM 2nd batch (1995-97)


Ajit Sharma’s Experience
Project Manager
General Motors
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)

January 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Managing CRM Portfolio for North America.
Contribute to Global CRM Portfolio.

Manager ERP Services
Fanuc Robotics America Inc.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Industrial Automation industry)

March 1999 — September 2005 (6 years 7 months)

- Managed ERP department supporting 1000+ organization spread across US, Canada, Mexico & Brazil.
- Spearheaded supply chain optimization project
- Managed several other initiatives like 'Business Continuity Planning' & 'Knowledge Management'.

Software Engineer/Application Analyst
Baan Info Systems India Ltd.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 10 months)

- Product concept, design, development and testing of Supply Chain Planning and Manufacturing Execution System modules of an ERP product.

- Rotated through various positions spanning the development, testing and application support departments.

- Exposed to distributed development across the globe and the coordination challenges involved with it.

- Specifically worked on design and development of a shop floor execution system.


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Ajit Sharma’s Education
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
MBA, General Management, 2001 — 2008 (expected)

University of California, Los Angeles
Certificate, Managing High Performance Technical Distributed Teams, 2007 — 2007

National Institute of Industrial Engineering
MS, Industrial Management, 1995 — 1997

National Institute Of Foundry & Forge Technology
B. Tech., Manufacturing Engineering, 1991 — 1995

Gave a talk at All India Radio on 'Noise pollution' as part of Environmental management course.

Activities and Societies: Cricket team.
Debate and quizz committees.
St. Michael's High School Patna
10+2, Science, Maths, 1981 — 1989

Ajit Sharma’s Honors:
> Co-Authored Best Business Book of 2004 (amazon.com) with Prof. C.K. prahalad at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (published by Wharton School Publishing).
> CPIM certified
> PMP Certified


Founding President of Straxecute LLC - firm specializing in
PMP (Project Management Professional) Training for individuals and corporations.