ABOUT US

Quovadix is a product division of Xellent Solutions, LLC, a technology solutions company in enterprise solutions landscape. It has benefited tremendously from the enterprise solutions expertise which Xellent Solutions has gained over the last 6 years through numerous large and complex  SOA based Enterprise projects.

Xellent Solutions helps organizations generate competitive value by leveraging its Expertise in Technology, Excellence in Process Management and Passion for Perfection, from Strategy to Delivery of Custom Solutions.Specifically, Xellent helps strategize, Architect and Implement complex (or extremely complex) Service Oriented N-Tier Applications targeting Microsoft .NET Platform collaborating with other Enterprise Solutions using Messaging/workflow platforms like TIBCO, MQ, BizTalk, Exchange or the like leveraging XML/XSLT.

Founded in 2001, with offices in California and India, Xellent Solutions is poised to leverage over 40 years of combined experience in the Technology Solutions landscape. Explore corporate website www.xellentsolutions.com to learn more. 

TEAM

Bhavesh Shah - Founder and President

Bhavesh Shah is an entrepreneur with over 20 years in the field of technology. He is the founder and architect of Quovadix.
 
Bhavesh founded Xellent Solutions in 2001 which has been in technology consulting business. During these years he has been the chief architect responsible for design of many  complex enterprise products suites which often were flagship products of his clients.
 
Prior to Xellent Solutions, Bhavesh was an architect at Tradec in San Jose, where his innovations in product design of an XML enabled trade exchange received the best product award in its category from electronic commerce world 2001.
 
Driven by the passion for innovation, Bhavesh founded Digipronix, a garage startup, immediately after completion of his B.S. in Electronics Engineering from University of Bombay. Their first product “Vigillant”, which enabled hardware based anti-virus security and access control was ready to market while he was still pursuing his MBA in 1990. He was responsible for taking Vigillant to the European market, where it was rated at par with Norton anti-virus by Computer World (Germany).

Juha Harkonen - Partnership Strategy

Mr. Harkonen assists companies in the Americas on re-organization initiatives and start-ups. His typical client is in the technology field of business continuity, telecom/mobile, and/or enterprise solutions.

Mr. Harkonen is an expert on business processes and re-engineering for operational excellence. He has lived most of his life in different regions of the globe and has a heightened appreciation and ability for building cultural bridges in a fast paced multinational environment.

In 2006, he joined Tellus International, Inc. as COO. Before joining Tellus, Mr. Harkonen was Chief Executive Officer of Stonesoft Inc., the American subsidiary of Stonesoft Corp., a global business continuity solutions vendor. During the past three years with Stonesoft, he has accumulated numerous contacts within the federal, financial services, and telecom sectors. He has extensive experience in selling to the US federal government and collaborating with IBM, HP and Microsoft in the Americas region.

Mr. Harkonen received his Masters in Science - Industrial Engineering Management from the University of Lappeenranta and a second Masters in Science - Quality Management from Cranfield University in the UK.

Nikhil Varaiya - Financial Vertical Strategy

Nikhil Varaiya is Professor and Chairman of the Finance Department at San Diego State University. He teaches courses in competitive analysis, and strategic financial management, in the MBA for Executives Program and a course in financing emerging enterprises in the MBA Program at SDSU.
 
He is the Recipient of the 2005-06 Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions to the University, Recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award in the MBA for Executives Program in 1994, 96, 99, 2001, 02, 03, and 2005 and recipient of Outstanding Paper Awards from the Financial Management Association, and Journal of Retailing.
 
Dr. Varaiya received his B.S. in Mathematics and M.A. in Economics from Bombay University. His M.B.A. and Ph.D. work in Finance was completed at the University of Washington, Seattle.
 
His research papers have appeared in numerous journals and magazines of repute including the Financial Analyst Journal, Journal of Finance, Strategic Management Journal, The Technology Management Handbook, Financial Executive etc.
 
He consults in the areas of financial analysis of new products; evaluation of firm financial performance; review and development of business plans, as well as advice to firms for management of growth and profitability.
 
Dr. Varaiya is past President of the San Diego Chapter of Financial Executives International and was a member of its Board of Directors 1991 - 2006 where he served as Vice President of Professional Development. He was Chairman, Board of Directors of USE Credit Union from 1996 – 1999, and a member of its board from 1993 – 2000.
 
He is also the President of TIE - San Diego (www.tiesandiego.org), an international organization devoted to the enhancement of entrepreneurs.

Paul Laskin - Life Science Vertical Strategy

Paul Laskin is a Board Member of LSIT, a non-profit organization whose goal is to develop  a common set of Good Informatics Practices for the Life Science IT community.

Prior to LSIT, Mr Laskin was the Director for Informatics Strategy and Portfolio Management at Pfizer's Global Research and Development site in San Diego. He was responsible for assuring alignment of the IT Project Portfolio with Pfizer's overall goals and strategy.

With over 20 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Mr. Laskin brings a unique perspective to the critical role that technology plays in the discovery and development of new drug compounds. His passion for building small teams capable of designing and implementing IT solutions that focus on the importance of the customer, the business and technology has led to numerous successful implementations.

Mr. Laskin holds a B.S. of Microbiology from California State University Long Beach and a Certificate in Brewing Sciences from UC Davis.