Amit Kumar Saxena

Mobile: 8652384635 Email: amikax@gmail.com

Dynamic professional with over 15 years of rich experience in Software Design, Devel-
opment and Project Management. Extensive experience in Mobile Development (Built
100+ android, iOS and Windows Mobile apps). Expertise in architecting end-to-end soft-
ware products. Demonstrated abilities in analysing information system need, evaluating
end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for complex infor-
mation system management. Deft at carrying out risk analysis, impact analysis, project
reviews and documentation. Extensive experience in working on V1 products, under-
standing the customer requirements, working with cross teams to define the product.
Strong problem solving and Technical skills coupled with confident decision making for
enabling effective solutions leading to high customer satisfaction as well as low opera-
tional costs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grasp IO Inc
From Mar 16 - Current as Chief Technology Officer

ActoVoice Inc
From Nov 15 - Mar 16 as Solution Architect

MiCar Sharing Technologies Private Limited

From May 15 - Nov15 as Engineering Manager - Mobility

Cloud Computing TechSolutions Pvt Ltd

From June 14 Mar 16 as Vice President - Technology

BlueBird Apps
From Apr 13 May 15 as Entrepreneur/Founder

Core Education and Technologies Ltd, Mumbai

From September 11 June 13 as Head-CoE/Technology Research Manager

Microsoft India (R&D) Private Limited, Hyderabad

From May 05 September 11 as Senior SDE

Dell Services (Previously known as HCL Perot Systems), NOIDA

From March 03 May 05 as Project Associate

C-DAC, NOIDA
From July 02 March 03 as Software Engineer (Trainee)

SKILL SUMMARY

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OSX, Ubuntu, Unix, Linux

Programming Languages: C, C++, VC++, VB, VB.NET, C#, ASP, ASP.NET,
Java, Objective-C, Swift, Python, PHP

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 RDBMS/DBMS: SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access, MS-SQL
Configuration Management Systems: VSS, TFS, Source Depot, Git, Mercury
Markup Languages: XML, HTML
Scripting Languages: Java Script, VB Script
Design Tools: Microsoft Visio
Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports, Active Reports
Open Source Technologies: WordPress, Drupal, Moodle
Third-Party Components: Infragistics NetAdvantage Suite, DataDynamics Ac-
tiveReports for .NET, ComponentOne Studio, AcctSync
3D: Virtual Reality, CAVE, Immersive 3D, OpenGL, Blender
Specifications: .NET, Microsoft Technologies, iOS, Android, Mobility, User expe-
rience design and development
Functional Areas: Design, Development and Implementation of applications in
the field of Information Technology, Telecommunication, Financial Services, Real
Estate, Networking, Human Resource, Education.

PROJECT DETAILS

Chief Technology Officer (Mar 16 - Present)

GraspIO part hardware and part software with drag and drop way to program
electronics using iPhone, iPad or Android. GraspIO is a smart development board
that makes building electronics projects easy, fun and accessible. The big pro-
blem it solves is bringing the joy of building electronics and programming to kids
and others who think technology is too difficult for them. It is a Wi-Fi enabled
wonder that supports sensors, motors, displays, Arduino, camera, SD Card, Au-
dio and more for the hacker in all of us.
Technology Stack: - Firmware - Embedded C/C++, Python. Cloud - AWS/.NET
MVC, Mobile App - Android, iOS.

Solution Architect (Nov 15 - Mar 16)

ActoVoice is a software application that provides a revolutionary new way
to continuously stay connected with your customers and employees using their
mobile devices. Unlike traditional business driven surveys, organisations of any
size can now establish a Continuous Feedback Loop allowing customers to con-
nect with them and share their experiences when they are in-the-moment.
Technology Stack:- Backend - AWS, MS-SQL, RDS, Spring Data, Java. Web
Based Front End for Businesses - Angular JS, Node, Java, Tomcat, Apache. Mobi-
le App for Consumer and Business - Android, iOS

Engineering Manager - Mobility (May 15 - Nov 15)

MiCar, is redefining self-drive car rental in India. Current responsibilities includes tak-
ing care of entire Mobility space within the company which includes Android and iOS apps
available on the respective play stores for public and bunch of private apps for partners
and internal customers. Current Scope includes Define, Design, Implement, Test, Deploy
and Maintain.

Vice President - Technology (June 14 - Mar 16)

CloudSociety is Indias Housing Society Management ERP. Residence Welfare
Associations, Apartment Associations, Housing Societies, Commercial Premises,
Information Technology Parks, Builders, Developers & Facility Management Firms
can use this software to automate their day to day work. This is web based soft-

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ware application as well as mobile app follows SaaS (Software as a Service)
terminology of cloud computing.

Entrepreneur Mobile Development (July 13 May 15)

Currently working as independent developer in mobile space and taking end to end re-
sponsibility from idea generation and conceptualisation to marketing and customer inter-
action. Currently having 20+ android and 5+ windows phone applications in various do-
mains including healthcare, gaming, education with more than 100K downloads from vari-
ous app stores.

Portfolio of apps developed and published on Google Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=BlueBird+Apps
http://BlueBirdApps.in

Head Research & Centre of Excellence (CoE) (January 12 June 13)

CoE Centre of Excellence group was formed in early 2012 in the company to promote and
consolidate Research activities. Functional objectives of the group are defined as Tech-
nology up-gradation providing Cutting Edge Technology Solutions.
Role: As Head of the group, responsibilities includes: -
Evaluate technological education market needs
Keep updated with latest technological innovations
Study the futuristic technology trends
Identify the potential technology areas which can be explored from business per-
spective
Perform POCs and provide technology recommendations to product and project
groups
Technology exploration, competitors product analysis, as requested by Product/
project teams in specific areas
Maintenance and Development of new 3D Applications (CAVE)
Develop tools/ utilities
Conduct technology trainings to enhance technical capability
Manage organisational technical knowledge repository

Technical Architect (September11 June 13)

Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Windows, S/w: .NET
Working as .NET technical Architect and single point contact for all technical problems and
decisions in software development. And responsible for high level architecture and design
for all new developments as well as enhancements for old products. There are multiple
projects involved just to name a few:
BRIGHTIDEA Web Based solution for specialised education
IDA Application for Item Development for Question Banks
EDMASTERY Online Learning and Assessment Solution
ASSESSMENT CENTRE Online Assessment Solution
CORE CAMPUS School Management System
Role: As Technical Architect, responsibilities includes: -
Help resolve technical problems
Plan for new technology insertion
Ensure the architecture is not only the right one for operations, but also for de-
ployment and sustainment
Resolve disputes and make trade-offs
Manage risk identification and risk mitigation strategies associated with the ar-
chitecture
Define and execute roadmap in terms of performance best practices, encourage
innovations

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 Build/expand stronger team. Manage people and organisation goals. Mentor ju-
nior engineers
Estimate level of Development effort required for Project/Feature tasks
Advise on and lead the implementation of new methods, tools or processes
across the organisation
Work independently with little direct supervision.

Windows Server 2012 HYPER-V (Aug 09 September 11)

Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Windows Server 2012, S/w: MMC
3.0, .NET 4.0
HYPER-V is a role in Windows Server that provides you with the tools and services you
can use to create a virtualised server computing environment. This type of environment
is useful because it allows running multiple operating systems on one physical computer
and isolating the operating systems from each other.
Role: Designing and architecting features for HYPER-V in Windows Server 8.
Working with PM and partner teams to gather and prioritise requirements for
new HYPER-V feature
Propose and prototype new UI for HYPER-V feature.
Mentoring guiding the new members in the team.
Design and Implementation of new development/enhancements.
Debugging & Bug Fixing: Code, Spec, Customer
Code Reviews and take care of quality gates

Windows 8 Windows Virtual PC (Aug 09 September 11)

Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Windows 8, S/w: MFC/C++
Sustained Engineering work for Windows Virtual PC on Windows 7.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Make sure that WVPC runs fine without any issue on Windows 8 as well
Triaging, Prioritisation and fixing important customer bugs

Windows 7 Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 (Aug 07 Aug 09)

Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Windows 7, S/w: MFC/C++, WVPC
Windows XP Mode lets run older Windows XP business software right on from Windows 7
desktop. This is primarily designed for small- and medium-sized businesses. WVPC along
with XP Mode enables enterprise and SMB customers to upgrade to Windows 7 while be-
ing able to run their business applications in Windows XP Mode.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Easy setup of Windows XP Mode on windows 7 using Windows Virtual PC
Seamless integration of applications running inside the virtual machine with Win-
dows 7
Known folder integration between guest and host operating system

Windows 7 Windows Virtual PC (Aug 07 Aug 09)

Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Windows 7, S/w: MFC/C++
Vision of Windows Virtual PC is to drive overall adoption of Win7 by eliminating legacy
(XP, Vista) application compatibility issues in the enterprise, by providing end to end so-
lution for deployment & management and a seamless application execution under a hid-
den virtualised environment.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Working with PM and partner teams to gather and prioritize requirements for
VPC
Propose and prototype new UI for VPC
Design and Implementation of new development/enhancements.
Debugging & Bug Fixing: Code, Spec, Customer
Code Review and quality gates

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WTT (Windows Test Technologies) (May 05 Aug 07)
Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Win 2003, Win VISTA S/w: VS.NET
2005, C#, ASP.NET, XML, HTML, IIS 6.0, SQL-Server 2005
WTT is Windows based testing tool which is used internally in Microsoft for automated
testing of various products. UST (Unified Stress Tools) is an important part of WTT which
is used to stress test the product. This is primarily testing tool using in testing Operating
System including Windows Vista and Longhorn Server.
Role: Working as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Provides various reports (web based) to management for stress runs
Design and Implementation of new development/enhancements.
Fixing bugs: customer, code, test, automation
Debugging customer issues, triage bugs, follow up with owner
Code review and quality gates
Customer training, technical sessions
Maintenance of SQL Server and Web Server

Tenet.NET LOH (Oct 04 May 05)

Client: Tenet Health Care Corporation USA; Domain: Healthcare
Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Win 2000, Win XP S/w: VS.NET 2003,
C#, ASP.NET, XML, HTML, IIS 5.0, SQL-Server 2000.
The project is an offshore lab-on-hire for various .NET applications of Tenet. The work
varies from new-development to enhancements to service requests.
Role: Working as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Design and Implementation of new development/enhancements.
Preparation of setup and delivery documents.
Code review and integration of code before final delivery.
Management of VSS.
Preparation of test cases and other quality documents.

Tenant Pro 7.0 (May 03 Sept 04)

Client: Property Automation Solutions Corporation USA; Domain: Real Estate, Finan-
cial
Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Win 2000 S/w: VS.NET 2003, VB.Net,
SQL-Server 2000, MS-Access, ComponentOne Studio, Infragistics NetAdvantage
2003, DataDynamics ActiveReports for .NET, AcctSync
The purpose of TP 7.0 is to port existing Tenant Pro 6.0 (Omnis Based) to .NET. It is a
property management system, which manages all the information regarding property of
an Organisation, or Businessman or Partnership based firms.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Requirement Analysis
Design and Implementation of Application
Unit testing and Integration testing of application.

.NET Competency Group (Mar 03 Dec 03)

Client: PSTSI NOIDA
Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Win 2000 S/w: .NET Technologies Tools:
Rational Rose
.NET Competency Group has been established as a single point support/Research & de-
velopment centre for all the .NET related work.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Driving design/development of projects
Resolving issues raised by other teams working in .NET technologies
Preparing/reviewing the architecture of .NET related projects.
Acted as single Point of contact for all customers

Loan Accounting System and MIS (July 02 to March 03)

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Client: NSFDC under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, C-DAC NOIDA Do-
main: Financial
Environment: H/w: PC Workstation O/s: Win NT 4.0, Win 2000 S/w: VB6.0, Ora-
cle 8i
This included the automation of the operations and processing of loan sanctioning as well
the complete computerisation of loan accounting system. In the past, most of the work
in NSFDC was manual, which took a lot of time and efforts. With the introduction of this
new computerised system, there is a lot of time and effort saving.
Role: Worked as Team Member. The responsibilities include
Involved in the development using VB6.0 and Oracle8i
Existing System Study, Analysis, Testing, and Preparing Quality Documents for
the various processes

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

M Tech Project (July 02 to Feb 03)

Enabling MIS messaging / searching protocol for distributed databases having
client server architecture

B Tech Project (Jan 01 to May 01)

Secure e-banking application using RSA Algorithm

B Tech Project (Aug 00 to Dec 00)

Setup an interfacing circuit for Bi-directional data communication between two
8085 microprocessors

EDUCATION

Master of Technology
M. Tech (Information Technology) from IIT, ROORKEE, 2003 (7.67/10)

Bachelor of Technology
B. Tech (Electronics & Communication) from IET, CSJM University, KANPUR, 2001
(9.37/10)

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