Navjot Pawera

Curriculum Vitae

Profile Summary

A creative web technologist with a passion for developing efficient ways of using the internet. Experienced in Product Management and Marketing. An evangelist of web standards, usability, accessibility and user interface design best practices.

Skills:

Product Management

A holistic and competitive attitude towards software product management
Extensive knowledge of best practices in internet/mobile internet technologies and cross-browser compatibility issues
Experienced in researching, prototyping and usability testing
Adept at working independently to launch projects, execute campaigns and develop teams

Evangelism

Confident and internationally experienced public speaker ( see: http://www.navjotpawera.com/events.html )
Led and participated in several consumer forums and developer communities via public conferences and developer meet-ups
Managed various official (and unofficial) online forums and blogs to support product campaigns
Advocate of web standards, accessibility and usability through better code and design

Web Technologies

Markups and Scripting languages: HTML, XML, CSS, PHP (basic), DOM scripting, Javascript/ActionScript
Successfully administered several online advertising and SEO projects
Skilled in online traffic and usage monitoring using tools such Google analytics, Crazy Egg
Adept in working with content management systems such as Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, Etomite, ModX, NetOffice and so on

Languages

English (Excellent, First Language)
Hindi (Excellent, Second Language)
Punjabi (Excellent, Second Language)
Norwegian (Learning)

Experience

September, 2007 - Present Product Manager - Opera Software ASA (www.opera.com) Oslo, Norway

Took charge of co-ordinating requirements between Engineering, Marketing, Sales and various external business partners. Created product roadmaps, defined product specifications and executed complete product release cycles for the following products:

Opera Unite (Desktop): Led three successful internal releases before co-ordinating the final public launch after which I managed the Product Marketing team
Opera Widgets (Desktop and Devices): Defined specifications and roadmaps for multi-platform integration
Opera Web Mail (Desktop and Devices): Initiated and followed up on public service upgrades. Re-negotiated contracts with service partners and managed the team working on new packages

January, 2007 - January 2009 International Liaison - The Web Standards Project (www.webstandards.org/action/ilg/) Chandigarh and Bangalore, India

Established the Indian chapter of International Liaison Group for The Web Standards Project (WaSP) aimed at the growing developer community. Actively educated and promoted the following:

Web standards and web accessibility
Web development best practices (focussing on mobile web-development)
Localization of documentation

Founded Gurugeeks, a community of people passionate about the web in India.

June, 2006 - July 2008 Web Evangelist, Opera Software (www.opera.com) Chandigarh and Bangalore, India

Started and led the Developer Relations department in India. Was the first employee of the Opera India office and worked independently. Made decisions around initiatives that were critical to the new office and the company in it's new demographic. Was the main spokesperson for Opera Software at a number of events; including:

Conferences and seminars focussed around the Web
Barcamps and MoMo's
Media (print, web and tv)
Workshops and seminars at Educational institutions
Training seminars at IT companies and national government establishments

( Detailed list at - http://www.navjotpawera.com/events.html )

July, 2005 - April, 2006 Director, Information Systems - CueBlocks Technologies Pvt Ltd. (www.cueblocks.com) Chandigarh, India

Started the web development and SEO company with 2 partners and handled all web development related projects. Acquired an understanding in the technical and strategic requirements, and the challenges, of a start-up company during its different phases of growth.

July, 2005 - August, 2006 Team Leader, Information Systems - AIESEC Chandigarh, India. (www.aiesec.org) Chandigarh, India

Created the online community portal for the AIESEC Local Committee. Actively participated in the decision making body.

July, 2004 - September, 2004 Web Development Intern - GMA Infosys Pvt. Ltd. (Final Year College Internship) (www.gmaindia.com) Chandigarh, India

Designed and developed a new web site for the company. Also prepared interactive presentations and promotions, using Flash, for external use.

Education:

June, 2005 Bachelor in Technology of Computer Sciences (4 years full time) - Punjab Technical University (India): Secured: 1st Division
February, 2001 CBSE Senior Secondary Education - Govt. Model Senior Secondary School 46, Chandigarh (India): Secured: 79.8% (CBSE)
March, 1999 CBSE Metric Education - St. Johns High School, Chandigarh (India): Secured: 82% (CBSE)