v An entrepreneur deeply involved
in software engineering evangelization in the domestic & international IT
industry
v IBM Rational trained and certified
consultant & instructor
v 27+ years of experience in information technology
and software development
v 12+ years of experience in delivering
software engineering consulting, mentoring and training services for software
development companies
v Speaker at various IBM Rational Software
Conferences: USA(2009, 2010),
Germany(2008, 2009) & India(2006, 2010)
v Founder member and former Vice President
- Marketing of International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) – UAE
Chapter
v Successfully provided software
engineering automation & consulting solutions for various customers in
India & Germany, associating with IBM Rational as an advanced level partner
v Associated with many universities and
colleges in India & overseas for incorporating software engineering
automation as a part of their engineering curriculum. Conducted hands-on
software engineering automation sessions as “Train the Trainer” program for
universities and colleges
v Conceived and implemented many innovative initiatives & strategic partnerships to
evangelize software engineering among industry and academia. On August 12th 2011, launched “Software Engineering Automation Lab” (SEAL) as Indi’s First “IBM Rational
Center of Excellence” by an IBM Business Partner at Chennai.
v Identified major opportunities to improve
the productivity in software development using various IBM Rational tools. Developed add-on plug-ins Astra Model Creator and Astra Test Automat with “Ready for Rational Software”
certifications from IBM, to address specific needs extending beyond tool
capabilities
v Worked as presale & technical
consultant to make Astra Infotech, the first worldwide reference IBM partner for SAP test
automation using IBM Rational Functional Tester in association with IBM SAP
International Competence Center at Walldorf, Germany
v S solution architecting for various
business challenges leveraging software engineering and automation
Technical Training & Consulting Expertise (Tools &
Methodologies)
Software Process:
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IBM Rational Unified Process
IBM Rational Method Composer
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Enterprise Architecture &
Portfolio Management:
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IBM
Rational System Architect
IBM
Rational Focal Point
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Requirements Management:
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Requirement Management using Use cases
Elicitation, Analysis, Documentation and Management, Enterprise
Analysis
IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation
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Business Analysis:
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Business Analysis Training as per BABOK® v2
IIBA® CBAP® Certification Coaching
Fundamentals of Business Analysis
Business Strategy, Business Process Modeling
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Software Quality:
Collaborative Development
Platform:
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IBM Rational Functional Tester
IBM Rational Performance Tester
IBM Rational Quality Manager
IBM Rational Team Concert
Agile Methodology, Iterative Development
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Experience Summary
v Career
Beginning: Started
career as an independent marketing consultant in the field of insurance and banking
products’ sales in the early 80’s.
v Technical
Focus: During late 80’s,
switched to software development and consulting services, associating with M/s.
SAMEER (Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research, an
independent society under Govt. of India).
In the year 1992, founded ‘VEE Consultants’, a one man company offering
small software solutions to various small business owners. First software
product “Yours Truly”, a template based correspondence software, was
released. This was an innovative
development and was the first commercial product to the industry of its
kind.
v Software
& Product Development: In
the year 1997, the company was incorporated as private limited company, in the name
Astra Infotech Private Limited. During
the period 1998-2001, this company produced three more products, namely, SMILE,
SoftEye and Qualify.
Ø SMILE, is a lower
end ERP solution for automobile component manufacturing companies.
Ø SoftEye is a
healthcare solution for automating ophthalmic clinic management.
Ø Qualify is a
workflow solution for quality system management documentation especially for QS
9000.
v Software
Engineering Focus: More
focused on quality systems and underwent training by the year 2002. Certified
as a Quality Auditor with ISO 9000:2000.
Associated with Rational Software Corporation (now Rational Software
group in IBM), to use Rational Unified Process, a process framework to implement
the software development process for various quality systems like ISO, CMM and
CMMI. Became a consultant in RUP and
later the company became a Channel Partner with then Rational Software
Corporation.
Towards
the end of 2002, set up Asia’s first Software Engineering Competency Centre
namely TSECC (Technopark Software Engineering Competency
Centre), as a tri-party
consortium along with Rational Software Corporation (now Rational Software
group in IBM) and Technopark (Kerala Government.). Inauguration was done by Mr. Greg Lund, the
then Managing Director for Rational Asia Pacific.
v Effective
IBM Association: During
the year 2003, participated in the Rational User Conference at USA and met Dr.
Ivar Jacobson, father of use cases.
Accepting his invitation, visited Jaczone, AB, at Sweden and Signed up
as the first Asian partner to promote their product, WayPointer.
v Dr. Ivar Jacobson visited India during
early 2004 and IBM India sponsored 5 events at various parts of the country
featuring Dr. Ivar Jacobson. Shared the
podium with Dr. Ivar to promote WayPointer in the software development
community in all the events.
v By the year 2005, Astra Infotech became a
Value Added Partner (VAP) of IBM, with the virtue of the technical capabilities
of the team which has demonstrated with various client engagements. During mid 2005, the company launched ASSIST
Academy, India’s first Software Engineering academy, in Trivandrum. In September, 2005 the company launched the
first three month diploma program in software engineering. Towards the end of 2005, the company was honored
by IBM for achieving a perfect 10/10
on customer satisfaction based on a survey done by the IBM independent agency.
v In 2006 February, Astra Infotech became
the first Indian Education Centre for IBM Software (ECIS) for IBM Rational Software brand.
v International
Focus: In early 2007, participated in CeBIT at Germany and
signed up with hannoverimpuls to set up the Astra’s first overseas branch at
Hannover. The office inaugurated by the
Mayor of Hannover and Astra Infotech has signed up with IBM Germany as a
partner. Also signed up with HannoverIT e.V. In 2010 set up a unique software engineering
automation lab for SVA GmbH, Germany. In 2011 signed an MoU with “German
Indian Business Center, Hannover”(GIBC) Germany to set up it’s first representative
office in Chennai, India to promote investment and business relations between
India and Germany.
v ERP
test automation specialization: In Germany, Astra specialized on SAP test automation using IBM Rational
Functional Tester. During 2008, bagged
two prestigious SAP partners as customers for test automation. One of them has become the first reference case study for IBM Rational worldwide. During 2008 & 2009 had public technical
sessions at Rational Software Development Conferences in Munich &
Düsseldorf. In the last quarter2008,
designed and implemented two value added plug-ins for IBM Rational Software
Architect. Both of them have got
prestigious “Ready for Rational Software” certification from IBM.
Innovative Initiatives
v ASSIST Academy, an exclusive software
engineering academy
Major Public Sessions
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v Joint sessions with Dr. Ivar Jacobson
at various parts of India (2004)
v Speaker at Rational Software
Development Conference, Bangalore (2006 & 2010)
v Technical Sessions at National
Institute of Technology, Calicut (2006)
v Technical Sessions at TCH, Hannover -
Germany (2007)
v Speaker at IBM Rational Software
Development Conference, Germany (2008 & 2009)
v Speaker at IBM Rational Software
Conference, USA (2009 & 2010)
Partial Clientele
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v Accenture, Chennai and Hyderabad
v Allianz Cornhill Information Services,
Trivandrum
v Caritor, Bangalore
v CCS Technologies (P) Ltd., Kottayam
v Cochin University of Science & Technology,
Cochin
v Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai
v Cordiant Technologies (P) Limited, Cochin
v Dishnet Wireless Limited, Chennai
v Dubai Municipality, (GBM), Dubai (UAE)
v eFunds Corporation, Chennai
v ENVESTNET, Trivandrum and California
(USA)
v Ernst& Young, Trivandrum
v First Gulf Bank, (GBM), Abu Dhabi (UAE)
v Gemini Software Solutions, Trivandrum
v Hanse Orga AG, Hamburg (Germany)
v Hexaware Technologies, Chennai
v Hindustan College Of Engineering, Chennai
v IBS Software Services Private Limited,
Trivandrum
v Infosys,Bangalore
v ISG NovaSoft, Chennai
v iSmart International Limited, Bangalore
and Cochin
v KONE Elevator India Private Limited,
Chennai
v Kusters Engineering India Pvt. Limited,
Mumbai
v Malayala Manorama, Kottayam
v Mentor Graphics, Hyderabad
v National Informatics Centre, Chennai
v National Institute of Technology, Calicut
v Neo Business Partners, Hannover (Germany)
v NeST Group, Trivandrum
v Perot Systems, Bangalore
v Philips Software Centre, Bangalore
v Premier Evolvics Pvt. Ltd, Coimbatore
v PSG College of Engineering, Coimbatore
v Qatar (Leading Telecom Company) Doha
(Qatar)
v RM Education Solutions India Pvt Ltd,
Trivandrum
v Scope International, Chennai
v Sharjah Economic Development Department,
(GBM), Sharjah (UAE)
v Servion Global Solutions Ltd, Chennai
v SIEMENS, Chennai
v Stabilix Corporation, Trivandrum
v SUBEX SYstems Limited, Bangalore
v SunTec Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,
Trivandrum
v SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH,
Germany
v Technopark, Trivandrum
v Telesis Technologies,Inc, Chennai
v The Federal Bank Ltd., Alwaye
v Union Switch & Signal Pvt. Ltd.,
Bangalore
v US Technology, Trivandrum
v Ushus Technologies, Trivandrum
v Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum
v Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, Chennai
Personal
Details
v Educational qualification: Graduate (BA)
v Professional
Certifications:
IBM Certified Solution Designer
IBM Certified Deployment Professional
IBM Certified Specialist
Certified ISO Lead Auditor