St. Stanislaus High School
Class of 1989
"In my life, there are people I remember/Though some have gone and some remain" In My Life - John Lennon
Greetings fellow Stanislites: This is an attempt to collect information about the members of the Class of 1989 of St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra, Bombay, India. Below you will find a (partial) list of names of members of that class along with a brief blurb on that person's activities since 1989. Please provide such information for yourself and those classmates with whom you've kept contact so that we can post it on-line. To do so, e-mail me at nooruddin dot 3 at osu dot edu..
PEOPLE (Last Updated: 11 May 2005)
WHAT ARE WE UP TO?
Altaf Arsiwala: "I am in Orange County, CA, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles. I have been working with this company for just over five years, but it keeps changing names and owners, currently its part of EDS. I work on a CAD package called Unigraphics NX. I got married in January as well."
Pesi Dastoor: (From Stanford on 08 Feb 2004): Pesi works with ING bank in the area of business development and by virtue of that, spends most of his time on domestic flights and airports..He is married to Aparna, a girl who he was dating for almost 8 years before getting married about 3.5 yrs ago. He is a father-to-be. Last summer, pesi and myself and our better halves made a trip to the far east and had an absolute blast..if all goes well we could probably looking at another vacation [E-mail: pesidastoor at hotmail dot com]."
Amit Dhairyawan: "I am based out of the Washington DC area, live in Falls Church VA and work in Lessburg VA. Still in the automotive industry, married and no kids yet."
Lindsay D'Penha: "I'm living in Monterey,CA for the last 5 years. I did my engineering and then moved into computers. I'm currently working as a software developer here in Monterey,CA. I'm still single and enjoying life here..lol I've always been into music,but since then I have added photography to my life's interests. You can check out some of my pics at http://www.dpenha.com. If you'd like to contact me, my email is Linzay at gmail dot com"
David D'sa: Working in Dubai.
Gavin D'souza: "Am sailing with Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd. as a Third Engineer, so when at sea I definitely do not get the opportunity nor the time to check out what is going on around the world and the info I recieve from Shahnawaz is a real saver....... I share it with other guys on board too...Oops,almost forgot........ i tied the knot this year.....4th of Jan 2003.......yeah another one bites the dust!!!"
Sandeep D'souza: I've been working with Conexant Systems, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA for the past six years. My work involves modeling of semiconductor devices for integrated circuit (chip) design. I graduated with my M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1997 and my B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1995. [E-mail: sandeepldsouza at hotmail dot com].
Hamid Farooqui: "Finished MS (Computer Science) from State Univ of New York a couple of years ago after working for a few years in Middle East. Worked for Oracle Corp and now work for a French company called Amadeus Corporation as Senior Engineering Manager. My job involves Architecture and design of software and then managing a team of about 20 Engineers who code the same. Its lot of fun. I am happily married to Yasmin and have two kids. A two year old Son (Yusuf) and a 2 month old daughetr (Azra)."
Keith "Elvis" Fernandes: On ship. E-mail: keithfernandes2001 at yahoo dot com.
Keith "Toto" Fernandes: "(27 August 2003): I've started a virtual dealership selling automobiles exclusively online called Kar Koncepts...based out of RI. Just started a branch in Louisville KY last week.....and more states on the roll out plan eventually.... will be in Miami Sept 11th..is anyone in the area? Cheers, Keith (401-241-3537). (Previous update): Me, Im in Rhode Island and have started an online company called Auctions Unlimited. We are powersellers with ebay motors ( dont ask me how I ended up in the car business but it pays more than the bills and I'm not complaining lol). I also travel to Ft Lauderdale quite often...so if anyone is in the area let me know...anyways my other half is in Law school down in Kentucky. ( a 22 yr old legally blonde brainiac - althought im not yet ready to settle having dated about 20 women last year..)"
Kenny Fernandes: (From Russel F on 11 May 2005) Currently living in Abu Dhabi. [E-mail: kenthail at emirates dot net dot ae.]
Milford Fernandes: (From Russel F on 11 May 2005) Working in Dubai. [E-mail: milford_f at hotmail dot com.]
Russel Fernandes: "(Used to live next to the school - Montinho Apts.) Currently living in Dubai for the last 8 years. Work with a Denim manufacturing company and looking after Sales in Dubai, Bahrain, Jordan and India. Get to transit Bombay often on work as I visit customers in Bangalore and Chennai. It would be nice if we guys in Dubai can meet up." [E-mail: russelferns at hotmail dot com.]
Rahul Ghai: "Just got married; Jaggu even wrote a quick blurb about our reception in his Mid-Day column - obviously no kids, yet ;) Used to work for Deloitte up until the end of October, now working for a small, private software firm in Chicago..... rest remains pretty much the same....last saw Irfan in Cleveland probably 5 years ago, lets get in touch when you get back Stateside...... E-mail: rahulghai at sbcglobal dot net]"
Ashish Jagtiani: Married; Working as Radio DJ for Go 92.5 FM The Sound of Mumbai.
Asif Lakhani: "I work for JP Morgan Chase in the Global Solutions and Business Transitions Department. Did My MBA Finance and landed up a job with SICOM (4years) and then with CitiGroup (4 years). I got married in Jan 03. Have been blessed with a son (now 7months). His name is Ayaan and trust me after lond days work, he is the ideal bundle of joy to be with. Will send across his pictures shortly. I am based in Mumbai but visit the US and UK frequently. [E-mail: asif dot lakhani at jpmorgan dot com]"
Jason Misquitta: "Well im not as fortunate or unfortunate (whichever way one looks at it) as all of you'll in the marriage bandwagon. Still single, but lovin it (it's a lot more fun). Guess i still can't see myself putting down roots. Working with Exel a supply chain management co for the past 5 yrs handling the consumer/retail and heathcare div for Mumbai. I still do get to see our school every time i wake and go to sleep. Things haven't changed a bit there, some of the old fogies are still bloody teaching. [E-mail: Jason dot Misquitta at exel dot com]"
Aamir Mithaiwala: (From Stanford on 08 Feb 2004): "Aamir mithaiwala (one of the worst 'monitors' our school had) is into his family business. No points for guessing what business..ofcourse its the mithai business..he manages a reputed chain of sweet/halwa stores in mumbai..royal sweets. He was in dubai for his last vacation and we had a great time..He has been married for the last 3 years. doesn't have an email address but will get one soon."
Irfan Nooruddin: "Married Heidi Sherman on August 17, 2003. Graduated with my BA in Economics and International Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1996 and with my PhD in Political Science from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2003. I am now Asst Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. For more on my academic life, click here."
Andrew Pinto: "All is well at this end in Melbourne, Australia. I'm working as a Marine Controller/Harbour Master for Geelong port and Hastings and am presently on duty, freezing my butt out. Oh yes!! I'm married and have a lovely 11 month old daughter."
Stanford Pinto: (08 Feb 2004): > "I have been living in Dubai for over 5 years now where I work with Ernst & Young in the Business Risk Services Division..I discovered that the thing i do best is con people which is what consulting is all about, so.....I have been educated in business management and risk and internal audit studies and accordingly hold a masters in business admin and the CIA certification from the Institute of Internal Auditors. [E-mail: Stanford dot Pinto at ae dot ey dot com]"
Chris Poswaity: "Working in Dubai for the past 8 years. [E-mail: chris_pos at yahoo dot com]"
Leonard Poswaity: RIP.
O'neil Rego: "Still working as a Manager with Deloitte Consulting (through the fiascos et al, if you have read the news about us) doing mostly management consulting and technology integration. Live in Philadelphia but the office is based out of Wall Street, so you can say that its a bit of a commute...My fiancee and I have been together for 7 years now, and its been a wonderful experience growing into each others lives. Marriage is definitely on the cards but the fact that we've lived together for 5 years has kinda made us complacent about the way things stand. I can best describe her as my partner in everything I do."
Keenan Rodricks: (From Russel F on 11 May 2005) Living in Australia. [E-mail: kerrain at telstra dot com.]
Shahnawaz Sabuwala: "I am currently in Mineapolis MN working with Wells Fargo as a Senior Software Engineer. My wife and I are proud parents of a 1 year old; we named him Haider Ali. I'm planning to visit Bombay in the fall of 2005, let me know if you or anyone else in our batch will be out there around that time. [E-mail: shahnawaz_sabuwala at yahoo dot com]"
Vikram Shanbhag: (01 March 2004): "I am presently in Chennai with Frost and Sullivan, a growth consulting co. I completed BE in Electrical and Eelctronics and later after a few years of work completed Forestry management from IIFM Bhopal. I am in touch with Jocelin who is in Mumbai in an advertising co. Visited Mumbai in December and also saw the school. Bye and hope to get in touch with familar people." [E-mail: vikrambshanbhag at yahoo dot com]
Adarsh Shetty: (From Stanford on 08 Feb 2004): "Adarsh shetty (munna) is, very predictably, a hotelier. He owns a couple of restaurants in Pune and is now planning to start up a nightclub with some other friends..he was my best man at our wedding!... he is probably going to tie the knot this year. [E-mail: muns74 at hotmail dot com]."
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