About

Biodata:

1964: Qualified as a Chartered Accountant

1965: Started career as the accountant of a company engaged in steel fabrication contracts. In that position, I re-designed the accounting, contract billing and inventory control systems, as outlined on Project Samples page.

1969: Joined a reputed public accounting firm and gained experience in tax consulting and company audit work. Also got exposed to business operations in very different types of industries.

1975: Passed the post-Chartered-Accountancy Management Accounting exam as the best candidate in the country.

1975: Joined as Internal Audit Supervisor in a large organization abroad. The organization was using an IBM Mainframe for accounting work, and I had my first exposure to computers.

1979: Returned an joined a medium sized Power Cable Manufacturing company as Advisor to Chief Executive. Work involved reviewing the operations of several manufacturing units belonging to the same group. Helped the company raise a few millions in funding from a consortium of premier lending institutions. Was re-designated as Financial Controller.

1984: Completed two courses, one in computer programming and the other in Advanced Business Management.

1985: Started on my own as a computer applications developer. Designed, developed and implemented 50+ custom applications in practically all business result areas over the next decade and more.

2003: Picked up HTML and website development using resources available on the web and started researching and writing web content for online businesses in different countries.

2006: An experimental, non-commercial website I developed achieved top ranks in all major search engines of the time, and was sold for a good price.

2012: Completed Google AdWords Professional Certification and gained insights into digital marketing.

2012: Started small business consulting work helping entrepreneurs with their financial control, fundraising and online marketing efforts. 

2022: Took a break and worked on consolidating the findings from experience so far, and refining the consulting services delivery.