IT
- 14+ years of IT experience in different domains - Retail Banking, Investment Banking, Gaming, Retail
- Full stack lead developer
- Java/JEE, NodeJS, AngularJS, Mule, DevOps
- Internet Of Things
- AI / Machine learning
Degree
- Bachelor of Engineering from NITK, Surathkal, India
- Advanced Certified Software Engineer certified by IBM
Short films
- Conceptual writer
- Have written a 2-dimensional psychological thriller movie concept in an Indian regional language, Kannada
Chess
- Played at various international tournaments
- FIDE rated. Trying to improve on my rating.
- Favourite international event: London Chess Classic
- Have met Super GMs Vishy Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Judit Polgar, David Howell, Nigel Short, Thomas Fodar, John Emms etc.
- Played simuls with Nigel Short, John Emms, Thomas Fodor.
Music
- Harmonium/ Pump organ player
- Favourites: Metallica (band), Rammstein(band), Bollywood (Indian hindi) songs, Classical (Indian cultural)
Maths, tutoring, puzzles, books
- Provided free Math tutoring to high school students
- Written and read puzzles
- Created short cut methods to several aptitude questions for competitive exams such as GMAT, GRE, CAT etc.
- Gone through most of the Vedic Mathematics ways of solving number problems
- Written a book on MMMM tactics- Modern Mental Mathematics by Memory tactics
- Written a book on Magic square
Magic show
- Card magic
- beginner level tricks
Literature
- Writing poems primarily in an Indian regional language - Kannada.
- Writing short stories or concepts
Arts
- Used to draw during my school and highschool days
- Have completed lower grade and higher grade drawing examinations
Cooking
- South Indian dishes: Chicken dum biriyani, Lentil Dal (pappu), Puri bhaji, Fish fry, Prawns fry
- North Indian dishes: Shimla mirch, Dal makhani, Egg curry, Tandoori Chicken
- Thai: Thai green curry with tender bamboo shoots
- Indian Desserts: Ras Malai, Gulab jamun
Spiritual
- Watch inspirational videos
- Philosophy of life
- Psychology
Sports and games
- Chess
- Carrom
- Cricket
- Table Tennis
- Pool table
- Card games
Entrepreneurship
- Hmm, contact me to know more