BWI: ITShastra’s Advisory Board Adds Dr. Paul Kustes

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Source: ITShastra
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 10:30 AM IST (05:00 AM GMT)
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ITShastra's Advisory Board Adds Dr. Paul Kustes


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Columbia, Md, United States, Tuesday, May 03, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- ITShastra, a software development, testing and design company for worldwide business needs and offshore project delivery , today announced that Dr. Paul Kustes joined the company's advisory board and will help promote ITShastra efforts within the U.S.

Dr. Kustes is a founder and managing director of Venture Consultants, LLC. (VC). VC represents investors with strategic equity and debt positions in private and emerging companies, providing consulting services to aid companies in the pursuit of stable business growth. He is currently launching a new company, Practice Minders LLC, a privately held Maryland-based company focused on creating turn-key Internet based practice building solutions for healthcare providers.

"ITShastra continues to flourish in the marketplace, so it is paramount that we tap individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit who can help us manage our growth while also gaining new insight into ways to better serve our customers," said Prasad Nagool, CEO of ITShastra. "Paul's rich business experience in U.S. healthcare and with numerous startups will definitely be an asset to ITShastra, which primarily serves U.S.-based companies. Paul will help create synergy between ITShastra and its subsidiary, Thinagee, to aid entrepreneurs and startup companies throughout India."

Dr. Kustes also founded several leading Internet related ventures including Incube8.com , a business and technology incubator located in Baltimore, Md. and America's Doctor Inc , one of the top five Internet health web sites and the only health site providing "real time" interaction with board certified physicians. He worked with VC to raise $6.5 million in equity capital on behalf of Amercia's Doctor and helped create the company's corporate structure, business plan and pricing models.

He also founded INNX (Internetwork News), originally based in San Diego, which produced and distributed branded health news content to Yahoo.com and more than 220 NBC-affiliate stations nationwide. Additionally, Dr. Kustes founded and was CEO of WellPlanet, Inc., a leading multimedia destination for consumers interested in wellness and balanced living.

Prior to VC, Dr. Kustes spent 15 years in the alternative health care field and eight years as a practicing chiropractor. Dr. Kustes also owned and operated Maryland Chiropractic and Combined Specialties, one of the state's most successful multi-disciplinary health care facilities.

"My experience across several verticals has better prepared me for this position on the advisory board for ITShastra, and I look forward to helping the company extend its reach within the U.S.," Dr. Kustes said. "I am deeply motivated by ITShastra's dedication to providing quality software project services at an affordable cost by combining business knowledge and technology skills, helping clients gain a competitive edge and meet their unique strategic initiatives."

ITShastra is a premier software service and design company that develops leading-edge solutions, products and designs to address the needs of businesses worldwide. The company specializes in providing offshore product delivery at significantly lower costs to clients, while allowing them to maintain ultimate control over their development resources.

About ITShastra

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, ITShastra is a professionally managed software company that is a global provider of consultancy, development, testing and design services for businesses around the world. Its highly technical team has broad-based experience in both software design and Web application development that address multiple vertical industries including Mortgage, Retail, Healthcare, Education, Film Industries, Banking and more.

ITShastra also has offices in Jalgaon and Nagpur, India as well as an affiliate office in Columbia, Md. with IndiSoft, LLC, and a business partner office in Ireland with Acubesoftware.com.

For more information visit www.itshastra.com or call +91 022 27781074 / +91 022 27781160.



CONTACT DETAILS
Catherine Laws, Global Media Contact for ITShastra , +1 678.781.7206, catherine.laws@itshastra.com
Prasad Nagool, ITShastra, +91 (22) 27781074, prasad.nagool@itshastra.com

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