SPOTLIGHT
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Learn about the personal and professional successes achieved by our youth. Editorial Board of 'Shehjar' e-magazine encourages you to email us success stories of our community members so that we can share this information with our readers. Email: editor.shehjar@gmail.com |
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"Vazi Okhandiar"
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Vazi Okandiar was born in the beautiful valley of Kashmir in 1965.She has two brothers (Rakesh and Vipul) and a younger sister (Sunita). She is 2nd child in the family. Soon after her birth, her parents moved to Delhi. Her father, Professor H. N. Pandit, always attached great importance to education. In 1978, when her father joined UNESCO, she got an opportunity to get high quality education in Nigeria, Britain and the USA.
She had high school education in Edinburgh, Scotland and joined University of California, Irvine for her undergraduate program in Electrical Engineering. She was one of the 10 female students to finish the Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineer in 1986. Thereafter, she obtained her Master's degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. In year 2000, she finished her Executive MBA program at the University of California, Irvine . She has worked for several years for software development companies including General Motor, Toyota, Electronic Data System (EDS) and Computer Science Corporation (CSC). She also taught computer science courses at Learning Tree University, DeVry and National University. In 1998, she joined National University, where she worked as the Head of Computer Science Department in the School of Management and Technology. In 2001, she started N&R Technology, LLC, that specializes in development of educational products like Online education for Kids (KidOle), Online Student Information System (SIS) and Online Learning Management System (LMS) for educational institutions. NR Computer Learning Center, part of N&R Technology, provides computer training to kids and adults. Currently, she is also working for mLogica as the Vice President, Technology. She has been working with Girl Scouts of the USA and the Association of Women in Technology (AWT) to promote technology among women. When ever she gets time, she enjoys cooking Kashmiri dishes for her family and friends. She is indebted to her mother for teaching her how to cook several Kashmiri dishes and also for giving her support that she needed to maintain the balance between professional and family life. She is happily married to Amit Okhandiar since 1989 and is blessed with two smart boys: Neilabh (15) and Krishna. |
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With Hillary Clinton
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With Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
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1. Vazi, please tell us what mlogica.Inc is all about, when was it founded and where are its various headquarters? Please tell us something about its management Team and board of advisors. mLogica is a consulting services company specializing in database management, business intelligence and software development. mLogica was founded in April, 2004. mLogica is strategic partner of Sybase, IBM, Microsoft, Symantec, Actuate and Business Object. We are headquartered in Anaheim, California with key development centers and international offices in India, Malaysia and Scotland. The executive teams include former senior managers from Sybase, IBM, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) and Computer Science Corporation (CSC). Our board of advisers includes senior executives from BMC Software, Oracle, Sybase, Sony and Warner Home Videos and Warner Music. 2. What are various Technology services and IT solutions offered by mlogica? 3. Mlogica has an offshore-onsite model with a development center in pune.What are the major challenges in managing such a set up and how do you ensure that your technical consultants have right level of expertise? 4. The word is that mlogica promotes Linux a lot. Is it true? Why Linux? 5. What was the purpose of starting NR Computer Learning Center and what are its various courses? 6 .In 2005 at an International Education Conference in Bangkok-Thailand, your topic of discussion was on subject "Kids Online Education". Please tell us something in brief about this program. In 2005, at an International Conference on Education (ICLORD) in Bangkok, Thailand, I presented a technical paper on using a tool such as KidOLE to connect student, parent and teachers to identify student’s gap in educational skill, and to provide a focused learning environment to overcome those gaps. In 2007, in Kochi (Karla), I presented a paper on the growing demand for e-learning. Following are list of some more articles that were published last year: 7. What are the skills required to manage and develop architecture for multi-million dollar International Projects? 8. How will you describe yourself at personal level? How do you like to spend your leisure time? 9. How do you strike a balance between work, social activities and family? 10. What advice or mantra would you like to share with readers, especially aspiring IT professionals? 11. Please tell us the happiest day in your personal life/professional life. |
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