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What do you think is
the most memorable
moment in your career?
The most memorable moment
was when I quit my job at
KPMG BearingPoint on July 1,
2003. I had been working at
KPMG as a consultant for about
five years. You could say the
day was my own ‘Independence
Day’. It was a turning point
for me personally and for Jade
Global.
From that day forward, I started
offering my own services and
managing a few projects and
business development work.
I tapped into my network,
which is how we got the first
Oracle upgrade project with our
customer Quick Logic. Initially,
the project was already with
another large software vendor,
but it had not yet started.
I had a connection who
knew the CIO of Quick Logic.
QuickLogic’s IT Management
liked the proposal I had given
them and trusted me to take it
on! In that next month, I built
my own team and closed a
fixed price Oracle 11i upgrade
deal. This was the project that
allowed me to build a Jade
Global team. For five months,
Jade had its own office at
Quick Logic. After 16 years,
QuickLogic is still a loyal
customer.
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Karan Yaramada: A
Formidable Leader
Karan Yaramada is the
Chief Executive Officer
of Jade Global.
An alumnus of Harvard Business
School, Mr. Yaramada exemplifies
the company’s deep-rooted
culture of maximizing value from
the latest technology to address
some of the biggest business
challenges. His commitment to
innovation culture empowers
Jade’s employees and has helped
build a high performing team.
Karan Yaramada, CEO
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