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Corporate Planning/Strategy Manager and Programme Management, Freelance |
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| Management & Strategy Consulting | ||
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Corporate Planning/Strategy Manager and Programme Management * Doing Research on Project management and Object Modelling at King’s College London. * IT Consultancy on as on where is basis to individuals and organisations. Providing consultancy on hardware repair, Internet and Network Security, purchase of Software and hardware equipment, training on IT tools. * Voluntary work for GNSSS, Maidenhead for ICT Consultancy and Training for the council and charity. | ||
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Corporate Planning/Strategy Manager and Programme Management, Freelance |
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| Management & Strategy Consulting | ||
Working from 2009 | ||
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Brief summary :
Corporate Planning/Strategy Manager and Programme Management * Doing Research on Project management and Object Modelling at King’s College London. * IT Consultancy on as on where is basis to individuals and organisations. Providing consultancy on hardware repair, Internet and Network Security, purchase of Software and hardware equipment, training on IT tools. * Voluntary work for GNSSS, Maidenhead for ICT Consultancy and Training for the council and charity. | ||
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Kings College , |
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| London | ||
Worked from 2010 to 2011 | ||
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uent in Written and Spoken ENGLISH, Hindi and Punjabi. June 2010 - till date Kings College, London Doing my part-time PhD in Computer Science and Informatics at Kings College, London. The topic of research is on Model Driven Programme/ Project management and assurance using Object Modelling and Software Engineering concepts. Voluntary work for GNSSS, Maidenhead for ICT Consultancy and Training for the charity. Providing consultancy for Software and hardware implementation, IT training, CV Writing, Internet security, website etc. IT Consultancy on as on where is basis to individuals and organisations. Providing consultancy on hardware repair, Internet and Network Security, purchase of Software and hardware equipment, training on IT tools. | ||
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Prorgamme Manager, C-DAC , |
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| Mohali | ||
Worked from 2010 to 2010 | ||
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY April 2010 - June 2010 Prorgamme Manager and Strategy Consultant C-DAC, Mohali, India (Part time basis): Liaison with Executive Director to for various projects and guide, manage, and provide training for various project managers and team members on strategy/ programme/ process/ project management. Reviewed and modified System Requirement Specification document based on IEEE 830-1998 standard for Sanjeevani - Integrated Telemedicine Solution and e-Sanjeevani -Web based Telemedicine solution. Developed and updated various sections gathering overall requirements such as product features, functionalities, assumptions, interfaces, constraints, user scenarios and use cases, database flows, performance requirements, test cases etc. Managed and led the project managers to develop a complete plan for complete life cycle of the new versions of the software. Based on market research, estimated and calculated the cost for the product Black box for Vehicles - used to record various parameters of commercial vehicles such as speed, check alcohol level of driver, brake oil, engine temperature, photographs, overload etc. Conducted training on initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and control, and closing projects based on PMBOK. Provided insight into various project metrics, cross cultural issues and mitigation, earned value metrics, risk management, communications, HR, integration, etc. Delivered expert talk and lecture at the following organizations: CSIO, Chandigarh: Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) is a premier national laboratory of CSIR. Delivered an expert talk and lecture to the scientists and staff of CSIO, Chandigarh on Carbon Accounting and Management, and Project Management in Global Scenarios based on PMBOK and Prince-2. Provided insight into various project metrics, cross cultural issues and mitigation, earned value metrics, risk management, communications, HR, integration, etc. PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh and BBSBSEC, Fatehgarh Sahib: | ||
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HR, IEEE |
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| Chandigarh | ||
Worked from 2009 to 2010 | ||
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IEEE Chandigarh subsection and at BBSBSEC on Project Management in Global Scenarios based on PMBOK and Prince-2. Provided insight into various project metrics, cross cultural issues and mitigation, earned value metrics, risk management, communications, HR, integration, etc. Nov 2009- April 2010 | ||
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Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd. |
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| London | ||
Worked from 2008 to 2009 | ||
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Needed a long leave to address some urgent and unavoidable personal work in India. Nov 2008 - Nov 2009 Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd., London, UK Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd. provides software solutions, consultancy and services for Carbon management, measurement, foot-printing, reduction, sustainability management software solutions and offsets. Selected as Programme Manager through an elaborated selection process and reporting to the COO. Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage Greenstones overall product strategy, roadmap, product and resource planning, and product development. Manage the entire product life cycle development plan and stakeholders. Design and delivery of necessary client expectations. Development of the processes, audit, quality assurance and product verification. TCO and ROI for clients and handling RFI/ RFP. In-depth market and industry research, analysis and competitive positioning for the product suite. Liaison with CEOs, CTOs, CIOs and actual users. Achievements: Created product strategy and roadmap for the next 12 months. Setup the PMO and proposed the 18-24 months roadmap based on the stakeholders/ client and market requirements. Managed expectations of external as well as internal stakeholders and provide the best possible solution within the constraints. Development of in-depth market and industry analysis and competitive positioning. On-going development and maintenance of Greenstones carbon management database including sourcing and managing key data feed sources and suppliers. Managed the complete programme from pre-sales to understand the business requirements and translating them into functional specifications and passing them onto the development team. Manage the QA, testing and final release for the clients. | ||
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Programme Director/ Head of Product Strategy, Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd |
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| IT Products | ||
Worked from 2008 to 2009 | ||
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Programme Director, Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd |
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| Technology Consulting | ||
Worked from 2008 to 2009 | ||
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Programme Director/ Head of Product Strategy, Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd |
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| IT Products | ||
Worked from 2008 to 2009 | ||
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Programme Director, Greenstone Carbon Management Ltd |
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| Technology Consulting | ||
Worked from 2008 to 2009 | ||
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3i Infotech Ltd./ Rhyme Systems Ltd. |
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| London | ||
Worked from 2007 to 2008 | ||
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Managed development and release of new product features and functionalities some of which are GUI, Calculation Architecture and database. The software solution is provided as Software as a Service (SaaS) over the web. Improved the website with new features and information such as newsletters, FAQs, Standards and Legislations, etc. Oct 2007 - Nov 2008 3i Infotech Ltd./ Rhyme Systems Ltd., London, UK Rhyme Systems is a 3i Infotech Company (4th largest Indian Software Product Company) that provides solutions and services to Investment Banks, Building Societies, Asset Management and Stock Broking companies. Selected as Senior Manager - Program/ Project Assurance through an elaborated selection process and reporting to CEO of Western Europe. Key Responsibilities: Program/ Project Assurance, and Management, Program/ Project Planning and delivery. Handling RFI/ RFP for clients. Auditing, PMO and process setup, and Consultancy. Liaison with CEOs, CTOs, CIOs and actual users. TCO and ROI for clients. Achievements: Strategy Manager for creating the Centre of Excellence for Assurance in collaboration with Oracle, UK. The centre is to show case the Insurance capabilities of 3i-Infotech to the prospective clients and used as marketing tool. Managed the offshore and onshore team to create the scenarios, script and tune the application. Program Manager and project assurance manager for Wesleyan Assurance, Birmingham for creating the Functional and Technical Requirement of the system. Successfully managed the onshore and offshore team and completed the project on time. Presented solution options based on different technologies with merits/ demerits, time and cost analysis to build the application. Client board is evaluating the options. Program Manager and project assurance manager for the full development life cycle of the Anti Money Laundering Software implementation at one of the UKs biggest building Societies. Successfully managed the project and completed on the scheduled time and budget. The product was customized at offshore development centre in India. Project Length - 1 year, Budget: 400K Created processes, procedures, templates, and tools for the IT Strategy, Program/ project management and assurance. Setup Program and Project Assurance and Management Office for Business process optimization; Project planning, estimating, sizing and monitoring, Auditing and Quality Assurance. Managed the Transformation programme for global development centre in Mumbai for banking product - Factoring as a Project Assurance manager. Completed the gap analysis to understand the current capabilities. The change had been done in terms of creating new processes, roadmap, career development, and resource plan to make the centre effective and efficient. Managed the project for Scoping and estimating for IT migration to new technologies for Wesleyan Assurance, Birmingham. Created awareness for Information security and ISO 27001 and doing preliminary gap analysis. | ||
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Senior Manager - Program Assurance, 3i Infotech Ltd. |
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| IT Products | ||
Worked from 2007 to 2008 | ||
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Senior Manager - Program Assurance, 3i Infotech Ltd. |
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| IT Products | ||
Worked from 2007 to 2008 | ||
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Accenture UK Ltd. |
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| London | ||
Worked from 2005 to 2007 | ||
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Trained Senior Management of Western Europe and India on Cross-Cultural Awareness. Feb 2005 - Sept 2007 Accenture UK Ltd., London, UK Accenture is a global company providing Consultancy and Solutions in the field of Software and Communications. Selected as Project Manager after a detailed selection process. Key Responsibilities: Project Management, Recruitment Interviews, PMO and process setup, System Analysis, Design, Testing, Consultancy. Delivery Excellence and Quality Assurance, prototyping with SSADM, OOAD, RAD UML, ADM, Project Scheduling, Budgeting, Risk Management. Liaison with CEOs, CTOs, CIOs and actual users.RFI/ RFP along with TCO and ROI for clients. Second stage Skills Recruitment Interviews of the candidates for various roles. Achievements: Information Security Manager for Accenture UKDC for ISO27001/ ISO 17799 certification. Managed the complete programme, strategic planning and create roadmaps, schedules, presentations, complete gap analysis, process documentation, and training materials. Managed onshore and offshore teams. Programme Lead for CMMI level-5 certification for Accenture(UK). Created strategic planning and create roadmaps, schedules, presentations, complete gap analysis, process documentation, and training materials. Create processes and procedures for Programme and project planning, estimating, sizing, budgeting, metrics, and repeatable processes. Managed offshore and onshore teams. Project Coordinator to Prepare and update Investment proposal, Business case for Shell Central Finance programme to implement Services ERP/SAP project in 9 countries. Prepare and update Project Charter, PM Plan, financial and schedule Plan and coordinate the delivery/ deployment of project. Management of issues and risks for the Project Length: 2 years, Budget: $95m. Lead-UK and Ireland, Roll out and Deployment of Accenture Delivery Tools(ADT) and IBM Rational tools. Advise projects more than $5 million and longer than 12 months duration for tools. Collate, analyze and report on ADT adoption. Remain current on local and Global ADT deployment status. Fast and simple ADT deployment to projects by communicating current information. Communicate ADT messages to relevant audiences. Ensure fluid conversation between various projects and the Global ADS Mobilization Team. Worked with ISBank, Turkey and Alliance and Leicester bank for the right tools to be used and setting up PMO. Faculty for the `Deliver the Lifecycle course. Project Length:1+ year, budget: $5m, team size: varies Mapping of project documentation at Visa Credit Card to CMMI. Faculty for Effective Team Management course for Senior Executives and Managers of Financial Services. Trained more than 90 in 7 courses. Delivery excellence, quality control methods, CMMI for Accenture and Barclays Bank. Second stage Skills Recruitment Interviews of the candidates for various roles. Coordinated and trained the Accenture (Netherlands) and Accenture (Austria, Switzerland and Germany) employees by successfully running the Technical Architecture Design and Team Lead Schools in Netherlands, and Germany. Update Accenture Delivery Methods for Packaged Development and Custom Development to version 3.0 for CMMI level-3 compliance. Responsible for review and update as practitioner and CMMI expert for offshore and onshore teams. Implementation of Planning chart changes and cover the CMMI gaps in these areas for the Analyze and Design Application, Training and Performance Support, Service Introduction, Deploy work streams of ADM. Review and update of Process documents, Deliverables, Job Aids, Check Lists, Procedures etc. in these areas or create new as per the CMMI process requirements. Making the standardization of the terminology and various steps to ensure consistency in the documents. Deliverable Consistency with the activity/ task/ step and with each other. Requirements hierarchy and categorization and distill into a set of standard requirements to be used. Peer Reviewer for the Build Stage, Test Stage and Technical Architecture, Configuration Management work streams. Liaison with the CMMI external appraisers, SMEs/ SMAs and all other stakeholders of the project effectively and efficiently to achieve the goals of the project in time. Project Length - 1 year, team size: 8 | ||
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Program Manager, Accenture UK Ltd |
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| Management & Strategy Consulting | ||
Worked from 2005 to 2007 | ||
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Program Manager, Accenture UK Ltd |
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| Management & Strategy Consulting | ||
Worked from 2005 to 2007 | ||
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Project Manager, Virtual PLC |
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| India | ||
Worked from 1992 to 2005 | ||
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Faculty for Technical Architecture Design, Team Lead and Project Management schools. July, 1992 - Jan 2005 Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, C-DAC, India C-DAC is an autonomous organisation (with ISO 9001:2000 certification and CMM Level-5) under Ministry of IT, Govt. of India to impart R and D, consultancy and latest training programmes in the fields of Software and Hardware. Promoted (in 1998) within for the position of Project Manager/ Senior Design Engineer, reporting to the Director. Responsibilities: Program Management, PMO and process setup, Bid processes, System Analysis, Design, Consultancy, Design and Management of websites, Technical Author, Training in the field of Software and Hardware. R and D and Prototyping with SSADM, OOAD, RAD UML, Project Scheduling, Budgeting, Risk Management. Liaison with Civil Servants, Defence Officers, CEOs, CTOs, CIOs and actual users. Auditor of ISO 9001:2000 certification. Achievements: Product Strategy and Program Manager for Design and Development of Windows and DOS Based Word Processor with Spell Checker for Punjabi Language using OOAD, UML, RUP, C/C++, MFC, VC++, ATL, COM, OCX, Robohelp. The software has a dictionary of 40,000 words and has options, menus, help and facilities similar to MS-Word. Setup the PMO and processes. Three new fonts created for the language. Govt. of India, which sponsored the project, has accepted it. Intellectual Property Right (IPR) ownership as First author with Copyright No. SW-1349/2003 and Copyright No. SW-473/2001. The features of translation of Punjabi to English and vice-versa, ICR/ OCR are at different stages of completion. Project Length - 2 years, budget: 30K, team size: 10 and 2 language experts Program Manager and Strategy Consultant for a World Bank sponsored project on Integrated Watershed Development Programme, to monitor all the natural resources and animal husbandry in the state of Himachal Pradesh (India). Led the team in Pre-Qualification of tender bid and shown the prototype of the software which was Instrumental in getting the project and the improving our own processes. Setup the PMO and processes. Preparation of Software for the uploading of the data using Internet Dial-up from various remote locations, monitoring of the natural resources, animal husbandry and agriculture area etc. Different periodical CRM and MIS reports with data analysis, modeling and design with EAI, UML and MS-Project, Data-Warehousing and Data-Mining for the local government and World Bank. Used VB.net, ASP.net, COM, Oracle, Robohelp. Project Length - 1 year, budget: 1m, team size: 15 Strategy and Program Manager for providing the complete Computerization solution, including hardware and the development of MIS software for the Department of Defence Welfare, Govt. of Punjab, India. Prepared the MOU and SLA based on the Prototype evolved and got it approved and signed. Establish the PMO and processes. Prepared and evaluated the tender bids for Hardware, system software specification, design and development of CRM and MIS software, database design and modeling using EAI, OOAD, UML and RUP for Remote Data Collection using RAS and Internet Dial-up, Collation, Purification and Data migration using VB, ASP, SQL-Server, Robohelp. Project Length - 6 months, budget: 50K, team size: 5 Program Manager and Architect for e-commerce Online Banking Solution for a Bank. Establish the PMO and processes. The project involved studying the initial manual system for various account types, Internet accounts and facilities, financial derivatives such as shares and bonds, interests, loans etc., conceiving and suggesting the complete solution and database design and modeling with EAI, OOAD, RDBMS, UML, MS-Project, MFC, VC++, COM, ATL, OCX, Oracle, Robohelp. for the transfer to new system. Bid for purchase of new systems as per the needs. User manual preparation and training of the staff. Project Length - 1 year, budget: 55K, team size: 4 Product Manager for Speech Compression Application in Voice Telephony for a telecom solution using UML: Coding was done with C/C++, MFC using ITU-G728 recommendation for Low Delay Code Excited Linear Prediction techniques. Project Length - 3 months, budget: 10K, team size: 2 Product Manager and Solution Architect for developing Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol using UML, C/C++, MFC, ATL, Robohelp for Telecom. The project was for the transfer of the services to the slave router in the event of failure of the master. Project Length - 6 months, budget: 20K, team size: 2 Project Manager for Detailed Project Report for Setting up of C-DAC worth 3 million at Tezpur University, India. The Planning Commission, Govt. of India approved the same and the centre is functioning successfully. Setup the PMO and processes. Made the presentations to the Civil servants and ministers. Project was to prepare budgets and costs, timeline charts for project, recruitment of staff, making specifications, evaluation of bids for the infrastructure, hardware and software. Liaise with 3rd party supplier and partners for implementing. Project Length - 2 years, budget: 3m, team size: 5 Program and Product Manager for MIS Package for CRM, Inventory Control, Salary, Human Resource Management and Production, Planning and Control. The software is for the complete solution of the Inventory from the ordering to final purchase using EOQ model and Data Migration, Salary preparation and production management of the company using Operation Research techniques such as Job Assignments, Transportation Models, PERT, CPM and Linear Programming methods and database design and modeling with UML, RUP, VB, ASP, SQL-Server, Robohelp. Project Length - 6 months, budget: 20K, team size: 4 Coordinator for C-DAC franchise scheme for the northern region in the year 2000-2001. To evaluate the franchisee and train them to C-DACs procedures and rules. Total franchises given in the year were 20. Project Length - 6 months, budget: 45K, team size: 4 Expert talks to professionals in the Workshops on Internet and IT enabled services, IT Security . Recruited(in 1992) after an extensive selection process as a team member for the position of Design Engineer reporting to the Joint Director. Responsibilities: Development, Coding, Debugging, Code Inspection, design reviews and testing for Software and Hardware. Preparation of Detailed Project Reports. Achievements: Product Manager for Client Server System in JAVA for enabling Web Based Chat and e-commerce customer Services. It includes text, graphics communication and ASP based Shopping Cart using Net Commerce 3.1 and IBM Payment Manager 2.2 Project Length - 3 months, budget: 10K, team size: 2 Installation, Administration and Maintenance of 200 computers with Windows, Unix, Solaris and Linux. Developed Software Packages worth 1 Million for various applications: (a) Simulator for PLC programming-PC as a Virtual PLC Machine using JAVA. (b) Power Control with IBM PC using RS 232 interface , using Visual Basic. (c) PC-PC communication using Red Laser Pointers using C/C++, MFC, ATL. (d) Developed a PC based Instrumentation: A measurement technique using C/C++, MFC for Dynamic Response of Thermistor Probe in Conductive Media and Thermal Properties of Bio-Materials. | ||
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Program Manager, Centre for Development of Advacnced Computing (C-DAC) |
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| Technology Consulting | ||
Worked from 1992 to 2005 | ||
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Program Manager, Centre for Development of Advacnced Computing (C-DAC) |
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| Technology Consulting | ||
Worked from 1992 to 2005 | ||
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Technical Manager, July 1989 MOIE Ltd. |
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| Chandigarh | ||
Worked from 1988 to 1989 | ||
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(e) Software Design Tool for Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) and Transformers using FORTRAN and VB. July, 1988 - July, 1989 MOIE Ltd., India The company, part of Molins Ltd., UK, is a leader in the manufacture of the automatic packaging machines. Recruited for the position of Design Engineer (trainee) and reported to the Technical Manager (R and D). Responsibilities: Design of electronic control circuits for various types of automatic packing machines. Installation of Machines at customer sites. Programming and Installation of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Training of Customers and user manuals for customers. Achievements: Designed and installed the following machines with PLCs: Cigarette Packing Machine worth 35k at Indian Tobacco Company, Biscuit wrapping machine worth 16k at Bakemans India Ltd, The collateral and Parcel machine worth 10k for ICI Ltd. MEMBERSHIPS and ASSOCIATIONS Senior Member, Computer Society, IEEE (USA) Member, Project Management Institute (PMI), USA, Certified Project management Professional (PMP). Member, APMG and Interactive Community of Practice for Programme, Project and Risk Management Life Member, Computer Society of India and Institution of Engineers (India). Member, Institution of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers (India). Management Committee Member, Chandigarh Chapter of Computer Society of India. MEMBER BOARD OF STUDIES, CURRICULUM DESIGN, SCHEME OF EXAMINATION, and VISITING FACULTY TO VARIOUS UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES: B.E. and M.E. (Information Technology), M.E. (Electronic Product Design and Technology) and B.E. (Software Engg.) of Panjab University, Chandigarh. M.E. (Computer Science and Engg.) and M.E.(Electronics an Communication Engg.) of NITTR, Chandigarh. Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, MJP RohailKhand University, Bareilly, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, State Technical Education Boards of Punjab and Haryana. Expert and consultant for DOEACC Society, New Delhi. THESIS/ PROJECTS SUPERVISED Supervised 15 Master of Engineering Thesis/ dissertations, 21 Master of Computer Application Projects, 18 undergraduate projects. | ||
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APMG (UK) |
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Project Management Institute |
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APMG (UK) |
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Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh |
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Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh |
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| From 1989 to 1991 | |
Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh |
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Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh |
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