Mihir Desai Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Virginia, United States

Led and managed the following initiatives at PharmacyFocus DBA ChainDrugStore.net Inc.:- Setup technology department for ChainDrugStore.net- Infrastructure upgrades to use virtualization and cloud computing offerings- Application platform conversion from Vignette to Microsoft .Net- Launch of ChainDrugConsortium International – a global trade facilitation portal- Launch of RetailAlertNetwork - a counterfeit drug tracking portal- Launch of The LINK – a complete suite of messaging, product management, shopping cart, show management, and pharmacy reach portal for AmerisourceBergen- Launch of PharmacyVerificationNetwork – a pharmacy credentialing system- Launch of ItemCentre - a product management portal for GS1 Canada- Launch of NCPDPOnline and NCPDPDataQ – a pharmacy Information Management system for NCPDP- Launch of HCIdea - a prescriber and provider database product for NCPDP- Launch of Pharmacy Dashboard – a dashboard for analyzing script dispensing- Launch of PharmacyFocus – an end consumer survey portal- Launch of Pharmacy Solicitation and Document Management system- Launch of PredictiveAcquisitionCost (PAC) and GlassBoxAnalytics (GBA) - an industry drug pricing benchmark solution- Launch of a pharmacy profile and communication management solution for AccessHealth Pharmacies- Launch of realtime SSO and API's for NCPDP's products- Launch of a customized and secure self-service portal for MedImpact's network of pharmacies

Openwave Reporting Platform (ORP) – a Datawarehousing/ Datamining tool kit for Wireless Carriers, Product Manager and lead, May 2001 to September 2001.Implementation and introduction of Openwave Download Fun product, Sales Engineering support, April 2001 to June 2001.Integration of the Openwave Provisioning Manager (OPM) product at Sprint PCS, Senior Programmer, January 2001 to April 2001.

Business plan evaluation and Technology implementation for ChainDrugStore.net, Lead Consultant, July 2000 to December 2000.Mr. Desai assisted in the business evaluation and eventually requirement analysis and development of the ChainDrugStore.net site.Vignette web implementation and content management for Lifescape.com and LifescapePro.com, Senior Developer, April 2000 to June 2000.Construction Industry Dot Com, Technical Analyst/ Developer, February 2000 to April 2000. System Design and Implementation, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), Lead Analyst and Developer, February 1999 to February 2000. Professional Development Center, MCS Information Technology Individual Study (MITIS), Instructor, November 1998 to January 1999. System Design and Implementation, Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) -Balanced Budget Act, Lead Technical Analyst, July 1998 to August 1998.

Pamplin College of Business, Network and Web Server Administration, Lab Technician, August 1996 to May 1998. Pamplin College of Business, Launch Slovenian wines in the America's, Consultant, January 1997 to May 1997.

System Integration and Testing, Military Sea Lift Command (MSC), Analyst, May 1997 to June 1997. System Design and Implementation, Carrier Analysis and Rate Evaluation System (CARE), Analyst, June 1997 to August 1997.

Citibank, Change Management, Consultant, October 1995 to July 1996. Citibank, Trade and Cash Management Products, Consultant, October 1995 to July 1996. Trade Management Information System Development, Middle East Clients, Lead Developer, July 1995 to October 1995.

Mba, Decision Support And Information Systems

Computer Engineer, Computer Science