A Post Graduate in Electrical Engineering (M Tech with First Class Honors, Gold Medallist) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from NIT Durgapur (B. Tech with First Class (Honors), First position), Mr Saswata Dutta has the following authorizations, including those from Software Engineering Institute (SEI):
1 . SEI-Certified SCAMPI v1.3 Lead Appraiser for Development (Certified)
2 . SEI-Certified Introduction to CMMI-DEV v1.3 Instructor (Certified)
3 . SEI-Certified SCAMPI B & C Team Leader for Development (Certified)
4 . SEI Authorized Observer for Candidate B & C Team Leadera
5 . PCMM V2.0 Assessor
6 . ITIL V3 Certified
Saswata has an overall experience of over twenty one (21) years in the software industry and in Industrial maintenance. Saswata spent more than six years with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India and was formerly with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and QAI India Limited. Saswata has vast experience in development of software systems (involving different life-cycle and development methodologies), and in project management.
He has been the Principal Consultant and/or Lead Appraiser for CMMI® and Software CMM® Implementation for many of TCSâ , QAIâs and QValueâs clients. Some Prestigious clients include Accenture, Singapore Technologies, Datamatics Technologies Limited, Research Engineers, Canon India, Robert Bosch, FSLL, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, John Keels Computer Systems to name a few. He has a number of international formal CMM assessments and CMMI appraisals to his credit including some in India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Hongkong, Malaysia, South Africa, China and Philippines.
He has conducted several workshops on CMMI® Overview, Software Quality Management, Peer Reviews, Software Project Management, etc for many clients.
Other than the SEI authorized certifications, he is also a member of IEEE for last 18 years, a Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), an Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:1994 and 2000, an Internal Assessor for Tata Business Excellence Model (in line with MBNQA).
Saswata has authored more than ten papers/publications in National and International conferences. He has given pre-conference tutorials in India and international seminars. He has been invited to speak at executive conference for CEOs, at Senior Executives meet (at IIM Kolkata), as guest presenter in many forums like SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network), Management house and industry meets.
Saswata is actively involved as member in SEIâs Partner Advisory Board CMMI High Maturity Working Group since 2009 onwards.
Somenath has more than twenty six (26) years of rich and varied experience with extensive technology and engineering expertise, including working in various senior executive level positions at domestic and international organizations.
Somenath qualified in Indian Telecommunication Services (as part of Indian Engineering Service) and spent more than ten years with Department of Telecommunication (DOT). Subsequently, he was associated with many organizations at varying capacity of senior management function
General Manager (NWG Ops) at MTNIRANCELL
Chief Technical Officer (C.T.O.) at MTN Afghanistan
Director of Technical Operations at Scancom Ltd., Ghana (Subsidiary of Investcom Holding Ltd., Lebanon)
Principal Technical Consultant at Lucent Technologies, Singapore; Network Planning Solutions; Bell Lab
General Manager (Planning & Operational support) at Reliance Telecom Ltd., India
Associate Vice President, Engineering at Fascel Ltd., India (A joint AIS THAILAND AND HFCL INDIA)
In addition to being highly proficient in operational activities of an organization, Somenath has been successful in driving initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence. Somenath is adept at the following:
Effectively manage multiple activities for operations, planning, and project implementation in cross-cultural environments in different geographic location
Implement managed services through defining roles and responsibility, scope of work, KPI/SLA and monitoring performance
Quality activities to be performed for project management and delivery control
Defining and controlling performance management, configuration management, and planned work procedure
Risk management of major programs and projects
Quality control through acceptance testing, network evaluation, and audit cost control
Commercial and legal business processing
Capital and revenue budgeting
Oversee monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of organization's performance against budget, financial and operational goal
Chayanika has more than twenty three (23) years of rich and varied experience including research and development, product development, project management, program management, resource management and quality assurance, with thorough knowledge of DLC (Development Life Cycle) phases, integration and E2E testing.
1 . M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University) and B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering, IIEST, Shibpur (formerly BESU, B.E. College)
2 . PMP (certified from Project Management Institute, USA)
3 .Six Sigma Green Belt certified
4 .CMMI Institute-Authorized Introduction to CMMI®-Dev trained
5 . Participated as SCAMPI A ATM (Appraisal Team Member), OU Coordinator
6 . IRCA certified Lead Auditor for ISO 27001:2013 (Information Security)
She has worked in various technical, faculty and management positions with renowned organizations such as Research Centre Imarat (Defence Research & Development Organization (D.R.D.O), Ministry of Defence, Govt. Of India), CMC Limited, Redtech Network India Limited (Ushacomm), and has been instrumental in percolating project and program management knowledge and coaching different methodologies in these organizations.
Chayanika held the unique position for definition and implementation of CMMI for Development and ISO 9001:2008 compliant practices throughout the organization. As Management Representative (MR, QMS) she was responsible for achieving and maintaining CMMI ML3 and ISO 9001:2008 credentials for the organization, while being thoroughly involved in internal audits and appraisals (as a member of the SCAMPI A Appraisal Team).
She was responsible for conceptualization and delivery of various technical and project/quality management related trainings both for public delivery as wells as for in house requirement, such as on C, C++, OS, Java, Orbix with C++, ILOG rules, Induction Training Program (ITP) and Continuing Education Program (CEP), QMS related, Project Management related. She was involved in resource management and training function management, and also led a team of Software testers for testing of products in different domains, including Telecom.
In addition to being highly proficient in operational activities of an organization, Chayanika has been successful in driving initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence.
Laxmikant has more than thirty five (35) years of rich and varied expertise including Project Management (extensive experience in process and detail oriented project management with experience in rigorous customer requirements definition, WBS elaboration and project planning as well as delivery of complex and technical objectives), subject matter expertise in IT Service Management (ITSM) and ITIL methods, processes, strategic technology infrastructure planning, and developing cost effective solutions to meet customer business requirements. He possesses very good knowledge and working experience on PRINCE2 and CMMI processes concepts and technique, as well as of tools such as Microsoft Project, Share Point, Visio
1 . Master of Business Administration (MBA), IISWBM, Kolkata
2 .Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
3 .PMP (certified from Project Management Institute, USA)
4 .ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) certified
5 . Trained on PRINCE2, Business Excellence Leaders Program (BELP), Six Sigma
6 . ISO 20000 (ITSM) Implementer and ISO 27001 (ISMS) Implementer certification
7 . CMMI for Development V1.3 and CMMI Intermediate trained; participated as Appraisal Team Member (ATM) in CMM assessments
8 . TQMS (Tata Quality Management System) on the lines of Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award (2011) certification
9 . System Management K Series - Tandem System from Compaq, Sydney
10 . Securing Guardian Systems - Tandem System from Compaq, Sydney
11 . HP Intel Servers and Network Array System from Hewlett Packard, India
Laxmikant regularly conducted workshops on various topics including PMP, ITIL, ISO 20000 and has strong ability to mentor personnel in diverse areas such as IT Service Management, Project Management, CMMI
Laxmikant extends his services to QValue Services as Senior Consultant for implementation of process improvement initiatives in domains such as IT Service Management, CMMI-Dev, Project management and allied areas.
Jayati has more than twenty one (21) years of rich and varied experience including Leadership and Team Management, Third party and Internal Quality Audits, IRCA registered QMS Lead Auditor Training, Third Party Inspection, CMMI compliant QMS implementation, Information Security Management System Implementation, SOX Compliance Audits, Audit Team Management, Client Relations Management, Software Quality Assurance, Cross-functional Coordination, Risk Management Reviews, Strategic Planning, Need/Gap Analysis, Software Project Management, Software Process Engineering, Project Estimates, Software Design and Development, Project Implementation, Business Domain Expertise, Application Support, Software Troubleshooting.
1 . M.E. (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering), B.E (Electrical Engineering), Jadavpur University, Kolkata
2 . PMP (certified from Project Management Institute, USA)
3 . Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
4 . Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 27001:2013
5 . Certified Auditor for SA8000
6 . Certified Lead Auditor for BS7799 (ISMS)
7 . Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2000
8 . Member of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), USA
She has worked in various technical, faculty and management positions with renowned organizations such as IBM India Pvt. Ltd., BVQI India Ltd., Redtech Network India Limited (Ushacomm), Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and has been instrumental in percolating project and program management knowledge and coaching different quality / management methodologies in these organizations
Jayita has more than twenty two (22) years of rich and varied experience in management of large Programmes and Business Functions, CMMI compliant QMS implementation, Client Relations Management, Cross-functional Coordination, Risk Management Reviews, Strategic Planning, Need / Gap Analysis, Software Project Management, Software Process Engineering, Project Estimation, Software Design and Development, Project Implementation, Application Support, Software Troubleshooting.
1 . MCA, BIT Mesra
2 . PMP (certified from Project Management Institute, USA)
She has worked in various technical, faculty and management positions with renowned organizations such as Wipro Technologies Ltd., Cognizant Technology Solutions, SkyTech Solutions (United Airlines Subsidiary), and has been instrumental in percolating project and program management knowledge in these organizations