Adept & Addict : Web 2.0 & Virtual Worlds
India
- Current
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- Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Professor & Head of Research at Praxis Business School
- Past
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- Director at IBM
- Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Senior Software Engineer at Tata Information Systems Limited
- Assistant Divisional Manager at Tata Steel
- Education
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- The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- St. Xavier's Collegiate School
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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Summary
Have been a footnote in the Great Indian Software Story for the past 18 years. Essentially "Been There, Done It All" -- in almost every aspect the consulting and software services business : 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 that is of suitable interest. Currently exploring the emerging business opportunities around Web 2.0 and virtual worlds.
Author of "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. Produced, directed and acted in a nano-movie "Are You Real" spanning across three worlds : one real, two virtual. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebq0tbhap-g
Builder of the Mahamaya Temple -- the first Hindu temple in Second Life -- and owner of Mayapur Island, the location of the Virtual Praxis Business School in Second Life.
Prithwis Mukerjee’s Specialties:
Leveraging Web 2.0 for Education, Learning and Development. Kreator of the Kollaborative Klassroom [ http://kk.yantrajaal.com ] for the Praxis Business School where Web 2.0 technologies like Social Networks, Wikis, Blogs, Streaming Video and Second Life is used to envision and experiment with new ideas.
Prithwis Mukerjee’s Experience
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Professor
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
Adjunct Professor in the Information Systems area of the Vinod Gupta School of Management
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Professor & Head of Research
Praxis Business School
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
Head of Research Programs and Head of Information Technology Systems Area
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Director
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)
October 2002 — December 2007 (5 years 3 months)
Head of Calcutta Delivery Centre
Created the Second LIfe / Virtual World technology practice in the company.
Led the internal training department ( Learning and Knowledge )
Led the entire ERP practice.
Extensive experience in Global & Offshore Delivery -
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
May 1996 — September 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 1994 — April 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 1989 — August 1994 (5 years)
Database Administrator
Executive Assistant to Director
Prithwis Mukerjee’s Education
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The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
Ph.D., Management Science, 1985 — 1989
Worked as a graduate teaching assistant from 1985 - 1989
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
1979 — 1984
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St. Xavier's Collegiate School
ICSE, ICSE, 1969 — 1978
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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Interests:
Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, Social Networks, Vedanta, Mathematics
Prithwis Mukerjee’s Contact Settings
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