The entire web journal for the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics was developed by the IT division of my company. See http://ijme.in

Software Architect

Bachelor's of Architecture (Hons)

Apart from teaching as a professor, I wanted to set up a cell to open-source my work on TAD (The Architect's Desktop) and launch it for the whole world.  Unfortunately, that did not happen.

Professor

LTIADS is a new college. I was contracted to work as a professor teaching architecture design, allied design, graphics to fresh students and use of computers for sophomores

Visiting Professor Adjunct

Sabu Francis & Associates is a unique architectural office: We handle architectural knowledge from a very basic level upwards. Some of that energy results in computer software and some other results in architecture of the bricks 'n mortar variety. This division has now spun off into "Syncspace" my new company

Navi Mumbai Centre of the Indian Institute of Architects is a small, yet important part of IIA. Navi Mumbai is probably one of the largest development work going on in the world, and the architects here are involved with much of it. As a chairperson, I was instrumental in organizing multi-disciplinary events where we got people from different fields to talk to architects and students just so that we can remove the blinkers around our eyes. We got an eminent surgeon, a famous movie director, a senior person from the finance sector and several others to talk to us.
            

    
    

    
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Chairman, Navi Mumbai Centre

Taught architectural design, climatology, environment behaviour and generally had loads of fun with the students. Co-founded with some students; the Music Liberation Union, a music appreciation society that promotes original compositions, when teaching in this college (www.musicliberationunion.com)

Visiting Professor

QIP (Quality Improvement Programs) on computer graphics, geometry and architectural representations conducted by this national institute. NIASA was setup by COA (Council of Architecture, India) for assisting in the training of architecture teachers in India

Educator

Developed specialized reprocessing tool for converting XML files from book publishers to a specialized format used in mobile devices such as Palm-Pilot. The inhouse tool was developed using XML, XSL, Prolog with a Delphi interface. It also had a version of Pascal as an internal reprocessing interpreter. Also developed a parser for converting Excel sheet via SYLK to Javascript, and other utilities required by the company

Head of Software Design Department (On contract)

Learnt how to motivate and inspire students at the threshold of their adolescence. This was the phase where I honed my writing, teaching and even learning skills. Wrote several articles in industry related magazines

Visiting Lecturer

I was at Hafeez's office when it was a seminal organization. It was good fun working at his office, even though the design sense of this office may seem controversial to some. I learnt a lot here, especially how to work with all kinds of people and how to deal with all kinds of 'fire-fighting' found in a busy architect's office. I helped set up systems in this office for their working-drawings, etc. When I left Hafeez, I was requested to continue on a few of his projects as an external associate consultant.
            

    
    

    
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Senior Associate

After graduation, I started my career at this office

Junior Architect

Syncspace solves problems in the architecture domain using the Internet. As a CTO, my responsibility is to develop cutting edge solutions to problems both old and new in architecture. This company builds on the foundation that was laid out from my architectural practice over the years. Our key product is www.queryprojects.com which connects BIM (IFC based files) with Microsoft Project.

Founder, CTO, CEO

Across Beyond is an innovative architectural, project management and execution consultancy firm. I am responsible for mentoring the design team, and also innovating on special internal BIM tools that I would be developing along with the other team members. I would be using some of my own intellectual property from Syncspace, my own company for this; along with utilities developed to suit the task at hand.

Head, Design Technology

I used my knowledge on knowledge-building (epistemology), artificial intelligence, information technology and computer languages to develop abstractions and applications based on those abstractions to innovate in the field of education. These include automated planning system, course material development systems, an ERP for education, etc.

Dean of Technology

Limen Leap Labs is an atelier system to help and mentor startups. An atelier used to be a "loft" where artists gathered together under the leadership of one able master artist/crasftsman. After almost 30 years of work in the Internet -- developing one of the oldest BIM (Building Information Modeling) systems, one of the first command-line creation of PDF files and many other innovations, LLL was started to nurture other startups working to tap the space on the Internet.  

This atelier is like a "co-working" system -- but instead of sharing physical resources like office space, etc LLL would share Internet resources such as marketing tools, dedicated/cloud servers, and also share and mentor other startups.  Of course each startup under LLL would have its own independence too and there would NOT be any infringement of IPR/equity with LLL... In this atelier, LLL itself would be one of the startup 
            

    
    

    
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Founder

Conceptualizing and designing architectural projects of all types. Was also directly involved in setting up of systems and actively training all my staff. A few of my staff branched out separately to start successful careers of their own.

Chief Architect

Founder at Limen Leap Labs and Syncspace.  Mentor

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