User:AnkurSV

= Profile =

My name is [mailto:ankur@envisioninc.in Ankur Verma]. I have over a decade of experience in IT consultancy. I've authored a few books in this time as well.

I have experience in providing social IT solutions, IT consultancy in governance and administration domains.

As an aside, I'm an art collector, a painter, an investor, and an independent movies enthusiast.

Activities

 * A new technologies evangelist and author
 * Experienced in Publishing Industry Automation
 * Proponent of application of IT industry's problem solving techniques in social, legal and administrative realms
 * Proponent of predictive approach to IT, so as to stay prepared for social trends that DO catch up

Contacts

 * Gmail/Gtalk/Yahoo: ankur.verma

= My work =

I co-authored the following books. The first one was real fun as I was 20 when I wrote it. Both published by Wiley Publishing Inc.



I was also one of the first moderators and experts on p2p.wrox.com, after Wrox was acquired by John Wiley & Sons. I was an expert for C++,OOPs, COM/DCOM/.NET, Assemblies, VC++ etc. there during forum's formative years post acquisition.

= Interest =

Professional

 * IT
 * Multi-platform development
 * Cloud Computing
 * Administrative and Social IT solutions
 * Media
 * Movie/Books projects of social relevance
 * Media projects that provide inspiring and actionable solutions to the masses

Personal

 * Chess
 * Photography
 * Oil Painting
 * Movies
 * Governance
 * Renewable Energy
 * Education

= WikiEducator =

This section provides you an insight to my all activities at WikiEducator, some of the question i tried to answer here and WHY, HOW and WHEN of my journey of WikiEducator.

= Resources =

Here is a list of books, mags, blogs and sites, which i am using for my learning purpose from many many years, i hope this will benefit evenyone, will extend this list frequently..

Books

 * CSS
 * CSS: The Missing Manual
 * CSS: The Definitive Guide
 * JavaScript
 * JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
 * Frameworks
 * Beginning CakePHP: From Novice to Professional
 * PHP
 * Programming PHP
 * PHP and MySQL Web Development

Blogs
= Media =

Webcast
How to Install Ubuntu Version 8.10 on X86 architecture

