At BitWise, we realise that talent is our key asset. We follow the simple principle
of assigning the right person to the right task and strive to ensure the same high
level of expertise amongst all our teams irrespective of their locations - onsite,offsite or offshore.
Our people work to excel every single day. This is because of the high level of
motivation and commitment each of our employees has towards meeting or exceeding
client expectations – and winning client confidence. They know they can make a difference
and that's what makes them strive, and be the best.
Our people understand that world-class service involves more than technical expertise
– it requires the highest degree of professionalism, effective communication and
a focus on delivering the right quality the first time. Our people go the extra
mile for our customers, always.
The BitWise story is, and will always be, a story about our people.
The BitWise Directors have been closely associated with each other for over two
decades. Through open communication between themselves they complement each other's
strengths to steadily drive the growth of the company as one. Each Director brings
to BitWise a track record of enterprise management, global experience in IT or Management
and a sense of pride in what they offer their clients as a medium sized quality
oriented global company. Together they cover all core functional areas for successful
IT consulting, applications development and maintenance and resourcing the best
talent for each role.
The directors have experience with clients globally, such as Morgan Stanley (Discover
Card), Sears Credit (Citibank), IBM, US Gypsum, First Card (Chase), Helene Curtis,Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Tribune Company, Times Mirror, Cardinal Healthcare,Credit Suisse, Price Waterhouse, Morgan Stanley (UK), Abbey National plc.(UK), UBS
Warburg, Shell, Alberto Culver, Enterprise Rent a Car, Keppel Bank, Singapore, GIO
Australia, Visy Industries, Suncorp Australia, Hollard Insurance and The New India
Assurance Co. Ltd
Neelesh Desai
Neelesh is the Chairman of BitWise and has over 19 years of experience in
IT consulting and projects. He has worked in the credit card and banking domains
for fortune 500 customers in the US and UK. During the course of his career, Neelesh
has led and managed key initiatives for clients and was successful in implementing
software to support those initiatives under aggressive time frames. He has extensive
experience with managing multiple large offshore engagements, infrastructure creation
and resource management for maximizing cost and time savings for clients. For the
last ten years, he has been leading BitWise in its endeavour as a company that has
an enviable track record of delivery and client satisfaction. Neelesh holds a Master's
degree in Computer Applications from the University of Pune in India. |
Salil Sakhardande
Salil is the President of BitWise and an alumni of the department of Computer
Science, University of Pune where he studied for his Master's in computer applications.
With over 19 years of experience in strategic relationship management, marketing
and IT delivery for customers in the US and India, Salil brings in the customer
management focus to the organization. For the last 10 years since inception, he
has been involved in all aspects of the day to day management of the group in addition
to heading up the US operations. |
Seema Desai
Seemantini (Seema) heads up the offshore development center of the BitWise
group which includes all global projects' delivery and support activities. A master's
degree holder in computer science with 19 years experience and IRCA certified lead
auditor for quality, she has worked in leadership and architect roles in large credit
card, banking and unsecured lending projects in the US and UK. Over the last 8 years,Seema has been instrumental in the setup, growth and evolution of the delivery organization
into a mature process oriented development powerhouse achieving ongoing customer
delight. |
Hema Sakhardande
Hemlata (Hema) is a postgraduate in computer science from the department
of computer science at the University of Pune in India and a certified systems administrator
for IBM platforms. She has close to 21 years of experience in IT consulting in the
US and S.E. Asia in a variety of roles ranging from technical development, system
architecture and administration and project delivery. For the last 9 years, Hema
has been involved with consulting practice of the organization in addition to managing
the HR and infrastructure development. |
Sham Sarkar
Shamkant (Sam) has over 25 years experience in technical, sales, marketing
and managerial roles in large global organizations in the aerospace, manufacturing,engineering and information technology industries in India and Australia Sam holds
Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology degrees from the Indian Institute
of Technology, Mumbai, India. Sam is the founder director of BitWise Australia and
is in-charge of regulatory, taxation, finance, risk management and business strategies
for BitWise Australia. |
Sucheta Sarkar
Sucheta has more than 19 years experience in the Insurance, Finance and Reinsurance
industry in India and Australia. Sucheta started her career as a direct management
recruit of the General Insurance Corporation of India and has held key roles as
an operational incharge and underwriting incharge at a national level for large
multinational financial institutions. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics
and is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
Sucheta is founder director of BitWise Australia and is in-charge of the company's
operations in Australia and New Zealand. |