Vipul Bhatt

Current

• Founder & CEO at MyCaption.com, Inc.

Past

• Director, HIgh Speed Optical Subsystems at Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
• Founder & CEO at United Networks Pvt. Ltd., India

Education

• Columbia University, New York
• M. S. University, Baroda, India

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company

Vipul Bhatt’s Summary

A serial entrepreneur, and a telecommunications expert. Experienced in running a startup, and in picking the right business model to thrive in niche markets.

Vipul Bhatt’s Specialties:

Networking and Communications, Software.

Vipul Bhatt’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  MyCaption.com, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Internet industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Voice Is the New Keyboard®
  
  If you have a BlackBerry® smartphone, you can now SPEAK your email, calendar entries, memos, contact notes, and tasks, comfortably and naturally. The ultimate productivity app!
  
  Intelligent voice-to-data platform and applications, including accurate transcription for messages up to 3 minutes long, with text-preview. Supports BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Sync with Microsoft Outlook, Google Apps, Lotus Notes and more.

• Director, HIgh Speed Optical Subsystems

  Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  October 1996 — January 2002 (5 years 4 months)

  Thrived in the pre-IPO entrepreneurial days of Finisar, taking on a wide range of responsibilities -- developed software for network tools, organized and championed early development of latest transmission subsystems, performed link and system design, and represented the company in IEEE standards with a leadership role.

• Founder & CEO

  United Networks Pvt. Ltd., India

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 1987 — June 1996 (9 years 1 month)

  Established a geographic niche in western India for indigenous design, manufacturing, deployment and service of large data comm systems for Top 50 corporations. Held dominant market share over competition from channel partners of RAD and Multi-Tech of USA. Achieved highest rating for customer satisfaction. Several pioneering "firsts" to credit, including India's first indigenously made fiber optic data multiplexers. Our systems were operating in steel mills, oil refineries, cement factories, fertilizer plants, and office buildings.

Vipul Bhatt’s Education

• Columbia University, New York

  M.S. , Electrical Engineering , September 1979 — August 1981

  Activities and Societies:

  Member, IEEE

• M. S. University, Baroda, India

  B.S. , Electronics & Communications , August 1974 — June 1979

Additional Information

Vipul Bhatt’s Websites:

• My Company

Vipul Bhatt’s Groups:

Chair, Optical PMD Sub Task Force, IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile, 2001 to 2004., TiE

•    The Asterisk Group