VIPUL CHANDRA

EDUCATION

• Masters Degree in Computer Science and Technology, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, 1989-1991.
• Bachelors Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, 1985-1989.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Working as Consultant for American Express (Financial Resource Center), representing Powersoft Consulting Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA, since December 1997.
• Worked as VP (AS/400 Division), From October 1996 through November 1997, in the Stellar Group of Companies, Noida, India
• Worked as Senior Systems Analyst, with Tata Consultancy Services, New Delhi from March 1991 to September 1996.

Applications/Areas

• Backoffice Travel Accounting (Global MAX)
• Order Processing System
• Warehousing and Merchandise Management
• Membership Processing for a chain of health clubs/spas
• Mission Critical Applications for a Carrying and Shipping Company.
• Housing Loan Processing and Accounting
• Disaster Recovery Planning for Computer Systems
• Year 2000 Conversion Automation

Expertise Area : IBM AS/400

Responsibilities Handled:

• Production System Support for American Express Travel Accounting (Global MAX), with a worldwide Userbase spanning 10 countries, and 24*7 support requirement.
• Large Database Conversion Testing and Implementation Planning
• Lead the Development of the Year 2000 Conversion Tool
• Security Officer for a Development AS/400, supporting over 100 programmers.
• Managed Client-Server Projects, with Lotus Notes and Visual Basic Front-end
• Quality Assurance Reviews of Deliverables, and enforcing Software Processes in the team.

Worldwide Experience:

• Tata Consultancy Services, New Delhi/Noida, India
• P&O Containers, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
• Clothestime Inc., Anaheim, CA, USA
• American Express, Financial Resource Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• American Express, Financial Resource Center, New Delhi, India
• Remedi Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Colombo, Sri Lanka.