Sumith Kumar Puri
Seek Director of Engineering (Java / J2EE / Microservices Expert)
Full Time Permanent In Software Product Companies / Startups
May Consider for Head of Engineering, Principal Software Architect, VP-Engineering
~17y 06m (~210 Months) of Progressive Work Experience ( Java / Java EE / Microservices Expert )
C2-2010, VBHC PALMHAVEN 2,
DODDABELE, KENGERI HOBLI,
BENGALURU-560060, KARNATAKA, INDIA.
+91 9591497974 ● resume@sumithpuri.xyz
RESUME HEADLINE / PROFILE SUMMARY
- Worked with World's Top Software Brands : Ex-Yahoo, Symantec, Huawei, Oracle*, OpenText*, Finastra*;
- Managed and Led Teams of Sizes 06-17 Members as Director of Engineering, Senior Product Dev Manager;
- Hands-On Principal Software Architect (Core Java/Java EE/Microservices) for Software Product Companies ;
- Preference for Well-Funded Startups or Large-Very Large Sized Software Product Companies (USD 1Bn+);
- Java / Java EE Thought Leader, Architect, Scientist, Developer, Programmer, Blogger, Engineer and Expert;
- Full-Time Permanent Positions in Bangalore Only; [Open for Full-Time Remote Positions from USA/India];
- Entrepreneurial Drive to Create Value; Multiple Startups; Core Java and Java EE Trainer for Corporate;
CAREER SUMMARY
I have ~17 Years 06 Months of Experience in Entrepreneurship, Conceptualization, Architecture, Design and Development of Software Products and Solutions. Predominantly, this was using Java and Jakarta EE. About ~77%+ of this Experience is in Software Product Development with Top Companies like Yahoo (Verizon), Symantec, Huawei, Oracle*, OpenText* and Finastra*. This also includes time spent as an Author, Entrepreneur and in Independent Practice. The Remaining ~23% of this Experience is in Top Software Services and Solution Providers like Infosys, Xebia and Genpact*. I am adept at Research, Rapid Prototyping, Evaluation and Integration of New Technologies and Frameworks into Software Systems - Primarily Using Java and Jakarta EE. My Technical Blog has received Multiple Industry Recognitions proving my Industry Leadership in Java and Jakarta EE. I have published Multiple Papers and Articles in International and National Journals, Conferences and Magazine proving my Engineering Maturity. I am a Senior Member at IEEE / IEEE Computer Society and a Member at ACM. The List of my Publications can be viewed on my Scholar Profile. My Personal Strengths also include Thought Leadership, Technical Team Leading Skills, Being Goal Oriented and Ability to Bring Out Details from Abstract Information. I have Effective Communication Skills and can clearly put across Technical or Business Ideas. I have an Entrepreneurial Approach but can effectively co-ordinate with others in a Technical or Business Team. I have a Strong and Consistent Computer Science/Information Science Educational Background combined with Expertise in Algorithms and Data Structures. I also have completed my Executive Education in each of Data Mining/Analytics and Entrepreneurship, respectively, from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT, Roorkee) and Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur (IIM, Kashipur). I also have a very relevant Continuing Education Record from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc, Bangalore). My Current Position is Enterprise Architect at Mphasis Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
CURRENT INTERESTS
The areas where I have special interest for my future technical and career growth. These are also the areas where I may have recently completed, or intend to enroll for (or already enrolled for), an Executive Program or a Professional Certification.
- Java/Java EE Product Development (Scratch to Revenue Generation) .>> In/Depth Experience and Interest
- Spring Boot, Microservices, Spring Cloud, Spring Data, Spring Security > In/Depth Experience and Interest
- Java/Java EE Performance, Stability, Scalability & Agile Product Dev .>>> In/Depth Experience and Interest
- Engineering Leadership, Agile, Scrum, Zoho, Maven, Jenkins & JIRA .>>> In/Depth Experience and Interest
- AWS Step Functions, AWS API Gateway, AWS Elastic Beanstalk/EC2 .>>> Fairly Good Experience & Interest
- No SQL, Mongo DB, Apache Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, [ CEP / ESP ] .>> Fairly Good Experience & Interest
- Machine Learning (Applications in Software Product Development) .>> Executive & Continuing Education
- Intelligent Agents (Applications in Software Product Development) .>> Executive & Continuing Education
- AngularJS, Node.js (In Capacity of a Director or Engineering Leader) .>> Handled as Director/Head ( Engg.)
Technical Skills (Rating Sheet)
Work Experience
Principal Consultant, Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Full-Time Permanent
Project: UNO NeoBanking App (Philippines/Singapore),
Project: Tesco Strategic Scheduler (UK)
Domain: Neo Banking, Retail/Workforce Scheduler
Major Role: [Platform & API Development Lead]
Major Role: Framework/Technical Architect (Java/Java EE/Microservices/AWS)
Senior/Principal Architect for Fedex Account / Fedex PROUD Project, Reporting to AVP
Enterprise Architect, Mar 2021 - July 2021
Full-Time Permanent
Project: Fedex Pricing Opportunities Under Domestic (PROUD)
Domain: Logistics - Pricing & Rating, Contract Creation & Management
Major Role: [Principal Java/Java EE Architect for the Fedex Account/Program Level]
Senior/Principal Architect for Fedex Account / Fedex PROUD Project, Reporting to AVP
Senior Product Development Manager, Nov 2019 - Aug 2020
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Ultria Contract Lifecycle Manager (CLM)
Domain: Contract Lifecycle Management
Major Role: [Principal Java/Java EE Architect for the Strategic Development Team]
Managed Team Size: 06 Team Members
Senior Product Development Manager for Strategic Engineering / Product Development
Head of Product Engineering, Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Agiledge Transportation Optimization Manager (ATOM)
Domain: Corporate/Employee Transportation
Major Role: [Head of Product Engineering for Product Development Business Unit]
Managed Team Size: 17 Team Members
Head of Product Engineering for Core Java/Java EE Based Product Development
Senior Software Architect (Java/Java EE), Jul 2018 - Oct 2018
Long-Term Contract
Product: Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) NextGen Booking Tool
Domain: Corporate (Employee) Travel Booking
Major Components: Authentication, Authorization, Agile Modeling, API Gateway
Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE based IT Product / Solution Development
[Located/Employed in Manila, Philippines]
Chief Technology Officer, Feb 2017 - Jun 2018
Entrepreneurship (Sole Proprietorship, MSME Registered)
Product(s): Survey and Polling Software, eNarada
Domain(s): Survey and Analytics Software Product Development
Technology: Java / Java EE
Last Status: Technical Architecture Outlined, Seek Funding of USD 150,000
Multi-Product Software Suite Company, Product for Surveys named eNarada
[Business Plan Document using LivePlan]
[Technical/Software Architecture Document]
[Last Status: Seek Funding of USD 150,000]
[Last Status: Moved Out to a Full-Time Permanent Software Development/Delivery Role]
Chief Java Trainer, Feb 2017 - Jun 2018
Entrepreneurship (Sole Proprietorship Owned by Vajrin Software, MSME Registered)
Services: Corporate Java / Java EE Training, Interviewing, Test Setting
Last Status: Seek Java/Java EE Training Assignments (All Over India/World)
Training, Interviewing, Code Review and Test Setter and Evaluation for Java/Java EE
[Last Status: Moved Out to a Full-Time Permanent Software Development/Delivery Role]
Software Development Architect, Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
Full-Time Permanent
Product: TradeBeam - Java/Java EE
Domain: GTM/Trading/SCM Domain
Major Components: Search Engine, Software Architecture
Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE based Product Development
[Organizational - Architecture Review Board - Java/J2EE - Security]
[DHL Classification System - Custom Development of a Search/Classification System]
[Multi-Product Suite - Savaria, GTM, GTC, iSupply]
Project Lead (Role: Senior Java/Java EE Architect), Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Accelerite/Radia - Java/Java EE
Domain: Client Automation Space
Major Components: Infrastructure, Caching and Developer Productivity
Senior Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE based Product Development
Senior Technical Architect (Java/Java EE), Nov 2014 - Feb 2015
Short-Term Contract
Product: Provian - Java/Java EE/Esper/Drools
Domain: Information Security Domain
Major Components: Complex Event Processing, Software Architecture
Senior Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE based Product Development
Independent Technical Architect, Jun 2012 - Nov 2014
Independent
Activites: Independent Technical Practice
Focus: MTech [CSE] / PhD [CSE] or Equivalent Qualifying Examination Preparation
Focus: Paper Publications, Technical Certifications, Short-Term Technical Course
● Eight Papers Published in International and National Conferences, Journals, Magazines
● Completed Proficience in Intelligent Agents from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
● Two Publications for Final Project – Web Crawling as Part of the Above Course
● Completed Six Certifications in Java, J2EE, C, C++ and Data Structures
● Open Source Project Committer for Two Projects – Abuse Filter, Mowglee
● Ph.D. (CSE) Interview Shortlist at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
● Preparation for GATE CSIT 2013 at GateForum Institute in Mumbai
● Secured Fourth Position in M.S. (LIS) Entrance of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore
Technical Architect, Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
Short-Term Contract
Product: Infosys ProcureEdge/iBuy - Java/Java EE/Solr/MongoDB
Domain: eCommerce Domain
Major Components: Search Engine, Autofill
Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE/Solr Based Solution
Technical Architect, Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Insurance Application Architecture - Spring, Hibernate
Domain: Insurance
Major Tasks: Java/Java EE Code Study and Issue Resolution
Architect/Developer for Java/Java EE based Solution
Chief Technical Architect, Apr 2008 - Mar 2012
Entrepreneurship
Activities: Entrepreneurship, Software Product Startup (Personal Funds)
Major Tasks: Business Plan, Software Architecture, Prototyping, Seek Investors
Major Components: Search Engine, Infrastructure
Other Areas: User Interface, Database, Cloud, Branding
Entrepreneur/Architect/Developer using Java/Java EE/C++/mySQL
Exact Intervals of Self-Employment/Entrepreneurship:
>> 01-Jul-2011 to 30-Mar-2012 <<
>> 18-Mar-2010 to 01-Mar-2011 <<
>> 16-Apr-2008 to 14-Apr-2009 <<
Technical Leader, Mar 2011 - Jun 2011
Full-Time Permanent
Solution: 53 Product Bundling System - Spring, Hibernate
Domain: Insurance
Major Components: Batch Processing
Major Tasks: Technical Discussions, Technical Team Leading, Prototyping
Technical Team Lead for Java/Java EE Based Solution
Technical Lead, Sep 2009 - Mar 2010
Full-Time Permanent
Solution: CMC Market Maker Trading- Java, JUnit, Oracle, Java Mail, XML
Domain: Forex Trading
Major Components: Java/Java EE Code Study, Google Protocol Buffers Prototyping
Major Tasks: Onsite Co-ordinator, Technical Team Leading, Prototyping
Onsite (London) Co-ordinator/Technical Lead for Java/Java EE based Solution
Technical Lead, Jun 2009 - Sep 2009
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Y! Cloud - Spring, Hibernate, REST
Domain: Cloud Computing
Major Components: Java/Java EE Backend API
Technical Lead for Java/Java EE based Product Development
Senior Software Engineer, Apr 2009 - Jun 2009
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Misys BankFusion - Java, JUnit, Tomcat
Domain: Banking
Major Components: Java/Java EE Code Study and Maintenance
Senior Developer for Java/Java EE based Solution
Software Engineer, Feb 2007 - Apr 2008
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Symantec Server Foundation - Java, Java EE, JAX-WS
Domain: Data Center
Major Components: Authentication, Role Based Access Control, Entity Grouping
Developer/Senior Developer for Java/Java EE based Product Development
Senior Software Engineer, May 2006 - Jan 2007
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Huawei iSAP / Workflow Manager - EJB, Hibernate
Domain: Work Flow Management Systems
Major Components: Java/Java EE Code Improvement, Callback Backend API
Senior Developer/Team Lead for a Java/J2EE based Product Development
Software Engineer, Jun 2005 - May 2006
Full-Time Permanent
Product: GXS Trading Grid / Identity Manager - Struts, EJB
Domain: Trading
Major Components: Presentation Layer, Messaging (Prototyping)
Developer for a Java/Java EE based Product Development
Associate Software Engineer, Dec 2004 - Jun 2005
Full-Time Permanent
Product: Siebel Sales - C++, Java EE
Domain: Customer Relationship Management
Major Components: C/C++ Code Study, Forecasting (Discussions)
Developer for a C++/J2EE based Product Development
Software Engineer, Jul 2003 - Dec 2004
Full-Time Permanent
Solution: DHL Global Reference Information v2.0, v2.1, v3.0 - Struts, EJB
Domain: Logistics
Major Components: Presentation Layer, Presentation-Backend Integration
Developer for Java/J2EE based Solution
Work Experience (Enumerated)
[Dec21-Sep22] F Principal Consultant, Xebia IT Architects, Bangalore
[Mar21-Jul21] F Enterprise Architect (B3 L7), Mphasis Limited, Bangalore
[Nov19-Mar20] F Senior Product Development Manager, Ultria Software Private Limited, Bangalore
[Dec18-Jun19] F Head of Product Engineering, Agiledge Process Solutions Private Limited, Bangalore
[Jul18-Oct18] C Senior Architect (Core Java/Jakarta EE), Collabera Technologies Private Limited Inc., Manila -
[Feb17-Jun18] E Chief Technology Officer, Vajrin Software, Bangalore +
[Feb17-Jun18] E Chief Java Trainer, Java Shiksha, Bangalore +
[Aug15-Feb17] F Software Development Architect, Aptean India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Feb15-Jun15] F Project Lead (Role: Senior Java Architect), Persistent Systems Limited, Bangalore
[Nov14-Feb15] C Senior Technical Architect (Java), Paladion Networks Private Limited, Bangalore –
[Jan14–Apr14] C Technical Architect, RareMile Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore –
[Jun12–Nov14] I Independent Software Architect, Independent Technical Practice, Mumbai/Bangalore =
[Apr12–Jun12] F Architect, Metabyte India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Apr08-Mar12] E Chief Technical Architect, TechArmy Technologies, Gurgaon +
[Mar11-Jun11] F Technical Leader-Software, SLK Software Services India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Sep09-Mar10] F Lead Consultant, (Genpact) Headstrong Services India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Jun09–Sep09] F Technical Lead, (Verizon) Yahoo! Software India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Apr09-Jun09] F Senior Software Engineer, Misys Software Solutions India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Feb07–Apr08] F Software Engineer, Symantec Software India Private Limited, Pune
[May06–Jan07] F Senior Software Engineer, Huawei Technologies India Private Limited, Bangalore
[Jun05–Apr06] F Software Engineer, (OpenText) GXS India Technology Center Private Limited, Bangalore
[Dec04–Jun05] F Associate Software Engineer, (Oracle) Siebel Systems India Private Limited., Bangalore
[Jul03–Dec04] F Software Engineer, Infosys Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore
F FULL-TIME PERMANENT
E ENTREPRENEUR +
* CURRENT
C CONTRACT -
I INDEPENDENT =
Internship
[Jan03–Jun03] P Project Trainee (Final Year Project), National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
P UNDERGRADUATE FINAL YEAR PROJECT / INTERNSHIP
Standardized Test Scores
[Nov 2005] Graduate Record Examination (GRE) =
Quantitative – 770/800, Verbal – 490/800, Analytical – 5.0/6.0
[Oct 2005] Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) =
Listening – 24/30, Writing – 30/30, Reading – 30/30, Total – 280/300, Essay – 6.0/6.0
[May 1999] Kerala Common Entrance Examination (CEE)
Engineering (General Merit) Rank #3194
= EXPIRED
Professional Certifications
Startup India Learning Program*****
Online Certification (Invest India / Startup India)
Expected December 2021
Brainbench Java Enterprise Edition Certification (Java EE 6.0)
Online Certification (Brainbench Inc.)
Concepts of Java EE 6, Java EE 6 API, Application of Java EE 6
3.88/5.00, India Top 10, Expired
Brainbench Hibernate Certification (Java EE, Hibernate 3.0)
Online Certification (Brainbench Inc.)
Concepts of Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Core, Hibernate 3 API and Features
3.56/5.00, India Top 10, Expired
Brainbench Spring Certification (Java EE, Spring 2.5)
Online Certification (Brainbench Inc.)
Concepts of Spring, Spring Core, Spring Framework, Spring 2.5 API
3.08/5.00, India Top 10, Expired
Quest Data Structures Proficiency Certification
Online Certification (Kanetkar School of Embedded Technology)
Algorithms and Data Structures with C/C++
7.3/10
Quest C++ Proficiency Certification
Online Certification (Kanetkar School of Embedded Technology)
C++ Programming Language
8.0/10
Quest C Proficiency Certification
Online Certification (Kanetkar School of Embedded Technology)
C Programming Language
7.8/10
Sun Certified Business Component Developer 5.0
Prometric Certification (Sun Microsystems)
Enterprise Java Beans 3.0 Specification, J2EE 5.0 Upgrade
88%
Sun Certified Business Component Developer 1.3
Prometric Certification (Sun Microsystems)
Enterprise Java Beans 2.0 Specification, J2EE 1.3
85%
Sun Certified Java Programmer 5.0
Prometric Certification (Sun Microsystems)
Core Java Language and Features, J2SE 5.0 Upgrade
86%
Sun Certified Java Programmer 1.4
Prometric Certification (Sun Microsystems)
Core Java Language and Features, J2SE 1.4
78%
Professional Certifications (Enumerated)
[Dec 2021] Invest India / Startup India - Startup India Learning Program ***** [Expected: Dec 2021]
[Dec 2013] Brainbench Java Enterprise Edition Certification (Java EE 6.0) [3.88/5.00, India Top 10] =
[Nov 2013] Brainbench Hibernate Certification (J2EE, Hibernate 3.0) [3.56/5.00, India Top 10] =
[Nov 2013] Brainbench Spring Certification (Java EE, Spring 2.5) [3.08/5.00, India Top 10] =
[Jul 2013] Quest Data Structures Proficiency Certification (Data Structures with C/C++) [7.3/10]
[Jan 2013] Quest C++ Proficiency Certification (C++ Programming) [8.0/10]
[Dec 2012] Quest C Proficiency Certification (C Programming) [7.8/10]
[Oct 2008] Sun Certified Business Component Developer (J2EE 5.0, EJB 3.0) [88%]
[Feb 2008] Sun Certified Business Component Developer (J2EE 1.3, EJB 2.0) [85%]
[Aug 2007] Sun Certified Java Programmer (J2SE 5.0) [86%]
[Jun 2004] Sun Certified Java Programmer (J2SE 1.4) [78%]
= EXPIRED
Technical Courses (Short-Term Specialized)
Indian Institute of Science [Centre for Continuing Education]
[Aug - Dec, 2016] Proficience, Innovative Product Development and Design Methods
[Jan - May, 2014] Proficience, Intelligent Agents
[Aug - Dec, 2006] Proficience, Cryptography and Network Security
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur
Mar 2017 - Jul 2017
Executive Certificate Program, Entrepreneurship
(Minimalist M.B.A. - Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Business)
# Course Completed / Convocation in July 2017 - Alumni*
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
Executive Program, Data Mining and Analytics
(Minimalist M.Tech. - Higher Level Computer/Information Sc.)
# Course Completed in January 2016 - Alumni*
Sri Revana Siddeshwara Institute of Technology, Bangalore
Oct 1999 - Jun 2003
Naval Public School, Kochi
Jun 1997 - Mar 1999
All India Senior School Certificate Examination (XIIth)
# Passed with 75% (74.80%) Marks
# Secured 87% in Computer Science
Naval Public School, Kochi
Jun 1996 - Mar 1997
All India Secondary School Examination (Xth)
# Passed with 78% (78.20%) Marks
# Secured 90% in Maths, 96% in Science
Societies (Engineering/Computer Science)
IEEE & IEEE Computer Society, Since Aug 2006
Refereed Publications (Conference / Journal Papers)
[Aug 2015] “The Concept of Software Recycle” #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India Communications (Volume 39, Issue 5)
[Nov 2014] “Information Technology to Curb Piracy in Bollywood” #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India Communications (Volume 38, Issue 8)
[Aug 2014] “Adaptive Analytics Based Surveys” #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India (International Conference on Innovations in Computer Science)
[Jul 2014] “The Socially Acceptable Social Networks” #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
National Journal of Computer Science and Technology (Volume 5, Issue 1 & 2)
[Jun 2014] “Efficient Geo Web Crawler System in Java” [EDITED] #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India Communications (Volume 38, Issue 4, Practitioner Workbench)
[Mar 2014] “The New Age Search Engines” #ACCEPTED/PRESENTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India (Conference on IT in Business, Industry and Government)
[Sponsored by IEEE Madhya Pradesh Subsection, Indexed in IEEE Xplore]
[Feb 2014] “Intricacies of Multi-Threading in Java” [EDITED] #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India Communications (Volume 37, Issue 11, Practitioner Workbench)
[Aug 2013] “The Feedback Based Software Development Process” #ACCEPTED/PUBLISHED
Computer Society of India (National Conference on Software Engineering)
[Indexed in CSI Digital Library]
Programming / Hackathons / Blogging / Technical Recognitions
Technical Blogging Recognition, 2017
[2017] Blogging (Page Views) – Top 3, Week 2
[2017] Blogging (Page Views) – Top 3, Week 3
[2017] Blogging (Page Views) – Top 3, Week 4
[2017] Blogging (Page Views) – Top 10, Month
DZone [2017 KickOff Contest] ~Open Worldwide to Recognized (DZone MVB) Bloggers Java, J2EE, Software Design, Software Architecture
Technical Blogging Recognition, 2015
Technical Blog (Individual) – Recognition (Blog)
Java Code Geek Program at Java Code Geeks
Technical Blogging Recognition, 2015
Technical Blog (Individual) – Recognition (Blog)
DZone Most Valuable Blogger Program at DZone
Program Committee Member (International Conference), 2014
Member, Program Committee (Individual) – Reviewer (Conference Papers)
Conference on IT in Business, Industry and Government (CSI/IEEE)
Inter-Corporate Hackathon Achievement, 2015
Hackathon (Team) – Finalist (Onsite, Top 8)
Societe Generale, India [Brainwaves] ~150 Applications from India
Java, J2EE, Drools, Windows (Applications of AI)
Competitive Programming Achievement, 2015
Computer Programming (Individual) – Semifinalist (Open)
TechGig, India [Code Gladiators] ~80,000 from India
Java, Algorithms
Technology Creativity / Presentation Achievement, 2014
Technology Presentation (Individual) – Winner (Big Data Track)
Accenture India [YouTube Video Contest] ~Open Participation from India
BigData (How can Businesses get Bigger using Big Data?)
Software Entrepreneurship Recognition, 2011
Software Entrepreneurship (Entrepreneur) – Recognized Startup
Microsoft, USA [Bizspark] ~Open Worldwide
Java, J2EE, Analytics, Windows (Adaptive Analytics)
Competitive Programming Achievement, 2005
Computer Programming (Individual) – Top 500
Google India CodeJam ~14,000 in South East Asia
Java, Algorithms
Inter-Collegiate Web Design Achievement, 2001
Internet and Web Design (Team) – 2nd Prize
SJCIT, Chickballapur [Sambhrama] ~25 VTU College Teams (Karnataka)
HTML, Javascript, CSS, Windows
Inter-Collegiate Programming Competition Achievement, 1999
Inter Collegiate Progamming (Team) – Finalist (Round of 8)
MVIT, Bangalore [TechFest] ~25 VTU College Teams (Karnataka)
C, Algorithms, MS-DOS
Notable Activities / Achievements in Sports, Culturals
[2022] Winner, Xebia-Microsoft-GitHub Blog-a-thon 2022 (How and When to Use Event Driven Architectures?)
[2021] Rank #7 // 16 Round 2 Shortlists // 105+ Round 1 Participants in Mphasis Hackathon, Season-07
[2018] Among Top 10% of Worldwide ACM Members, Elevated to Senior Member Status
[2017] Among Top 10% of Worldwide IEEE Members, Elevated to Senior Member Status
[2017] Toured North India for Multiple Independent Cricket Series (Followed by Tourism)
[2017] Toured Malaysia for Independent Cricket Series (Followed by Tourism)
[2017] Selected / Participated, Centre of Excellence for Cricket by the Mumbai Cricket Club at Mumbai
[2017] Member, One Year Cricket Academy at the Karnataka Institute of Cricket, Bangalore
[2017] Active Participation in Mixed Corporate Weekend Cricket in Bangalore
[2014] Part-Time Certificate in Acting and Dance from Actor Prepares, Mumbai
[2013] Article “A Day in the Life of an Earthling – 2040 AD”, Published in Space Safety Magazine
[2002] Vice-Captain / Member, Inter College Cricket Team in University Level and Other Tournaments
[1998] Member (3rd Prize), School Team, CBSE Cluster VI Inter School Table-Tennis Tournament
[1998] Most Promising Youngster, Refinian Cup Inter School Cricket Tournament (All Kerala)
[1998] Captain, Runners-Up School Team, Refinian Cup Inter School Cricket Tournament (All Kerala)
[1997] Vice-Captain, Inter School Team for Refinian Cup Inter School Cricket Tournament (All Kerala)
[1997] Member (3rd Prize), School Team, CBSE Cluster VI Inter School Table-Tennis Tournament
[1997] Scored Highest among the entire batch of Secondary School Students in (External) IQ Testing
[1997] Member, Summer Cricket Coaching Camp at the Swantons Cricket Club, Kochi
[1996] Merit Certificate in the USO India General Knowledge Test
[1996] Merit Certificate in the PCM India Scholarship Exam
[1994] Member, Under 13 Ernakulam District Cricket Team for Kerala Central Zone Tournament
Selected (External) Blog Articles
DZone
Java SE 9: What's New? ~17700+ Views+ Views
The Evolution of the Java Memory Architecture ~9500+ Views
SKP's Java/Java EE Gotchas: Revisiting Java SE 8 Features! ~7800+ Views
SKP's Java/Java EE Gotchas: Revisiting Java SE 7 Features! ~6200+ Views
SKP's Java/Java EE Gotchas: Revisiting Java SE 6 Features! ~5800+ Views
SKP's Java/Java EE Gotchas: Revisiting Java SE 5 Features! ~5700+ Views
An Efficient Multi-Threaded Geo Web Crawler with Java ~4500+ Views XX
Hardware Sizing for Java/Java EE Products ~2400+ Views
Compile Time Dynamism using Java Generics ~5500+ Views XX
Intricacies of Multi-Threading in Java ~20300+ Views XX
Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI): Eager Extensions ~7600+ Views
SKP's Java/J2EE Gotchas: Testing Java EE6 CDI Outside of a Container [Snippet] ~7800+ Views
GoF Design Patterns Using Java (Part 2) ~18000+ Views
How to Enforce Size Constraints (in Infinispan) with Java Instrumentation... ~2950+ Views
Starting with Apache Maven ~5600+ Views
GoF Design Patterns Using Java (Part 1) ~39000+ Views
JAX-RS (REST Web Services) Using Apache Wink (Part 2) ~9300+ Views
JAX-RS (REST Web Services) Using Apache Wink (Part 1) ~10300+ Views
SKP's Java/J2EE Gotchas: Manifest Dependencies ~4000+ Views
SKP's Java/J2EE Gotchas: JAR File Dependencies ~5500+ Views
Introduction to Rules Engines Using Drools Expert ~8700+ Views
Introduction to Complex Event Processing Using Drools ~6500+ Views
Acceptance and Integration Testing in J2EE Using Arquillian ~1900+ Views
SOAP Web Services Using CXF/JiBX [JAX-WS] ~2500+ Views
How to Handle Stop Words in Hibernate Search 5.5.2 / Apache Lucene 5.4.x ~2750+ Views
Starting Search with Apache Lucene 5.3.X/5.4.X ~2400+ Views
Java Memory Architecture Cheat Sheet ~28000+ Views
Java Object Memory Layout/Anatomy-Deep Size of an Object ~6800+ Views
Debugging Using Wildfly and Arquillian ~9300+ Views
How to handle Stop Words in Hibernate Search 5.5.2 / Apache Lucene XX
Java Memory Architecture (Model), Garbage Collection and Memory Leaks XX
Others
Revisiting Java SE 8 Features [Ulitzer - Java] XX
Revisiting Java SE 7 Features [Ulitzer - Java] XX
Revisiting Java SE 6 Features [Ulitzer - Java] XX
Revisiting Java SE 5 Features [Ulitzer - Java] XX
Compile Time Dynamism Using Java Generics [CodeGuru - The Number One Developer Site!] XX
Efficient Geo Web Crawler System in Java [The Java Magazine-Independent Mag for Java Developers] XX
Intricacies of Multi-Threading in Java [Hakin9 - IT Security Magazine] XX
XX DUPLICATE / MULTIPLE
Recommendations (Professional / Academic)
Chief Technology Officer at RareMile, Bangalore [Technical Architect]
Professor at Proficience [Intelligent Agents] at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore [Continuing Education]
Head Scientist (Flosolver Unit) at National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore [Undergraduate Internship]
Project Manager at Infosys, Bangalore [Fresher/Software Engineer]
Colleague at Huawei, Bangalore [Senior Software Engineer]
Software Architect at Symantec, Pune [Software Engineer]
Engineering Manager at Siebel (Oracle), Bangalore [Associate Software Engineer]
Informal Programming (and Education)
I started Computer Programming at the age of 13, Informally, by Self-Learning and through a Programming Tutor. I was also involved in the Development of Business Software, primarily used by my Father’s Enterprise/Business. This included Development of Inventory Management, Document Management and Financial Accounts Systems, Single-Handedly. These were developed using Clipper, DBase III Plus and MS-DOS. I had also programmed using QBasic, C, C++ and Visual Basic before starting on my Undergraduate Degree and during the same.
Personal / Identification Details
Marital Status – Unmarried / Single
Date of Birth – 24/03/1982
Willing to Travel – Yes, 75% (Percentage of Time)
Passport Number – L8905793
Availability – Immediate
Hobbies/Interests – Travelling, Blogging, Music, Chess and Cricket
Relocation – Seek Full-Time Permanent Positions in Bangalore Only
Languages – English, Hindi, Punjabi and Malayalam
Countries Visited (Number of Times) - Visa Type
United States of America (0): H1B / Work
United Kingdom (3) : HSMP / Work
Malaysia (1) : eNTRI / Tourist
Nepal (1) : Tourist
Bhutan (1) : Tourist
Thailand (2) : Tourist
Myanmar (1) : Tourist
Singapore (1) : Tourist
Indonesia (1) : Tourist
Philippines (1) : SWP / Work
Self Declaration
