NAGENDRA S. RAO E-Mail:
[email protected]
NEW YORK CITY Tel: (917) 951-5939 (CELL)
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
FLUENT: English, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada
GOOD KNOWLEDGE: Tamil & Punjabi.
Passed New York State Court System written examinations for per diem interpreters.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001 – to date: Senior Interpreter and Translator & Community Organizations Advisor
Worked extensively with New York State Courts – Supreme, Family, Criminal, New York City School system and several prestigious law firms and interpretation service agencies. Broad experience on EBT / Depositions, trials and attorney-client interviews in multiple languages.
Senior strategic planning executive with over 30 years experience working with consulting and major public and private sector organizations – IBM Global Strategy Consulting Services, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York, American Management Systems, MyQuest Group.
Positions held: Certified Executive Consultant & Regional Mentor Asia Pacific on Global e-Business Strategy Planning; Vice President, Corporate Development; Assistant Director, Strategic Planning & Fiscal Controls; Senior Public Policy Analyst. Director and Chair, Strategic Relations
Experienced and highly successful at complex negotiations in multinational, multi-cultural and politically sensitive environments. High level corporate, government and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) experience. Excellent aptitude for structuring and sizing large projects.
Strong expertise in corporate strategic planning, e-business strategy development, performance auditing, budgeting & management control systems, and business case development.
Led and served on elite multi-national/multi-cultural consulting teams on projects around the globe. Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Active as community mentor, spiritual counselor and teacher of meditation and non-dualistic metaphysics. Co Founder & Board Member for Strategic Relations, Hindu American Foundation (HAF), USA.
EDUCATION
PhD Studies (The Wharton School), MBA, Post Grad Dip in Managerial Acctg, BSc (Hons) Physics
ACADEMIC HONORS
IBM Distinguished Performance Award;
Management Research Analyst, The Management and Behavioral Sciences Center, The Wharton School;
MCM Scholarship for standing First on National Merit List in entrance examinations to the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta; Jagadish Bose - National Science Talent Search Scholar. Collaboration with Westinghouse Science Talent Search.);
FIRST on National Merit List in entrance examinations to the Indian Military Academy, Khadakvasla (counterpart of U.S. Military Academy, West Point).
PUBLICATIONS & WORKING PAPERS
A Factual Response to the Hate Attack on the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) – Project Director of Study, May 2003, Capacity Planning for Personal Computers, (co-author), 20th Computer Measurement Group (CMG) Conference Proceedings, Las Vegas, December 1994,
The Sanatana Dharma Devasthanam, Sanatana Dharma Pratisthapana Foundation, May 1994,
The Essence of Hinduism, The Center of Religious Studies, Pace University, New York, May, 1985,
The Politics Of Religion: Negative Portrayal Of Hinduism In Western Media & Academe
OTHER INTERESTS
Classical music (Baroque period), non-dualistic metaphysics, Zen meditation, and community counseling, acting.
Acted in avant garde art film Beyond Life in lead role as a Yogi / spiritual advisor.
