Dr. Archit Somani

Experience

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  Margdarshak Consultants Pvt. Ltd

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

  Team Lead (Technical Recruitments)

  Check the attached profile for full description.

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  Strawberry Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

  Nov 2007 - now

  Managing Director

  Earlier Strawberry Inc. (Since Nov. 2007 – Jan 2012) We deal in Education, Renewable Technologies, Neo-Product Development (Research & Development), Technical Projects, Software and ERP Solutions, Financial Consulting & Advisory, and Trading, Lifestyle (Clothing)Conducting trainings in Advanced Robotics, Cloud Computing, MATLAB & Simulink, LATEX, MEMS & NEMS, Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Hybrid Cars and Fuel Cells • Leading and executing technical projects • Mentoring Tech Interns • Techno-commercial Project Management for Industry Set-up & Renewable Energy Power Plants • SRS Preparation and Business Analysis for new software development (in-house) for products and for software services for clients • Strategy planning and execution for setting roadmap for the company • New technology feasibility study for markets and induction for employees Achievements during Job : Conducted advanced trainings (including outreach handling) in Colleges including IIT Bombay, and NIT Warangal, and a lot of others, and schools like Bal-Bharti Pitampura, Delhi, and SGVP, Ahmedabad.Also, developed a strong portfolio of German, Swedish, Latvian, Finnish, American, and Indian clients for software product development. Associated Strawberry with CII, iCreate Gujarat (Initiative by Mr. Narendra Modi & Mr. N. R. Narayan Murthy), Stanford University, German Ministry of Education & Research, Microsoft BizSpark, etc. Trainings Conducted at : IIT Bombay, NIT Warangal, NMIMS Shirpur (Division of Narsee Munjee Institute), DMCOE Mumbai (Two times – Fuel Cells & Hybrid Cars / MATLAB ), OvGU Magdeburg Germany, Bal-Bharti School Pitampura , B.H. Gardi College of Engineering - Rajkot, SAL College of Engineering – Ahmedabad, Universal College of Engineering - Ahmedabad, RCOE Nagpur, VIT Mumbai, and many many more.Guided 100+ Interns for their Projects and Research in B.E., M.E., PhD. & 5000+ students through workshops. Show less

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  Ethos HR Management & Projects Pvt. Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2008

  Team Lead (Recruitments)

  Check the attached profile for full description.

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  Eurosteel "SIA"

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

  Electronics Engineer and Member of Supervision Board (Latvia, Europe)

  Duration : Oct 2008 – Sept 2009 (Oct 2008 – Dec 2009 – Working In IndiaJan 2009 – Sept 2009 – Working in Latvia)Job Title : Electronics Engineer and Member of Supervisory BoardJob Profile :Basic Profile:-• Handling all production related work.• Setting up of hardware, and configuring softwares.• Searching solutions and lost manuals for automating machines.• Handling complete IT Infrastructure of the company.• Looking over new recruitments, training and grooming of employees.• Implementing New ERP system (Aware about concepts of Inventory Planning, Production Planning, Material Management, Resource Management & Optimisation).• Bridging gaps and plucking in loop holes from the old system, to new system.Achievements:-• Got regular appreciation mails regarding loop hole detection. (These profiles were sourced by my own self, and not by team).• Working independently for a prediction model to increase the quality and efficiency, and to reduce TAT, Machine breakdowns, and human errors in production.• Prepairing BI reports for clients.• Handling R&D part for the new requirements.“This job helped me to gain useful manufacturing facility insights for Steel sector companies. I got a chance to visit a lot of companies with big capacities like Einsal, ThyssenKrup Copper and Bronze. Thus, I also gained Industrial Experience” Show less

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  SIA" Eurosteel

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009

  Electronics & Computer Engineer and Member of Supervisory Board
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  Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

  Nov 2009 - Jan 2012

  Researcher (HiWi)

  Check the attached profile for full description.

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  Strawberry R&D Labs

  Sept 2014 - now

  Managing Partner

  For more information visit www.strawberryresearch.com

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  TraCoMo Automation and Camera System Pvt. Ltd.

  Jun 2015 - now

  Managing Director
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  Strawduino Electronics Private Limited

  Mar 2016 - now

  Non Executive Chairman
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  Brand Tikka Broadcast LLP

  May 2017 - now

  Founder and Partner
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  Goverment of Gujarat (SSIP)

  Jun 2018 - now

  Student Startup Innovation Program Mentor - Govt. of Gujarat
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  World Economic Forum

  Sept 2018 - now

  New Champion - World Economic Forum
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  Police Department at Sultanpur Lodi, Punjab

  Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

  AI Implementation Specialist at Integrated Command & Control Centre, Punjab - Consulting TraCoMo

  Implementation of Camera's for Survelliance, Live AI Feed Detection for over 600 camera's, Software Development, Implementation & Maintenance, Very short & agile implementation and deployment of AI Edge based algorithms

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  TraCoMo Africa

  Feb 2020 - now

  Director & Chairman

  African Subsidiary of TraCoMo Automation and Camera System Pvt Ltd

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  Strawberry Enterprise Pvt. UK Ltd.

  Sept 2020 - now

  Managing Director
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  Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

  May 2021 - now

  Visiting Faculty & Industry Expert
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  Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

  Oct 2021 - now

  Technology Specialist (Speaker & Mentor)
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  Startup India

  Jun 2022 - now

  Mentor and Board of Fund Approval (Gujarat)

  Approve Funds, Assess Quality of StartUps, Fund Raising Capability, Strength & Weaknesses, Future from Technology, Sales & Marketing, and Concept perspective

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  Swapna Shala

  May 2023 - now

  Founder & Think Tank