Ideate

Accomplished Project Manager and Software Engineer now Ideate’s Vice President of Professional Services

Glens Falls, NY – September 28, 2009 – Consilience International LLC, developers of the Ideate Software Framework, announced today that research systems expert Archita Bhatt (LinkedIn), has become a full Member of the Limited Liability Company and has taken the position of Vice President of Professional Services.

Archita is an accomplished Project Manager and Software Engineer with over ten years experience working in the research management arena for a diverse range of organizations around the globe. Archita started her career at a research university as a technical lead performing data conversions and system integrations. Her last position was with research systems vendor InfoEd, where she swiftly climbed the ranks from Senior Programmer to Director of Implementations. While Archita ascended to increasing levels of responsibility, she remained close to the code and was effective as both a project manager and a technical lead. As a result, Archita’s involvement was required and/or requested for virtually all large-scale implementations, particularly those involving complex post award integrations.

In her new role as Vice President of Professional Services, Archita will lead all projects for Consilience. In addition, Archita will be channeling her expertise into the Ideate Framework itself, using the systems broad capabilities to build tools and wizards that streamline the implementation process for customers – accelerating the time to productive value, minimizing project risk, and reducing the need for intensive consulting services.

“No matter how good your project team is, the rate limiter is ultimately the product itself. Software vendors generally suffer from a lack of empathy. Enterprise software implementations are difficult enough at the cultural level, the software shouldn’t introduce more challenges.,” explained Archita. ” What’s refreshing about Consilience is that they believe the path to better implementations is through better engineering. I’m thrilled to be leading this exciting initiative, it is really the ultimate use of my experience.”

“Having worked with Archita for over five years, I know first-hand what a uniquely capable person she is,” commented Dave Duggal, Consilience International’s founder and Managing Director. “She combines top-notch technical and communication skills with an exceptional work ethic. In addition, her background makes her a perfect fit for this pivotal role. I’m pleased to have her as a business partner.”