Profile :
A motivational and leadership speaker with diverse international work experience, successful entrepreneur across several industries, the high point being the establishment of a SAP Consulting Company in New Zealand, providing highly skilled International SAP Consultants to Australasia, India, and expanded across the world. Currently fulfilling his passion, renovating heritage Portuguese villas in Goa and the restoration of vintage World War II, 4WD Jeeps, in Ranchi. More recently, author of ‘Rubies in my Ears’, a personal memoir charting my journey of overcoming adversity and obstacles, to find success.

Professional Career :

2020 to present – Tikratoli Estate & Banquets, an event centre of excellence.

2018 to present – Published ‘Rubies in my Ears’, personal memoir, book launches and talks,Motivational and Leadership Speaker.

2012- to present – XOGoa.Com – Luxury Real Estate, Goa – CEO.
Restoring heritage Portuguese Villas, and developer of luxury homes in Goa, India.

2003 – 2008 – Sky Travel (2003) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand – Director.
Travel Company, setup primarily to cater for my Company’s travel needs, and subsequently expanded across New Zealand

1999-2004 – STLCorp Consulting Inc, Orange County, California – President.
Providing SAP Consultants to USA, India, SE Asia and Qatar.

1997 – 1999 – SAPCorp Consulting Inc, Orange County, California – President.
Expansion of Kleinstar Holdings Ltd, New Zealand, for global SAP Consulting business through the establishment of SAPCorp Consulting Inc, California, USA. The first global SAP Consulting Company to successfully secure two prestigious SAP Consulting contracts in India, with Reliance Industries Limited, & TELCO (Tata Motors) in 1998.

1994 – 2016 – Kleinstar Holdings Limited, New Zealand – CEO.
An IT company incorporated to provide SAP Consultants to New Zealand and later expanded to provide SAP Consultants, across several countries – USA, England, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, UAE and Qatar. The first Company to bring SAP Consultants to New Zealand in A large part of my work was motivating, mentoring and providing career counselling to my consultants. The first Company to take International, and Indian SAP Consultants to Qatar in 1997.

1990 to 1994 – Edana Holdings Limited, Auckland, New Zealand – Executive Director.
Established a clothing company in Auckland, importing women’s fashion garments from India. At a point we had three retail outlets and a thriving wholesale business in New Zealand.

1986-89 – Tikratoli , Ranchi – Family Farm
Managing floriculture of roses, fruits and honey.

1985 Saudi Research and Development Corporation, Jeddah – Redec – Marketing Manager,
Marketing bulk cement in the emerging markets of SE Asia and South Asia. Stationed at Singapore, traveling extensively in the SE Asian region.

1980–84 – Trador, New Delhi – International Business Development Manager.
Worked for the Maharaja of Jaipur in his commodities trading company

1979-1980 – Genesis India Successfully set up a dictaphone manufacturing company. The first of its kind in India.

1978 – Travel through Europe, and an assignment with Sea Land, Madrid.

1977-78 – Sea Land, Tehran Container traffic coordinator, and dispatcher in the terminal yard. Brought to an end by the Iranian revolution.

Education :

1967 – 1972 – Indian School Certificate – The Lawrence School, Sanawar, India.

1973 – 1977 – BA (Hons) Political Science, St Xavier`s College, Calcutta, India.