Asheesh Dixit
IT Professional
Pune
Summary
IT and Project Management professional passionate about contributing in societal & business transformation initiatives by utilizing 31 years of combined experience in Industry, Academia and Research with specialization in Data Science, Cyber security, Cloud Computing, Software Engineering and Project Management.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
5
5
Certificates
Work History
Director
CREOCIS Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd
Pune
11.2014 - Current
- Managed daily operations while overseeing multiple locations to foster increased productivity and propel organization's mission and vision.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.
- Monitored office workflow and administrative processes to keep operations running smoothly.
- Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.
- Developed project budgets and managed production costs.
Technical Advisor
iAssure International Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Pune
08.2018 - Current
- Advised project managers on simultaneous technical workstreams, aiding in alignment of broader business goals.
- Analyzed audit findings to detect operational weaknesses for referral to management as potential areas of development focus.
- Assessed risk for new project proposals, suggesting liability mitigation efforts where necessary.
- Monitored technology infrastructure against core standards to provide technical assessment and advisory services.
- Cultivated technical expertise concerning at-issue products by reviewing up-to-date documents and source code.
- Offered insight into standard methodologies and common obstacles faced by competing companies, based on experiences with past clients and third-party research.
- Mitigated risk and managed liability by proactively applying latest cybersecurity advisories and best practices to internal operations and product development.
Director (I/C) & Associate Professor
School of Computer Science & IT, Symbiosis Skills & Professional University
Pune
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Managed Day to Day operations in the school of Computer Science and Information Technology [Cyber Security] & Data Science.
- Faculty of Cyber security and Data Science Subjects.
- Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
Adjunct Faculty
School of Computer Science & Data Science, Symbiosis Skills & Professional University
Pune
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Taught BSc. & MSc. Data Science students in Big Data Architecture, Data Engineering and application of Hadoop framework and allied technologies.
- Advised students in academic matters to improve successful course completion.
- Worked cooperatively with other members of faculty and staff to contribute to overall institutional effectiveness.
Professor & Director
ASM Group of Institutes' Institute of Computer Studies, ICS
Pune
01.2009 - 10.2014
- Head of Institute offering MCA program, conducted as per SPPU (University of Pune), AICTE, DTE & UGC guidelines and other statutory bodies.
Director
Institute of Management & Career Courses (IMCC)
Pune
09.2007 - 09.2009
- Responsible for overall execution of MCA program, conducted as per SPPU (University of Pune), AICTE, DTE & UGC guidelines and other statutory bodies.
General Manager
MindTree Ltd, earlier Aztecsoft Ltd
Bangalore
01.2007 - 08.2007
- Managed Offshore Development Center (ODC) of Real Network Inc
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development along with Real Network's team Headquartered in USA.
- Updated and resolved incidents and managed accessorial charges objectively while maximizing profit.
Delivery Head
Calsoft Pvt.Ltd
Pune
10.2005 - 01.2007
- Handled Key accounts & supervised many prestigious and complex projects at USA and India locations.
- Managed large, transformative initiatives impacting multiple delivery channels.
- Coordinated delivery of contracted solutions at program level and in full accordance with outlined cost, scheduling and quality terms.
- Collaborated closely with customers to share information about available products and services, increasing utilization and delivery effectiveness.
General Manager
Integrated Decisions & Systems (IDeaS), Inc. (Now a SAS company)
Pune
03.2000 - 09.2005
- Established India Development Center (IDC) & strategized product roadmap, liaison with IDeaS' USA office on day to day basis
- Head of software development, QA customer support & business development teams
- Provided strategic oversight of marketing and promotional campaigns to keep campaigns aligned with overall goals and objectives.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
Technical Manager & Chief Architect
Integrated Decisions & Systems (IDeaS)., Inc
Minneapolis
10.1997 - 02.2000
- Architected & reverse-engineered IDeaS' flagship revenue management system & migrated & re-architected its native version (DOS/Perl based) to Windows.
- Developed suggestions for technical process improvements to optimize resources.
- Liaised between business and technology units to manage delivery schedules for applications.
Project Leader / Sr. Software Engineer
BFL Software Ltd, Samsung Offshore Development Center, ODC
Bangalore
03.1996 - 09.1997
- Supervised the development & delivery of Network Management System (NMS) for Samsung Electronics, Korea
- Led team of engineers in providing design and engineering solutions to various clients and market sectors.
- Observed progress of each project, examined risks and coordinated contingency plans.
Lead Software Developer
Novell Inc.
Bangalore
02.1995 - 03.1996
- Supervised a team working on the development & certification of the signature product [System Fault-tolerant (SFT)] of Novell's Netware operating system.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
Software Engineer
Softek Ltd
New Delhi
07.1993 - 12.1994
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop flagship product (COBOL Compiler).
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
Research Trainee
BITS, Pilani Practice School, Scholar Pilani, Delhi
01.1993 - 07.1993
- Development of SQL server at Integrated Databases and Software Engineering (IDSE) Group of NIC, New Delhi
Education
Ph.D. - Computational Intelligence
Selinus University
Ragusa, Italy 01.2012 - 03.2023
Master of Engineering - ME, Computer Science & Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS)
Pilani, India 01.1991 - 07.1993
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Technology
Govt. Engineering College (RGPV University)
Bhopal, India 04.1987 - 07.1991
Skills
Domains: Data Science, Cyber security, AI, ML, Software Engineering, Project Management
Cloud Computing: AWS
Big Data Technologies: Hadoop & Hadoop ecosystem (Pig, Hive, HBASE, Kafka, Spark, Zookeeper, Flume, Oozie)
Release & Configuration Management: MS Project, JIRA, Jenkins, Trello, Confluence, PVCS, CVS, Git, CI/CD Methods
Languages: C/C, MFC, Net, COM/DCOM, Active X / OCX Controls, Java, Python, PHP, PigLatin, HQL, Scala
Database: RDBMS, MongoDB, HDFS, HQL
Others: AngularJS, NodeJS, React JS/React Native
Certification
PGP in Cyber Security, IIIT Bangalore - 2023 (Pursuing)
Affiliations
- International Information System Security Certification Consortium, Inc.
- Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.
- Computer Society of India (CSI).
Timeline
PGP in Cyber Security, IIIT Bangalore - 2023 (Pursuing)
05-2023
PGP in Articifcal Intelligence, IBM - 2023 (Pursuing)
03-2023
IBM Certification: Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks
01-2023
EC Council Certification : Blockchain from Ground up
12-2022
PGP in Project Managment, IIM Rohtak - 2022
11-2022
Director (I/C) & Associate Professor
School of Computer Science & IT, Symbiosis Skills & Professional University
03.2022 - 04.2023
Adjunct Faculty
School of Computer Science & Data Science, Symbiosis Skills & Professional University
10.2021 - 02.2022
Technical Advisor
iAssure International Technologies Pvt. Ltd
08.2018 - Current
Director
CREOCIS Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd
11.2014 - Current
Ph.D. - Computational Intelligence
Selinus University
01.2012 - 03.2023
Professor & Director
ASM Group of Institutes' Institute of Computer Studies, ICS
01.2009 - 10.2014
Director
Institute of Management & Career Courses (IMCC)
09.2007 - 09.2009
General Manager
MindTree Ltd, earlier Aztecsoft Ltd
01.2007 - 08.2007
Delivery Head
Calsoft Pvt.Ltd
10.2005 - 01.2007
General Manager
Integrated Decisions & Systems (IDeaS), Inc. (Now a SAS company)
03.2000 - 09.2005
Technical Manager & Chief Architect
Integrated Decisions & Systems (IDeaS)., Inc
10.1997 - 02.2000
Project Leader / Sr. Software Engineer
BFL Software Ltd, Samsung Offshore Development Center, ODC
03.1996 - 09.1997
Lead Software Developer
Novell Inc.
02.1995 - 03.1996
Software Engineer
Softek Ltd
07.1993 - 12.1994
Research Trainee
BITS, Pilani Practice School, Scholar Pilani, Delhi
01.1993 - 07.1993
Master of Engineering - ME, Computer Science & Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS)
01.1991 - 07.1993
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Computer Technology
Govt. Engineering College (RGPV University)
04.1987 - 07.1991
Additional Information
- Selection Committee member of SSPU, Pune
- External Examiner for Colleges affiliated to SSPU, Pune
- External Examiner for Project at RCOEM, Nagpur.
- Syllabus Setting for BTech programme at RCOEM, Nagpur.
- Conducted Expert session on "Software Design Patterns" at MITWPU, Pune.
- Conducted expert session on "Agile Framework" at SIMCA, Pune.
- Conducted session on "IoT and its Applications" at MESCOE, Pune.
- Jury Member at Management Case study Competition (Mindscape) at ASM Group of Institutes, Pune.
- Jury Member of BTech Projects at VIT Pune
Research Work
Grants:
- SPPU's (earlier Pune University) BCUD Sponsored Project (₹ 1,70000/-): “Development of a New Distributed & Cloud Enabled Computing.
- Framework for Data Intensive Data Mining Applications by the Usage of Concurrent Data Structures”.
Publications:
- "An Efficient Binary Attack Predication Model using Optimized Feature Selection and Enhanced Hyperparameter Classification" (Scopus).
- "A Concise Review on the Potential Users of Machine Learning Algorithms for Intrusion Detection", ICICT 2023, Ei Compendex).
- "Cyber Threats in Social Metaverse and Mitigation Techniques", CDAC ETTIS 2023 (Springer).
- "Applicability of Concurrent Data Structures for Data Intensive Data Mining Applications in Cloud Computing Environment"i-Scholar Journal of CiiT.
International Workshops and Conferences:
- International Conference on digital media and metaverse organized by Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU), Pune.
- Presented Papers in International Conferences on Management& IT Research (INCON) organized by ASM Group of Institutes, Pune.
- Moderator of Panel Discussion in International Cyber Security Conference (CyberRAKSHAN '23) organized by SSPU, Pune.
- Other Research- - Guided research & academic projects sponsored by SPPU.
Institute's Innovation Cell (IIC):
- Member of Institute's Innovation Cell and completed Foundation and Advanced Level Training and Certification
Awards & Accolades
- Recipient of high performer & long services award at IDeaS (SAS), USA.
- Awarded college gold medal in BE.
- Recipient of merit scholarships/awards throughout the education.
Research Work
Grants:
- SPPU's (earlier Pune University) BCUD Sponsored Project (₹ 1,70000/-): “Development of a New Distributed & Cloud Enabled Computing.
- Framework for Data Intensive Data Mining Applications by the Usage of Concurrent Data Structures”.
Publications:
- "An Efficient Binary Attack Predication Model using Optimized Feature Selection and Enhanced Hyperparameter Classification" (Scopus).
- "A Concise Review on the Potential Users of Machine Learning Algorithms for Intrusion Detection", ICICT 2023, Ei Compendex).
- "Cyber Threats in Social Metaverse and Mitigation Techniques", CDAC ETTIS 2023 (Springer).
- "Applicability of Concurrent Data Structures for Data Intensive Data Mining Applications in Cloud Computing Environment"i-Scholar Journal of CiiT.
International Workshops and Conferences:
- International Conference on digital media and metaverse organized by Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU), Pune.
- Presented Papers in International Conferences on Management& IT Research (INCON) organized by ASM Group of Institutes, Pune.
- Moderator of Panel Discussion in International Cyber Security Conference (CyberRAKSHAN '23) organized by SSPU, Pune.
- Other Research- - Guided research & academic projects sponsored by SPPU.
Institute's Innovation Cell (IIC):
- Member of Institute's Innovation Cell and completed Foundation and Advanced Level Training and Certification
Awards & Accolades
- Recipient of high performer & long services award at IDeaS (SAS), USA.
- Awarded college gold medal in BE.
- Recipient of merit scholarships/awards throughout the education.