Dr. Vipin Chawla
editEmail: vipin.chawla (at) gmail.com
Phone: 510-657-8100
Vipin has over 20 years of experience in building and delivering technology solutions for Fortune-100 sized global organizations as well as small/medium sized companies and the public sector. He is a founder and CEO of Instant Systems Inc, a cash-flow positive startup which is developing the next generation of Software-as-a-Service solutions for inter-enterprise procurement and financial chain applications. In addition, he is an advisor/investor for a number of startups in software, offshore services, and life sciences areas.
Prior to founding Instant Systems, Vipin was the Chief Technology Officer and VP of Products for PublicBuy.Net, a leader in electronic procurement for state/local governments and provided technological leadership for state-wide eprocurement projects for states of Texas, Idaho, Maine, and South Dakota. Vipin and his team also developed and sold vertical-specific software-as-a-service products for K-12 procurement, SchoolHouseLink, and for airport procurement systems, AirportLink. Vipin played a key role in PublicBuy’s acquisition by Tier Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: TIER), a government sector financial systems company, in May 2004.
Vipin came to PublicBuy in November 2001 as a result of its acquisition of Simplexis, where he was the CTO and VP of Engineering. At Simplexis, Vipin helped raise over $35 million in the first round from well-known venture capital firms including Internet Capital Group (ICG) and General Electric (GE) Equity.
Before Simplexis, Vipin reported to the CIO/CTO at Bechtel Group, the well-known engineering-procurement-construction firm with over $16 billion in annual revenues and about 45000 employees. At Bechtel, Vipin managed enterprise-wide development and worldwide implementations of project control/management systems and procurement/supply chain systems. Vipin led the development and implementation of Bechtel Group’s world-class supply-chain systems that are being used by numerous organizations and thousands of users worldwide. In his career, Vipin has delivered industrial-strength software applications using state-of-art technologies in various technical and management roles for diverse client organizations like Exxon, DuPont, Motorola, Ford, CIBA-Geigy, Saudi Aramco, Lucky-Goldstar, GE, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Vipin has a BS in Engineering from National Institute of Technology at Trichy (RECT/University of Madras) and MS and PhD in Engineering from University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he held a prestigious fellowship. During his academic and research career, Vipin developed innovative artificial intelligence applications for advanced process control, published over a dozen research papers in international conferences, and earned many national and international awards.
Endorsements:
“At Tier, we engaged Vipin and the Instant Systems Team on several eProcurement related initiatives. They were by far, some of the most committed and passionate individuals I have had the opportunity to work with. Vipin and his team brought a great deal of industry knowledge, technical expertise and a willingness to do ‘whatever it takes’ to get the job done. Highly recommended!” (November 10, 2005)
- Amir Capriles, Microsoft, was Vipin's client.
“Vipin was a great manager and technology SME in a lot of key areas related to public sector procurement. His abilities for handling and resolving difficult situations made him a great person to have in a crisis scnearios.” (August 9, 2004)
– Nilanjan Majumdar, Tier, reported to Vipin at Simplexis and PublicBuy.
“My first important assignment in the United States was as a consultant on a project for Bechtel and Vipin was my project manager. Vipin was a brilliant manager and had working with him was a great learning experience for me. I have come to learn and trust his advice always. I look upon him as a good friend, advisor and mentor.” (July 17, 2005)
– Pratap Dhopte, Founder - Excelize, reported to Vipin at Bechtel.