RAVI V. NIGUDKAR

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Union, KY 41091. E-mail: abqisv@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a Technical Project Management position related to GIS software, tools and services, where consulting experience with State & Federal Agencies that will add value in defining business strategies, building client relationships, and providing technical solutions in geospatially oriented projects.

SUMMARY:

Over 15 years of business development, marketing, consulting and project management experience with State and Federal agencies while working in the geospatial industry.

More than 15 years of technical experience in implementing Geospatial Technology.Graduate level educational background in GIS, Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Planning and demographic studies. ( Masters in Planning and Masters in Geology)Provided technical oversight to the Operational management to large teams at Deloitte Consulting and Grant Thornton, on Geospatial Implementation, Data Warehousing and Program & Policy Management projects with Federal Government.Extensive project management experience in identifying, qualifying, and developing project scope and deliverables on projects with EPA, USGS, HUD, and DOT, USACE and DHS. Strong background in technical GIS proposal writing, designing and developing GIS applications, preparing teaming agreements and contracts documents on federal projects. Extensive experience with public-sector agencies (state and Federal) in OH, VA, TX & KY.Experience working with 26 Federal Agencies on the Geospatial Line of Business Project.

EXPERIENCE:

GeoInformics Solutions, LLC

President 2009 - current

Currently working on independent contracts and projects

Grant Thornton LLP 2007 -2009

Manager, Global Public SectorProvided a leadership role in marketing technical geospatial services to 27 Federal agencies for the US Geological Survey – Geospatial Line of Business Program Management Office Support.Developed a winning GIS proposal for 26 federal agencies that resulted in a win of $1,200,000.Responsible for providing Subject Matter Expertise on Geospatial Program Management, Knowledge Management on Technical Architecture and System Architecture as well as Geospatial Data Lifecycle related issues.Provided a leadership role in cost pricing, and the development proposals and geospatial portals.

Group 1 Software, a Pitney Bowes Company. Lanham, MD. 2004 to 2007

Business Analyst, Professional Services DivisionProvided technical and sales support in Business Geographic products such as GeoTax, GeoStan, Centrus products that are closely associated with geospatial tools. Identified $200,000 worth of new business for sales team through technical initiatives, technical seminars in Geocoding software and client consultation servicesDeveloped winning technical proposals that encompass, data acquisition, Address management projects, mailing efficiency geospatial data warehousing and application development.

ArcBridge Consulting and Training, Inc. Herndon, VA.

Business Development Manager 2002 – 2004Secured research contract worth $250,000 with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Policy Development and Research concerning the Texas –Mexico Border Initiative.Managed the contract and day-to-day operations of the project for the Office of Policy Development and Research on ‘COLONIAS’ project.Marketed GIS Services to Federal, state and local governments, through technical presentations.Developed and maintained new and existing Federal clients such as HUD, USGS, and Census Bureau.Developed technical proposals on feasibility studies, GIS data application services, and Internet- based mapping solutions for clients such as the D.C. Dept. of Health, and HUD.Provided GIS consulting services, including cost/benefit budgeting systems, to environmental companies interested in implementing on-site solutions and training for internal staff.

Deloitte & Touch, LLP. Pittsburgh, PA.

Senior Consultant/Business Development 1998- 2002

Prepared RFP for Government GIS projects, resulting in a successful project win worth $600,000.Managed an enterprise-wide GIS strategy project across Department of Public Welfare Program offices for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Managed client relationship, and established software procurement and vendor evaluation process model. This helped the client procure geocoding and GIS software, hardware, and data worth $200,000 for recipient address matching and geocoding applications.Developed and designed web-based applications for transactional and mapping analysis of warehouse data on welfare recipients and welfare providers for the PA Commonwealth’s Program offices, such as Office of Substance Abuse, Office of Mental Retardation and Office Child Youth and Family.Initiated vertical market program for public sector projects within Deloitte through corporate training and presentations, resulting in $250,000 project win.Prepared a grant proposal on Livable Communities for addressing Public Health policy issues for Ohio Dept. of Health and Human Services, which successfully resulted in a grant worth $100,000.Provided GIS consulting services on project managed by Deloitte & Touch for the State of Ohio, Dept. of Human Services (ODHS). As GIS project lead, developed maps using ESRI software on Managed Care Analysis (MCP) of Medicaid recipients in Ohio.

Schlumberger GeoQuest. Houston, TX.

GeoScientist, International Support Team 1995– 1998Implemented software solutions and provided data management support for overseas clients such as BP Norge & STATOIL (Norway), Santos (Australia), Exxon Exploration (USA), Demenix and Shell (UK) at client sites, resulting in increased sales by 40% for regional offices. Conducted pre-sales training for new users at international client sites on software resulting in the purchase of software worth $500,000. Assessed software, hardware, operating system, and overall project needs for addressing installation and data management issues that were client-specific. Provided bug fixes and tested software performance, which helped the programmers in software development life cycle. Provided on-site technical support and management oversight for ESRI- ArcView based GIS software implementation, including training of clients such as Enron, Chevron and Shell for spatial analysis of exploration (upstream) data. Generated new business through client-based service application.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin, USA. 1992 –1995.

Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning.

University of Brussels, Belgium. 1986-1988.

Master of Science in Marine Geology.

University of Poona, Poona India 1982-1985.

Bachelor of Science in Geology.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Hardware Platforms: IBM/PCs & clones, Sparc 20 workstations

Geocoding Sofware: Centrus, Code1 Plus, GeoTax, GeoStan

GIS Software: ArcGIS9.x, ArcView, ArcGIS Server, Spatial Analyst, ArcIMS, MapInfo

Desktop Software: Excel, MS Access, Power Point, Word, Adobe Acrobat, Internet HTML,

Databases: MS Access, My SQL and some Oracle exposure

PROFESIONAL AFFILIATION:

GITA MEMBER

URISA MEMBER

GISP -- currently working of my Professional GIS Certification.

PMP – Professional Management Certification--- Completed the Coursework about take the Test.

PUBLICATIONS

Topic: Providing E-government solutions with GIS For the Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ESRI User’s Conference, San Diego, July 9-13, 2001.

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