Name              Samit Shankar

Permanent         72, Punjabi Bagh
Address            Patiala, PB 147 001
                   India.

Telephone              +91-175-215 562

e-mail                 sam-it@ausi.com
                    samit@indiawebzone.com

Date of Birth      26th, July 1974.

Nationality        Indian

Marital Status     Single

Passport              H 891498
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Education  Qualification
Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi
Masters of Computer Application, 1st year

May - Sept 1999
Advanced Technology Labs Education Div.
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

1995 - 1998
Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
Bachelors of Business Administration
Distance Education Degree Program.

1994 - 1997
Institute of Hotel Management Catering
Technology and Applied Nutrition, Calcutta
Diploma in Hospitality Management.

1989 - 1992
Canoga Park High School, Los Angeles, USA
Education from class 10th to 12th. GPA 3.11

Work Experience
Jan' 2000 to present - Web site developer
IndiaWebZone.com  - Founding co-partner.

Sept' 1999 - Jan' 2000
Advanced Technology Labs Ltd.   Chennai, India
Software Developer Trainee
Training on all aspects of software development ie.
Designing, Implementing, Testing, Deployment.

Feb' 1998 - May' 1999
The Rajvilas - An Oberoi Hotel     Jaipur, India
Supervisor, Front Office Department
Looking after complete running operations of the
Front Office. Staff training, marketing and
Guest relations. Budgeting and logistics.

Feb' 1997 - Feb' 1998
Rambagh Palace - Taj Group  Jaipur, India
Hotel Operations Management Trainee
Training in all the operational departments of a
leisure hotel. Resort Sales & Marketing, forcasting,
Guest relations and pacification.

Certification
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
Visual Basic Desktop 6.0
Windows Architecture 1 & 2
SQL Server 6.5

Computer Operating System
MS-DOS, Windows(95/98/NT/2000)

Programming
C, C++, Visual Basic 6.0, HTML, ASP, VB Scripting,

Database
SQL Server 7.0, MS Access

Middleware
COM, DCOM, COM+, Internet Information Server, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ)

Projects  Undertaken
1. I-Tutor India Web Site
Language Used HTML, DHTML, VB - Script
Tools Used GIF Animator, MS V. Interdev, Adobe Illustrator
Duration 50 hours

Synopsis   Our client, I-Tutor India had requested a web site for their first
web presence. They specialize in providing online tutorials to students from
class 5 to 10 and assist them in their homework and provide rich content for
extra-curricular work. I was responsible for getting data for the site from the
customer and interacted with them throught the development process. Layout,
design and presentation were my contribution to the project, besides coding and
testing.

2. Chemchito products Website.
Language Used HTML, DHTML, VB - Script
Tools Used GIF Animator, MS Visual Interdev, MS Photo Draw
Duration    70 hours

Synopsis   This website was designed to enable Chemchito Lted. to expose their
products for the overseas audiance and importers. This site was designing using
MS Visual Interdev and I was responsible for HTML coding and scripting. I was
also responsible for uploading it to a Canadian server and seting up of POP e-mail accounts for the executives of the company.

3. IndiaWebZone Website
Language Used HTML, VB - Script.
Tools Used GIF Animator, MS Visual Interdev, MS Photo Draw
Duration 40 hours

Synopsis   This is the corporate website of the software firm co-founded by
myself. I was responsible for developing the site contents, layout and design. I
was also responsible for uploading the site to a Canadian server and setup of
POP e-mail accounts for all the employees on the firm.

4. Hospitality Management System Software
Language Used Visual Basic 6.0
Duration 150 hours

Synopsis   This system was designed by a team size of 5 members. I was
responsible designing layout, form structure, validations, database connectivity
and customer interaction and feedback . The software had ability to reserve
future guests, perform check-in on arrival, maintaining a database of all
transactions and generating an invoice for the guest. Currently installed in
Hotel Nana ki Haveli, Jaipur.
 

3. Railway Reservation System
Language Used Visual Basic 6.0
Duration 120 hours

Synopsis   This system was designed by a team size of 4 members. I was
responsible for the integration of the system and programming query forms. This
program supports queries relating to alternative trains for a particular
destination, availability of seats in a particular train, fare for a journey
etc. This was a dummy project done during the course.

Key Assets
A confluence of American education with Indian values, a hospitality management flaire and an adroit programmer. 
Besides having good communication skills, team worker, innovative, punctual, Typing speed 50 wpm.

Accolades
Principal's Leadership Award, 1992.
California Scholarship Federation, member 1992.
Outstanding Freshman Award, Calfornia State Univ. LA 1992.
Gold C Award, Outstanding Community Work, 1992.
California Academic Decathlon, School team - member 2 years.
Listed in Who's Who of American High School Students 2 years.
Best Actor Award, St. Xavier High School, Jaipur 1989.

Authentication
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accurate  to the best of my ability.