Profile: Nishant Desai

Nishant Desai, 27

Bachelor of Commerce, Mithibai College of Commerce, Mumbai University

DOCC Project – Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mumbai

Designed and conducted a sample survey to gauge the perception about the Anti Corruption Bureau and the level of awareness amongst the general public. Also came up with observations & suggestions on the same.

Senior Software Engineer, MphasiS Software & Services (40 months)

* Was a part of the onsite team at New York, USA for 10 months.

* Worked in multi-vendor agile environment at a Wall Street giant.

* Experienced in CRM Banking, Treasury Banking & Content Management projects.

* Worked on Microsoft technologies and PeopleSoft CRM.

* Involved in low-level design, development, functional testing & product support in various projects.

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* Accomplished keyboard player and have been a part of a number of professional musical shows.

Profile: Divya Dhankhar

Divya Dhankhar, 24

B. Tech (Electronics &Communication Engineering)
Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (GGSIPU), Delhi

DOCC Project- INDCARE Trust, New Delhi
Analysis of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) & the problem of persistent under nutrition.

Business Consultant, Synygy India Private Ltd (22 months)

• Consultant and Team Lead in the India Office on managing Incentive Compensation plan for one of the world’s top pharmaceutical company
• Implemented the client's requirement through regular client interactions
• Utilized proprietary in-house software to process and analyse data, create reports, implement verification procedures, and fulfil client requests for information
• Managed the viewer web portal for the clientCreated data models and process-flow diagrams to capture client requirements and design solutions.

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• Received Certificate of Reward and Recognition for outstanding performance in Synygy India Private Ltd
• Received Certificate of Merit for outstanding academic performance in Mathematics in Senior Secondary Board (CBSE) at National Level
• Won Open Merit scholarship in Junior Science Talent Search Examination (JSTSE) at Delhi Level
• Awarded Sanskrit Scholarship by Delhi Administration
• Scholar badge and blue blazer holder for academic excellence in school
• Won several prizes in art & drawing competitions

Profile: Vishal Dedhia

Vishal Dedhia, 25

Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology
Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai

DOCC Project – Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM ), Mumbai Micro-financing for Women SHGs – Analysis & Recommendation Plan; Enhancing operational efficiency through MIS optimization.

Software Developer Analyst, HSBC Software Development Centre (4 months)

• Worked for the Corporate Investment Banking department.
• Involved in the customization of the derivatives module of the Misys’s product, SUMMIT, for HSBC.
• Exposure to other products like Calypso and financial markets concepts.

Module Leader, Patni Computer Systems Ltd, (32 months)

• Worked in all the phases of SDLC as a team member and later as a module lead, leading a team of 5 members.
• Worked as Defect Prevention Representative, Knowledge Representative and Software Configuration Manager.
• Worked as Consultant at onsite location, Hitachi, Japan, also facilitating client communication with offshore.
• Involved in product related training of new team members and in quality initiatives at organization level.

Certifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt certified by KPMG.
• Japanese Language Proficiency Level 3 certified by JLPT Foundation, Japan

Achievements

• Mumbai Merit Rank 13th in HSC with PCM 99%, Mumbai Merit Rank 21st in BE, 1^st in class in SSC.
• ‘Valuable Contribution Award’ from Patni and Hitachi for successful project implementation.
• 1^st Prize in management games event, Chakravyuh, at National level B-School Fest XIMB Xpressions’06
• 3rd Prize in Finance Worshop, Findamentals, at IIM-A National Level B-School Fest Confluence’06
• 3rd Prize in Paper Presentation event, Genesis, at FMS National Level B-School Fest Fiesta’06.
• Received scholarship awards for academic excellence from J.R.D.Tata and Ratan Tata Trust for the last 3 consecutive academic years 2000-2003 of Undergraduate Engineering studies.
• Secretary of school science club ‘Avishkar’. Also associated with NGO ‘SAHYOG’ involved in supporting needy students.

Profile: Chandan Chatterjee

Chandan Chatterjee, 27

Bachelor of Information Sciences,University of Delhi

DOCC Project - UNDP and PCGT, Mumbai

Gap analysis and Process improvement of the entire justice delivery system involving Police, Judiciary and Prison by recommending solutions facilitating access to justice.

Module Leader, Infosys Technologies Ltd., (28 months) Domain:Banking

• Designed modules at high level and low level for the banking product 'FINACLE'

• Co-ordinated among the off-shore team, the third party vendor and the client for a time

bound and quality delivery of projects

• Led automation of regulatory reporting for Bank of England, London and South African

Reserve Bank, Johannesburg, at the client’s end

EDP Officer, Oriental Bank of Commerce, (5 months) Domain: Banking

• Infrastructure management of the bank’s Data Centre

• Part of the core team involved in implementation of ATM networking

Member Technical Staff, HCL Technologies Ltd.,(12 months) Domain: Technology

• Provided architectural, deployment and production level solutions globally for Weblogic Application Server

Technical Support Officer, Convergys India Services, (9 months) Domain: Technology

• Provided Technical Consultancy for clients of HP, USA.

Achievements

• Awarded the second prize for Inductis- Business Analytics Case competition in 2006
• Awarded the ‘Gem of the month’ in Infosys Technologies Ltd. for High Performance and Customer Delight, in 2005
• Won the ‘Best fielder of the Tournament’ award in the Luminous Cricket Tournament, 2003 representing HCL Technologies

Profile: Gautam Chakravarty

Gautam Chakravarty, 27

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

DOCC Project - UNDP and PCGT, Mumbai

Gap analysis and Process improvement of the entire justice delivery system involving Police, Judiciary and Prison suggesting feasible solutions for access to justice.

Consultant, Kanbay Software Pvt Ltd (38 months)

*         Team Lead for designing and enhancing various modules of the banking product 'VISIONPLUS' which is basically a credit card processing software.

*         Worked for clients such as HSBC Bank, DBS Bank Singapore, GE, IBM and AFS Middle East  

*         Responsibilities included requirement capturing, developing estimates, writing functional specs and technical specs, coordination of various interface systems, coordination between onsite and offshore, planning pilot testing and production trial runs and implementations of various projects.

*         Exposure to International work environment around 7 months, interfacing with

clients , across USA, Middle East and South East Asia

*         Responsible for Supervision, Training and Mentoring junior team members

Graduate Engineer Trainee (Thermax Pvt Ltd), (6 months)

*         Commissioning of Boilers for Thermax Babcock and Wilcox Division 

Achievements

* Received Certification of Appreciation and Prize money from HSBC Mexico and Kanbay for my valuable contribution for making HSBC Mexico implementation go live.

* Received Appreciation from GE Mortgages for implementing their functionality within 3 weeks.

Profile: Pranav Bhatnagar

Pranav Bhatnagar, 22

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Computer Engineering)
Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre, University of Rajasthan

DOCC Project: Anti-Corruption Bureau, Mumbai
Development of the Citizen's Charter for the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Maharashtra

Graduation Projects:

· ModbusToCopis: Developed at N.P.C.I.L. (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.), Mumbai. The software retrieves data from various nuclear power plants in Modbus protocol and converts it into Copis protocol.

· SPND Manager: Developed at N.P.C.I.L. (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.), Mumbai. The software involves handling of SPND (Self Powered Neutron Detector) inventory and their allotment in various nuclear reactors.

Achievements

· Secured 48^th rank out of 36,995 candidates in NIIT National IT Aptitude Test (NITAT) 2005 obtaining 99.87 percentile

Profile: Gangadhar Basavalingappa

Gangadhar Basavalingappa, 27

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, University of Mysore

DOCC Project – Satark Nagrik Sangathan, Mumbai

Implementation assistance and strategy model for maximizing awareness about Right to Information. Piloted in the slums of Nehru Nagar, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai.

Senior Consultant, Capgemini Consulting (13 months) | Domain – Retail

* Project Lead for Portal & Delegated Security | Client - General Motors Europe

* Subject Matter Expert for Web Access & Identity management

* Developed & implemented comprehensive project plan

* Identified critical path decisions to maximize project payback

Assistant Systems Engineer, TCS Ltd. (37 months) | Domains – Securities, Utilities

* Managed a team of 24 for Share Accounting project | 26 Clients- Pfizer,ABB et al

* Software Quality Auditor

* Interfaced with SEBI, BSE, NSDL, CDSL & ROC

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* International Business Summit, Managing Nations Event: 3 ^rd prize, IIMA Confluence '06

* National Level B School Fest, Chakravyuh Event: 1^st prize, XIMB Xpressions (2006)

* National Level Paper Presentation: 1^st prize - Computer Society of India (2001)

* State Level Science Exhibition, Karnataka: 1st prize - DSERT (1994)

* Best Outgoing Student award – Sardar Patel High School, 240 students: (1992 – 1995)