Nirav Thakkar

• Semiconductor Fab Automation & Equipment Software specialist with 18 years of industry experience • A distinguished IT leader with 18 years of experience managing world-class IT organizations • Increased multi-million dollars in revenues and saved cost • Ownership of the entire spectrum of development and delivery of IT services – Strategy, Business Analysis, Systems Design, Software Development, Integration, Testing, Deployment and Maintenance • Program management of multiple projects with cross-functional, on and off-shore teams • Hands-on software development and testing skills and deep understanding of SDLC (system development life cycle) models • Strong leadership, communication, analytical and problem solving skills • Presents comprehensive strategic roadmaps, capital budget and resource requirements, ROI and risk assessments to senior management • Architect of low-cost, highly available (HA), robust enterprise systems