Ajay Magon
Email: amagon@yahoo.com
Senior Technical Manager
History of
managing numerous medium to large scale R &D and commercial projects in
various technical and business domains.
Have vast experience of 20+ years in mapping
best-suited Technologies to Business requirements for various clients. Involved
in helping several start-up organizations to establish themselves by designing
new business processes involving new technologies and defining CMM and ISO quality
processes. Have worked as a consultant for various Government and Private
organizations on effective use of emerging technologies. Have got good exposure
to business analysis, systems analysis, application development, quality
assurance and project management.
Professional Background
NIIT Technologies,
NIIT Technologies, London.
Senior Technical Manager
Apr 2005 – Present
Gaming/Gambling Domain, Travel
Domain
Blue Square, British Airways,
Responsibilities:
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Defining processes and evaluating the cost
effectiveness for new migration technologies
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Leading a team to understand the technology and to
create frame works
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Involving discussions with clients in identifying
emerging technologies
Achievements:
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Managing RFID COC and projects involving new
technologies
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Involved in Business analysis, feasibility studies,
estimations and project execution
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Analyzing RFP and Business Scoping documents
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Preparing Proposals and project plans
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Defined a business and Technical solution for
Migrating VB applications to new generation .NET platform
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Defined quality standards required for Migrating VB
applications to new generation .NET platform
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Defining and managing processes for migrating paper
based Flight operation manuals in to Web based electronic form
Meute Technologies Pvt Ltd,
Chief Technology Officer
March 2002 – March 2005
Retail Domain
Dabur, Tata Honeywell, NIIT,
OutworX,
Responsibilities:
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Understanding business requirements involving
Tracking and providing cost effective solution
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Understanding business requirement and managing and
guiding team to implement it
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Guiding and advising the client to establish
Infrastructure for development centre
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Setting up development team for clients
Achievements:
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Educated various clients on possibilities of
implementing RFID based solution for tracking
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Implemented software development projects
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Helped clients successfully setup infrastructure for
Offshore Development Centers
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Helped clients setup quality processes suitable to
their business needs
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Participated in spreading know-how and possibilities
of using RFID in various business domains
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Helped OutWorx setup complete infrastructure for
offshore development centre in Noida. Ramped up their development team from 4
to 40 members within 6 month time frame
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Created complete architecture of Mobile Mantra’s web
based Mobile Messaging platform and helped their team implement it on Linux
using java web services
RM Software India Pvt Ltd,
Vice President (Technology)
GIS Domain
GEOInformation Group, Daily Mail
Group, RMS
Responsibilities:
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Instigate and evaluate new research directions
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Identify competency areas
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Build Competencies in identified areas
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Identify and Prepare demonstratable
proof-of-concepts.
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Understanding customer requirements and working with
project teams to define technical architecture.
Achievements:
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Helped technical teams build competencies in
identified areas
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Participated in pre-sales and proposal preparation
for both non-GIS and GIS s/w projects
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Managed software development projects
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Managed teams building demonstratable identified
proof-of-concepts
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Enabled business teams pick up projects in new
technologies which were being turned down because of lack of experience
Resorsys India Pvt Ltd,
Design Manager
Embedded Systems
Responsibilities:
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Head of Indian design center.
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Manage various aspects of setting up India Design
Centre
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Manage all aspects of running technical center
ranging from setting up processes to implementation of them in full software development
life cycle.
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Managed resourcing, accounting, pre-sales, delivery
and implementation of projects & processes
Achievements:
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Helped technical teams build competencies in diverse
platforms
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Managed software development projects
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Managed Embedded development projects
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Managed teams building projects in diverse platforms
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Enabled teams pick up understanding in new
technologies
NIIT Ltd,
HCL Asia Pacific Pvt Ltd,
Group Consultant
Responsibilities:
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Head of Systems Lab, R&D Centre
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Instigate and evaluate new research directions
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Identification of competency areas
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Build Competencies in identified areas
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Identify and Prepare demonstratable identified
proof-of-concepts.
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Understanding customer requirements and working with
project teams to define technical architecture.
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Development and management of various software
projects.
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Exploration of various broadband applications and
VoIP possibilities during one-year stay in
Achievements:
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Helped technical teams build competencies in diverse
platforms
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Managed software development projects
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Managed Embedded development projects
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Managed teams building projects in diverse platforms
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Enabled teams pick up understanding in new
technologies
United Database (
Senior Programmer
Responsibilities:
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Senior Programmer Technology Division
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Understanding requirements and working with project
teams to implement projects
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Development of various software projects.
Achievements:
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Implemented projects in various programming
languages
United Periodicals (
Senior Programmer
Responsibilities:
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Senior Programmer Technology Division
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Understanding requirements and working with project
teams to implement projects
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Development of various software projects.
Achievements:
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Implemented projects in various programming
languages
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Worked on Editorial System, which helped automate
most of story capturing/editing/approval process. Because of this automation
last minute changes to newspaper became quite easy
Publications
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`Virus ' . Published in Sunday Magazine of Patriot
Jan.14,1990
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`Networked Images: A new Educational tool'.
Presented and Published in the proceedings of the International Conference on
Education Technology-The future, All India Association for Education
Technology, Nov. 1990.
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`IMAGINET: An Associative, Non-Sequential,
Multimedia Storage and Retrieval System' in International Conference on
Multimedia Computer and Communication : Technology, Application and
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`Virtual reality in
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`Multimedia in
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'Data Warehouse: Different Alternatives' in ACRS
2001 : Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2001.
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'LBS, The Ingredients and The Alternatives' in The
Asian GPS Conference 2001
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'Enhanced Security through GIS and GPS' in Map India
2002
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'Understanding RFID and its Impact On Industry' in
AIDC Expo 2003
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'Organisational Tracking : A Case Study' in AIDC
Expo 2003
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‘RFID- Bringing New Possibilities or Challenges?’ in
International Workshop on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless
Sensors 2005 at IIT
Technical Experience
Communication/Internet/Mobile Computing/Middleware
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Completed Business Study to understand cost involved
in British Airway’s 200 VB applications to VB.NET
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Implemented British Airways Cargo Tracking system on
Symbol 9090 RDT’s
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Explored working of Middlewares like Tibco, MQSeries
etc
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Explored WebServices.
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Implemented Payment Gateway options for selling
off-the-shelf GIS data.
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Managed various Interactive Intranet/Internet
Websites for Resource Automation, Time Sheet & Client Extranet.
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Worked on Secure Data Transfer over web.
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Worked on SMS based applications.
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Explored BinaryXML as an alternative to compressed
XML.
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Worked on WAP based applications.
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Developed Browser Helper Objects
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Developed Cybermall in Java having applications for
Consumer, Shop and Transporter.
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Worked on Security Proxy Server using SSLeay, Visual
C
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Implemented various video capture and web casting
solutions
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Created various Interactive Web Sites.
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Developed MIS system to be used over Internet as an
Extranet Application using Visual Interdev on IIS, MS SQL Server and Windows NT
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Created a Internet Site in
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Enabled various clients to set up Communication link
for MCI-mail and EDI Services through PDN and directly.
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Written programs to capture and analyze data for
Doordarshan Election Cell from NICNET.
GIS/LBS/Web Mapping/RFID/Tracking
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Implemented Smart Shelves and Payment system using
RFID
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Implemented File Tracking Application using RFID.
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Implemented Asset Tracking Application using RFID.
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Implemented LBS prototype for tracking fleet using
GPS device over cellular network.
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Worked on Viewer for highly compressed imagery with
Vector overlay in VC++.
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Worked on Location Based Services using Mobile
Positioning Server (MPS) and Global Positioning System (GPS).
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Implemented Web Catalogue for off-the-shelf GIS data
with Web Mapping.
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Implemented remote GIS data editing over Internet
using Java.
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Implemented Vehicle Tracking and Fleet Management
System using GPS-GSM devices.
Multimedia/Graphics/Sound
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Worked on Generic User Interface for controller
devices in VC++.
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Developed "Elevator" a tool developed
using Visual Basic to assist in the learning of Windows 95. Elevator is a very
powerful tool that can be used both for self paced learning as well as
instructor led training.
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Implemented various video capture and web casting
solutions
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Developed S/W Package IMAGINET using Borland C to
create non-sequential linkages for creating Multimedia Applications. Users of
IMAGINET include NASA, the US Geological Survey amongst others. Used by several
organizations for creating multimedia presentations.
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Developed
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Developed
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Developed Animation Builder for Mathematical
Tutorial System for Publishing Innovations,
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Developed MasterBlaster H/W and S/W Package to
digitize and playback sound on PC.
Publishing
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Developed automated publishing packages for
newspaper, columns and books using C++.
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System integration to develop an Editorial
Development System.
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Written programs using GICL to control typesetter's
PIP for output.
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Developed a program to capture, categorize and
combine news stories from teleprinter
Databases
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Worked on HRIS in VB.
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Developed Attendance Maintenance System COBOL.
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Worked on Payroll, Accounting and Store Inventory
Systems COBOL.
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Developed Office Automation System.
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Developed Personal System FoxPro for Windows.
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Developed Help System.
Analog Device Interfaces
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Developed Perception Recording System (PRS) H/W and
S/W Package to record voluntary perception of audience. Used by
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Developed Switch H/W and S/W Package to switch
on/off devices through computer.