Our Leaders foster an environment that encourages employee integrity and professional development.
Get to know the remarkable individuals who are leading Ana-Data into the future.
Lalji Vaghji
Chief Executive Officer
Lal founded Ana-Data Consulting inc. in 1993. He has been in the IT business for over 15 years.
His experience includes developing and managing application development projects at IBM,
Coopers and Lybrand and Pitney Bowes. He has designed and implemented data warehouses using
Business Intelligence tools for fortune 100 companies - including AT&T, Cadbury Schweppes,
Merrill Lynch, Nabisco and Unilever. Lal obtained his BSc. (Hons) in Information Systems from
Sheffield Hallam University in UK and MBA in Finance from Sacred Heart University in
Connecticut USA.
Ravi Shankar
Chief Operations Officer
Ravi has over fifteen years of experience in design, development and
implementation of n-tier applications. Ravi has extensive experience in developing large
scale enterprise web applications using Microsoft .Net and Windows DNA architecture.
His area of expertise includes .Net, RAD tools, C/C++, C#, XML, SQL Server and Oracle.
He has designed and implemented systems for UNICEF, Fujitsu, Merrill Lynch and large financial
institutions. Ravi obtained his B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from Hyderabad Central
University and BSc. in Statistics from Madras University.
Dipak Bhudia
Chief Application Architect
Dipak has more than a decade of expertise in developing Internet / Intranet
software products. He was also a member of the strategic architecture team responsible for
developing a Liquidity Risk Management system, serving global risk needs. Dipak has made
significant contributions to Global Collateral Optimization initiatives. He has worked with
Merrill Lynch, AIG and several Asset Management companies. Dipak has a Bachelor of Arts with
Honors in MediaLab Arts at Plymouth University, England.
Manu Parashar
Application Development Director
The youngest in the leadership team has 5 years of experience in implementing
high quality, scalable and extendable technology solutions. He brings with him the enthusiasm and the latest technology
vision for the organization. His expertise includes developing the windows and web based applications in C#, Asp.Net,
SQL Server, WPF, WCF, CAB and Silverlight. He provides professional consulting services in delivering custom Sharepoint
solutions across various versions.
Manu has a BE in Information Technology from MD University (Rohtak), India and a Masters degree in Computer Science from
Syracuse University, New York.
Vipul Gupta
Application Development Director
Vipul has almost a decade of experience in software engineering and development management.
With 4 years of Financial Services experience and a foundation in mission critical applications including Document
Management system, he brings his skill and discipline to enterprise .Net Smart Client workstations for Hedge Funds
and Asset Management firms. Vipul has made significant contributions in Pricing division of Citigroup building workflow
applications to streamline Pricing Exception management process. His areas of expertise include C#, C/C++, SQL Server,
Windows Forms, ASP.NET and CAB. He has also set the standard in Continuous Integration and Agile Development to bring
quality applications to users quicker and easier. Vipul has a Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering,
Delhi, India.