About the Author

Pravin Jain obtained his Master of Computer Applications degree from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda having had an excellent academic career in 1988. He worked with CMC Limited as Senior Software Engineer for nine years. During his tenure at CMC Limited, he had an opportunity to work on various prestigious projects including the DIDS project for the Bombay Stock Exchange and the SCADA project for ONGC.

Pravin opted for an enterpreneural career starting his own software development company in 1995, to which he added the training division in 1999. He was the first Sun Certified Java Programmer in Baroda having cleared SCJP in September 1999. He was actively associated with CMC Limited in a project of Indian Space Research Organization for the CARTOSAT in 2003.

He is a life member at the Computer Society of India. He is a visiting professor, a project guide and an external examiner for MCA, BE Computer Science and Engineering, PGDCA and BCA of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He provides expert lectures on Java technologies at Rollwala Computer Center, Gujarat University, Charusat University, Changa and SVIT, Vasad.

Today, Pravin devotes his professional time towards conducting training in Java programming, working on corporate projects and visiting universities.

Pravin is a member of the board of studies at Gujarat University, where he is involved in the development of course syllabi for various subjects with his academic and corporate experience. He knows the needs of the corporates and has been able to frame the syllabi accordingly.

Since 1995, he is the Director-Technical of Zen Softech, which he set up in Baroda.

He can be contacted via e-mail at [email protected].