Client Testimonials
Philippe Courtot, Chairman and CEO, Qualys
“Here are Gargi’s achievements for Qualys:
1. Rapid and detailed turnaround of edits in support of RSA 2008 launch of Policy Compliance solution (presentation, white paper, advertising)
2. Developed training presentation for sales and partners to understand different drivers behind enterprise policies of customers, including industry regulations and frameworks. Highlighted key components of compliance beyond technology – including people/training and processes.
3. Started building framework and processes for customer/field feedback to define 2.0 release of Policy Compliance SaaS solution. ” — June 2008
Amer Deeba, Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Product Marketing, Qualys Inc.
“We hired Gargi at Qualys to help us position our Policy Compliance application in the market. Gargi had extensive knowledge of the compliance landscape and was able in a very short period of time to understand the product and put a marketing plan that helped us position the product and train our sales force on it. She also helped us distill customer requirements to better for the product roadmap. Overall, we enjoyed working with Gargi. She has excellent communication skills and she is a real pleasure to work with.” –August 22, 2008
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Alan Covell , Sr. Compliance Engineer , Qualys, Inc.
“Gargi shows an incredible level of attention to detail in all her work, as well as willingness to be “courageous”; she’ll ask the tough questions that the C-level needs to hear. When making a presentation, she doesn’t “pretend” to knowledge; she has ferreted it out and presents it in a way that a multi-level audience can comprehend and absorb, which is a rare skill. Even more rare in a way, is her willingness to listen!” August 6, 2008
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Sarah A. Lynn , Security and Compliance Evangelist/Consultant , Qualys
“Gargi was very skilled at starting to build a framework and processes for customer/field feedback to define 2.0 release of Policy Compliance SaaS solution.” June 2, 2008 ____________________________________________________________________________________
David Meizlik, Director of Product Marketing, Websense, Inc.
“Gargi is a high performer, and can be counted on to deliver. In 2009, she provided significant contributions to our team, leveraging her research and expertise in such areas as healthcare to author a white paper on compliance, including HIPAA, EMR initiatives, and the HITECH Act. Her energy and results-driven approach helped to accelerate our response to the field and to customer inquiries.” – December 8, 2009
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Jason Allen, System Administrator, MLSListings Inc.
Gargi is by far the best PM that I have had the chance to work with. Her attention to detail, and I mean the small, minute points that escape most of us, is amazing. Her vendor analyses and presentations were spot on, allowing us to move away from the traditional second factor to a more cost conscious, user and business friendly solution. I highly recommend Gargi, and hope to work with her again, in the future.
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Alonzo “AJ” Jennings , Senior Training Specialist/Team Leader, MLS Listings Inc
“Thorough, diligent, professional, reliable and just plain GOOD at what she does. Gargi came onboard as a consultant to assist in the implementation of an enhanced online security and her work stood out as simply amazing. Her thought process and attention to detail, combined with her great communication skills are the best of show! She is a gem to the industry and a world class PM.” — May 16, 2009
Rami Habal, Director of Product Marketing, Proof Point
I hired Gargi to help us out on some product marketing related work. She is very personable and a structured thinker, and delivered her projects on time. She was a quick learner, and hit the ground running. Gargi worked with the team to learn our solution features in support of solution briefs she created for the Education vertical, PCI DSS, and Financial Services. She leveraged her experience and domain knowledge, especially in the financial and PCI areas, to learn the salient regulations in our industry, map them to solution capabilities, and to deliver her projects. I’d welcome working with Gargi again.
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Paul La Porte, Global Manager for SaaS and Cloud Solutions , Proofpoint
“Gargi demonstrated a terrific ability to quickly understand our business model and needs, requiring little supervision to accomplish her projects. She leveraged her experience to immediately deliver value, creating a PCI solution brief that was well-organized and highlighted all categories relevant to our solutions (data encryption, anti-virus, monitoring email/web, hosted services). I would enjoy working with her again.” July 11, 2008
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Sheela Toor , Marketing Communications Manager , Proofpoint
“Gargi is a quick learner and is able to come up to speed very quickly. She worked with the team to learn anti-spam and DLP solution features using collateral and live demos. Learned solutions in support of solution briefs for Education vertical, PCI DSS, and Financial Services. Her experience with PCI projects at other clients enabled efficient and well-organized PCI solution brief highlighting all categories within security standard relevant to Proofpoint solutions (data encryption, anti-virus, monitoring email/web, hosted services). She conducted comprehensive research and applied a unique approach to email security in financial institutions. She went beyond the usual marketing briefs on SOX, GLBA, and PCI and created comprehensive solution brief for Financial services, with special focus on FINRA (NYSE, NASD, SEC) rules governing electronic communications. Required detailed review of specific regulation notices and mappings to Proofpoint solution capabilities. I highly recommend Gargi – she is a pleasure to work with.” June 20, 2008
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Nithin Rao , Senior Product Manager , Proofpoint
“Gargi was a pleasure to work with. She hit the ground running, asked a lot of great questions and absorbed a tremendous amount of knowledge in a short time. She leveraged prior experience with PCI and other regulations and did thorough analysis in order to map Proofpoint capabilities to the regulatory requirements. The net result was a high quality solution brief that really highlighted Proofpoint’s value.” June 3, 2008
Daniel Molina, Technical Security Evangelist, McAfee, Inc.
“It was my distinct pleasure to work with Gargi. She is, in short, a rock star. Her energy and enthusiasm are a contagious value in every endeavor. She delivers on what she promises, and goes well above and beyond.”
“Gargi was great. Worked on a complex project involving a large cross functional team and delivered high quality results on time.” December 23, 2007
Top qualities: Great Results , Expert , High Integrity
Thevi Sundaralingam
hired Gargi (nee Sircar) as a Security Product Management in 2007 , and hired Gargi (nee Sircar) more than once
“Gargi has been instrumental in the delivery and presentation of a marketing response around PCI. We have relied on her subject matter expertise and her unwavering commitment to deliver high-impact materials. It’s been a real pleasure to work with Gargi” December 21, 2007
Evelyn de Souza , Senior Manager, Competitive Marketing , McAfee
worked directly with Gargi (nee Sircar) at McAfee
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Ioana Sundius (Pirvulescu), Senior Product Manager, NextLabs, Inc.
“It has been fun to work with Gargi on our product launch. She has enough technical depth to quickly understand the finer nuances of a product, and a great market awareness that makes her waste no time in understanding how each individual feature competes. Her crisp writing style and good grasp of market strategy have made planning sessions with her a pleasure.” June 3, 2008
Ellen Fetty, Marketing Consultant, Oakley Networks
“Gargi is an exceptionally talented marketing professional. With experience in both insider threat management and security risk management, she offers a wealth of subject matter expertise that greatly contributed to the development of Oakley’s product marketing materials. Gargi is extremely productive and handles pressure with grace. I have confidence she can tackle any complex project on an urgent deadline.”
“Gargi is very detail and results oriented. Her skills with clients were exceptional and the feedback received was positive. She was able to translate the customers requests and wish lists back to technical sources in a fashion that expedited results.” June 13, 2007
Eric Baum , Manager , Oakley Networks
worked with Gargi (nee Sircar) at Oakley Networks
“Gargi has extensive knowledge and experience in the security market, with skills ranging from product strategy to marketing analysis. She did some excellent work for Oakley Networks in delivering use case analysis and web site messaging. I would highly recommend her work for any challenging project needing detailed marketing analysis.” May 15, 2007
Top qualities: Expert , On Time , Creative
Audra Eng
hired Gargi (nee Sircar) as a Business Consultant in 2007 , and hired Gargi (nee Sircar) more than once
