Mandar Mehta
Data Point Computer Services
16A, Ajay Colony, Opp. Jain Temple, Nizampura, Vadodara – 390002
Mobile: 9898873233 Email: mandarmehta@dtpt.com Website: www.dtpt.com
Education: B.E. (Civil), 1st Class with Distinction, M.S.University, 1980
I have 16 years experience in GIS which include GIS software, GIS projects and application development,
mapping, digitization, GIS analysis and domain specific geospatial solutions. I have conceived, architected,
designed and developed GIS applications ranging from web based GIS database, energy, heritage,
transportation, vehicle tracking, police, water resources, resettlement & rehabilitation, oil & gas, cadastral
mapping, urban & municipal mapping.
I have experience in design of dams & water resources structures, software development and web based
enterprise solutions.
I have carried out GPS survey and Digital Mapping of about 5000 kms of HT/LT power utility network,
indexing of approx. 500,000 consumers and 2 million poles and development of Data Power – a GIS
software solution developed by me for Power sector comprising of AM/FM and handling of very large
databases.
Partial list of GIS projects executed by me:
SrNo Company/ Duration Position GIS Experience
Organisation
1 Sardar Sarovar 1980‐ Assistant • Dam discretization and geological mapping
Narmada Nigam 1988 Engineer • AutoCAD digitization
Ltd.
(SSNNL)
2 Data Point 1989‐ CEO • Mapping, Digitization & GIS for projects for Dr
Computer 1993 C.R.Shah, Consultant
Services • Computer based MIS/ GIS model for Water
Management for drinking water submitted to
Technology Mission on drinking Water, Govt. of
India
• Mapping of 400+ Oil Wells and various oil fields
of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in
Gandhar, Jambusar, Dahej, Nada and Jolwa. The
feeder collector pipelines included W.I.Lines, Oil
lines, Gas lines, Gas lift link, Water inlet,
Effluent, installations like GGS, CPF, YC, EPS, etc.
3 Global Systems 1994‐ CEO • GIS database conversion for Power Distribution
1997 network of a leading Utility in Southern
California
• Road network updation and digitization for
some cities for a Telecom company in USA.
• GIS topology for sewerage network for a Florida

4 Sardar Sarovar 1997‐ MIS/ GIS • In association with Tata Consultancy Services
Punarvasvat 1998 Advisor (TCS), I articulated and built a GIS based MIS for
Agency (SSPA), Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Project
Govt. of Gujarat Affected Families due to submergence of
villages of Sardar Sarovar Project. The project
area covered 88000 sq.km. Of catchment area
maps and about 120 downstream R&R
(community) sites.
5 Mascon 1999‐ Vice • A 60 manmonth GIS project for Gas Authority of
Multiservices Pvt. 2001 President India’s (GAIL’s) 160 kms industrial gas pipeline
Ltd. network for the city of New Delhi. The project is
first of its kind and is meant to serve as a) GIS
based Emergency Response System & b)
Operation & Maintenance System (O&M)
• Digital mapping for 1000 km oil pipeline
network for land acquisition and compensation
for Right of Use (ROU) and Right of Way (ROW)
under PMP act for a large oil company. More
than 50,000 Land records & Mass legal
notifications to 25000 land owners.
• Soil mapping and bore logs for 75000 hectares
of command area – Phase I of SSNNL
• Basemap creation for Vadodara District for use
with Vehicle Tracking System as a Pilot Project
for Police Commissioner Vadodara Rural.
• GPS based Vehicle Tracking System
• GIS mapping/ digitization of cable records
covering Indore Telecom District which includes
digitization, geocoding, customization and
implementation of Telephone cable network for
approximately 1,30,000 lines in Indore city
(area=75 sqkms) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(BSNL)
• GIS services for PY1 block at Pondicherry for
preparing Development Plan by fixing optimum
route of the gas pipeline route of 51 kms
including all the data for Phase 1 upto Power at
Cuddalore and encapsulating it in GIS system
• Preparation of updation / computerization (GIS
compatible) of revenue records of GAIL HBJ
Pipeline for Tehsil Agar, District Shajapur for a
length of 6 kms
• Pilot project for Indore City Municipal Ward.
6 Gujarat Ecology 2001‐ GIS • In association with ESRI (I), successfully steered
Commission, 2003 Advisor a 75 manmonth World Bank funded project to
Govt. of Gujarat create GIS based Web Enabled Gujarat’s
Environment Database – the first and largest

of its kind in India. The data was collected
through in‐depth study of specific components
of Gujarat’s environment over a period of 5
years by some of the well‐known Institutions of
India including Tata Energy Research Institute
(TERI), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS),
Operation Research Group (ORG), National
Environmental Engineering Institute (NEERI),
Centre for Environmental Planning &
Technology (CEPT), Gujarat Ecology Society etc.
The project included environmental mapping of
Gujarat State (more than 300 maps with around
2000 attribute tables) + Maps of 26 districts,
274 talukas, & 18000+ villages of Gujarat State
7 Data Point CEO 2004‐ • GIS based Cultural Resources Information
Computer 2007 System for Champaner ‐ Pavagadh Heritage site
Services for UNESCO designated World Heritage Site –
appreciated by His Excellency The President of
India Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The project included
database creation and digitization of 91 villages
including about 25000 land parcel boundaries
• Provided 3D GIS terrain (DTM) and animation
model with Quickbird – world’s highest
resolution commercially available satellite
imagery, NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography
Mission (SRTM) data and creating site contours
for a 810 Million Omani Riyal (OR) Beach
Development Infrastructure project (8 kms
long) south of Muscat, for one of the largest
Real Estate Companies in Oman
• GPS survey and Digital Mapping of about 5000
kms of HT/LT power utility network, indexing of
approx. 500,000 consumers and 2 million poles
and development of Data Power – a GIS
software solution developed by me for Power
sector comprising of AM/FM and handling of
very large databases.
• Pilot project for GIS based Parking Place Finder
for one county in London Burrough.
• GIS based Shoreline change detection study for
shoreline near Surat on behalf of University of
Cambridge through Gujarat Ecology Society
(GES).
• GIS based model for identification of probable
zones for ground water propecting in Sasutan
watershed.
• Pilot project for digitization of oil well logs for a

NASDAQ listed company.
• Digital mapping of hundreds of toposheets and
citywide digital mapping for utility companies.
• GIS Mapping of 1000 sq.km of city/ urban areas.
Maps of 26 districts, 274 talukas & thousands of
village boundaries
• Base map creation and superimposing power
distribution network grid on the city base map
for Vadodara city
DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE:
Civil engineering/Dams/ Construction/Real Estate/ Infrastructure projects, Surveying, Water Resources,
Ecology & Environment( land, soil, water, pollution, energy, coastal & marine environment, biodiversity,
demography, physical climate, govt. policy), Oil & Gas, Cadastral/ Land Records, Urban & Municipal
Engineering, Energy, Power, Utilities, Transportation, Hospitality, Heritage & tourism, Public Sector, Police,
Resettlement & Rehabilitation, Government (eGovernance), Manufacturing, Investment Banking, Banking,
Financial Services & Capital Markets.
Apart from the above, I have been invited as a member of several committees where GIS &
eGovernance projects were involved. I have imparted GIS courses and guided several postgraduate and
PhD level students for their respective projects based on GIS. I have written articles/ papers, conducted
seminars, workshops, and have been a speaker, at various forums on the subject of GIS.
AFFILIATIONS
♦ CEO Supertech Solutions (www.supertechsolutions.in) 2007‐2008
♦ CEO, Data Point Computer Services (www.dtpt.com) 2003‐07
♦ Treasurer, Computer Society of India, Vadodara Chapter, 2007‐08
♦ e‐Governance Consultant, Vadodara Collectorate, 2004
♦ GIS Consultant, Heritage Trust, 2004
♦ GIS Advisor to World Bank project Environment Management Capacity Building – Technical Assistance (EMCB‐TAP)
under State Environment Action Program (SEAP), Gujarat Ecology Commission, 2001‐03
♦ Asian Development Bank (ADB) registered IT/ GIS Consultant (Registration# 017380)
♦ Vice President (IT) at Mascon MSC Pvt. Ltd. 1999‐2001
♦ Consultant to M.S. University for Resource Centre for Indian Language Technology Solutions – a project sponsored by
Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India. 2002
♦ Member, National Task Force on Outsourcing, CII
♦ IT Consultant, Creative Management Concepts, NY, USA 1999.
♦ GIS/ MIS Advisor, Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency, 1997‐98
♦ United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Expert at Irrigation Management and Training Institute:
1991
♦ Visiting Professor at M.S. University teaching Computer Applications in ME (Civil) for 4 years
♦ Life member, Computer Society of India
♦ Life member, Society for Clean Environment (SOCLEEN), Vadodara
♦ Life member, Indian Society of Geomatics (ISG)
♦ Treasurer, Computer Society of India, Vadodara Chapter, 2007‐08
♦ Member, Execom, Computer Society of India, Vadodara Chapter, 2001‐02
♦ Chairman, Computer Day Celebration Committee, Computer Society of India, Vadodara Chapter, 1991

♦ Secretary, Computer Society of India (CSI), Vadodara Chapter, 1993‐94
♦ Member, Panel of Experts & external examiner: Computer Science Department (MCA & BE Comp Sc ‐ M S University),
Faculty of Management Studies (M S University), Environment Science Course (M S University), SVIT, Vasad, PIIT,
Vadodara
♦ Member, Executive Committee, MSU Civil Engineers Alumni Association
♦ Advisor/ Consultant to several companies and the Government
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED:
♦ “Use of 3D GIS for visualisation of Infrastructure project” at the 1st National Conference on Geo‐Visualisation jointly
organized by NRDMS (Dept of Science & Tech, Govt. of India) & National Institute of Design (NID) ‐ Nov 2007.
♦ “Mathematical modeling using GIS for Utilities” funded under DST Schools (Dept of Science & Tech, Govt. of India)
on Mathematical Modeling in Earth System Sciences Programme at CEPT University, Ahmadabad – Nov 2007.
♦ "GIS for utilities", at a Seminar on "GIS, GPR, GPS & Remote Sensing in Urban Planning & Municipal Information
System", organised by Indian Society of Geomatics and Vadodara Municipal
Corporation ‐ September 2005.
♦ Trained hundreds of students, professionals, engineers, chartered accountants,
managers and executives in Computer applications. Conducted corporate IT
training in several organizations.
♦ Participated in panel discussions at Computer Society of India
♦ Conducted ZOPP (a German method for Objectives Oriented Project Planning)
workshop for NGOs, Environment Consultants, Government Officers
♦ Voted Best Speaker for “Use of Commercial Applications using PCs” at Seminar in
Municipalities held by Operations Research Group (ORG) for Gujarat Municipal Finance Board (GMFB) 1991
♦ MIS Consultant for Database Management at Water and Land Management Institute, 1991
♦ Lectured on GIS topics at refresher programs of M. S. University under University Grants Commission (UGC)
♦ Seminar on GIS for oil & gas industry, ONGC, 2002.
♦ Organizer & Panelist, Gujarat’s Environment, World Environment Day, 5th June 2003
♦ Interviewed hundreds of candidates for recruitment, admission to Government IT courses etc.
♦ Project Guide for several students of Undergraduate & Postgraduate studies: Bachelor of Engineering (Computer
Science) B.E. Comp. Science, Bachelor of Science (Environment Science), Master of Comp. Applications (MCA),
Masters in Engineering M.E.(Civil), Master in Business Administration MBA(Finance) etc.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:
♦ Six months extensive training in SAP R/3 (Fi /Co, MM, PP, SD plus ABAP) 8 hrs/ day at Infosystems International ‐ 1997
♦ “Six Sigma” workshop held by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in 2004.
♦ ArcInfo ArcGIS 8 (ArcMap, ArcEditor, ArcCatalog, ArcTools), ArcSDE, ArcView & ArcIMS from ESRI
♦ A workshop on Application of GIS & Remote Sensing for Critical Coastal Habitats, Integrated Coastal Marine Area
Management, (ICMAM), Government of India, 2002.
♦ A workshop on Unified Modeling Language (UML5) by Myriad Solutions, Australia
♦ Learnt Advanced Technical Analysis for Stock Markets from India’s foremost Technical Analyst Vivek Patil.
♦ Undergone training in Stock trading software for equities as well as Debt Market conducted by National Stock
Exchange.
♦ Attended seminars on Capital Markets organized by Vadodara Stock Exchange and SEBI.
♦ A short course on “Finite Element Methods with engineering applications” imparted by United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) expert.
♦ An international workshop on “Engineering Software, Applications and Research (ENGSAR) held at the Indian Institute
of Technology (I.I.T.) Kanpur.
♦ 6 month part time course on “Application of Finite Elements in Static and Dynamic analysis of Structures”
♦ “In Search of Excellence” conducted by Parimal Gandhi, a Kenneth Blanchard certified trainer in association with
Nathan‐Tyler Inc., USA.
♦ “Seven habits of highly effective people” by Himanshu Buch ‐ a Stephen Covey certified trainer.
ARTICLES:

♦ “Probable groundwater potential zones of Sasutan watershed, Gujarat – GIS approach” ‐ Bhushan S. Deota and Manoj
A. Limaye and Mandar Mehta
♦ "GIS based Environmental Information on Gujarat" ‐ Mehta Mandar, Patil Sanjay, Prasad KSS (ESRI(I)) at 5th ESRI India
User Conference January 2002
♦ “Computerised MIS for Water Management in Dangs District” at National Seminar on Water Resources ‐ Dr. C.R.
Shah, Dr. P.P. Patel, Mandar Mehta, 1988
♦ “Use of Multimedia in schools” ‐ A paper presented at Western India Regional Workshop on “Computers in School
Curriculum” at CSI, 1993.
♦ "NBFCs ‐ under a squeeze", Financial Express, 1996.
♦ "Power Sector ‐ A Remarkable performance" , Special issue on private sector participation in Infrastructure Projects,
Financial Express, 1996.
♦ "Technology Banking" in a special issue on Focus on Banking and Finance, Indian Express/ Financial Express/ Loksatta,
1998
TESTIMONIALS
I have found Mandar to be innovative, professional and deeply knowledgeable in cross functional domains. Above all he is a
wonderful human being.
‐ Sam Pitroda ‐ Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, India
A pioneer in the city, he has been a big help.
‐ Bharti Vyas – Ex Mayor, Vadodara
Mandar’s process reengineering skills have been extremely useful.
‐ V. K. Babbar ‐ Former CEO & Commissioner (SSPA), Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Gujarat
We have found Mandar to be knowledgeable, innovative and sensitive to public interest.
‐Hasmukh Shah – Ex Chairman, Gujarat Ecology Commission & Ex Chairman, IPCL
Mandar facilitated buildup of in‐house GIS capacity in natural resources, ecology & environment database management He has
good understanding in eGovernance too.
‐ Vilasini Ramachandran – Ex Member Secretary, Gujarat Ecology Commission & Ex. Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara
Mandar Mehta has worked assiduously in creating a Web Based GIS Enabled Environment Database for Gujarat under the
Gujarat State Environment Action. The dissemination of this information is first of its kind in India and required special skills.
‐ Dr. Smita Misra ‐ Sr. Environmental Economist, World Bank
Mandar’s depth and breadth of involvement amazes me.
‐ Sunil Parekh ‐ Ex‐Advisor, ADB, Ex‐Sr Director, Confed. of Indian Ind (CII)
Mr. Mehta greatly contributed to our CAD efforts.
‐ Robert Every ‐ GE Motors

SOFTWARE / LANGUAGE SKILLS
ERP : FEEBO, SAP R/3, FI/CO, ABAP4, ASAP, BUSINESS PROCESSMODEL,
ERPWEB
GIS : ESRI ARCINFO ARCGIS 8 (ARCMAP, CATALOG, SCENE, TOOLS),
ARCSDE, ARCIMS, ARCVIEW 3.1, SPATIAL ANALYST, 3D,
ARCEXPLORER, AVENUE, AUTOCAD MAP, INTERGRAPH GEOMEDIA,
ARCIMS, MAPSERVER (INTERNET GIS)
REMOTE SENSING : SATELLITE IMAGERIES, IRS (PAN/ LISS), QUICKBIRD, ERDAS
INTERNET : .NET, IIS, HTML, DHTML, FRONTPAGE, ASP, JAVA SERVLETS,
JAVASCRIPT, VB SCRIPT, PROXY SERVER
CIVIL/SURVEY : AUTOCAD LAND DEVELOPMENT/CIVIL/SURVEY, AUTOPLOTTER
SURVEY EQUIPMENT : TOTAL STATION, GPS/ DGPS (SPECTRA PRECISION, GARMIN)
CAD/DIGITIZATION : AUTOCAD2000I, AUTO LISP, CAD OVERLAY, RASTEREX
LANGUAGES : ASP, VISUAL BASIC 6 (ADO, COM, DEPLOYMENT), VBA, TURBO C++,
FORTRAN77
SOFTWARE ENGG : UNIFIED MODELING LANGUAGE (UML5), FUNCTION POINT
ANALYSIS, VISIO PRO, SDLC, COSTING MODELS
RDBMS : MS SQL SERVER, ORACLE 8I, ACCESS 2000
TECHNOLOGY/ ARCHITECTURE : CLIENT/SERVER, 3/N TIER, OOD
XBASE : DBASE, CLIPPER, FOXPRO
NETWORKING : WINDOWS 2000, NOVEL NETWARE 4.01, WINDOWS NT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT : MS‐PROJECT 2000, TIMELINE
OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY : MS‐OFFICE2000, XP, NORTON UTILITIES, ANTI VIRUS PRODUCTS
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS : MS POWERPOINT, MS PUBLISHER, HG, VENTURA, COREL PHOTO
PAINT, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT : WINDOWS 2K/98/NT, WIN 3.X, MS‐DOS, ICL, JCL, RSTS/E, PS, RSX
HARDWARE : PENTIUM, ICL, IBM 360, EC1030, PDP, PRIME, SCANNERS/
PLOTTERS