Prithwis Mukerjee

Prithwis Mukerjee

Professor of Information Technology -- Data Management, Web 2.0

India

Current
Past
Education
  • The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • St. Xavier's Collegiate School
Connections
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Industry
Computer Software
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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Summary

18+ Years as a footnote in the Great Indian Software Story ! "Been There, Done It All" : in-house software development, business consulting with major corporates in India and of course, Global Delivery of software services to transnational clients.

Programmer at heart with the passion of being at the leading edge of technology. Currently exploring the emerging business opportunities around Web 2.0

Teacher : Business Information Systems, Web 2.0 Strategy, Quantitative Techniques at Business Schools.

Creator : Kollaborative Klassroom http://kk.praxis.ac.in - a laboratory of Web 2.0 ideas, tools and technologies in Higher Education.

Author : "Business Information Systems" -- an ultra cool perspective on what B-Schools refer to as Management Information Systems. To read and buy this text book, go to http://bis.yantrajaal.com

Author : "The Road to pSingularity" - that seeks to explain Advaita Vedanta in terms of the Turing Machine and the Human Genome. Read the book at http://psingularity.yantrajaal.com or buy the paperback at http://bookshop.yantrajaal.com.

Producer, Director, Actor : nano-movie "Are You Real" spanning across three worlds : one real, two virtual. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebq0tbhap-g

Prithwis Mukerjee’s Specialties:

Deep knowledge of databases, programming and web technology. Excellent communicator. Passionate about exploring the potential business opportunities around Web 2.0


Prithwis Mukerjee’s Experience

  • Professor

    Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2008Present (1 year 11 months)

    Adjunct Professor in the Information Systems area of the Vinod Gupta School of Management

  • Professor & Head of Research

    Praxis Business School

    (Higher Education industry)

    January 2008September 2009 (1 year 9 months)

    Head of Research Programs and Head of Information Technology Systems Area

  • Director

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 2002December 2007 (5 years 3 months)

    Head of Calcutta Delivery Centre
    Head of India Learning & Knowledge ( Internal Training Department)
    Service Line Leader - Package Software ( SAP / Oracle / Siebel / JDE)
    Extensive experience in Global & Offshore Delivery

  • Partner

    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    May 1996September 2002 (6 years 5 months)

    Created eBusiness practice for PwC in India.
    Consulted with top Indian companies on creating and implementing eBusiness strategy.
    First to design and sell browser based solutions to clients both within and outside India.
    Created the offshore delivery service of PwC India and branded it as Business Beyond Borders.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Tata Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 1994April 1996 (1 year 8 months)

    Product Manager for DB2.
    Pre Sales support and marketing

  • Assistant Divisional Manager

    Tata Steel

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    September 1989August 1994 (5 years )

    Database Administrator
    Executive Assistant to Director


Prithwis Mukerjee’s Education

  • The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management

    Ph.D. , Management Science , 19851989

    Worked as a graduate teaching assistant from 1985 - 1989

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

    19791984

  • St. Xavier's Collegiate School

    ICSE , ICSE , 19691978


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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Interests:

Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, Social Networks, Vedanta, Mathematics, Cloud Computing


Prithwis Mukerjee’s Contact Settings

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