Deerwalk Japan Ltd. was founded by Rudra Pandey, PhD in early 2018. Rudra successfully co-founded D2Hawkeye and sold in 2009 and then founded Deerwalk, Inc. (www.deerwalk.com) in 2010 and Deerwalk Institute of Technology (www.dwit.edu.np) in 2011. Deerwalk affiliates have more than 500 employees in Nepal and around 50 in USA. After growing two successful software product companies, Rudra’s group has established global holding company called Deerhold Ltd in USA. Rudra’s team has a plan to expand software service business around the world. Deerwalk Japan is Deerhold’s first subsidiary outside of USA.

Deerwalk Japan’s objective is to fill software development resource gap in Japan. We plan to bridge the gap either by deploying our engineers at client’s site or outsourcing our client’s software development needs to our offshore center in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Our offshore center is one of the most modern campus in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition to 500 plus professional software developers, our campus also has a computer science college with around 350 undergraduate level students. We a training center where we teach Japanese language and advance programming skills to graduate from other colleges in Kathmandu.

Rudra’s team has a tremendous experience in delivering quality products using offshore resources. And the team also has now facility to train prospective employees. This makes Deerwalk group more than ready to serve Japanese market. Still, we take every opportunity we have in Japan very seriously and humbly. Quality is our number one priority.

Who We Are

Our mission is to help entrepreneurs around the world maximize their potential by connecting them to our exclusive network of software engineers in Nepal.

Mission Statement

Name: Deerwalk Japan Ltd.

CEO: Rudra Pandey

Capital: 3900 万円

Established: March 2018

Number of Employees: Global: 500, Japan: 4

Industry: Offshoring, Software Development, Data Analytics, Website Design

Company Profile

D2Hawkeye

Rudra Pandey, PhD and Jeff Gasser, current CEO of Deerwalk, Inc., joined hands with the founder and CEO Chris Kryder, MD in 2001 to co-found America’s first online clinical analytics software from scratch in Nepal. The size of the Nepal team had grown to 300 when D2Hawkeye was acquired by Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq, VRSK) in 2008. D2Hawkeye later became Verisk Health and is now part of Cotiviti (https://www.cotiviti.com) and still exists in Nepal. D2Hawkeye’s Nepal office — close to 500-strong — is still a key component of Cotiviti, demonstrating that a team in Nepal and deliver consistent and high-quality results.

Verisk Nepal

After its acquisition of D2Hawkeye, New Jersey-based Verisk Analytics started using the offshore center in Nepal. The company has continued using the Nepal office for sophisticated analytics and engineering work even after divesting D2Hawkeye’s healthcare analytics business. Verisk has now its own operation in Nepal and has about 200 people working from the offshore center.

Deerwalk, Inc.

Deerwalk, Inc. (https://www.deerwalk.com/) was founded by Rudra Pandey and his team in 2011. The company built its software from scratch in Nepal and is now a leading BIG data healthcare analytics company in the United States. The Nepal team built the very first BIG data based technology platform for healthcare. The cloud-based platform uses technology stack like AWS, Git, Hadoop, Elastic Search, Apache Spark, Redshift, Cascading, MySQL, etc. and scripting languages like Java, Python, jQuery, AngularJS, Grails, HTML5, CSS3, etc. More than 300 engineers in Nepal work on this platform. The Nepal office is also incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to enhance Deerwalk’s prediction algorithms.

Rudra Pandey’s Offshore Success Stories

Services to other startups

In addition to developing their own products, both D2Hawkeye and Deerwalk have provided software development services to many startups and large companies from their Nepal centers. The services included building software from scratch into multiple mature releases before handing over to clients’ onsite teams. Some of the flagship products Nepal team built included online banking, geo-mapping, clinicians to consumers interfaces, pediatrics care management and analytics, insurance stop-loss analytics, catastrophic losses prediction for P&C insurance carriers, and medical coding review.

Rudra and his team have a proven track record of 20 years of successfully delivering the most advanced software products from Nepal. If you want an offshore partner to build your next big software platform, Deerhold is the team to rely on.

Machine Learning

We have strong capabilities in data analysis to automate analytical model building using Machine Learning. Our team’s proficiency in Python allows them to take advantage of the various open source modules that are an essential part of the Machine Learning ecosystem: NumPy, Pandas, and Scikit-Learn. Based upon our understanding of statistics, we have utilized logistic regression for making predictions models. The team has further expanded their capabilities in Deep Learning using artificial neural networks. This has given our team the opportunity to gain cogent experience in using TensorFlow integrated with Keras API to build and train deep learning models.

Our Capability

Big Data

The team is adept at handling raw, unsorted data using Hadoop. Depending on the complexity and portability requirements of the project, we can integrate Cascading over the Hadoop API to execute data processing workflows. Our projects have implemented a NoSQL distributed database such as Elasticsearch to meet the demanding workload and low latency requirements of real-time engagements. Data sets are then run through various queries using Apache Spark for training machine learning algorithms.

Cloud Computing

The team is knowledgeable in developing and implementing solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We utilize Amazon’s S3 storage facilities, EC2 as physical servers, and Redshift RDBMS for data warehousing and scalability purposes. Given the team’s multiple implementation on cloud environments, they are easily able to take advantage of scalability and reduce deployment time using various advanced cloud services provided by AWS. Furthermore, the team utilizes AWS for MongoDB deployments using Linux file systems. Additionally, the team integrates Lambda functionality when entry into NoSQL database is triggered to load information into Redshift enabling analytics to be run on the data. The skills learned from training and experience enables the team to pull in various components of the cloud computing environment to provide an effective solution.

Front-End Development

Given the training facilities and opportunities available in our organization, all our developers are quite savvy in use of the following technology stacks: JavaScript, CSS/HTML, Node.js, Angular, JQuery, and Responsive Design Principles. Design resources are also available to provide UI Design—as per client requirements—using various tools, as well as 3D Design, and Animation.

Deerwalk Japan’s objective is to help fill in the software development resource gap in Japan. Deerwalk plans to bridge the gap either by deploying engineers at a client’s site or outsourcing software development needs to one of Deerwalk’s offshore center located in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Deerwalk’s offshore center is one of the most modern campuses in Kathmandu, Nepal. In addition to 500 plus professional software developers, the campus also has a computer science college with around 350 undergraduate level students. A training center devoted to teaching Japanese and advanced programming skills to graduate students from other colleges in Kathmandu is also provided.

Rudra’s team has extensive experience in delivering quality products using offshore resources. The team also has acquired new facilities to train prospective employees. Factoring these resources, the Deerwalk group is more than ready to serve the Japanese market. Quality is Deerwalk’s No.1 priority.

Service Model

Deerwalk has a large team in Kathmandu ready to support any client’s needs. Under the outsourced-delivery model, Deerwalk’s team in Tokyo begins the process by meeting with clients to better understand their specific needs. Through these discussions, either an Agile development model or traditional Waterfall development model will be chosen based on the client’s choice. After several meetings with clients, a software requirement document will be prepared. This requirement document will then be sent to Deerwalk’s team in Nepal for analysis. They will then go through the requirements and prepare a Statement of Work (SOW). Once a client approves the SOW, the service will be conducted under either a fixed-cost or engineer-for-rent model. Under the engineer-for-rent model, the client agrees to hire a certain number of engineers for a certain number of months. During these months, the engineers will work closely with Deerwalk’s team in Kathmandu for quality assurance. This model is usually used for agile software development. Under the fixed-cost model, Deerwalk quotes the cost in advance and delivers in lieu to the SOW.

Outsourcing

Through our experiences, we found that many of Deerwalk’s clients prefer to have engineers on-site in their offices. Under this service model, the client specifies the type and number of software developers they need. Within a 60 to 90 day period, Deerwalk then sponsors visas for engineers with a 4 year undergraduate degree and a bare-minimum level of Japanese (N5) to be made readily available at a client’s office. To provide service under this model, Deerwalk requests at least 90 days prior notice and a minimum 1 year commitment for each software developer.

On-site Development

Why work with Deerwalk Japan? Deerwalk Japan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Deerhold Ltd. founded by Nepali-American entrepreneur Rudra Pandey, PhD. As Deerhold has begun to create its own global network with locations in the United States, Nepal, Qatar, and Singapore, with more locations coming soon, Deerwalk Japan has the resources and experience necessary needed to best serve its clients in Japan. Deerwalk’s huge offshore presence in Kathmandu, Nepal makes it easier for Deerwalk to provide its customers cost-effective and flexible services. Mr. Pandey and his team have successfully leveraged the Nepal team and have been serving customers in the United States for more than 18 years. If partnering with an offshore partner is needed to meet your company’s growing needs, why not partner with a team that has a proven track record?

Why Nepal? Deerwalk believes that Nepal is the perfect candidate for serving the Japanese market. Here are a few reasons why:

1. Language: Many Nepalese speak more than three languages—learning an additional language is second nature to them.

2. Turnover: Employee turnover in Nepal is much lower than in many other key offshore destinations like India, China, and Vietnam. High turnover has been one of the biggest challenges for business seeking offshore services. Deerwalk, being the most favored employer in Nepal, has a low turnover rate.

3. Life Philosophy: Because Nepal is the birthplace of Buddha, Nepalese remain very closely attached to Buddha’s teaching. Culturally, Nepalese are honest and hardworking.

4. Time Dfference: Nepal Time (GMT+5:45) is only 3 ¼ hours behind Japan Standard Time (GMT+9). That time difference makes Nepal a convenient offshore destination for Japanese clients.

5. Cost: Because of its comparatively low cost of living, Nepal is very competitive in cost compared to other offshore services.

6. Incredible Place: Nepal is one of the most desired tourist destinations in the world because of its amazing natural beauty and humble, kind, smiling people. If you want to outsource, why not do it in a country you want to visit anyway?

With these factors in mind plus more, Deerwalk believes that customers would not regret outsourcing to Nepal.

1. Fixed Cost Project: In this model the customers provide project specifications and require Deerwalk to bid for projects. Deerwalk then provides cost and time estimates based on these specifications. If awarded the contract, Deerwalk works to deliver a high quality product within the budget and deadline.

2. Offshore Engineers for Rent: Under this model, Deerwalk provides a team of offshore engineers and onshore project management in accordance to the client’s need. Each engineer is charged on a per month basis where the offshore team either works as an extension of the client’s team or independently under the direction of the client.

3. Onshore Engineers for Rent: Customers not ready to work with an offshore team can rent one or more engineers in a given period. Under this model, Deerwalk deploys a team of engineers - and a project manager if needed—to the client’s site.

In cases where our clients work with offshore engineers, our offshore team conducts video conferences with the client’s team on an as-often-as-needed basis. Members of Deerwalk’s Tokyo office also remain available at all times.

Deerwalk is very flexible and works very hard to meet its clients’ quality and budget expectations. Deerwalk works with customers in three different ways.

Engagement Model

Web Application Development

Deerwalk has extensive experience in building Web applications for organizations, both large and small with expertise in using a fully open source stack with Java, Groovy on Grails as well as Microsoft stack with .NET MVC. The client end features a combination of HTML, CSS and JavaScript with extensive use of jQuery. We have adopted HTML5 and CSS3, keeping browser compatibility in mind. The expert use of these technologies coupled with our scalable MVC development model on the server side creates flexible, easy-to-maintain and high quality Web applications. Our development methodology and expertise are well suited for building complex yet highly responsive and flexible Web applications.

Development Cycle

D Designers create several variations of static mockups D Designers make iterative changes to mockups based on client feedback to create a final version of the mockup

D Designers create clickable mockups to simulate a functioning product D Begin application development following a client approved model D Begin Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) and progress in parallel with development

D Provide frequent User Acceptance Testing (UAT) releases for client feedback along the way with regular status and progress updates

D Provide final UAT release D Host on Deerwalk Japan’s servers or deliver final site for client’s own hosting solution

Mobile Application Development

Deerwalk builds both iOS (iPad/iPhone) and Android applications for mobile devices, as well as applications that can run on iOS and Android when cross compatibility is desired. Our experience in server and web application development means we can create a complete connected infrastructure to meet your mobile application needs. We apply tried and tested development methodologies for mobile application development, just as it does for server, desktop and web application development.

Product Development Partnership

As a product development partner, Deerwalk Japan utilizes agile development methodology and delivers the cost benefits of a global services team while providing a domestic management and customer service team.

Application Level: You provide requirements and design priorities, and Deerwalk works with you to build your applications. With this type of project, you can utilize Deerwalk Japan’s local senior technical expertise while leveraging the cost benefits of our offshore group. This is a good option for non-technical organizations that need a prototype or full product built in a cost effective manner. After development is complete, we provide the level of support you require, from hosting and maintaining your applications to providing source code for your own use.

Project Level: We work with your existing teams and provide features or upgrades to your new or existing projects. This hybrid team model has worked well for tackling all levels of tasks. In this respect Deerwalk Japan’s global cost structure and scalability provide you the flexibility needed to scale up for a large one-time project, or to provide that extra push to your development.

Task Level: Deerwalk Japan’s engineers, designers and quality assurance team can join your team and work directly with you and your employees. In this model the client maintains technical direction, management and visibility while leveraging our offshore resources on your projects. This has been a great solution for small startups that have a technical founder but need additional coders to implement their vision.

Data Conversion Services

Deerwalk has extensive experience in handling data of all types for customers across many industries. You can leverage Deerwalk Group’s experience and our global services team to convert the data you receive from partners, vendors or legacy applications into any format you require. Our mature process for handling data conversions supports one-time conversions and ongoing processes that need to be automated and maintained.

Implementation times vary by project but our experience guarantees the fastest possible implementation at the lowest cost. The rules driving the transformation cycle are as follows:

D Never change client data D Perform extensive quality control at every phase D Document the exception list at each step and share with the client

Wordpress Development Services

Deerwalk has a team dedicated to website design and content management platform development using WordPress. Our team provides very high quality custom WordPress development services. Our experienced WordPress website developers have created many WordPress add-ons. The services we provide include developing different plugins for different features, creating multi-faceted themes and templates, optimizing your website for SEO, and making it more responsive across different platforms.

If you are looking for a team of web developers using WordPress technology, look no further than Deerwalk.

Skill Inventory for resources in our Nepal office

Technologies/Expertise Number of Resources

Java Development 75

.Net Development 15

iOS App Development 10

Python 25

Android App Development 10

Web/Graphic Design 10

Data Analytics 70

IT/Release Engineering 15

Cloud Platform (AWS, Git, Hadoop, Elastic Search, Apache Spark, Redshift, Cascading, MongoDB, MySQL)

100

Project Management 10

Quality Assurance 60