Nirmal Adhikari

PROFILE NIRMAL ADHIKARI, MBCS, PMP CONTACT PHONE - EMAIL--Skills Application development Planning, Organizing and Prioritizing Work Presentation Skills Customer Focus Business Facilitation Project Management Analytical Thinking Skills Problem Solving Skills Data Management Data Quality Experienced and professional IT Manager with over five years of valuable experience in monitoring project performance to ensure organization success. lead a team of software developers to build from the ground up a series of web, tablet-based software and AI solutions for use in multiple countries, by donors, communities, and government officials alike. Familiar and adept in working with software engineering, change management, and business transformation systems. Reputation for continually achieving on-time and underbudget performance goals. Accustomed to handling IT support, managing IT projects, and supporting various engineering departments with IT tools and applications. Dedicated to identifying customer needs and delivering effective solutions to all problems. EDUCATION MSc in Information and Technology, The British College, Leeds Beckett University, UK, (Expected January 2022) Major Data Analytics, AI and Big Data B.Sc. Hons in Computing, Islington College, London Metropolitan University, UK; 2016 Major Software Engineering, Database Management System WORK EXPERIENCE People Development Lab, Nepal, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) March 2020–Present Roles and Responsibilities    Build Change, USA, NFT Coding Hub Manager Jan 2019–Present Roles and Responsibilities  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Professional Member of the British Computer Society. Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG). Member of Information Technology Professionals Association (ITPA).  COUNTRY EXPERIENCE Nepal Indonesia Colombia Dominica  LANGUAGES Nepali English Developing the company’s strategy for using technological resources Ensuring technologies are used efficiently, profitably and securely Evaluating and implementing new systems and infrastructure      Collaborate with other Build Change offices to review and suggest technical solutions to their problems. Develop, and provide overall supervision to the ‘New frontier technologies’ coding hub resource. Manage, Test, Implement the New Systems, and ensure that all systems are operating as intended. Create/Introduce new IT team in any kind of managing and developing systems/New system. Utilize project management tools to quickly identify any client pain points and immediate operational opportunities to either improve or enhance the experience. Schedule management: including resource planning, sequencing of tasks, estimating, identifying dependencies, and tracking procedures. Scope management: including project initiation, scope planning, definition and change control procedures and approvals. Define and establish client journey process maps as part of projects. Define establishing maps for each operational component that touches the client. Achievements      Successfully managed an open-source AI Solution “ISAC-SIMO” for construction quality assurance funded by IBM and supported by Linux foundation Organized and prioritized work to complete assignments in a timely, efficient manner. Devised unique data monitoring system, hence, increased data integrity by 60%. Led teams with resourcefulness and strong leadership skills. Introduced Global Interconnected system hence workflow improved by 40%. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Project Management Professional (PMP)® Project Management Institute (PMI),2020 The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, The Open University, 2020 Build Change, USA, Information System Coordinator July 2018 – Jan 2019 Roles and Responsibilities    Advanced Google Analytics Google, 2020 Intel IoT Edge Udacity, 2020 Introduction and Intermediate Python Data Camp, 2020 Learning Django Lynda, 2018 Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10.0) ESRI,2017     Achievements  Won Call for Code challenge 2018 with a AI Solution “PD3R” for post disaster retrofit preliminary assessment  Cut software costs by 60%, by developing in-house data collection system.  Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager The Open University, 2017 Google Analytics for Beginners Google, 2017 Introduction to Data Studio Google, 2017 Introduced the concept of preventative system maintenance, as a result, decreased breakdowns by 70%. Build Change, Nepal, Information System Officer Feb 2018- June 2018 Roles and Responsibilities      MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) Microsoft, 2010 Support Build Change Nepal's management team to deliver organizational objectives by evaluating the adequacy of existing data tools and developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the organization’s information systems and architecture. Manage the design, development, and maintenance of systems, programs, and systems software to meet management and information needs. Create and Manage information technology strategies, policies, and procedures to build organizational effectiveness and efficiency by evaluating organizational outcomes; identifying problems, evaluating trends in new information technologies; anticipating requirements. Develop a detailed project plan to track progress for the required system in the organization. Manage, prioritize, and monitor the planning, scheduling, and coordination of the development, testing, and launch of new project processes and new information management technologies to ensure that tools developed for efficient access to information are accessible to staff. Establish and maintain relationships with relevant third parties/vendors. Handle the ‘frontier technologies’ development for the Nepal program Manage multiple interns/resource development staff for these purposes.       Handle the ‘frontier technologies’ development for the Nepal program. Manage multiple interns/resource development staff for these purposes. Support development of information systems for other country programs. Collaborate other country teams to review their technologies and adopt if needed or suggest new technical way to solve their problem. Selecting and integrating any Big Data tools and frameworks required to provide requested capabilities. Implementing ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) process. Monitoring performance and advising any necessary infrastructure changes Defining data retention policies. Ensure all related members to use the latest technology of problem solving. Manage, Test and implement the New Systems and make sure the systems is being used. Create/Introduce new IT team in any kind of managing and developing systems/New system. Achievements    Increased employee satisfaction, by providing them with stable systems. Trained 100+ personnel to work in information technology, as part of their induction period. Streamlined all major servers, resulting in improved data transfer between stations. COMPUTER PROFICIENCY Programming languages PHP, Java, Python Frameworks CI, Laravel, Django, ReactJS, VueJS, React Native Web Designing Skills HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery Database System SQL Plus, Oracle, MS-Access, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB Office Application Word, Excel, PowerPoint Build Change, Nepal, GIS Intern Oct 2017- Jan 2018 Roles and Responsibilities     Achievements   Project Management Microsoft Project, Primavera, Jira Other Technologies Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Warehouse, Data Science Develop Web GIS based system to monitor and overview more than 1000 sites making work efficiency 30 % more faster. Utilized strong decision-making and problem-solving skills. Soft-Tech Nepal, Nepal, Part Time Lecturer July 2017- Dec 2017 Roles and Responsibilities  GIS Application ArcGIS, QGIS, Leaflet (Web-GIS) Undertake all GIS-related activities pertaining to the project needs. Establish an efficient GIS system for the collection of available data, creation of new data, their analysis and presentation in appropriate format Ensure all project operations are timely, efficient and in tune with donor requirements. Assist GIS Expert and Team Leader in ensuring coordination with all relevant agencies and government bodies to obtain necessary permits in a timely manner, and undertake necessary action for project implementation and reporting.  Make the syllabus for programming language and framework Such and PHP, Laravel and teach the selected people for that training. Make the syllabus for project management tool such as Primavera P6 and MSProject and teach the selected people for that training. Achievements   Successfully created syllabus of Primavera, PHP, Laravel P6 and MS-Project. More than 150 people got advance knowledge on programming and Project management tools Primavera, PHP, Laravel P6 and MS-Project. Polaris Information Technologies, Nepal, IT Project Manager Jan 2015- Feb 2017 Roles and Responsibilities             Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects. Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders, and ensuring technical feasibility. Ensuring resource availability and allocation. Development of detailed project plan to track progress. Using of appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs. Measuring project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques. Generating reports and escalating to management as needed. Managing the relationship with the client and all stakeholders. Performing risk management to minimize project risks. Establishing and maintaining relationships with third parties/vendors. Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation. Achievements     Organized and prioritized work to complete assignments in a timely, efficient manner. Oversaw all major IT projects for 2 years, with focus on cost reduction. Managed 6 major IT projects, slashing costs 30% and cutting risk assessment scores 30%. Implemented (1) Six Sigma and Lean (2) Training for all 24 employees. Slashed costs 20% in 6 months through employee idea collection and implementation. Gramin Jivan Sthar Sudhar Manch, Nepal, Volunteer Computer Teacher Jan 2015- Apr 2015 Roles and Responsibilities  Create syllabus for ICT Training and teach the selected people for that training. Achievements   Successfully created interactive syllabus of Computer Basic for children. More than 100 orphan children got the knowledge of computer basics.