Vijay Shah

Manager, Computers Dept. Gitanjali
Phone: 91-22-4605888(Work), 91-2528-23475 (Home)
Email: [email protected]
Web page: vnshah.8m.com

Mailing Address:
DM Shopping Center,
Dahanu Road (W),
Maharashtra, India, 401602

Objectives

Seeking a challenging position of a project manager in a fast growing company undertaking in-house or overseas development.

Summary

Can handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Good analysis, design, communication and management skills.
Ability to work in rapidly changing, time bound environments.
Worked in a variety of application areas delivering solutions for diverse requirements.

Areas of expertise

Domains: Commercial, Image processing & machine vision, CNC control & automation
Programming: Visual Basic, VC++, SQL Server, Java, Power Builder, 80x86 Assembly
Technologies: ActiveX, ADO, COM/DCOM, Win16/32 API, n-tier distributed comp
Modelling: OMT, OOAD, UML
Graphics & Image Processing: Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw, Optimas
Web technologies: HTML, Scripting languages, ASP
Project management: MS Office applications, MS Project
Servers & OS: Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/98/95, MS SQL7, Linux, Mail Servers

Professional Experience

Working with the Gitanjali group of companies since Jan 95 to present. Currently as Manager of the Computers Department overseeing all activities relating to the department.

Overview of major projects

*1. Manufacturing System for Gitanjali Jewels*
*About the project:* Revamped the manufacturing system to handle the increased demand and production. This system uses bar coded envelopes that define work units to track over the manufacturing plant with reports on losses & productivity.
*Involvement:* Analysis & Design, coordinating and tracking development.
*Tools & technologies:* VB, SQL Server 7, ADO
*Role:* Project manager	*Started:* Nov 2000	*Duration:* 3 months	*Team size:* 4

2. Management Information System for Gitanjali Jewels
*About the project:* An integrated system for GJ handling franchisee based local sales and local purchases, imports & exports, in-house and outsourced order based manufacturing, inventory control for metals, diamonds and precious stones, MIS reporting and e-mail based push. Handles multiple brands and categories.
*Involvement:* Business modeling, analysis & design, project management
*Tools & technologies:* VB, SQL Server 7, ADO
*Role:* Project manager	*Started:* June '99	*Duration:* 16 months	*Team size:* 5

*3. Color Vision Engine*
*About the project:* A plug-in type of color vision engine that is used for color based machine vision applications. Some examples would be sorting/inspection of drug capsules and assembly items like electronic components mounted on PCB's etc.
*Involvement:* Defined and authored the color engine
*Tools & technologies:* VB, VC++, COM, Coreco TCX frame grabber & other hardware
*Role:* Author	*Started:* Oct 98	*Duration:* 8 months	*Team size:* 2

*4. Vector Fonts for laser machine*
*About the project:* Adds custom font capabilities to the XLS572DX laser machine. Enables a user to create custom vector fonts for marking with high laser power on very small (10 microns) size areas. Used for marking on diamond girdles.
*Involvement:* System specification, project management
*Tools & technologies:* VB5, Unidex Controller API
*Role:* Project manager	*Started:* June 98	*Duration:* 4 months	*Team size:* 3

*5. Costing & Sales analysis*
*About the project:* MIS sales reports generated from sales data in existing systems. BOM, Catalog and Costing programs for jewelers in the export business capturing the minutes of meetings with customers & generating cost sheets from them.
*Involvement:* Defining the system, coordinating development and tracking.
*Tools & technologies:* VB4, Crystal reports & MS-Access
*Role:* Project manager	*Started:* Feb 98	*Duration:* 4 months	*Team size:* 4

*6. Inventory Manufacturing & Sales system for jewellery wholesalers*
*About the project:* Local purchases and sales, imports with multi currency, inventory tracking of gold, diamond and color stones, finished goods on a per piece barcode basis, local outsourced manufacturing.
*Involvement:* Analysis, design, project management.
*Tools & technologies:* VB4, MS Access
*Role:* Project manager	*Started:* Apr 97	*Duration:* 10 months	*Team size:* 5

*7. Diamond Proportion Scope*
*About the project:* Analyzes the proportions of a processed diamond and generates graphical results describing the quality of the cut. Very useful for diamond graders. It can also gauge the optimum yield that is possible from an uncut diamond.
*Involvement:* Analysis, design, coordinating development and tracking.
*Tools & technologies:* VB5, Coreco MX, Other hardware
*Role:* Project leader	*Started:* Oct 96	*Duration:* 6 months	*Team size:* 4

*8. Diamond shaping & bruting*
*About the project:* Adds to the XLS572DX laser machine the ability to cut fancy shapes. Two subprojects one defining the shape and other actually cutting it out. Standard shapes like hearts, marquise, pear, emerald, and princess are flexibly pre-defined. Also has the ability to cut any vector shape.
*Involvement:* Design, development and documentation.
*Tools & technologies:* VB4, Coreco MX, Unidex controller, Dallas TMEX, Optimas
*Role:* Project leader	*Started:* Nov 95	*Duration:* 11 months	*Team size:* 4

*9. Diamond Sawing & Kerfing*
*About the project:* First of its kind of Laser program in the country. Micro precision cutting of diamonds using the XLS572DX laser machine. Easy to use interface for moderately educated operators, offering a variety of cutting modes. Featuring the lowest loss and sawing times with power fail safety.
*Involvement:* Design, development and documentation.
*Tools & technologies:* VB3, WFW3.11, Unidex
*Role:* Prog. / Analyst	*Started:* Jan 95	*Duration:* 10 months	*Team size:* 4

Education

B.E. Electronics from TSEC (Bombay University) - Bachelors degree equiv to BS
Diploma in Industrial Electronics from BVP Polytechnic (Bombay) - 3 year course
MSVC & Powerbuilder from Vijay Mukhi's Computer Institute - 3 months PT each
Recent Brain Bench certifications in OO Concepts, C++ and Visual Basic 6

References & other details

Can be provided as and when required

Contact

Can be reached via e-mail [email protected] and [email protected] or by
Phone 91-22-4605888 (between 9am to 5pm IST) or 91-2528-23475 (after 8pm IST)
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