Vinesha Perera
Canadian, mobile tech entrepreneur. With over 9 years of product development, systems integration & project management experience in the telecommunications industry. Education: B.A.Sc in Electrical Engineering & MBA.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.celltrigen.com |
| Industries: | Computing, Entertainment, Financial, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Databases, Design, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Facebook platform, HTML / CSS, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Product design, Recruitment, Software Engineering, SQL, System Administration, Unix, Viral marketing, Web Development, Windows, Windows applications |
| Next step: | Raise capital and work toward further increasing the current user base. |
| Location: | Mountain View, CA |
| Groups: | BASES, LaunchPad$50K Venture Creation Competition, Seedcamp, Social Entrepreneurship and Education Consortium |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding mentors, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Shadowing |
| Tags: | location based communities, mobile software, silicon valley |
| Schools: | University of Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Celltrigen Inc.
Celltrigen Inc.
We design & develop location based mobile applications.
Our latest product "Post by ME!" is a location based mobile & web community for posting user generated news (citizen journalism).
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Beta
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Celltrigen Inc. |
| Position: | Co-founder |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Originated the product ideas, high level feature set and recruited the other co-founders
• Worked with the engineering team to execute on the location based mobile product strategy • Successfully launched 2 products (second product had over 25000 users within 2 months of launch) • Demonstrated product capabilities at several industry conferences (CTIA Wireless, JavaOne etc.) • Developed partnerships with industry players such as Sun Microsystems, Smaato, Grey Stripe etc. |
| Employer: | Telus Mobility |
| Position: | Project Management Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Created and presented the business case to cross-functional internal teams (marketing, operations etc.)
• Worked with product marketing and subject matter experts to identify product requirements • Managed relationships with external device vendors (LG, Samsung, RIM etc.) from concept phase to post launch support phase • Ensured the wireless devices entering certification met Telus specifications and quality goals • Managed and launched multiple products in parallel on or ahead of schedule • Helped define future product roadmap and strategy |
| Employer: | 9G Inc. |
| Position: | Business Development Consultant |
| Time period: | March 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | (MBA High Tech Marketing Consulting Project; reported to the CEO)
• Conducted industry analysis on smart sensors & RFID • Developed a marketing strategy & presented final recommendations to board of directors |
| Employer: | Motorola Canada |
| Position: | Engineering Program Manager |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Managed three large scale public safety telecommunication projects for global customers
• Prepared and presented project charters, status, financial analysis, quality & risk analysis to VP • Main point of contact to cross-functional teams (Hardware Engineering, Marketing, Field Service etc.) • Led several process and quality improvement activities that yielded significant cost savings o Improved organizational capability and institutionalize change management by working as a Six Sigma Black Belt consultant (over $1 million in cost savings) o One of the eight people selected by Senior Vice President to become a black belt consultant at the division level (now qualified as a Six Sigma Black Belt Consultant) o First person in Toronto Design Center to achieve Six Sigma Green Belt certification o Led the program management team for department’s successful achievement of CMM SEI level 5 (one year ahead of plan) o Key program management subject matter expert in department’s SCAMPI-C assessment o Assisted in setting up and running of the local Program Management Office (PMO) |
| Employer: | Motorola Canada |
| Position: | Wireless System Integration & Test Team Lead |
| Time period: | October 1999 - January 2001 |
| Description: | • Led a team of 25 Engineers
• Integrated & tested a TETRA based telecom infrastructure and mobiles (iDEN equivalent system for a European customer) • Assisted Test Engineers with troubleshooting, and identifying product faults • Planned test related activities for current releases and future releases • Promoted to the next Engineering level within 6 months after joining |
| Employer: | Nortel Networks |
| Position: | Software Developer - Intern |
| Time period: | September 1998 - December 1998 |
| Description: | • Designed & developed test procedures for existing circuit boards using software (Ethernet Interface Card, DMS-100 switch, Motorola 68000, AMD) |
| Employer: | Siemens Automotive Ltd. |
| Position: | Advanced Product Designer - Intern (Research & Development) |
| Time period: | January 1998 - May 1998 |
| Description: | • Designed & developed new products for the automotive industry
• Presented product’s technical capabilities to customers from Toyota, BMW & Audi |
EDUCATION
| University: | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Focus: High-tech Marketing & Management, MBA |
| University: | University of Windsor |
| Time period: | 1995 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering (Honors), BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Patents: | 2 patents pending |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) |
| Awards: | Six sigma black belt |
Vinesha's Startups (1)
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Celltrigen Inc.
We design & develop location based mobile applications. Our latest product "Post by ME!" is a location based mobile & web community for posting user generated news (citizen journalism).
Vinesha's Contacts (21)
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Niveditha Arumugam
I am a Masters Student at Stanford in the Mechanics and Computation Division of Mechanical Engineering Dept. My expertise includes embedded system programming, algorithm design, software development and high volume operations modeling
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Reshma Sohoni
Starting Seedcamp
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Larry Wettlaufer
Canadian, Self-employed (partner in an insurance brokerage), Canadian Risk Manager designation, Professional Manager designation
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Joe Shapiro
Letting people share video anywhere...everywhere...