Company

We accomplish our mission by:

Helping entrepreneurs accomplish their American Dreams by providing success enhancing business growth and support solutions. Enabling America's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) compete effectively in the local and global marketplace. Improving the quality of healthcare services, providing better wellness information and reducing the spiraling costs of healthcare incurred by Americans. Enhancing the fundraising capabilities of nonprofit organizations; reducing their operating expenses and extending the reach of their charitable services.

Planet Synergy strives to be an organization that:

  • Maximizes the success potential of goal-oriented entrepreneurs and growth-oriented enterprises.
  • Enables its small business clients to reach their desired destinations by balancing their resource gaps and providing just-in-time non-core business process support services .
  • Facilitates enterprises in creating sustainable growth, attain business independence and create wealth for all stakeholders.
  • Strives to reduce costs, improve quality and transfers control of America's healthcare system to individual consumers by providing them easy access to smart, life saving preventive wellness information of high quality.
  • Passionately helps America in maintaining its global leadership as a powerhouse of technological creativity and innovation, generosity and economic abundance.

Integrity and Trust

We say what we mean and mean what we say. We honor our word and keep our commitments. We are worthy of the clients' and each other's trust.

Individual Accomplishment

We believe individuals are capable of unlocking their unlimited potential and achieving big if they are provided space to think and act independently. At Planet Synergy we set the overall direction and give our employees total freedom to innovate and accomplish measurable performance goals.

Discipline and Accountability

We require everyone (including management) to set a personal leadership standard that's higher than anyone else's expectations. Driven by our vision, mission and relentless discipline, we lead by example and hold each other accountable for all our actions.

Dignity and Respect

We treat our employees, clients and partners with utmost dignity and respect. We recognize and appreciate the uniqueness of each individual. We value the contribution made and the synergy created by different experiences and perspectives.

Relentless Customer Service

We put the customers first. We are fanatically passionate about customer service because not only it is the right thing to do, but it's the only way we can grow and succeed. We start internally by treating each employee as a customer. We constantly communicate with our customers (internal and external) for 360°  feedbacks. This allows us to gather metrics and find ways to make our clients more successful by helping them deliver better value to their customers.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

We create a work environment in which we look for new solutions and experiment with innovative ways to improvise continuously - even if they don't always work the first time. We recognize the need to be dynamic in meeting our clients' constantly changing needs.

Pursuit of Excellence

We strive for excellence in the quality and productivity of our work. Excellence is the result of a commitment from each of us to use all our intelligence, skills and compassion to do our best, all the time.

Anu Pai - President and COO

Anu has over 14 years of hands-on experience in the U.S. healthcare business. She has a B.S. in Pharmacy and graduated as a "Gold Medalist" from Mangalore University (India), for topping her senior year comprising over 200 students. She is a HIPAA certified licensed pharmacist in the states of Georgia and Tennessee.

Anu is a serial entrepreneur. She has successfully owned, operated and sold multiple businesses of her own in the past including the design and creation of handcrafted gifts and publication of personalized publications for children.

Her experience in technology includes start ups of multi-media customer contact centers. Anu has tremendous attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to get things done. She is extremely focused and goal-oriented.

Her primary objective is to add significant tangible value to Planet Synergy's clients by helping them to achieve operational excellence and long term, sustainable business success. Her secondary passion is to develop innovative information technology enabled solutions to reduce the spiraling costs of healthcare, improve the availability and access of high quality health and wellness knowledge to American families, and improve service efficiencies of healthcare providers.

Raj Pai - CEO

Raj has over 17 years of enterprise project management experience in outsourced business processes, offshore/onsite end-to-end software development projects, engineering consulting, contact center operations, customer relationships and quality assurance.

In 1999 Raj started an information technology firm which was acquired by an Atlanta-based marketing firm in 2001.

Raj received the "Productivity Improvement Award" in 1995 from the U.S. Department of Energy for leading the development of an IT-enabled, ISO 9001-based quality management program plan for "FUSRAP," a federal environmental remediation program, which resulted in life cycle cost avoidances in excess of $20 million.

As a consultant, Raj has led numerous mergers and acquisitions audits on behalf of financial institutions and insurance companies. He has developed strategic marketing programs to assist international companies in establishing US operations.

Raj is a chemical engineer by education. He graduated with a B.S. from Bangalore University (India) and completed his Master's program from Tennessee Tech University. He is also an IBM certified e-Business professional and an ISO 9001 quality management auditor.

Raj is passionate about facilitating America in maintaining its global leadership in technological creativity and innovation. He believes that the best way to accomplish this objective is by helping American entrepreneurs and small businesses in the three critical business growth and success factors of customer acquisition, customer support and just-in-time IT solutions. He never quits on any challenge and lives by the adage "nothing is impossible". Raj aspires to make Planet Synergy a 24/7 virtual extension of ambitious enterprises in North America.

Awards

Planet Synergy's principals have won numerous awards over the years for individual efforts in corporate America as well as business ventures as serial entrepreneurs. Here are a few prominent ones:

The U.S. Department of Energy Productivity Improvement Award - 1995

Tennessee Quality Interest Award* - 1996

Tennessee Quality Accomplishment Award* - 1997

Tennessee Quality Accomplishment Award* - 1998

Global Awareness in Business Award* - 1997, 1998

* Based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality criteria and personally presented to the principals by the Governor of Tennessee at a private banquet in Nashville, TN.

Careers

1. Sr. PHP / MySQL Developer:

We are currently looking for a Sr. PHP web developer with details as given below. Should you be interested, kindly email your updated resume for the next step of evaluation against our requirement.

Primary Skills:

PHP 4/5, OOP, Advance Javascript, MySQL, XML, HTML, SOAP, Linux, Apache, Webservices

Secondary Skills:

2+ years in Web Application

Optional Skills:

CVS, Bugzilla, Joomla, Drupal, Shell/Perl Scripting

Description:

Responsible for all aspects of code development related to web applications or online ecommerce solutions.

Extensive experience with the following:

  • PHP4
  • PHP5
  • Object oriented programming (MUST)
  • Must have Hands on development of large-scale web sites.
     
Practical experience with:

  • MySQL database
  • XML, SOAP and Web Services
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Ajax
     
Experience with the following is a plus:

  • CVS, Joomla, Wordpress and Drupal
  • Apache web server performance tuning and optimization
  • PHP performance tuning and optimization
  • MySQL performance tuning and optimization
  • SQL tuning and optimization
  • Hands on development of large-scale web sites
  • Linux system administration, shell/perl scripting
  • Build and installation of Apache/PHP/MySQL on Linux and Windows
     
Qualifications / Skills:

  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Fast thinker and easily adaptable
  • Ability to work independently
  • Detail oriented and highly organized
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Post Graduate / Graduate in any discipline
     

Job Type: Full Time

Total Exp: 2 Yrs

Start Date: ASAP

Number Of Openings: 2

Location: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Contact:

If your profile meets above skills or requirements, please email your latest resume to jobs@planetsynergy.com with Job code ITDev10 in subject line.


2. Software Engineer [PHP with CMS, Drupal or Joomla]:

We are currently looking for a Sr. Drupal web developer with details as given below. Should you be interested, kindly email your updated resume for the next step of evaluation against our requirement.

Primary Skills:

PHP 4/5, OOP, Advance Javascript, MySQL, XML, HTML, SOAP, Linux, Apache, Webservices

Secondary Skills:

2+ years in Web Application

Optional Skills:

CVS, Bugzilla, Joomla, Shell/Perl Scripting

Description:

Responsible for all aspects of code development related to web applications or online ecommerce solutions.

Extensive experience with the following:

  • PHP4
  • PHP5
  • Object oriented programming (MUST)
  • Must have Hands on development of large-scale web sites.
     
Practical experience with:

  • MySQL database
  • XML, SOAP and Web Services
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  • Ajax
  • JQuery
     
Experience with the following is a plus:

  • CVS, Joomla, Wordpress and Drupal
  • Customization of templates or design and implement templates for Drupal web projects
  • Apache web server performance tuning and optimization
  • PHP performance tuning and optimization
  • MySQL performance tuning and optimization
  • SQL tuning and optimization
  • Linux system administration, shell/perl scripting
  • Build and installation of Apache/PHP/MySQL on Linux and Windows
     
Qualifications / Skills:

  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Fast thinker and easily adaptable
  • Ability to work independently
  • Detail oriented and highly organized
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Post Graduate / Graduate in any discipline
  • Should have worked on least 3-6 projects in PHP including 4 projects in Drupal or Joomla is a must.
     

Job Type: Full Time

Total Exp: 2 Yrs

Start Date: ASAP

Number Of Openings: 1

Location: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Contact:

If your profile meets above skills or requirements, please email your latest resume to jobs@planetsynergy.com with Job code ITDevCMS10 in subject line.


 

Why Planet Synergy?

We start by seeing things from your perspective. Prior to designing your web site, content management system or a customer support helpdesk solution, we invest a lot of time to fully understand your strategic business goals and business drivers so that we plan effectively, choose the right tactics and do it right the first time and deliver a measurable ROI.

Our Process:
 
  • We start by learning about your business model, unique selling proposition, customer touch points, user requirements, and unique processes before writing the specifications. This process allows us to align your expectations with our deliverables.  
  • After the discovery process we envision a solution based on best suited technology and innovation. We then validate the proposed solution by creating a rapid iterative prototype, which is a set of wire frames, use case documents, mocked-up screens and reports, without any real data or business logic programmed behind them.
  • By working “hands on” with a prototype, the client can gain a better understanding of how the solution would work and if the proposed design would meet their needs or not.
  • The feedback received from various iterations of the prototype is used to refine the specifications. This process helps us in flushing out the ideal solution without any risks to you and ensures that the project is on track from inception through final delivery. 
  • Once the prototype has been approved by you, Planet Synergy offers a guaranteed fixed-price proposal to transform the prototype into a live solution. This process puts you in the driver’s seat as you would know exactly what you are getting and for how much. It eliminates surprises and transfers the risks to us.
  • The development process which is based on the SEI-CMM standards incorporates appropriate checks and balances to ensure that business and technical requirements are in alignment. Constant communication with the client is maintained via interactive web meetings, conference calls, instant messaging and emails to enable near real-time reviews and minimize variances.
  • A thorough quality assurance and control process is incorporated in the development cycle of each module or milestone. Planet Synergy’s quality procedures are based on the ISO 9001 quality management standards. The process includes code verification, validation, unit testing and simulation of user testing. Bug fixes and reports are generated during various testing phases.
  • Documentation of various phases and aspects of the project is done in accordance with client preferences. Standard documents include requirements gathering, needs analysis, use case documents/wire frames, feature/functional specifications, graphic specifications, technology plan, database design plan, testing plan (unit and user), QA plan, bug fixing, migration plan, user manual and developers manual.  

Technology:

Planet Synergy's versatile programmers are experienced in Microsoft, Linux and open source platforms. Here are some of our IT proficiencies. We will be happy to demonstrate samples of our work in these technologies via a live, collaborative web meeting:

Development:

.Net 2.0, ASP, PHP, JSP, Cold Fusion, Perl, J2EE, HTML, DHTML, XML, e-commerce, e-business, Search Engine Optimization, Open Source programming, Ruby on Rails

Database:

Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, MS Access, DB2

. Scripting:

VB Script, Java Script, Perl Script

Design/Animation:

Flash, Visual Studio, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, PHP Maker, VS 2005, Net Beans 5.0

Content Management:

Joomla, PostNuke

Web 2.0:

AJAX, DOM scripting, XHTML, CSS, Blogs, Wikis, APIs, Mashups, Social/business networks

Collaboration:

Microsoft SharePoint 2003, 2007

Client Benefits:

Here are the top ten business benefits that Planet Synergy's clients enjoy:

  • We offer a 100% risk free guarantee – you pay only if you are satisfied!
  • We offer the best of both worlds: U.S. Management…Offshore Pricing!
  • We provide itemized upfront estimates and mostly work on a fixed price basis.
  • We manage projects and client relationships locally.
  • Your single point of contact will be our President or CEO in Atlanta.
  • Everything we do for you is “work for hire.” You own 100% of the source code.
  • Most of our clients are word-of-mouth referrals. They will be glad to talk to you about our work.
  • Our CEO serves on the Executive Committee of the Small to Midsized Business Council of the 4,000+ member Metro Atlanta Chamber of commerce.
  • Our development center in India is a private company that's family owned and operated. It is housed in our own 60,000sf, 6-storied commercial building.
  • We offer a one year warranty on most of our work. 

Focus

Planet Synergy has acquired domain specific knowledge and expertise through a combination of hands-on experience of servicing clients from varied industries, as well as by hiring the most knowledgeable and experienced manpower from specific industries.

We constantly innovate and improvise to develop new capabilities and extend our range of services and our domain expertise to cater to the ever changing needs and competitive challenges of our customers from various industries.

Here are some of the Industries we serve:
  • Advertising & Marketing
  • Banking, Insurance & Financial Services
  • Real Estate & Mortgage
  • Professional Services (business & consumers)
  • Healthcare & Wellness
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Nonprofit Organizations
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Retail (Online & Traditional)
  • Travel & Hospitality
  • Utility & Energy