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Aravinda Gunda

Director/Program Manager (PMP certified)

L'Avenir Hues, LLC.

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Qualities needed to become a successful leader

1. Leadership
2. Smartness and Intelligence
3. Confidence
4. Good Decision Making
5. Clear Vision
6. Focused Mission
7. Deep Understanding
8. Good Analytical skills
9. Broad-Mindedness
10. Compassionate
11. Good Team Player

Initiative to develop a country

1. Impart Knowledge
2. Create opportunities
3. Volunteer social activities
4. Create professional communities
5. Bring in general awareness
6. Lead by example
7. Raise voice against wrong happenings
8. Keep abreast of developing and changing trends
9. Open minded to betterment
10. Embrace and encourage positive change

My role model

1. Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose (Indian freedom fighters):
Great Leaders, setting an example to the world

2. Bill Gates: For building a Tech Empire

3. Steve Jobs: For Creating the mesmerizing Apple

Thoughts on Education system of our country

Education system in India is very commercial, theoretical, poor quality, rudimentary and unaffordable.

To improve:
1. Create new Govt. laws and reforms to make quality education affordable
2. Appoint well qualified teachers, with good pay packages
3. Encourage students' creativity and make the education more practical
4. Make sports, yoga, arts a part of the education system
5. Train teachers to shoulder the responsibility of shaping tomorrow’s leaders

Ensuring success

Very simple:
1. Remember, knowledge is power, be abreast of latest happenings in your field of work or interest
2. Never burn bridges - You never know who you will need help from in the future.
3. Successfully complete every task undertaken
4. Show your creativity on every first chance
5. Be compassionate with co-workers and subordinates
6. Avoid unnecessary gossip - specially in work place
7. Avoid conflict as much as possible
8. Ensure to grow your teams, with you
9. Have a very good network

Important decision

1. Coming to the United States
2. Picking up IT Consulting & setting up a company
3. Returning back to India for good
4. Travel around the world

Brief description about me

Director/Program manager L'Avenir Hues, LLC. handling the international IT operations. Have Masters Degree in computers and PMP certification, with 16 yrs IT experience ranging from software design/development to program/project management and business development. Worked with prestigious clients like City of New York, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life, LabCorp, State of New York, Honeywell

My strongest skill

1. Leadership
2. Management
3. Technology

Couple of years from now

In a position to create great opportunities for deserving people

Influenced by

My Brother: For mentoring me always and
My Best Friend, by:
1. Trusting and supporting me in good and bad times
2. Bringing out the hidden potential in me
3. Sharpening and shaping the creativity and leadership in me
4. Holding my hand all the way through
5. Being my advisor in all my undertakings

Important lesson learned

1. Life is simple & beautiful, keep it that way
2. Avoid conflicts, as much as possible
3. Money is important, earn it, but not chase it
4. Trust God, he knows what is good for us
5. Be happy, on every first chance
6. Alone you are limited, together you are unlimited

My achievements

1. All assignments & positions I have handled so far
2. All awards won in my career
3. The best relationships I have in my life
4. The vast network I have built