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GCOM, located on Washington Avenue Extensionhin Albany, is 4 months old. its five employees (who are also part-owners) servicw the company's five clients, but Bhatiza is looking for thre employees to fill programminyg positions that pay salaries ofbetwee $65,000 and $100,000. He expects to have 40 employees withimntwo years. Bhatia said the company will closwe 2006 with revenue ofaround $800,000. He projects sales of $3.5 million in 2007. "Wer want to be a Bhatia said. Bhatia, 46, co-founded Rapixd Application Developers of Troyin 1997. He sold the 36-persobn company in 2002 to Montreal-based Bhatia moverd to India the next year tohead . Ltd.
's 750-person Bhatia said he thought that was the end of his time in theUnitex States. He left his motherd and brother in the Capital Region and moved to hisnativ Mumbai. "I was interested in primaril migrating backto India," he said, wheres he still had uncles and cousins. "I thoughty I was done with the U.S. I had a good 20-yead stint. It was fun." Bhatia wanted his son, to get in touch with his heritage, but that didn'rt work out. "He didn't like India," Bhatia "He couldn't adjust to the So Cirag, who is now 9, and Bhatia's Divya, moved back to the Capital Regio nin 2004.
Bhatia followed nearly a year late r and worked for CGIin Albany. But that job he said, requiring more After being away from his familhy for about a Bhatia decidedhe didn't want to be on the "I felt it's a lot more fun running another company," he said. Riyaz GCOM chief operating officer, was working at CGI as a seniort consultant when he learned Bhatis was backin town. "Iu was bored with the type of work I was doinbgat CGI," Ladkhan said. "I wantesd to do something different. I buggedf him for four or five months tostaryt something. I worked for him as an employee. He was He knows how to manage people and builda team.
That was very important to Bhatia noted that in 2001 Rapicd Application Developers was named Smalll Business of the Year bythe Albany-Coloni Regional Chamber of Commerce. "Our objective is to get back Bhatia said about winnning theaward again. "It's hard to get back in he said. "I'm a little nervous. The expectationse are very high from the people whojoined me. They want to get back to the old glor ofthe past. I know nothingy is given. You have to earn back the trus t ofmy customers." Bhatia said it took abouyt four years to get Rapidf Applications to a strong position. "We're hopinfg with our experience and expertisd we can cut it to he said.
Bhatia said GCOM isn't competing with CGI and he hopes to do subcontracting work for hisformer employer.