About

Prerna Kalra Founder Open Hand Solutions Chandigarh Summary Entrepreneur; consultant for progressive companies who appreciate and believe in people potential , open to engage and motivate their teams through creative and focussed interventions . Complete Solutions for small, medium and startup companies in running all HR functions for them . Independent investigators for companies on employees issues or frauds with recommendations on actions and processes for safeguard Implementation of POSH(Prevention of Sexual Harassment @ workplace) compliance Trainer for CEOs, , executives in People management role and employee. Consultant to school and colleges on building attitude and skill at right age. Special interest in faculty development. Experience Open Hand Solutions Founder and CEO November 2015 - Present (5 years 1 month) Chandigarh Area, India, assignments PAN India All CEOs of mid and small size companies are fully aware that organisations are all about people and they are responsible for the success of their organisation. We assist companies to create the positive, creative and collaborative culture for better business results. Open hand solutions is leading body in implementation of POSH programs in the organisatons in North India. It takes up POSH policy, ICC committee formation, Leadership sensitisation, training of all employees, external/neutral member in ICC, filing of annual report. It provides strategic HR services to organisations where it takes care of complete HR solutions from policy formation to implementation to training needs or become mentors to HR team in the organisation. Page 1 of 3 Openhand Solutions takes care of training needs like employees programs for retention and engagement. Manager/Leadership up-skilling , Diversity growth and retention programs and Compliance training. JungleWorks consultant HR and Fugu product : Internal Communication & HR, SAAS product September 2018 - March 2019 (7 months) Edifecs Director October 2014 - November 2015 (1 year 2 months) Complete and strategic HR and Business Solutions for large, midsize companies and startups. IBM HR Location Leader 2010 - October 2014 (4 years) Chandigarh Area, India As location leader responsible for HR manpower planning for business, compensation management, appraisals, strategic HR , participation in business strategy with HR inputs. Expansion and Cost decisions with business. Compliance and ethics. Dell Senior HR Professional February 2006 - 2009 (3 years) Senior HR Professional at Dell. Quark Media House HR December 2001 - February 2006 (4 years 3 months) Pioneer in combined campus in Punjab took concept to Madhya Pradesh and UP. Was invited in Govt programs to improve employability of the resources. Quark Media HR Professional 2001 - 2006 (5 years) Quark Media House Pvt. Ltd. HR Group Page 2 of 3 2001 - 2006 (5 years) Engineers India Limited Senior Executive HR 1997 - 2001 (4 years) New Delhi Area, India Education Delhi University Amity Business School