David Ponraj
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Founder @ catalyzerapp and startupspaceapp: Purpose-built for small business programs
Dunedin, Florida, United States
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Member Board of DirectorsInternational Economic Development CouncilJan 2026 - Current (7 months)- Member Board of DirectorsVIsit DunedinJan 2024 - Current (2 years 7 months)
- Member Board of DirectorsThe Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women IncAug 2022 - Feb 2025 (2 years 7 months)
- HostBreaking Down Barriers PodcastAug 2020 - Current (6 years)We're showcasing the real work being done in communities across the US to break down barriers to entry for underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs and small businesses. These are the untold stories of the heroes in the frontlines of building entrepreneurship resources in their communities and making it easier for people to start businesses and create wealth for their families.
- Founder and CEOEconomic Impact CatalystJun 2018 - Current (8 years 2 months)Startup Space is an entrepreneurship ecosystem platform that provides the tools and resources needed to support small businesses. We work with entities that support and fund small business activity in a community. We help connect underserved and underrepresented entrepreneurs to resources that can help them (re)start and grow their businesses.
- Sales EngineerNielsenJan 2018 - Jun 2018 (6 months)• Synthesize the needs and value drivers of a wide range of clients - from marketing and sales business users to more technology-centric decision makers such as analytics and IT. • Individually prospect, pitch and close sales with new clients as well as existing Nielsen clients • Work with the prospect in a consultative fashion to develop a digital strategy vision and position the Connected System offering as an instrumental part of that vision. • Conduct storytelling product demonstrations that highlight the value the solution brings to the client. These demos must include both feature/function capabilities as well as the business insights and impact that will be created for the client. • Develop a strong understanding of the client’s bus
- Global Technology Transformation LeaderNielsenFeb 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)• Innovator, Thought Leader and Execution Owner for transformation of Retail Data Collection and In-store Analytics globally • Over $1M in in-store efficiency gained using next generation innovations like Robotic Process Automation, Image Recognition, OCR, ML, AI and IOT • Strategic leader supporting multiple business units in driving efficiency and new revenue growth using the latest innovations in the marketplace • Lead operations and technology teams to plan, design and deploy complex technology solutions across multiple platforms and products globally • Drive $3 million USD of new revenue growth across multiple continents by implementing technology transformation that provide new capabilities to enhance our products and services
- Director of Global OperationsNielsenOct 2015 - Feb 2017 (1 year 5 months)• Lead a team of 150+ employees in over 10 countries with an annual budget of $4M • Team comprises of high performance on-shore and offshore delivery teams • Lead a transformational initiative with ROI of $8M in productivity by digitization of production activities and automation of manual activities • Global program owner for Image Recognition and Optical Character Recognition based tools • Part of design team working on 2020 vision for robotics and other cutting edge tools • Lead business development teams working on key strategic contracts with 3rd party vendors • Streamlined processes and eliminated over 40% waste in processed and improved margins
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Business Process ImprovementNielsenOct 2013 - Oct 2015 (2 years 1 month)• Led the successful on-time deployment of a strategic program (LHHT) in our Retail Measurement business in India with blueprints that are being leveraged for a global rollout • Successfully piloted and deployed a $6.4M project for mutli-country deployment of Business Intelligence technology in 53 markets in GBS Operations • Led a cross functional transformational project to improve the quality of our Retail Measurement Services product (Retail Establishment Survey) to our clients in 50+ markets globally • Responsible for several complex enterprise-wide business process improvement and integration projects focused on interoperability with significant cost savings and quality enhancements • Experience identifying specific data and process im
- Finance Manager - Financial Planning and AnalysisNielsenNov 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 3 months)• Manage the annual planning, forecasting and reporting process for $200 million plus organization • Analyze actual and forecast results, working with and across the GBS Data Acquisition Operations leaders and GBS Finance team to consolidate and understand key drivers • Prepare monthly financial packages and executive presentations for internal presentations • Support management functional leaders – Operating Plan development and Plan vs. Actual and vs. Prior Year analysis • Manage key financial reporting processes including program financial dashboard and productivity reporting • Drive the development and implementation of creative solutions to improve quality, timeliness and control within the organization’s financial planning, analysis
- Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning and AnalysisNielsenJun 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 6 months)• Foster financial business partnership while driving cost leadership and process improvements • Forecast and analyze quarterly financial statements and communicate variance analysis to budgets • Facilitate the creation of annual operating plan, balance sheets and profit and loss statements • Six Sigma Executive Black Belt trained to reduce cycle time and errors while improving quality • Advanced MS Office Suite, SAP Business Warehouse, IBM COGNOS and Oracle HFM expertise • Excellent decision making, presentation, organizational and communication skills, innate problem solver • Accounting experience in accruals, journal entries, controllership tasks and GAAP regulations • Reporting experience on OI, ROCE, Net Cash Days, Inventory and, head
- Financial Analyst IIITech DataJun 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 1 month)Analyze reports/ ad-hoc financial documents and make recommendations, perform variance analysis Assist in preparation of performance reports for management reviews and budgeting activities Maintain systems applications, including managing users, profiles, account access, security, and troubleshooting Develop ad-hoc financial models for project implementation, expense tracking and financial performance Compile and load data received from other departments utilizing spreadsheet and database applications Analyze and report using Activity Based Costing methodology for cost centers and profitability
- UFinancial AnalystUltimate Medical Academy TampaApr 2010 - Jun 2010 (3 months)Analyze reports/ ad-hoc financial documents and make recommendations, perform variance analysis Assist in preparation of performance reports for management reviews and budgeting activities Maintain systems applications, including managing users, profiles, account access, security, and troubleshooting Develop ad-hoc financial models for project implementation, expense tracking and financial performance
- Founder and CEORural Handicrafts CompanyAug 2008 - Jul 2012 (4 years)Import and Export of Textiles and handmade products
- Financial AnalystTech DataJan 2008 - Dec 2009 (2 years)Analyze reports/ ad-hoc financial documents and make recommendations, perform variance analysis Assist in preparation of performance reports for management reviews and budgeting activities Maintain systems applications, including managing users, profiles, account access, security, and troubleshooting Develop ad-hoc financial models for project implementation, expense tracking and financial performance
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- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, FinanceUniversity of South FloridaJan 2013 - Dec 2015 (3 years)Master of Business Administration
- International Business, Business management, economics, financial statements, Business management, economics, financialSt Petersburg CollegeJan 2005 - Dec 2008 (4 years)Bachelor of International Business
- Bachelor of Science, Physics, PhysicsSt Stephens CollegeJan 2000 - Dec 2003 (4 years)
- Bachelor of Science, Physics, PhysicsSt Stephens College DelhiJan 2000 - Dec 2003 (4 years)Bachelor of Physics
- Shigh school diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School/Secondary Diplomas and CertificatesSanthosha VidhyalayaJan 1987 - Dec 2000 (14 years)High School Diploma
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- EExpanding Access To Capital For Small BusinessesOct 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 1 month)Small businesses struggle to find capital to start, grow and scale their businesses. This is exponentially harder for businesses of color. The white paper explores strategies for how we can level the playing field by using alternate lending practices to help underserved communities.