Viraf Sutaria

Viraf Sutaria, a Management graduate from Mumbai University with a degree in Economics, is the CEO - at Automated Workflow. He was a Founder Director, pivotal to the success of Automated Workflow (AWPL) and is considered a valuable contributor to the BPM and ECM industry.

With more than 15 years of experience in ECM and BPM, Viraf is responsible for Global Operations worldwide in addition to managing the business across Asia Pacific. He has successfully managed a variety of key customer workflow, content management and records management implementations for the company.    For example, Viraf was a key success factor in one of the world’s largest workflow implementations at Prudential Assurance, Malaysia.

Prior to co-founding AWPL, Viraf worked for Parle Exports Pvt Ltd, the leading soft drinks manufacturer in India, as a Marketing Executive.   He later managed and published the 'Limca Book of Records' (similar to the Guinness Book of Records, for Indian records only), for Parles. It was one of the largest selling hardbacks in India in the very first year.

Viraf has also established the largest Records Management Company in India - VP Microdata Pvt Ltd for Microfilming /Scanning /Records Management Services.  

Sunil Savara

Sunil Savara, one of the founders, is the Chief of Quantum Growth at Automated Workflow Group. He runs the Strategic Alliance Partner Program and is responsible for all offshore business of the company.

Sunil is a key executive team member helping to drive Automated Workflow's growth in non-linear ways. He speaks at various ECM and BPM industry events, conducts workshops on personal transformation, is a Founder Trustee of Foundation for Life, and a Charter Member at TIE.

Previously, Sunil was an IBM consultant hired to increase IBM market share in the ECM and BPM markets in India. He successfully increased sales manifold and established an IBM footprint in the Asia marketplace. Prior to this, he founded and ran for a decade Image Microforms & Systems Ltd, a Document Management & Workflow company across India, FileNet's first distributor in India.

Sunil has a Bachelor of Commerce from Sydenham College, Bombay University, having schooled at St. Xavier's High School, Bombay.

Cyrus Patel

Cyrus Patel is one of the original founders of Automated Workflow Pvt Ltd in India.
 
He started his career as an Industrial Trainee with Voltas which at the time was one of India's top 20 companies ranked by sales. He then pursued accounting for a few years and articled with S B Billimoria & Co, one of India’s top CA/CPA firms.
 
Cyrus Patel is responsible for India sales and has been very successful in selling DotSphere, Automated Workflow ’ Flagship product. Cyrus is also in charge of the Finance for Automated Workflow. In addition, he is a key executive team member helping to drive Automated Workflow’ growth. 
 
With more than 20 years of experience in ECM, he is responsible for the company's finances.  In addition Cyrus is founder and a non executive director of Patel Microdata who have provided conversion services for a large number of the top 500 commercial organizations in India.
 
His hobbies are badminton, music, equity analysis and reading.

Romil Turakhia

Romil Turakhia is Chief of Products and Technology at Automated Workflow.  Romil is one of the founders of Automated Workflow Group.

Romil has been in the Enterprise Content and Business Process Management industry for over 10 years.  Romil is a highly respected technologist with training from industry leaders like IBM, Microsoft, SMA and Schuat.  As Chief of Products and Technology for Automated Workflow, he is responsible for the strategy, design and development of all AWPL products.  Romil and his team designed AWPL's core product, DotSphere.

Romil is a published author and has co-authored two IBM Red Books for the Content Management Product Suite.  He is also frequently asked by IBM’s technology groups to provide valuable feedback and technical direction for IBM products.  In addition, he was a key success factor in one of the world’s largest workflow implementations at Prudential Malaysia.

Before Automated Workflow, Romil was associated with Aditi Technologies/Talisma (formerly NetQuest) and Wipro.  Romil has a Bachelor of Engineering from B.M.S. College, Bangalore.