VISHAL AMAR SARAF

45 B/D, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, India. !80004 
Telephone (91)-191-451514(India, Res) Fax (632)8403949(AIM, Manila)
Email vsaraf@aim.edu.ph
 vasaraf@hotmail.com

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

A Computer Engineer with two years experience in Software 
development under Mainframe platform (IBM 3090, IBM ES9000). A result 
oriented go-getter, possesses strong analytical, problem solving and 
decision making skills. Willing to relocate and travel

EDUCATION

Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines, 1997-1999
Candidate for the degree of Master in Business Management

Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune University, India, 1991-1995
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering. 
B.E Project :  Multimedia Tool for TEXT AND GRAPHICS at I.C.I.M(India) in 
C++ .
B.E Seminar : Signature Verifier and use of image processing technology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Astec International Ltd., August 98 
Working with Astec to implement electronic commerce project.  It requires 
a Market survey of the suppliers, vendors, and customers, study of 
electronic commerce technologies (internet, EDI, Intranet, network 
computing), competitor analysis, business plan for Implementation of 
electronic commerce, study of security issues.

Commerzbank, May to July 98 
Worked with Commerzbank to implement Electronic Banking project. The 
project required market survey of existing and new customers, industry 
analysis, hardware and software requirements, business plan, cost benefit 
analysis

Kanbay Software (India) Pvt. Ltd., July 95 - June 97
Consultant : Developed, Customized and unit-tested for our client 
Household Credit Services (Salinas USA), a division of Household 
International, following projects. 
Integration of old Bankcard processing system into Private label card 
processing System to implement both private label and bank card 
processing. Conversion of accounts. Enhancement to the Frequent Flyer 
Project (Household Award System). Customization and Enhancement of CardPac 
software

OTHER INFORMATION

 EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 
*              Attended ASEAN Open World Conference on Network Computing 
focusing on IT   
                Banking in Manila.
*	Worked on a feasibility study for setting up a private Internet 
Service Provider (ISP) in 
                India. 
*	Presented paper on Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems at 
I.I.T. Delhi
*	Scholarship awarded by APTECH Computers, a subsidiary of Apple 
Computers
*	President of AIM International Student Club and Vice President of 
AIM Philanthropic Society

TECHNICAL 
SUMMARY                                                                    
                                          
Operating systems   : DOS, UNIX, Window95, MVS.
Languages known    : COBOL, C, C++, PROLOG, WINDOWS PROGRAMMING, ASSEMBLY, 
                                           VISUAL BASIC, DBASE.
RDBMS 	        : DB2, 
IBM Mainframe          : MVS/ESA, TSO/ISPF, CICS, VSAM, JCL,  EASYTRIEVE, 
CLIST, 
                                          EXPEDITOR, FILE-AID for VSAM & 
File- Aid for DB2.
Hardware Platform  : IBM-PC, IBM 3090, IBM ES9000.