Devi Prasad Uppala , FRM

Experience

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  Limra College

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2010

  Associate Professor

  Limra College was a well-established institute located in London with over 400 students pursuing various Diploma and Post-graduate diploma courses awarded by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) in Management & Leadership. In recent times college has expanded overseas to provide the Business Management courses through satellite centers. As part of the institute’s strategic change Limra College subsequently transformed into Learn8.Main responsibilities included- Responsible to mentor, train, and assess students on their skills in various management related subjects including financial management and information systems management. Designing lesson plans and scheme of work in line with requirements of the course  Delivering lectures on various subjects related to the diploma levels of financial management courses. Specialised in teaching Financial Management, and Strategic Information Systems. Assessing the reports submitted on various tasks assigned to the students. Review / Re-evaluate the assessments done by an external assessor and provide appropriate feedback to the students. Show less

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  Learn8

  May 2010 - Jul 2012

  Programme Manager

  Learn8 Ltd is a training provider in leadership and management courses accredited by Chartered Management Institute (CMI), UK. The institute provides both in-house and classroom-based day-to-day courses along with various 6-9 month awards/diplomas in management and leadership. Since its inception in 2009 Learn8 has developed and offered several courses identifying the needs of the corporate delegates. Further, delivers Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI) certification trainings to various brokerages and educational institutions across the country. My role demanded to -  Design various financial management related training courses to suit the needs of the corporate clients. Providing training to the corporate clients’ staff in analyzing the financial statements, day courses on Derivatives, Securities Operations etc., as requested by the client.. Designing various internal training programmes to suit the needs of the corporate clients. Liaise with major corporate clients and advise them regarding the various courses being offered by the institution. Responsible to manage the team of recruiters, consultants, and trainers of the organisation and thereby play a critical role in seamless delivery of the services and reporting on the same to the Director on periodic basis. Show less

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  Stratadigm Education & Training Pvt. Ltd.

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  Consultant & Trainer

  Stratadigm works closely in the capacity of a preferred domain training partner with the world’s largest bank and with 10 of the world’s top 50 banks. Stratadigm’s clients include banks, financial services companies and IT companies focused on the BFS domain. The company’s clients are spread across the world - the Americas, Western Europe and the UK, the Middle East, Australia, and India.My role demanded to facilitate capital market trainings for students and employees from Stratadigm client organizations.1.Corporate Clients: Top tier Investment Banks from USA, Europe and the Middle East, Technology giants and Mutual Fund houses in India. Training: Topics including Global Markets, Derivatives (basic and advanced), Basics of Financial Regulations, Corporate Actions, Risk and Compliance, Trade Life Cycle of OTC and Exchange trade, Basics of Fund Industry, Fixed Income Securities.2. Retail Clients: Tier I and Tier II degree and PG colleges across the country. Training: Capital Markets, Basics to Advanced Derivatives and certification courses from NISM, CISI (UK) and Bachelors and PG vocational courses from Tata Institute of Social Sciences in the financial services domain. Show less

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  BazaarNxt - Sales Made Easy

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Co-Founder & CFO

  Bazaar Nxt is a B2B marketplace for Businesses to buy its Clients online!It has positioned itself as a one-stop solution provider for every business’s every need! ShopClients works closely with businesses in understanding their needs and helping them to connect with their potential clients through offline/online business development/sales efforts! In other words, ShopClients is your virtual business development/sales partner helping you to grow at 2x-3x speed by spending as less as 25%-30% of original business development/sales costs!My role focused on developing strategies to position ShopClients as a go-to market place for businesses and thereby play a vital role in enhancing revenue. Further, handle new client businesses from Educational industry, helping them set up from scratch as part of their establishment and expansion plans. Show less

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  FinTech Studies

  Jan 2019 - Feb 2023

  CEO

  We are a training firm set up by corporate trainers and practitioners with decades of industry experience in Finance and Analytics. Aimed at empowering the human resources with simulated training, and thereby bringing the industry, lateral entrants, and the academia closer. Currently, offering courses in Investment Banking Operations, CFA, FRM and Data Sciences. Headquartered in Hyderabad and a branch office in Delhi.As a Co-founder and CEO my role is to create and elevate the brand of FinTech Studies as an institution that transforms and enable participants in achieving their professionals goals.#1. Graduates and Undergraduates to kick start their careers#2. 0-3 years experienced to transition into core processes of their organizations#3. Experienced professionals to transit smoothly across industries#4. Aspirants to pass global charter qualificationsDeveloping training programs that are closely knitted to the industry requirements. So that we continue to position ourselves as a repository for desk-ready (deployable with minimal training) professionals to the recruiters."Empowering through (professional) Education" Show less

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  IDM India

  Feb 2023 - now

  Director

  We provide a unique opportunity for graduates and working professionals to upskill themselves through the Global MBA program from the University of Gloucestershire, UK in India. One can attain an internationally recognised MBA degree from a leading UK University while being taught by eminent faculties in a classroom setup at our Hyderabad campus.