Rohit Choudhary

Experience

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  Thomson Digital

  Apr 1999 - Jun 2004

  Software Engineer

  I joined here as a software trainee. I must say we did a lot of critical projects and many of them were developed for the first time, like E-proofing with cross link enabled queries, Integration of in-house tracking system with PTS. Reference structuring tool which can work with any type of references and with any punctuations. I was exposed to the typesetting world in this company and I enjoyed working here quite a lot.

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  Aptara

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2005

  Sr. Software Engineer

  Involved in Apple scripting, standardization of author inputs for copy editing and conversion of author manuscripts into XTAG based tagged file for import in QuarkHandled specific tagging following Pearson Education standard RC-TG. Deftly managed Workflow adjustment to improve productivity and qualityApplauded for structuring automation quality of freelanced coders that increased to such a level that the correction rounds reduced by 25%.Implemented Server level PDF preflighting with pre-defined actionscripting using PitstopEnfocus that reduced the wait time by almost 50% Show less

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  Cenveo Publisher Services

  Jul 2005 - Jun 2008

  Manager - Software Development

  - Worked on Workflow and version management systems.- One of the interesting projects was to link our tracking system with Cadmus system with full data and information exchange.- Created graphics conversion and printing application with complete support for all graphics formats.- Enjoyed working with enthusiastic and young teams and colleagues.

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  MPS Limited

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2013

  Associate General Manager

  Creating product roadmaps based on review of annual plan.Product backlog grooming based on client’s interaction and product features.Facilitating developers for Sprint backlog and Sprint Goal.Working with management & developers in setting up Definition of Done (DoD) to meet organizational and business objectives.Contributed for organization ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 27001 certification. Played the role of Management Representative for ISO certificate renewal.Key player in business growth of American Society of Chemistry (ACS) with 700% volume growth in 2 years.iPad apps development for Wolters Kluwer to facilitate wider customer reach and high impact rating.Contributed with teams for 100% increase in volume from Elsevier Science, Netherland from 250K pages to 500K pages. Show less

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  The Charlesworth Group

  Jul 2013 - Feb 2024

  Head - Account Management & Onboarding

  Worked in Beijing & Langfang, China for 3 years. Currently working from India. Driving SAFe Agile culture and events across different geographical locations within company.Successfully migrated work from China operation to India to reduce overall cost for competitive leverage while ensuring agile product delivery, quality matrix & turn-around time adherence.Facilitated formation of cross functional team, driving Agile events like PI planning, Daily standup, Iteration review & retrospective to create value.Improved client engagement for application projects by involving them in Iteration review & cadence-based feedback gatherings.Earned client confidence towards our team and organizational commitment while remaining transparent and open to change. Setting up back operations in India to reduce overall project cost and increase resource availability with wider functional coverage.Customer management through a dedicated team for each high value account.Acquired product management skills like planning under allocated budget, backlog refinement and creating features & acceptance criteria. Identifying and developing new opportunities through regular client interactions. Collaborating with client on requirement prioritization.Liaising with our US and UK sales directors in sales pitch with new and probable clients, adding events on solution roadmaps. Experienced in RFP, RFP response and contract preparation.Instrumental in creating vendor pool in India and adding personas for setting up clear requirements with quality and delivery timeline.Performing regular process audits and identification of non-conformities of vendor’s processes, twice each year.Experienced on running projects with cross functional teams sitting at Beijing, Ukraine, UK and India.Documenting non-functional, technical requirements using confluence and tracking on JIRA stories. Using Trello cards and story points for client feedbacks. Show less

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  Aptara

  Feb 2024 - now

  Deputy General Manager