Dr.Ponnuchamy Nirmalkumar

A Techno Savvy CEO, Entrepreneur turned Technocrat P RESENT POSITION : President, M/s. Pluspoint Worldwide LLC, Buffalo, NY. USA. CEO, M/s. Plus Point Group of Companies, Madurai, India. Managin g Director, M/s. Plus Point Systems & Softwares (P) Ltd., Madurai , India. Chief Technology Officer, M/s. Plus Point Software Solutions, Madurai , India. Chief Enabling Officer, M/s. Plus Point Soft Skills Academy, Madurai India. Executi ve Trustee, M/s. Er. Pon. Ravichandran Charitable Trust, Madurai, India. POSIT IONS HELD : Secretary & President (1989-91): Lions Club of Madurai Kurinji. Presi dent (1991) Madurai Sangam Junior Chamber, India. Exec.Se cy. to the National President, Indian Junior Chamber. Offic e-bearer in several dozen Institutions/ Association/ Org. Advisor/ Hon. Trustee in several Trusts/ Societies/ NGOs. QUALIF ICATIONS : D.Sc.(UK), D.S.H.(USA), M.Phil., M.Tech.(IT), M.Tech.(CSE), M.Sc.(DM), M.B.A., C.Q.M., C.C.D.(UK), PG.D.J&MC., D.SA&DP., M.CEAI., M.IETE., M.IMCI., M.IMA., M.ISTD., M.ISTE., M.CDC., M.IIQM., M.CRSI., M.NIQR., M.CE(I)., Sr.M.CSI., F.UWAI., F.IISH., F.IIEIM., F.IIMS., F.IIV., F.InstD., AF FILIATIONS : • Member, Consultancy Development Council (M.CDC), New Delhi, India. • Member, All India Management Association (M.IMA), New Delhi (Madurai Chapter), India. • Member, Consulting Engineers Association of India (M.CEAI), New Delhi, India. • Member, The Institute of Mgt. Consultants of India (M.IMCI), Mumbai (Chennai Chapter), India. • Member, Madurai Management Association (M.MMA). • Member, Confederation of Engineers (India), Pune, India. • Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (M.ISTE), New Delhi, India. • Life Member, Indian Society for Training & Development (M.ISTD), New Delhi, India. • Life Member, Indian Institute of Quality Management (M.IIQM), Jaipur, India. • Life Member, National Institution for Quality & Reliability (M.NIQR), Chennai, India. • Life Member, Institution of Electronics & Telecommunicati on Engineers (M.IETE), New Delhi (Coimbatore Chapter), India. • Life Member, Cryptology Research Society of India (M.CRSI) Kolkata, India. • Senior Life Member, Computer Society of India (Sr.M.CSI), Mumbai (Trichy Chapter), India. • Fellow Member, Institute of Directors (F.InstD), New Delhi, India. • Fellow Member, The Indian Institution of Valuers (F.IIV), Pune, India. • Fellow Life Member, Indian Institute of Export & Import Management (F.IIEIM), Mumbai, India. • Fellow Life Member, International Institute of Management Sciences (F.IIMS), Kolkata, India. • Fellow Life Member, United Writers’ Association (F.UWAI), Chennai, India. • Patron, Pasumpon Kalai Mandram, Madurai, India. • Premium Member, Tamil Nadu Federation of Voluntary Agencies, Chennai, India. • Life Member, YMCA International, Madurai, India. • Fellow Life Member, Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (F.IISH), Trivandrum, India. MEDIA COVERAGE : Consulted/ covered by the print media on IT related topics. Freque ntly listed personality under Today’s Engagement columns of vernacular and English dailies. Invit ed for live broadcast by All India Radio. Intervi ewed for TV programmes. AWARDS RECEIVED : Recipient of Master of Achievement Award (2006). Recipi ent of Life Time Achievement Award (2005). Recipi ent of Indira Gandhi Sadbhavana Award (2004). Recipi ent of Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award (2003). Recipi ent of the 20th Century Excellence Award (1998) from the former Prime Minister of India. Recipie nt of more than 20 national and international honours/ recognitions during the last few years. COUNT RIES VISITED : Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, France, Germany, Holland/ Netherlands, Hong Kong, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA & Vatican.