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Jignesh Shah Asst. Project Manager, Blue Star Infotech
 
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Blue Star Infotech
Jignesh Shah
Asst. Project Manager, Blue Star Infotech
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Mumbai, India
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Professional summary
Jignesh Shah's Experience
Current :

Asst. Project Manager, Blue Star Infotech
Technology Consulting
India, Mumbai

Working from 2006

Previous :

Blue Star Infotech Ltd

Worked from 2006 to 2012

Brief summary :

Mobility Practice Leader | Blue Star Infotech Ltd April 2006 - Till date Leading Mobility Practice with team of 40+ resources - preparing business plan, defining services, strategizing for artefacts and differentials, team planning and allocation, business acquisition and growth, partner eco-system establishment Managing multiple mobility projects across native application to mobile web enablement projects including Industry leaders in Business Travel Management, Leisure Travel Management, Project Portfolio Management, etc For each of accounts within mobility group, my engagement starts with presales and goes till delivering the project. Typical engagement steps are as follows Understanding customers products / services Understanding customers target user base - be it internal users, vendors or end customers Understand pain-points of above user segment with respect to data access on the go Define mobility strategy and identify mobility scenarios targeting pain-points Design mobility approach and road-map based on customer inputs and based on pros and cons of each approach - be it device based native applications, mobile web applications or hybrid applications Engage with customer stake-holders and capture mobility requirements and create wire-frames by taking help of Business analyst and Usability expert Define mobility engagement schedule with right stake-holders and execute the engagement delivering value to the customer Involved into business acquisition through participation in pre-sales and technical sales for various RFPs and prospect calls/visits; contract values ranging from 0.2 M$ to 1 M$ with winning ratio of 30 to 40% For each of projects, participate in phases like: project planning, scheduling, budget control, client/project team coordination and quality assurance Worked with multiple fortune 500 companies as part of providing services

Previous :

Asst. Project Manager, Blue Star Infotech Ltd

Worked from 2006 to 2012

Brief summary :

Asst. Project Manager | Blue Star Infotech Ltd April 2006 - Till date Managing multiple mobility projects across native application to mobile web enablement projects including Industry leaders in Business Travel Management, Leisure Travel Management, Project Portfolio Management, etc As a manager with mobility group, my engagement starts with presales and goes till delivering the project. Typical engagement steps are as follows Understanding customers products / services Understanding customers target user base - be it internal users, vendors or end customers Understand pain-points of above user segment with respect to data access on the go Define mobility strategy and identify mobility scenarios targeting pain-points Design mobility approach and road-map based on customer inputs and based on pros and cons of each approach - be it device based native applications, mobile web applications or hybrid applications Engage with customer stake-holders and capture mobility requirements and create wire-frames by taking help of Business analyst and Usability expert Define mobility engagement schedule with right stake-holders and execute the engagement delivering value to the customer Driving mobility presales - responding to RFIs and RFPs Involved into business acquisition through participation in pre-sales and technical sales for various RFPs and prospect calls/visits; contract values ranging from 0.2 M$ to 1 M$ with winning ratio of 30 to 40% Played key role in winning business deals and growing mobility practice to 40+ members As project manager, key responsibilities include: project planning, scheduling, budget control, client/project team coordination and quality assurance Worked with multiple fortune 500 companies as part of providing services Instrumental to create a partner eco-system to meet customer needs, thus delivering total solution

Previous :

Principal Engineer, Honeywell Technology
Canada

Worked from 2001 to 2006

Brief summary :

Principal Engineer | Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab August 2001 - April 2006 Leading project team at Honeywell, Canada in avionics embedded software development and hardware software integration (HSI) testing assignments for USA based leading aircraft manufacturer Got accolades and appreciation certificate from end customer for delivery quality software in a tight deadline to meet their business milestone Presented ROI analysis of setting up hardware software integration testing lab at offshore which resulted into assignment being transferred to offshore; thus delivering significant cost saving Experienced with avionics system software for - Environment control system and Flight management system and ARINC 429 and 629 protocols

Previous :

Principal Engineer, Honeywell

Worked from 2001 to 2006

Previous :

Principal Engineer, Honeywell Technology
Canada

Worked from 2001 to 2006

Brief summary :

Principal Engineer | Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab August 2001 - April 2006 Leading project team at Honeywell, Canada in avionics embedded software development and hardware software integration (HSI) testing assignments for USA based leading aircraft manufacturer Got accolades and appreciation certificate from end customer for delivery quality software in a tight deadline to meet their business milestone Presented ROI analysis of setting up hardware software integration testing lab at offshore which resulted into assignment being transferred to offshore; thus delivering significant cost saving Experienced with avionics system software for - Environment control system and Flight management system and ARINC 429 and 629 protocols Embedded Software Engineer | Tata Power R and D Labs October 1999 - April 2006 Requirement gathering and software design for system/embedded software and device drivers for an Indian defence assignment Key Mobility Engagements Mobile Strategy Consultant | Leading Business Travel Management Company in USA May 2011 - Till date Analyze and capture mobile platform requirements for business travel domain Analyze competition products to identify good to have features Identify key differential features that can give competitive advantage as well as create opportunity for additional revenue\ Estimate for overall cost of build, operate and maintenance of the mobility platform as well as mobile applications supporting leading smart-phones and tablets - iOS, Android and Blackberry Present key findings and platform blue-print to client management Prepare inputs for mobile platform RFP (Request for Proposal) Project Manager | Leader in Product Portfolio Management Solution November 2010 - April 2011 Analyzed and defined mobility strategy and approach for the client Analyzed clients customer segment and defined project requirements and approach based on target customer base Extended identified work-flows using mobile web enablement technology for iPhone, Android and Blackberry smart-phones Project Manager | BSIs Mobility Differentiators January 2010 - till date Played key role in setting up Mobility practice within Blue Star Infotech by developing key assets, marketing collaterals, putting up eco-system with right balanced team and vendors and winning early customers As one of the founder members of mobility initiative; conceptualised and delivered Travel specific iPhone application - iRoad Genie - HYPERLINK http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/iroad-genie/id411677676 - mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/iroad-genie/id411677676 - mt=8 iMap Genie - Native application enabling navigation within enclosed properties in absence of GPS. Targeted for Events, Shows, Hotel Properties, Airports, Museums, etc iPhone application framework for Ground Transportation and demo application for exhibiting during Travel technology show - UK and TravDex - USA Participated in winning deals and growing mobility practice to 40+ members as on To TILL

Previous :

Embedded Software Engineer, Tata Power R and D Labs

Worked from 1999 to 2001

Brief summary :

Embedded Software Engineer | Tata Power R and D Labs October 1999 - August 2001 Requirement gathering and software design for system/embedded software and device drivers for an Indian defence assignment Key Mobility Engagements Mobility Practice Leader | Leader in Enterprise Mobility Solution October 2011 - Till date Engagement management for migrating enterprise mobility applications from Windows Mobile to other smart-phone platforms like iOS, Android and Blackberry Team comprising of onshore and offshore resources (6+) and project executed using Agile SCRUM Mobile Strategy Consultant | Leading Business Travel Management Company in USA May 2011 - Till date Analyze and capture mobile platform requirements for business travel domain Analyze competition products to identify good to have features Identify key differential features that can give competitive advantage as well as create opportunity for additional revenue\ Estimate for overall cost of build, operate and maintenance of the mobility platform as well as mobile applications supporting leading smart-phones and tablets - iOS, Android and Blackberry Present key findings and platform blue-print to client management RFP preparation and vendor response evaluation for short-listing Mobility Practice Leader | BSIs Mobility Differentiators August 2009 - Till date Leading Mobility practice within Blue Star Infotech - developing key assets, marketing collaterals, putting up eco-system with right balanced team and vendors and winning early customers As one of the founder members of mobility initiative; conceptualised and delivered iMap Genie - Native application enabling navigation within enclosed properties in absence of GPS. Targeted for Events, Shows, Hotel Properties, Airports, Museums, etc Integrating iMap Genie with CISCO MSE generating unique offering for hotel, airport, event, etc customer segments Travel specific iPhone application - iRoad Genie - HYPERLINK http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/iroad-genie/id411677676 - mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/in/app/iroad-genie/id411677676 - mt=8 iPhone application framework for Ground Transportation and demo application for exhibiting during Travel technology show - UK and TravDex - USA Participated in winning deals and growing mobility practice to 40+ members as on To TILL Mobility Practice Leader | Leader in Video Conferencing Solution May 2011 - Till Date Engagement management for proving iPhone and iPad native application for business users enabling them to book and update video conferencing on the go and across centres provided by client Application available on App Store and very successful Mobility Practice Leader | Leader in Leisure Travel and Hospitality Solution August 2011 - January 2012 Engagement management for proving mobile web enablement and iPad native application for Leisure traveller to enable her to look at her travel itinerary and related information on the go Team comprising of onshore and offshore resources (4+) and project executed using Agile SCRUM Application available on App Store Mobility Practice Manager | Leader in Product Portfolio Management Solution November 2010 - April 2011 Analyzed and defined mobility strategy and approach for the client Analyzed clients customer segment and defined project requirements and approach based on target customer base Extended identified work-flows using mobile web enablement technology for iPhone, Android and Blackberry smart-phones PROJECTS (system/embedded software) HP OpenVMS Component Support - Extended Office Project Client: India based MNC Project Type: Product Support Duration: On going Team Size: 7

Previous :

Embedded Engineer, Tata R & D Labs

Worked from 1999 to 2001

Previous :

, Blue Star Infotech
Jignesh Shah's Education

Indian Institute Of Management (IIM), Kolkata
Executive Program in Business Management (EPBM)
India
From 2005 to 2006

Viveknand Edu. Soc. Inst. of Technology, Mumbai
B.Tech/B.E.
India
From 1996 to 1999
Brief summary :

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