Rajiv Joshi Phone: +91 9968153314 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Communication address: 387.Sector-14, Seemant Vihar, Kaushambi Ghaziabad, U.P. - 201010 Professional Synopsis  A dynamic professional with over 7 years of rich experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Onsite Operations and GIS based IT Applications.  PHD (Doctorate) in GIS & Remote Sensing from Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Dept. of Space, Government of India.  Presently working as Manager (Technical) with IL&FS Technologies Limited, New Delhi (www.ilfstechnologies.com). An ILFS Group of Company (www.ilfsindia.com)  Previously worked as Sr. GIS Application Executive with Adroitec Information Systems Limited, New Delhi (Erstwhile known as HOPE Technologies Ltd.).  Presently managing GIS based and Data encoding assignments with IL&FS Technologies Ltd., contributing as one of Key person at IL&FS for 60 Million USD (Estimated Value) project for LRA, Govt of Philippines.  A keen planner, strategist & implementer with expertise in planning & execution of Remote Sensing / GIS / Photogrammetry projects.  Core competency in managing & developing GIS and Remote Sensing based applications on ESRI, Leica & Open source Technologies.  Holds distinction of executing a large Multi level International Project for StatOil Company based in Norway which was developed and executed in Norway.  Nominated as best researcher at Garhwal University for developing a predictive model for future climatic change impact on Himalayan Eco-System.  Given Remote Sensing Digital Image processing training and Lectures to M.SC & M.Tech Students at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing.  Expertise in handling the complete project operations entailing planning, resource utilization, reporting & manpower management.  Designed, conceptualised and facilitated GIS segment development of GIS Application for forest Modelling developed for Forest department Sweden.  Headed complete ErMapper Australia operations in India regard to development and sales of ErMapper Image Web Server while working with Adroitec Information Systems Ltd.  Expertise in processing Geophysical, Radar and Satellite data for Natural Resources , Forest & Oil and Gas applications.  Excellent interpersonal & analytical skills with proven track record of spearheading numerous projects during the career span.  Completed Onsite International assignments at Norway, Sweden, Singapore & Philippines. Core Competencies Remote Sensing/ Geographic Information Systems (RS/GIS): Strong skills of RS / GIS algorithm designing and implementation, Collecting and analysing data from hard copy maps, Radar data, aerial photographs and satellite images through Remote Sensing. Studying the ground surveys and reports and updating digital databases of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Planning, the layout and content of maps. Creating detailed drawings alter the drawings where necessary and creating computer models of land areas. Overseeing the production of the map and verifying the accuracy of map information by visiting the map area. GIS Application development: Strong skills in Arc objects, .NET and experience in developing GIS application in ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, ArcMap VBA, Open Source GIS including GML. Experience working in Leica Image Web Server and Open Source Technologies. Pre Sales and Technical Support: Formulating and establishing pre sales strategies, feasibility analysis (based on existing and upcoming capacity, organisational strength, growth plans, Cost and Time estimates), proposals and RFP Response, Technical Demonstration, Client interaction, Sales and marketing support Good communication and consulting skills. Help creating organizational network and Move up sales ladder. Organisational Experience • Since June 2007 with ILFS Technologies Limited, New Delhi as Manager (Technical) Work Profile: o Technical Project Management: Managing GIS based assignment o Pre Sales Support: Support to business development team for projects, Technical writing, Proposal making, project and resource cost estimation, presentations and bidding support. • Since June 2005 – June 2007 with Adroitec Information Systems Limited, New Delhi (Erstwhile known as HOPE Technologies Ltd.) as Sr. GIS application Executive (Geomatics) Present involvements: Heading ErMapper Australia operations in India related to development and sales for ErMapper Image Web Server. Key Tasks Handled  GIS and Remote Sensing Operations Design, management and training.  Responsible for technically managing entire development team.  Responsible for technically managing promotion of ErMapper Image Web Server in India.  Responsible for motivation and training of the workforce for conducting various projects.  Engaged in monitoring and tracking the projects for in-time and qualitative production.  Actively involved in corporate planning for sustainable development and long-term productivity.  Instrumental in Corporate Delegation for Client’s follow-ups.  Ensuring relationship management activities with client & vendor’s for future business deals.  Successfully handled numerous projects related to: - Creation of GIS Web portal for NIC Delhi India which was developed using ErMapper Image Web Server. - Successfully Created Internet GIS Application for BSNL using Arc Objects and ArcGIS Server together with ArcSDE and Oracle 9i. - Successfully delivering the solution developed on ErMapper Image Web Server to Regional Remote Sensing centre Nagpur. - Successful in sales of 14 Enterprise license to Reliance India and successfully developed Web GIS Application for them based on ErMapper IWS, ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server. - Risk Prone Area and Hazard Mapping for Kedarnath Okhimath Region of Higher Himalayas. - Cyprus Town Planning Mapping using IKONOS. Dec’03 – June’05 with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun as Project Scientist. Key Tasks Handled  Remote Sensing and GIS Project Execution.  Worked on several Important Projects including project from United Nations.  Completed PHD in Remote Sensing & GIS.  Worked on Neural Network and fuzzy logic classification.  Worked in Sub-Pixel Classification.  Delivered lectures to M.Sc, M.Tech and Forest Professionals in RS & GIS.  Actively involved in GIS application development in various projects using ESRI Arc Objects.  Worked in various other Remote Sensing & GIS tools including AML, IDL, ERDAS, ENVI, IDRISI and ILWIS.  Attended various International conferences and Symposium on RS & GIS. August’01 – Dec’03 with GIS-Ex (Av-Nirman) (NGO Managed by Govt of Forestry), Dehradun as GIS Trainee. Key Tasks Handled  Actively involved in Geo-Database creation  Creation of various customized GIS tools for production division.  Preparation of GIS maps on various scales of Resource Planning and Management.  Developed customized algorithms for Image Processing in EML (ERDAS) for satellite data Analysis. Noteworthy Milestones  Holds distinction in Diploma for Remote Sensing & GIS attended at IIRS Dehradun.  Successfully executed International projects in Norway, Sweden, Singapore and Philippines.  Successfully executed International Project for United Nations.  Major Projects Highlights  Project : Land Titling Computerisation Project Client : Land Registration Authority Philippines (Government of Philippines) DESCRIPTION  This is a BOO (Built, Owned, Operate Project) for LRA, Govt of Philippines.  Project Duration: 10 Years (Started in July 2007)  3 Years for Development and Implementation.  Next 7 years for online transaction, Site Operations and Management.  This system is developed to meet various requirement of (LTCP) Land Titling Computerization Project, an automated system which uses document imaging, electronic workflow and databases.  Provides systematic, secured and paperless management of the country’s land registration.  Converting entire data, Maps and Departmental activities to a state of art GIS Based E-governance system.  The Land Titling computerization Project is a BOOT Project for Govt. of Philippines.  Digital Conversion of 16+ Million records  Land Titles, Supporting Documents  Mapping Solution  8 MILLION+ PARCELS, 68,300 MAPS  IT Infrastructure Setup and Control  Government & Citizen Centric  Countrywide Web Deployment  Application Development: PHILARIS (Philippines Land Registration & Information System). i.e. Building of a Desktop GIS application using Arc Objects and ArcGIS Engine & Server 9.2 using .NET (C#) platform. Project includes automation of Land Registration Department and building a GIS application and maintaining spatial data in ArcSDE together with SQL Server.  Online transactions  Change Management: Project Control, Deployment & Training  Developing facilities to cover entire Philippines having 164 RD (Registry of Deeds) with Central Office, Information Management Centre and Data Centre. CONTRIBUTION  Manager Technical for GIS application Development and Data Encoding Application.  Responsible for Customer relationship.  Project : Development of Vehicle Tracking System on ArcGIS ESRI Platform for Statoil Company Norway Client : Statoil Oil Company Norway. DESCRIPTION  Developed Vehicle Tracking System on ESRI Platform  Developed Desktop based Vehicle Tracking system for Rugged Laptop using ArcGIS Engine and SQL Server 2005  Developed Server bases Vehicle Tracking System developed and deployed on ArcGIS Server along with SQL Server 2005.  Designed Arc objects structure & Architecture for Vehicle Tracking System. CONTRIBUTION  Project Analyst and Team Lead.  Sating the stranded for time calculation among the executives to get the qualitative and quantitative output from them.  Project : ArcGIS Server application for Forest Department Sweden for Collecting forest Data for forest modelling for predicting spread of animal disease in forest. Client : Forest Department Sweden. DESCRIPTION  The project was conducted for Forest Department Sweden  Project was executed in Sweden  Project was developed on ArcGIS Server along with ArcSDE and Oracle 9i.  The IKONOS Satellite Image was used for creation of forest map.  The Field survey was conducted for collecting forest data and preparation of thematic maps.  The GUI is created and Training on GIS was delivered to the forest department. CONTRIBUTION  Preparing the proposal presentation and defining the technology during the implementation of the project and training the executive about the objectives of the project and the methodology to be followed.  Technical Management including development of the project.  Presentation and Training.  Project : Creation of GIS Web Portal for data sharing developed for NIC Client : NIC, New Delhi DESCRIPTION  Creation of GIS Web Portal on ErMapper Image Web Server.  Creation and management of Data in ArcSDE together with SQL Server-2005.  Creation and management of Meta data information.  Preparation and creation of entire IKONOS satellite data for India. CONTRIBUTION  Entire Development, Management, Planning, Documentation and Training to the staff under my control. Also the production maintenance and on time reporting to the Higher level of Management. Client and Vendor Coordination. Customer focussed understanding and delivery as per his desire.  Project : ESRI ARC GIS Gas / Electrical Utility on ARC GIS platform for Centre point Energy USA Client : Centre point Energy, Texas, USA DESCRIPTION  Gas and Power Utility and Consumer Mapping and Data updating for Cities of Texas State USA. on Arc GIS Platform.  Online data updating at New Delhi India on Arc Server – Client Interface. CONTRIBUTION  Project Manager and Key Technology Resource.  Responsible for Customer relationship.  Project : TDP project titled mapping of soil salinity and soil moisture using ENVISAT radar data. Client : United Nations and ISRO DESCRIPTION  Mapping of Soil salinity and soil Moisture for Entire Northern Ganga Basin along the Foothills of Himalayas.  Soil Erosion modelling using Kineros and Swat model Open.  Customization of Kineros and Swat model which is developed on open source platform.  This results as multi utility GIS platform for Multivariate analysis of Natural resources emphasising.  There were 7 other themes created i.e. Land cover, Slope Mapping, Wasteland and Vegetation, Geology Updation, Geomorphology updation, Environmentally Sensitive Zone demarcation. CONTRIBUTION  This was a challenging project where to explore technologies blend of Remote Sensing to calculate soil salinity and moisture to a great degree of precision.  Fully responsible for developing algorithms for calculating soil moisture and salinity.  Responsible for conceptualising new ideas with expert panel in new technology and their implementation up to the satisfaction of the client and world’s renowned scientists. In charge and Key Technical person for processing of Multivariate and Multi temporal Satellite, Radar, Geophysical Data Processing and developing soil erosion maps. The entire resultant map generated from the different input data sets has been conceptualised, analysed and interpreted to reach the final conclusion of this project.  Project : BPMT Titled Bio-Molecular Taxonomy Programme Client : Department of Space and department of Bio-Technology DESCRIPTION  Creation of Forest Map with each and every individual Land base details.  Creation of Land Use and Land Cover Map.  Estimation of Bio-Mass for Forest Ecosystem.  Development of Internet GIS website using Image Web Server and ArcIMS and serving spatial as well as non-spatial data over internet using ARCSDE together with Oracle 9i  Currently the website is functional under the domain name www.biospec.org CONTRIBUTION  Designed and conceptualised this project with DOS-DBT officials on the methodology and outputs.  Development of Entire Internet GIS Application on ArcIMS and ErMapper IWS.  Project Management, Installation and application trouble shooting.  DOS-DBT Project Landscape Characterization of Forest ecosystem Client: Forest Survey of India (FSI) Description  Creation of Digital Elevation model for Entire India using SRTM 90 meter Data.  Developed methodology for void filling in SRTM data  Creation of LULC and Forest satellite maps.  Development of online Spatial Decision support system using ArcGIS Arc Objects.  Producing various maps through SDSS like Forest Disturbance Index Map, Bio-Richness map and publishing output on ArcGIS Server. CONTRIBUTION  Remote Sensing and GIS Specialist RnD Experience and Training Received Dec’03 – June’05 with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dept of Space, Govt of India as Project Scientist. Key Tasks Handled  Completed my research work for the Award of my PHD degree in Remote Sensing & GIS titled: “Evaluating the Influence of Bio-Physical Processes on Landscape along the Altitudinal Gradient at various Spatial-Temporal scales using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geo-Informatics”. For PhD. work I developed a predictive model using ESRI Arc Objects on .NET platform for predicting future scenarios of oak species in the event of any climatic change in the region.  Project Supervisor: Dr. PLN Raju, Head Geo-Informatics Division, IIRS Dehradun.  And (Dr.) Subrat Sharma, GIS Division, GPHIED Kosi-Katarmal, Ministry of Forestry, Almora, Uttrakhand.  Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS from March’04– June’04 with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dept of Space, Govt of India. Key Tasks Handled  Awarded Distinction in diploma for studying and analysing various Image Compression Techniques. RS and GIS Trainings Given  Provided lectures to M.TECH, M.Sc and Forest Officers for the use of customized GIS applications in various areas developed using various techniques like Arc Objects Etc. Publications  Finding Best Interpolation Technique for Raster Data Analysis for producing Interpolated Climatic Maps for Himalayan Region taking into account various interpolation parameters published in Geographer Journal - 2006.  Development of predictive modelling algorithm for impact of climatic change on Himalayan ecosystem published in International Report ISRO-GBP Biosphere programme 2007.  Use of Arc objects in developing predictive modelling published in Proceedings GIS Symposium Geographic Department Kumaon University 2007. Academic Qualifications 2003 (REG) PHD in GIS & Remote Sensing Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (NRSA) Dehradun. 2004 Diploma in GIS & Remote Sensing IIRS Dehradun 2001 Master’s Degree in Physics (M. Sc.) –Kurukshetra University. 1998 Bachelors Degree in Physics (B.Sc. Hons) –Kurukshetra University IT Skills Operations Systems : MS DOS, Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/XP GIS Languages : Arc Objects, AML, EML, IDL, GML, ARCXML Languages & RDBMS : .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Vb.NET, JavaScript, HTML, Oracle 9i, SQL Sever 2005, Sybase Remote Sensing Packages : ER Mapper 7.1, ERDAS Imagine 8.7, GIS Packages : ESRI Arc view, Arc Info, Arc SDE, Arc GIS, Arc View 3.2, ILWIS, IDRISI, Geo-Database Other Suits : Photoshop, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word Personal Details Name: Rajiv Joshi Father’s Name: Dr. V.K. Joshi Date of Birth: 27- June- 1977 Passport No: A9379662 Correspondence address: B-1, Judge Farm Haldwani, Dist - Nainital, Uttrakhand, India -- This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it