I am a technology enthusiast, indulging in technology for eighteen years now. I started my career as a trainer, and have subsequently been a developer, a project leader, an analyst, and an IT support person over the years. For the last four years, I have been a freelance consultant and trainer.

 

Nowadays, I am most interested in use of technology that directly benefits normal people (as opposed to IT people). Thus, I like to work with Business Intelligence solutions, and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies.

 

I have been freelancing since March 2004.

 

From September 1999 to February 2004, I worked with Microsoft Corp. India Pvt. Ltd., first in a pre-sales role as a Technology Specialist, and later as a Technology Evangelist. My last mandate in this job was to keep the Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in India abreast of the latest Microsoft Technologies, and get their products certfied on Windows Server 2003.

 

Prior to Microsoft, I worked briefly with Aditi Technologies in Bangalore, India, as a Program Manager.  From December 1997 to April 1999, I worked with Maestros Mediline Systems Ltd., Mumbai, India, as a Project Leader.

 

In 1996, I held the position of Technology Manager in the now-defunct Network Institute of Computer Education, Mumbai. My job was to identify interesting new technologies, and to manage the creation of training courses for these.

 

From 1994 to 1996, I was a freelance developer and support technician. I was on assignment with several technology companies in Mumbai, India.

 

I started my career as a faculty in the now-defunct Network Institute of Computer Education, where I worked in various positions from 1991 to 1994. Apart from teaching, I also did some development work for the Institute. In particular, I developed the primary information system, called the Enquiry/Registration system. When I quit, I was doubling as the systems administrator of a heterogenous network, which included Novell, SCO UNIX and Microsoft servers.