Thomas Alex

This resume is about 3 years out of date ... will update it someday, hopefully!

Permanent Address:
"Thazhethil", UP 6 / 707
Medical College P.O., Trivandrum
Kerala - 695 011

PERSONAL

Details Indian, Male, Single
Date of Birth  29th November 1971 
Languages  English, Hindi, Malayalam and learning Japanese and French

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To build a career in IT Consulting , which will allow me to work in the area of cutting-edge technology, while consolidating my skills and experience in software engineering with concepts in strategic and operations management. To work in an organization that will give me the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment, which provides scope for personal growth and teamwork; to be a vital element in the company, by bringing to it my strengths: analytical thinking, creativity, ability to learn quickly, and interpersonal skills.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

March 1998 P G D M (Concentration Package in Information Systems)
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 
CGPA - 2.791 / 4.333 (first year), and 3.062 / 4.333 (fourth term) 
April 1994 M.Sc. (Integrated) Physics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 
Graduating CPI - 7.3 / 10.0 
April 1989 Pre-Degree of the University of Kerala
Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum 
Marks 89.2 % (Fourth Rank in University) 
March 1987  I C S E (Class X)
Loyola School, Trivandrum 
Marks 87.2 % 

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Successfully completed Internal Quality Auditor Training for ISO 9001 and ISO 9000-3 (Information Technology), conducted by Quality Point, Chennai.

AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

WORK EXPERIENCE

Duration  35 months' paid work experience in the software industry 
Operating Systems  Windows 3.1, NT and 95, IBM Mainframe (MVS/CICS), AIX , Sun Solaris, Novell Netware 3.12, Banyan Vines 
Databases  DB/2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server 
Languages  C, C++, Visual Basic, COBOL, HTML/CGI 
Packages  Visual C++/MFC, Microsoft Office Suite 

DETAILS

Jun 94 - Oct 95  Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore, India
Software Engineer 
Responsibilities included design and development, database administration, and quality related activities. 
Project : Development of a freight-flow automation system for Consolidated Freightways, USA.
Platform : IBM Mainframe (CICS / DB2) 
Oct 95 - Jun 97  Network Systems &Technologies Ltd., Trivandrum, India
Project Engineer
Responsibilities included design and development of networking and systems software, quality related activities, and customer interaction. Certified Internal Quality Auditor for ISO 9000; was actively involved in ISO 9000 certification of the company.
Projects : 
  • Design and development of software for remote diagnosis, troubleshooting and control of Win 3.1 PCs. 
  • Design and development of an API (programming interface) for ATM MicroLAN (proprietary technology of NTT Labs, Japan, based on ATM technology) in Win32 environment. 
  • Onsite consultant (Tokyo) for network architecture for New Sales Support System for AXA, Japan. Project Management by Andersen Consulting. 
Summer 1998  ORG-MARG, Bangalore
Summer Trainee
Project: "A study on the efficacy and influence of survey instruments on the response patterns of young children." This study was undertaken to improve the understanding of quantitative survey of respondents in the age group 5-8 years. 

PROJECT WORK

Independent Project undertaken in 4th term 
 Software Cost and Effort Estimation - This project is a study of the literature and analysis of various models used for estimation of cost and effort for software projects. The relevance of the existing models in the light of developments like object-oriented technology, code reuse, etc. are examined.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Sports 
  • Represented school and college in basketball Represented IIT Kanpur in basketball at inter-IIT and inter-university level 
  • Represented IIM Ahmedabad in inter-college basketball 
  • Member of winning team in volleyball, cross-country race in intra-IIM Ahmedabad competitions 
Cultural 
  • Active participant in literary and cultural activities (essay writing, dumb charades, quizzing, skits, etc.) at school, college, graduate and post-graduate level 
  • Won first place in Skits, CulFest '90 (inter college cultural festival of IIT Kanpur) 
  • Won several prizes in state-wide essay writing contests at inter-school level 
  • Individual Champion, School Youth Festival, Loyola School, 1986-87
Other 
  • Member of the team responsible for design and implementation of the IIM Ahmedabad web site http://www.iimahd.ernet.in 
  • I was part of the 3-member team responsible for design and implementation of IT infrastructure for 'Marketing Fair 1998' held at IIM Ahmedabad 
  • Member of Core Committee, CyberGold '99, an IT Fair organized at IIM Ahmedabad, Jan 29-31, 1999, responsible for organizing a program writing and debugging contest 
  • Member of team for SOMA (Students' Organization for Managerial Assistance) Project: Development of a Marketing Strategy for Babul Technologies, an Internet service provider in Ahmedabad 

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY HELD

HOBBIES

Courses and Projects

List of Courses opted for in the second year

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

OPERATIONS STRATEGY AND BUSINESS POLICY FINANCE SELF DEVELOPMENT

Partial list of projects done till date

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