Software Development Entrepreneur
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
- Director/Owner at Alberta Webs Corporation
- Past
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- Software Designer V at Hewlett-Packard Company
- Senior Software Engineer at Advent Software
- Director, IT and Applications Development at Worldwide Interactive Network
- Software Specialist at Information Systems Management (BC) Corporation
- Contract Developer at Newspaper Technologies, Inc.
- Contract Developer at Elk Valley Coal
- Education
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- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (MJP) Rohilkhand University
- Springdales School
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Vikas Ahuja’s Summary
Visionary software development leader with refined business acumen coupled with 10 years of hands-on experience in leading, planning and managing IT solutions development.
* Demonstrated entrepreneurial ability in capturing business opportunities for innovation and growth.
* Progression through various levels of development, from engineer through development manager and director.
* Customer-focused approach with direct experience conceptualizing, negotiating and communicating with clients, customizing to clients needs and delivering within agreed timeframes.
* Well-developed project management and team-building talents, directing multiple tasks simultaneously, and leading distributed as well as concentrated teams to creation of superior products.
* Strong training and mentoring abilities; recruiting, hiring, educating, and guiding team members, rewarding achievements, and motivating for success.
* Solid technical foundation with broad knowledge and success in a variety of software/database development environments.
* Expertise in development of desktop as well as web-based applications utilizing object oriented methodologies and relational database systems.
Vikas Ahuja’s Specialties:
Project Management
Leadership & Team Building
Entrepreneurship
Application Hosting
Systems Integration
Conceptual Design
.NET Development
System Architecture
Vikas Ahuja’s Experience
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Software Engineer
Microsoft Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
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Director/Owner
Alberta Webs Corporation
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)
Alberta Webs Corporation (AWC) provides software development services to clients across US and Canada.
AWC specializes in development of software to facilitate integration of various business, HR and financial applications. -
Software Designer V
Hewlett-Packard Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Software industry)
September 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 6 months)
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Senior Software Engineer
Advent Software
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ADVS; Computer Software industry)
February 2006 — August 2006 (7 months)
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Director, IT and Applications Development
Worldwide Interactive Network
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1999 — January 2006 (6 years 4 months)
Directed all aspects of development, delivery and implementation for enterprise-level, 3-tiered web-based corporate-training application. Application is written for the .NET framework and features complex testing, live web-conferencing, and standards compliant content management.
Led a team of on- and off- site personnel through complete project lifecycle, from requirements gathering through development and implementation.
Key Achievements:
* Expanded business operations by offering product customization, which resulted in significant increases in revenue.
* Introduced and set up a new data center offering application hosting services, which further strengthened the financial gains of the company and its position as a leader in the online learning solutions industry.
* Reduced operational costs and significantly enhanced customer interaction by improving processes, streamlining operations and setting up productive systems for sales, marketing and service management. -
Software Specialist
Information Systems Management (BC) Corporation
(Computer Software industry)
February 1999 — September 1999 (8 months)
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Contract Developer
Newspaper Technologies, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
January 1999 — January 1999 (1 month)
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Contract Developer
Elk Valley Coal
(Public Company; Mining & Metals industry)
November 1998 — December 1998 (2 months)
Vikas Ahuja’s Education
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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Management 2000 — 2000
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Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (MJP) Rohilkhand University
B.Tech. , Computer Science & Engineering , 1994 — 1998
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Springdales School
1990 — 1994
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Alumni of Springdales School, Pusa Road, New Delhi
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