Parag Dalal: Living up to his Commitment

Cherishing a few things since his childhood, Parag Dalal, Director of Dynacons Systems & Solutions still loves to enjoy simple things in life-playing with kids, helping people in need on streets and other philanthropic activities. Also, having being a determined individual with clarity in his thought process and the tenacity to turn his entrepreneurship dreams into reality, the fun loving; ever smiling Dalal believes that running a booming business enterprise is an art known to and bestowed upon few. His childhood aspirations of becoming a successful businessman played a significant role in nourishing his dream. His dream was fulfilled when he started his own company, Dynacons Systems & Solutions along with his mentor Shirish Anjaria, which is now a listed entity on the BSE and NSE.

An Entrepreneur's Expedition Begins
Indeed, Dala's journey has been a very eventful tale. Born in a Gujarati family and being a docile child, he has always liked to do things in an unconventional manner but cares about the society at the same time. Having been brought up in a struggling business family, it was always his dream to have his own business and pursue a career of his own choice. "That is the reason I did not join my father's family business and decided to pursue my career in the field of information technology-which was a new and emerging field in the mid-eighties," confirmed Dalal.
After completing his engineering in IT, he joined the firm Dynacons Consultancy as a trainee engineer. While pursuing his Industrial Engineering, he graduated as a Senior Systems Analyst and then handled many software development and implementation projects initially. Although, he started his career as a Software Programmer, but he developed an inclination towards systems integration, networking and customer support. "Many real life situations also inspired me to take up active role in convincing customers and expanding my business through marketing customize solutions," he added. Thus, in the early nineties, Dalal joined hands with his Director and mentor-Shirish Anjaria, and joined the firm SP Corporation, a partnership company that provides IT solutions to customers. Then having been geared up with the wave of successful deals that the duo were cracking, in the year 1995, they started Dynacons Systems & Solutions, and successfully converted the same into a listed entity in the year 2000 on BSE & NSE. Having a clear focus and being confident enough to stand by his convictions, Dalal managed to come up with such a successful company. "With this initiative, I believe in offering best of the breed brands and solutions, which help business houses to stay agile and respond better to changing market conditions by optimizing business processes, making their IT infrastructure flexible, and ensuring faster business results," emphasized Dalal.

Rising up to Challenges
Looking back, Dalal feels that this stint provided him great opportunities to experiment in his career. However, he also recalled that the journey
was never a smooth one to achieve the desired goal. "After establishing our company, the biggest challenge for us is to expand our presence in other geographies. And, also we now need to explore more business avenues in order to grow," said Dalal. And other initial challenges were to retain manpower and also gaining the recognition from customers in the market, he added. However, even initially when all the major players in the IT market overlooked Dynacons, it did not kill the confident spirit of Dalal, who was smart enough to keep himself updated on the developing technologies. He, rather, set his convictions firm and worked hard with his dedicated employee base to reach up to the expectations of his customers in the market. Today, the aspect he cherished most about the company was its work culture, where people are encouraged to think beyond the box in every aspect of their job.

"Live like a Winner"
He believes strongly on the oft quoted saying of Diane Arbus-'Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.' According to him, hard work, keen interest in learning new things and understanding the needs of customers are the three major factors which have contributed to Dalal's successful career. He said, "All the successful people around me are my inspirational and motivational force. Instead of feeling jealous from others' success, I feel motivated and charged-up to shape up my career and try to achieve success while observing other successful people around me." He further opined, "For being a winner, does not imply that the person has to be at his work 24/7, rather he should live like a winner in all the aspects of life since it is also significant to play a proper role in the concerned family." Now, maintaining a proper balance between work and family, Dalal always make a point to dine together with his family members. He has some really interesting hobbies and whenever he finds time for it, he makes sure he doesn't miss out on them. He enjoys spending time with friends and family members while watching various movies and sports, besides going for a long drive with them. He also loves to dig out time to attend most of his kids' events and performance in the school. He further said, "I also ensure that on Sundays, I take my children on holiday trips."

Managing Business at Present
Bringing in about 22 plus years of work experience, today, Dalal has managed to train its employees and also set up a robust business process framework that the company is able to bag several successful deals in helping business houses address challenges in managing their business strategy, change, innovation and processes. Having created a strong foothold in the IT market and with channel partners in place, Dynacons ensures that business houses excel in business and are able to achieve their business objectives successfully. "Presently I am nurturing our company as a Promoter and Executive Director-Marketing and Support, and successfully providing IT infrastructure solutions for large and medium enterprises and various govt. organizations," said Dalal.
Talking further on the future business plans and witnessing the company's growth at an exponential rate, Dalal affirmed, "In coming months, I see my company with at least five times growth as compared to the present scenario, and its global presence as one of the major unbeatable player in the industry."