Personal Details:

Name: Navjot Pawera
Website: www.navjotpawera.com
Contact: navjotpawera@gmail.com
Phone: 0047 92876641

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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.

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Skills:

Product Management: Managing products from the concept stage all the way to the final public launch
Evangelism: Internationally experienced public speaker with extensive experience at developer community outreach
Web Technologies: Extensive knowledge of web technologies, SEO and content management systems

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Experience: 

* Sep, 2007 - Present: Product Manager, Opera Software - Oslo, Norway (http://www.opera.com/)
Created product roadmaps, defined product specifications and executed complete product release cycles for the following products: Opera Unite, Opera Widgets and Opera Web Mail
 # Led successful internal releases before co-ordinating the final public launches, after which I managed the Product Marketing teams
 # Defined specifications and roadmaps with focus on multi-platform integration

* Jan, 2008 - Jan, 2009: International Liaison, The Web Standards Project - Chandigarh and Bangalore, India (http://www.webstandards.org/action/ilg/)
Established the Indian chapter of the International Liaison Group for The Web Standards Project (WaSP) aimed at the growing developer community.

* Jun, 2006 - Sep, 2007: Web Evangelist, Opera Software - Chandigarh and Bangalore, India (http://www.opera.com/)
Started and led the Developer Relations department in India. Was the main spokesperson for Opera Software at a number of events; including:
 # Conferences and seminars focussed around the web (including Barcamps and Momo’s)
 # Media (print, web and tv, see: http://www.navjotpawera.com/events.html)

* Jul, 2005 - Apr, 2006: Director (Web Development & Information Systems), CueBlocks Technologies Pvt. Ltd. - Chandigarh, India (http://www.cueblocks.com/)
Started the web development and SEO company with 2 partners and handled all web development related projects. 

* Jul, 2005 - Aug, 2006: Team Leader (Information Systems), AIESEC Chandigarh, India. - Chandigarh, India (http://www.aiesec.org/)

* Jul, 2004 -  Sep, 2004: Web Development Intern - GMA Infosys Pvt. Ltd. - Chandigarh, India (http://www.gmaindia.com/)?
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Education:

* Aug, 2001 - Jun, 2005: Bachelor in Technology of Computer Sciences - Punjab Technical University (India)
 # College website creator and administrator

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Last updated: Mar, 2010