ATUL K. BHATT
(919) 848-1297
atulb@juno.com
541-302 Bridleridge Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
U.S. CITIZEN
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OBJECTIVE
A senior-level executive position in Information Technology strategic planning, systems development, and knowledge
management, drawing on proven strengths of communication, research, and innovative solutions to enhance an organization's
effectiveness and its competitive position.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over 23 years of system design, project management and technology planning, integration and marketing experience in
computers, following a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Consulted for over 20 clients, including IBM,
Nortel, Caterpillar, NCR, GE, Sprint, and the US Army. Expertise in:
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Technology Planning & Integration, Strategic Assessment, Requirements Mgmt, System Design, Software Engineering.
E-business, Computer Networks, Knowledge Management, Expert Systems, DBMS.
Organizing and communicating complex concepts.
Devising computer-based solutions to real-world problems.
Methodology / Process / Organization development.
Developing and teaching educational courses.
Global business culture, including skills in French, Japanese and five languages from India.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 digitalESP
Raleigh, North Carolina
9/00 - Present
Practice Director, Solutions Group
Responsible for defining e-business service offerings, and developing customer-specific solution approaches, specifically in
the areas of Business Webs, Enterprise Portals, Digital Marketplaces, Supply Chain Integration, and Knowledge
Management. Strategic partners included IBM (WebSphere), Ariba, Bowstreet, WebMethods, and the Concours Group.
 Make Systems, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina
4/99 - 9/00
Senior Network Consultant
Responsible for setting up a consulting practice in computer networks modeling, design and planning; providing pre- and
post-sales consulting support for Make's flagship product NetMaker MainStation; clients included Sprint, US Army 5th
Signal, IBM, PSINet, Lucent, and AT&T.
 Empower Corporation (now MindLever),
Raleigh, North Carolina
7/98 - 4/99
Director of Business Consulting Services
Responsible for account management, high level product design, marketing, and new business development for KaleidoScope
Enterprise, a comprehensive set of WBT tools for enterprise-wide learning and knowledge management, built on a 3-tier
client/server architecture called Online Learning Infrastructure (OLI) that is integrated with Microsoft BackOffice, IIS, SQL
Server, Site Server, COM, ASP, and ActiveX technologies. Technical contributions include requirements management,
system design, UI design, performance and QA, and end-user and design documentation.
 CGN & Associates,
Cary, North Carolina
2/95 – 6/98
Principal Consultant, CTO
Responsible for the development of new businesses, services, and methodologies for optimal solutions using existing and
emerging information technologies.
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CGN-Internal
Spearheaded the development of a consulting service around IT and Systems Integration, which became CGN’s flagship
offering. The service was founded on the ITSAP (IT Strategic Assessment and Planning) methodology that I have
developed over the last 5 years.
Helped with the internal assessment of CGN’s business, and the formulation of critical processes, especially, in the areas
of client development, project marketing, project delivery, and software engineering.
ATUL K. BHATT
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Client Development and Projects
BNR/Nortel – Prime investigator in the project on FODA (Feature-Oriented Domain Analysis), a methodology from
Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute. The main accomplishments of this 2-year effort were
 Development of an expert system (using SmartElements) for domain analysts.
 FODA customization and application within Nortel.
 Development of a 2-day comprehensive course in FODA
 FODA training of interested groups within Nortel.
 Publication of a guidebook for FODA pragmatists
 Development of ISA (Inductive Scenario Analysis), a technique for information elicitation in a group setting.
Caterpillar – Led the following efforts:
 IT strategic assessment and planning (ITSAP) for Caterpillar’s E&E R&D department, a 500+ strong services group
in Caterpillar’s Technology Center.
 Oil Analysis Expert System – Knowledge acquisition and representation, tools evaluation, knowledge engineer
training in Neuron Data’s SmartElements.
 Materials & Process Selection Expert System - Knowledge acquisition and representation, tools evaluation,
knowledge engineer training.
 Requirements analysis for fuel system test benches.
 Data acquisition and visualization tools development.
 Y2K assessment for embedded systems.
Ford – Client development, and launch of a project in object-oriented development of their engine simulation database.
JP Pearl & Associates – Client and strategic partnership development
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GE Appliance Center – Client development, and project launch for their One Call 32 help desk tool.
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 AKB & Associates,
Raleigh, North Carolina
11/93 - 12/94
Worked with several independent consulting companies in the areas of IT strategic planning, advanced software development,
and training.
 Taught a one-week hands-on course on Neuron Data’s SmartElements, a knowledge engineering software tool.
 Boston Dana Corporation - Developed a rule-based expert system (using SmartElements) for selection of hoses and
chemicals.
 Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems - Consulting on applications of Neural Network technology for bacterial
identification.
 Began work on a methodology for strategic assessment and planning of an organization’s IT infrastructure. Known as
ITSAP in its current form, the methodology aims to systematically align three critical perspectives of an organization –
Business, Information flow, and Technology. While the methodology does not require the use of any expensive CASE or
ERP tool, it can be easily adapted to any of the known assessment tools.
 NCR – Applied ITSAP for strategic assessment of NCR’s Financial Enterprise Architecture, including IT requirements
for their worldwide banking customers.
 Carson Pirie Scott – ITSAP for the department store’s major branches and distribution centers.
 Becton Dickinson Research Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
2/87-10/93
Project Leader, Knowledge-Based Systems
Directed the development and dispersion of knowledge-based systems and other Artificial Intelligence (AI) or related
technologies for use within Becton Dickinson (BD) or to add value to its products. (BD is a $3+ billion global medical
technology company).
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Five embedded knowledge-based systems on the market adding value to BD's diagnostic instruments. One of these, in
hematology, enhanced its division's revenues by at least $4 million in its first year. Its newest version, spurred by
customer demand is expected to continue this revenue growth and open up new markets.
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Designed and implemented a strategy for dispersing within BD the capability to develop knowledge-based systems,
resulting in increased awareness of this technology, training for around 50 employees, and development start of more
than 15 applications.
ATUL K. BHATT
 Sperry Corporation (Unisys, since 5/86),
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Roseville, Minnesota
9/79 - 2/87
Principal System Design Engineer (9/79 - 5/85), Professional Consultant II (5/85 - 2/87)
Architectural definition, system design and performance analysis of new generation computers.
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Developed a spreadsheet-based software tool for evaluating the fault tolerance of large electronic systems, simplifying
such evaluations for Sperry's managers and engineers, and resulting in more robust estimates and designs.
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Contributed to a corporate-level technical committee on expert systems and AI, whose recommendations led to the
formation of a core AI group at Sperry.
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Developed an expert system for the field diagnosis of Sperry's 1100/90 mainframe, resulting in increased effectiveness of
field service engineers.
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Led a pioneering effort for resolving testability issues in the 1100/90 follow-on system early in its development cycle,
resulting in a more testable and robust design with savings in the actual test phase.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., E.E.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota - December, 1979 (GPA: 3.94/4.0)
Minor: Computer Science, Operations Research
Thesis: Application of Error-Checking Techniques to Computer Memory Systems
M.S., E.E.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota - December, 1976 (GPA: 3.94/4.0)
Minor: Computer Science
Thesis: Study of Fault Detection in Threshold Logic
B.Tech.(Hons.)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India - May, 1974 (GPA: 3.96/4.0)
Degree: Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
Thesis: Design and Fabrication of a Control Unit for a Serial Processor
COMPUTER SKILLS
Systems:
Sun (UNIX), PCs (DOS/Windows, Macintosh), Symbolics, Unisys (OS 1100)
Programming: C, LISP, FORTRAN, ALGOL, PASCAL, Assembly Language, HTML / WWW
Software:
Several Knowledge System shells (SmartElements, Level5, KEE), Network Planning & Design Tools
(NetMaker, Sniffer, W&G), e-business tools (Ariba, IBM WebSphere), and Object-Oriented tools such as
Rational Rose
TEACHING SKILLS
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Developed and taught executive-level courses on topics related to knowledge-based systems and AI, client/server
computing, network resource planning, user interfaces, systems thinking, and domain analysis.
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Developed and taught a Ph.D.-level course on fault-tolerant computing in the University of Minnesota's Electrical
Engineering Department.
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Developed a beginners' course on Japanese language, and taught it to computer professionals at Sperry Corporation.
AWARDS
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Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1978.
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Herman Lukoff Award for excellence in technical communications, Sperry Univac Spring Technical Symposium, 1980.
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Outstanding Technical Paper Award, USE, Inc. Spring Conference, 1984, Dallas, Texas.
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Recognition from IEEE for contribution as member of the organizing committee that pioneered AI and expert system
conferences in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, 1987.
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Listed in The Directory of Distinguished Computer Professionals who have contributed significantly to the promotion of
information science and technology, a publication of the Institute of Chartered Computer Professionals of India, 1991.