Gopal is no stranger to the okanagan or the technology community. Raghwa gopal is a longtime kelowna entrepreneur having cofounded and established vadim software. Good product manager by jeff lash blog with tips on product. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover raghwas connections and jobs at similar companies. Gopal has been instrumental in starting, growing and selling numerous businesses over the past 30 years, the latest being vadim software. Fijian in canada is nominated for top immigrant award. Firmware updates can add new functionality, improve existing functionality and optimize overall performance of the device. Rao gopal dev 18291862 was a nineteenthcentury revolutionary leader in rewari, ahirwal, who allied himself with his cousin, rao tula ram, during the indian rebellion of 1857. S new emerging economy task force has launched, with the goal of ensuring british columbians around the province can benefit from advances in innovation and technology the 14member task force, led by chair kathy kinloch, is composed of people with. Vadim software celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in the business.
Gopal soon founded what would become kelownas first hightech company, vadim software, which made integrated financial and billing software for municipalities. What differentiates munshi software solution from other software provider is the domain expertise, accuracy, quality control techniques. Review the success stories and achievements of okanagan college in the 2012 report to the community. Vadim operated the company for 28 years, helping the organization grow to be one of the largest suppliers of financial management software to canadian municipalities before it. The kelowna roundtable technology skills shortage dialogue october 9, 2008 8 8 northside industries sheila reynolds, human resources manager vadim software raghwa gopal, principal educators okanagan college jim hamilton, president andrew hay, p. Gopal began his career in tech by founding his financial management software company vadim software in kelowna back in the mid1970s. May 01, 2020 view raghwa gopals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. News community futures development corporation of the.
Raghwa gopal accelerates okanagan tech industry bc tech. Software product manager by gopal shenoy practical. With raptr, you can access tons of great features including rewards, community engagement, ingame web browsing, and more. The fear that drives users from mere window shoppers to instant buyers. Raghwa gopal named entrepreneurinresidence for 2012. Over the last 35 years, raghwa has started, grown and sold a number of businesses most recently, vadim software. He is a certified business coach, certified executive coach, a lead mentor with british columbia innovation council bcic and venture advisor with accelerate. After he completed a software engineering degree, gopal s brother sponsored him to come to canada, specifically the okanagan region of b. Dec 21, 2018 author gopal juneja posted on september 1, 2018 categories design process, usability practice, user experience, visual design 3 comments on emotional experience is the end goal today for any product to success emotionally intelligent design digital and physical experience are merging electroencephalogrphy and synesthetic feedback. Raghwa gopal is ceo innovate bc and former ceo of accelerate okanagan. Vadim software icity is a complete suite of financial, municipal, payroll and human resources software designed for municipalities, small local government and utility companies. Updating the firmware on your pandigital novel can be done relatively quickly using either a wifi connection or by connecting your device to a pc. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gopals connections and jobs at similar companies. Since exiting vadim, gopal moved into a role as an angel investor in the okanagan tech community.
He facilitated a conversation with owner mike schleppe and the rest as they say, is. View gopal raghavans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Raptr desktop app enhance your gameplay experience with raptrs desktop app. One of the task force members us raghwa gopal, ceo, accelerate okanagan. He is currently the entrepreneurinresidence at okanagan college, executiveinresidence with accelerate okanagan, and president of okanagan angel network. Raghwa gopal joined them a few years later in 1979 after. Author gopal juneja posted on september 1, 2018 categories design process, usability practice, user experience, visual design 3 comments on emotional experience is the end goal today for any product to success emotionally intelligent design digital and physical experience are merging electroencephalogrphy and synesthetic feedback.
I guess im kelownas tech pioneer or grandfather or whatever, said gopal. He is a certified business coach, certified executive coach, a lead mentor with british columbia innovation council bcic and venture advisor with accelerate okanagan. View raghwa gopal s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He sits on the boards of several businesses and notforprofit organizations, is a certified business. A fear that has been proven to move products people wanting stuff that is short demand only 5 seats left or has a sense of urgency 20% off only today or one driven by social proof all my competitors are using the software, so i should use it too. Raghwa gopals tech contribution raghwa gopal, 59, still remembers his first views of canada when his plane touched down in vancouver.
Jim anderson ask a good product manager by jeff lash your product management questions answered customers rock by becky carroll blog about customers, their experiences, and how businesses can make sure their customer experiences rock. Upon arrival, raghwa immediately starting looking for jobs within the tech sector. When he was helping vadim software his first job in the late 1970s. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gopals. He built vadim software into a major force within its subsector, and eventually sold the company in 2001. Gopal who has been the acting ceo for the past 2 months, will assume the fulltime position effective immediately. Gopal cofounded and established vadim software, and retired as president and chief technology officer at the end of 2006. Raghwa gopal, ceo, accelerate okanagan, is one of the task force members. Our software library provides a free download of raob 6. Gopal cofounded kelownas first high tech software company, vadim software.
Over the last few months, i have been interviewing for a software product management leadership position director or vp level. Vadim operated the company for 28 years, helping the organization grow to be one of the largest suppliers of financial management software to canadian municipalities before it was acquired in 2001. Resources software product manager by gopal shenoy. Today, the fijian who lives a comfortable life in kelowna, canadas british columbia province, is wellregarded and respected for the contribution hes made in modern technology and education. South asian techie from kelowna voted top entrepreneur. View raghwa gopals profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Accelerate okanagan appoints new ceo community futures. The suite can be purchased in its entirety or in smaller bundles of modules thereby allowing a tailored solution for each unique corporate identity. He sits on the boards of several businesses and notforprofit organizations, is a certified business and executive coach and has been recognized as a technology.
Having moved to kelowna in the mid 70s he helped to build and grow vadim software, one of the regions first and most successful technology companies. Raghwa gopal, ceo, accelerate okanagan gopal has been instrumental in starting, growing and selling numerous businesses over the past 30 years, the latest being vadim software. View gopal ghanghars profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Raghwa gopal accelerates okanagan tech industry bc tech association recognizes accelerate okanagan ceo for industry leadership by robert macdonald. View gopal dubles profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Finditez productivity tools for software developers. Oct 24, 2016 raghwa gopal ceo, accelerate okanagan. Our software solution covers frontend and backend operations of hotels. After interviewing over 120 candidates, accelerate okanagan technology association ao announced that they had appointed a new ceo this week. It was one of the first technology companies in british columbia. Raghwa is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and invested in many companies. He co founded the very first hightech company vadim software the. Firmware updates can take your pandigital novel ereader to a whole new level.
Before joining the ao team, sara spent over five years working in guest experience with disney interactive while balancing her passion for event management in her spare time. Dec, 2018 our software library provides a free download of raob 6. He is a serial entrepreneur who was instrumental in starting, growing and selling numerous businesses over the last 30 years, the latest being vadim software. When i applied for jobs, they looked at me differently.
Raghwa has been directly involved with and has extensive experience in of mergers and acquisitions. In addition to being an avid gardener, sara enjoys jewelry making, camping and spending time. Although the sector is booming in kelowna today, there were far less opportunities available 30 years ago. Gopal was indeed a tech pioneer when he set up vadim software in kelowna in 1978 after moving here from fiji. It was a night players, coaches and organizers of the kelowna grizzlies.
Gopal spoke about out how his former company, vadim software, faced the need to get government computer systems to be y2k compliant in the mid1990s. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover raghwa s connections and jobs at similar companies. Gopal muraliya wale krishna bhajan by vinod agarwal. Fijian in canada is nominated for top immigrant award fiji sun. Software product manager by gopal shenoy practical software. Born and raised in kelowna, she is an excellent tour guide for the okanagan. After selling vadim in 2006, he went on to invest in other tech start ups, lecture at ubc okanagan and be an entrepreneurinresidence at okanagan college.
Eng, vp education allan coyle, director public affairs michael douglas. South asian techie from kelowna voted top entrepreneur over. Gopal led the company for almost 30 years, providing integrated financial and billing software for municipalities. Raghwa gopal and lorena mead, kelownas 2015 man and woman of the year. Raghwa gopals tech contribution raghwa gopal, 59, still remembers his first views of canada when his plane touched down in. Jbf sponsored million acts of friendship classroom program highlights the value of healthy. Accelerate okanagan names raghwa gopal as ceo cantech letter. After almost 30 years, gopal sold vadim in 2006 to semiretire. Gopal muraliya wale, nandlaal muraliya wale gopal muraliya wale, nandlaal muraliya wale gopal muraliya wale, nandlaal muraliya wale. Munshi10hms is a hospitality management software to manage financial activities of hospitality industry in pakistan. Raghwa gopal, the new ceo for the organization, has been the acting. It was a night players, coaches and organizers of the kelowna grizzlies special olympics softball team wont soon forget. Over his 28year career, gopal cofounded vadim software, an asset management platform used by the canadian government among other provincial and municipal clients, a company which eventually grew. Business examiner thompsonokanagan june 2018 by business.