What people said
Every recommendation, review line, message and survey comment I have kept, placed by where the person stood relative to me. Quotes are verbatim; where a recommendation is not public, the record describes it instead.
149 recorded voices from 2012 to 2026, at all four employers and outside work.16 are LinkedIn recommendations.The rest are reviews, messages, awards and session feedback.
“His domain expertise and structured approach transformed ambiguity into an actionable, transparent roadmap.”
Point at a square to read what that person said. Each one links to its record.
Called out
At Philips
- 2021CTO Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, one of about 30 worldwide
- 2026Presented the AI traceability platform to the Philips Executive Committee
- 2026Two businesses scored the AI platform 10 out of 10
- 2026"Keep leading the way!" from the Executive VP and Chief Patient Safety and Quality Officer
- 2026The platform team was recognized as "Impact Makers" at a global town hall
- 2026Named solution architect for the contextual intelligence layer in the 2027 resource model
Beyond Philips
Above me 54
Managers, senior leaders and awards
“He did an amazing job in conducting several PU led trainings, which were very positively rated and received by the participants, also resulting in higher funding from PU.”
ManagerPhilips, 2026Record: Manager, 2026
“Keep leading the way! Thank you for the collaboration!”
Executive VP and Chief Patient Safety and Quality OfficerPhilips, 2026
“You created a relationship in the face of indifference towards SWE from the BU and turned it into a trusted relationship.”
Manager, head of worldwide Software ExcellencePhilips, 2025Record: Manager, head of worldwide Software Excellence, 2025
“There is feedback that you listen deeply and don't try to force a pre-canned solution onto the BU, but you understand what they really need.”
Manager, head of worldwide Software ExcellencePhilips, 2025Record: Manager, head of worldwide Software Excellence, 2025
“Our team in Bangalore is doing some great things with the application of AI to accelerate their software releases.”
Senior leaderPhilips, 2025Record: Senior leader, 2025
“Datta is a natural leader who inspires and motivates people across all levels, regardless of reporting lines, seniority, or team boundaries.”
Former head of worldwide Software Excellence, and my managerPhilips, 2025. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Former head of worldwide Software Excellence, and my manager, 2025
“Feedback from businesses is 100% positive and thanks you for your skill and calm, clear communication.”
Manager, Software ExcellencePhilips, 2024Record: Manager, Software Excellence, 2024
“Thank you for the informative session on CodeScene yesterday. Was quite impressive and many of the features discussed could facilitate some of Ultrasounds' objectives.”
Director of Engineering, UltrasoundPhilips, 2024Record: Director of Engineering, Ultrasound, 2024
“Many thanks to each of the teammates who helped think through the 'art of possibility'.”
Engineering leadership team memberPhilips, 2024Record: Engineering leadership team member, 2024
“This wasn't just a "task"; this was a vision, an implementation of the vision, and a successful selling of the vision to teams that needed it to be sold to them for their own success.”
Manager, Software ExcellencePhilips, 2023Record: Manager, Software Excellence, 2023
“I just wanted to add my personal thanks to you for your work on the launch event.”
Head of worldwide Software ExcellencePhilips, 2023Record: Head of worldwide Software Excellence, 2023
“Datta has been a pivotal member of the SW CoE team for years and has been deservedly rewarded with a promotion this year.”
Manager, Software ExcellencePhilips, 2022Record: Manager, Software Excellence, 2022
“He has also been a steadying force during significant transition of the team.”
Manager, Software ExcellencePhilips, 2022Record: Manager, Software Excellence, 2022
“Thanks Datta for being a wonderful technical coach and able to articulate complex concepts with relative ease.”
Senior leaderPhilips, 2022Record: Senior leader, 2022
“Exceptional results, demonstrating role model behaviour”
Award citation, CTO Annual AddressPhilips, 2021Record: Award citation, CTO Annual Address, 2021
“Well Done in the PEC Finals presentation!”
Leader, software capabilityPhilips, 2021Record: Leader, software capability, 2021
“one thing I really like about your interview style is that you give just the right amount of time & space for your candidate to show what they can do but without over-running and still covering most of what you wanted to know.”
Head of Competencies (manager)Philips, 2021Record: Head of Competencies (manager), 2021
“Thankyou for your wonderful collaboration, team work and meaningful contributions in making most of our 2019 initiatives a great success.”
Leader, Software Center of ExcellencePhilips, 2020Record: Leader, Software Center of Excellence, 2020
“Congratulations on the top score and top results this year! Let's raise the bar again further next year.”
Head of Competencies, Software Excellence (manager)Philips, 2020Record: Head of Competencies, Software Excellence (manager), 2020
“Very nice and Proud of you Datta!!”
Leader, Software Center of ExcellencePhilips, 2020Record: Leader, Software Center of Excellence, 2020
“I would like to thank all the contributors in the first step of our initiative. This is very crucial step in the CI CD PIPELINE DRIVE.”
Director, identity managementPhilips, 2019Record: Director, identity management, 2019
“In his journey with Philips, his passion for software excellence has gravitated him towards taking up a role with Software Center of Excellence.”
Campus announcementPhilips, 2019Record: Campus announcement, 2019
“Thank you for your good contributions in 'Moving the needle' on Code Quality, resulting in cultural changes across the businesses in PIC.”
Leader, Software Center of ExcellencePhilips, 2019Record: Leader, Software Center of Excellence, 2019
“Great Datta. It provides good insight. As next step we need to devise mechanism to remove and commit 23% of duplicate code.”
Senior Director, softwarePhilips, 2019Record: Senior Director, software, 2019
“Exceeds is related to the speed with which Datta built a network, ramped up to many workshops and preparations and got good feedback.”
Head of Competencies, Software Excellence (manager)Philips, 2019Record: Head of Competencies, Software Excellence (manager), 2019
“Thanks for improving the tool. I think the changes you have made are generic to help both teams”
Engineering managerAmazon, 2018Record: Engineering manager, 2018
“Big customer win!”
Launch announcementAmazon, 2018Record: Launch announcement, 2018
“You have shown great example of Deep Dive. Finding out exactly which rule was incorrect and also pointing to exact coding error.”
Engineering managerAmazon, 2018Record: Engineering manager, 2018
“Appreciate his effort in bringing few quality drives already in 2018 to strengthen the quality code delivery. Demonstrated already UT coverage improvement.”
Director, identity managementPhilips, 2018Record: Director, identity management, 2018
“Very useful.”
Engineering leaderAmazon, 2017Record: Engineering leader, 2017
“Thanks for diving deep Datta. Appreciate that.”
Senior engineering managerAmazon, 2017Record: Senior engineering manager, 2017
“This is great work. Thanks team and looking forward to more deliveries for our payments business in India.”
Director, fraud and risk technologyAmazon, 2017Record: Director, fraud and risk technology, 2017
“Great news !!!. Good job Team. Smooth integration is testimony on good design.”
Engineering managerAmazon, 2017Record: Engineering manager, 2017
“Thanks [a colleague] and Datta and the IN team for arriving at this resolution, which is simple and right.”
Senior engineering managerAmazon, 2017Record: Senior engineering manager, 2017
“Process Oriented and Methodological is Datta's super power. He approaches every problem step by step.”
Manager, 2016-17 annual reviewAmazon, 2017Record: Manager, 2016-17 annual review, 2017
“Fantastic. Nice work. Thanks for the update.”
Engineering managerAmazon, 2016Record: Engineering manager, 2016
“Datta is anchoring this.”
Delivery head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2015Record: Delivery head, Exeter Software India, 2015
“1000% Yes. Redesign & Refactoring both have to happen.”
Project manager, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Project manager, Exeter Software India, 2014
“He is able to pitch his communication to the level of the recipient to make sure that he makes sense. Definitely, a role model for the team.”
Delivery head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Delivery head, Exeter Software India, 2014
“Cannot fault him for not trying.”
Delivery head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Delivery head, Exeter Software India, 2014
“Very impressive!”
Managing Director, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Managing Director, Exeter Software India, 2014
“You all did a bang up job in getting this release out.”
US head of software development, Exeter GroupExeter, 2014Record: US head of software development, Exeter Group, 2014
“I believe we did over 400 bug fixes, we also eliminated a bunch of items that were in the queue that were not bugs in the end (about 80 of them).”
US head of software development, Exeter GroupExeter, 2014Record: US head of software development, Exeter Group, 2014
“Datta continues to build on the excellent foundation that he has laid.”
Project managers, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Project managers, Exeter Software India, 2014
“The junior team, I believe sees him as a role model.”
Project managers, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Project managers, Exeter Software India, 2014
“My reaction in one sentence is “it is simply amazing what you guys have done””
US head of software development, Exeter GroupExeter, 2014Record: US head of software development, Exeter Group, 2014
“So I appreciate the challenge you had taken on and shown to the rest of the organization what we can accomplish in a short timeframe with high quality.”
US head of software development, Exeter GroupExeter, 2014Record: US head of software development, Exeter Group, 2014
“TExeter started off as a meeting room discussion and in six months it has grown into the hearts and minds of the employees of Exeter Software India Pvt. Ltd.”
Managing Director and HR Head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Managing Director and HR Head, Exeter Software India, 2014
“All these would not have been possible if it were not for your leadership and guidance in making TExeter what it is today, and I sincerely thank you for your contribution towards this effort”
Managing Director and HR Head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Managing Director and HR Head, Exeter Software India, 2014
LinkedIn recommendation from my former IBM manager, an executive architect, on reliable delivery
Former IBM manager, an executive architect, on reliable deliveryIBM, 2014. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Former IBM manager, an executive architect, on reliable delivery, 2014
“We are getting into frustrating calls with no information and I think this document is something that we should start looking at this.”
Delivery head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2013Record: Delivery head, Exeter Software India, 2013
“This is a draft but once implemented can give us greater insight into where things are failing that we have today.”
Delivery head, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2013Record: Delivery head, Exeter Software India, 2013
“Toastmasters International, District 82 recognizes, Dattatreya S Vellal for successfully serving as a 'Leadership Advisor' under the Club Incubation Center”
Toastmasters International District 82Toastmasters International, 2013Record: Toastmasters International District 82, 2013
“He had, in a very early stage of his career started getting involved in the project initiatives, mentoring interns and other technical vitality activities, which showed his leadership capabilities.”
First manager at IBMIBM, 2012. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: First manager at IBM, 2012
Beside me 36
Peers, partners and colleagues
“Making others feel safe is extremely important for progress, collaboration, and true innovation. His willingness to help is an example for all.”
Quality Program ManagerPhilips, 2026Record: Quality Program Manager, 2026
“These sessions are attended by 100-150 analysts across various organizations, and Datta's sessions have been the top recommended material this year.”
Business Intelligence Lead, North America AnalyticsPhilips, 2026Record: Business Intelligence Lead, North America Analytics, 2026
“They guesstimated that it could reduce traceability efforts including validation from approximately 40 hours per release to around 10 hours.”
Senior Software ArchitectPhilips, 2026
“Datta's communication and collaboration style is very positive and always looking for opportunities. It is simply lovely to collaborate with him. His vision is inspiring.”
Quality Program ManagerPhilips, 2026Record: Quality Program Manager, 2026
“His domain expertise and structured approach transformed ambiguity into an actionable, transparent roadmap.”
Systems Test Architect, UltrasoundPhilips, 2026
“I discovered that Datta is a master of leading digital transformation through influence.”
Software Excellence colleaguePhilips, 2025. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Software Excellence colleague, 2025
“Thanks to your valuable support, I was able to integrate SonarQube in AppEngine successfully.”
EngineerPhilips, 2024Record: Engineer, 2024
“Your deep ecosystem knowledge of software and technologies, combined with your remarkable cross-functional insight, truly stood out.”
Software Architect, Radiology InformaticsPhilips, 2024
“Thank you for all the time you have given us so far. We have thoroughly enjoyed the learning.”
Software engineer, SaaS teamPhilips, 2022Record: Software engineer, SaaS team, 2022
“Without this fusion team, SaaS team as a single entity would not have been able to achieve the same in a span of 2 PIs.”
Project lead, SaaSPhilips, 2022Record: Project lead, SaaS, 2022
“You are very level-headed and approach every situation with a calm and reassuring manner. This helps put people at ease and diffuse tricky situations.”
ColleaguePhilips, 2022Record: Colleague, 2022
“I wished to thank you for all that you have been doing regarding the bar-raiser project, all the effort that you are putting into this. There is no way we could make this work without you.”
Talent acquisition consultant, AmsterdamPhilips, 2020Record: Talent acquisition consultant, Amsterdam, 2020
“Also, really appreciated jumping on call with the Blumenau team, how you adapted your message for the audience.”
Talent acquisition consultant, AmsterdamPhilips, 2020Record: Talent acquisition consultant, Amsterdam, 2020
“you have helped me with the structure and ideas of bootcamp program in PIC.”
Engineering bootcamp leadPhilips, 2020Record: Engineering bootcamp lead, 2020
“Thanks to Datta's notes as well; it was interesting to work on these comments.”
Architect, whitepaper co-authorPhilips, 2020Record: Architect, whitepaper co-author, 2020
“In total 225+ attended in both sessions of technical sharing event”
Organizer, Software Center of ExcellencePhilips, 2019Record: Organizer, Software Center of Excellence, 2019
“Thanks to Dattatreya Vellal for accommodating and sharing”
Organizer, Software Center of ExcellencePhilips, 2019Record: Organizer, Software Center of Excellence, 2019
“The assessment was very open, transparent & informative and we indeed learnt new tools/technologies in the suggestions that came from SW CoE team directly.”
Product team, magnetic resonance businessPhilips, 2019Record: Product team, magnetic resonance business, 2019
“Congratulations on being the highest scoring trainer!!”
Trainer program coordinatorAmazon, 2018Record: Trainer program coordinator, 2018
“Thanks Datta for relentlessly pursuing this or the last 2 days and getting to the root cause and the solution.”
Engineer, paymentsAmazon, 2017Record: Engineer, payments, 2017
Received a public LinkedIn recommendation from an Amazon teammate who said he learned a lot from me
Amazon teammate who said he learned a lot from meAmazon, 2017. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Amazon teammate who said he learned a lot from me, 2017
“TL;DR The new parser implementation rocks and code is more readable and easy to understand !!”
Application Engineer, catalog support teamAmazon, 2016Record: Application Engineer, catalog support team, 2016
“The wiki contains most of the steps on clear cut to complete the migration of a standard from old XML to NEW parser and that helped eliminating the Dev hand hold on migration.”
Engineer, catalog support teamAmazon, 2016Record: Engineer, catalog support team, 2016
“I have never seen a problem that Datta is unwilling to take on.”
US delivery and release lead, Exeter GroupExeter, 2015Record: US delivery and release lead, Exeter Group, 2015
“There is a reason Datta is always involved in those firedrills: he works anything on his plate to completion.”
US delivery and release lead, Exeter GroupExeter, 2015Record: US delivery and release lead, Exeter Group, 2015
“He makes it possible to truly work together half way around the world.”
US delivery and release lead, Exeter GroupExeter, 2015Record: US delivery and release lead, Exeter Group, 2015
LinkedIn recommendation from an Exeter colleague on managing a 30-plus developer team and company initiatives
Exeter colleague on managing a 30-plus developer team and company initiativesExeter, 2015. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Exeter colleague on managing a 30-plus developer team and company initiatives, 2015
LinkedIn recommendation from a US colleague on owning the work and bridging onshore and offshore teams
US colleague on owning the work and bridging onshore and offshore teamsExeter, 2015. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: US colleague on owning the work and bridging onshore and offshore teams, 2015
“This was a great initiative from the TExeter team towards constructive team building across projects which of key concern in the agile environment.”
Project team testimonial, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2014Record: Project team testimonial, Exeter Software India, 2014
“So some good news: we're fully processing files end to end now.”
US product lead, Exeter GroupExeter, 2014Record: US product lead, Exeter Group, 2014
“His communication is very clear and he is the only member in the team who has been taking effort to document all the discussions that he has been a part of.”
Project leads, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2013Record: Project leads, Exeter Software India, 2013
“Datta has been very professional in his interactions and he has been the first individual in the team to take ownership across layers to drive the implementation.”
Project leads, Exeter Software IndiaExeter, 2013Record: Project leads, Exeter Software India, 2013
LinkedIn recommendation from an IBM co-inventor on a published captcha disclosure
IBM co-inventor on a published captcha disclosureIBM, 2013. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: IBM co-inventor on a published captcha disclosure, 2013
LinkedIn recommendation from an IBM event co-organizer of four years: a leader, mentor and motivator
IBM event co-organizer of four years: a leader, mentor and motivatorIBM, 2013. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: IBM event co-organizer of four years: a leader, mentor and motivator, 2013
“He has been responsible for driving the org level Hackday event with Universities in South, which is also a very popular program within IBM Software Labs in India.”
IBM Master InventorIBM, 2012. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: IBM Master Inventor, 2012
LinkedIn recommendation from an IBM teammate
IBM teammateIBM, 2012. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: IBM teammate, 2012
People I led or hired 4
Direct reports, team members and hires
“I had the distinct professional experience of being hired by Datta, who subsequently became a valued colleague during my tenure at Philips. I recommend him for any software management position.”
Principal engineer, hired by mePhilips, 2025. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Principal engineer, hired by me, 2025
“The clarity and details you provide before sharing the work help me understand the purpose of the work and the expected outcome, allowing me to get started on the work and finish it on time without any struggle.”
Software TechnologistPhilips, 2023. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Software Technologist, 2023
LinkedIn recommendation from a direct report of two and a half years on leading calmly through release chaos
Direct report of two and a half years on leading calmly through release chaosExeter, 2015. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Direct report of two and a half years on leading calmly through release chaos, 2015
LinkedIn recommendation from a direct report of nearly three years on leading the team to on-time delivery
Direct report of nearly three years on leading the team to on-time deliveryExeter, 2015. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Direct report of nearly three years on leading the team to on-time delivery, 2015
Learners and hosts 55
Participants, candidates and the people who invited me
“Very well session with hands on with Copilot along with interaction with audience.”
Participant, Code with GitHub Copilot (2 sessions, time zones)Philips, 2025Session: Participant, Code with GitHub Copilot (2 sessions, time zones), 2025
“Very much interactive session and well explained.”
Participant, Code with GitHub Copilot (2 sessions, time zones)Philips, 2025Session: Participant, Code with GitHub Copilot (2 sessions, time zones), 2025
“Showing the tool via examples was useful.”
Participant, Addressing technical debt with CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Addressing technical debt with CodeScene, 2025
“Appreciate the hands -on style of the material presentation!”
Participant, Addressing technical debt with CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Addressing technical debt with CodeScene, 2025
“Level of depth and coverage of topics Very good communication style and format with two speakers.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“I like how the tools helps in understanding where the technical debt lies and how it helps in finding those points.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“Basic training and also practical training went well.”
Participant, GitHub Foundational TrainingPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, GitHub Foundational Training, 2025
“Today's session clearly explained how continuous value delivery enables faster, more customer-focused outcomes by aligning development efforts with real-time feedback and business priorities.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“Now i have understood the concepts of CVD now i am confident enough to apply the learnings in my projects.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“Dattatreya gave a good, structured overview and some hands-on demos.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“Really liked the presenter knowledge on the topic. It was detailed explanation.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“Clearly instruction or advice is: Don't give bigger context to get best result. always minimize the context and get best out of it. Co-pilot means helper and not main person to implement.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“This will give me a very good start to my co-pilot journey. Thank you.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“I understood the effective use of prompts and references. How to ask Copilot to give the prompts.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“Informative and relatable to the team work.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“The session provided a clear understanding of how continuous value delivery can align business goals with team level execution for better outcomes.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“Understanding accelerators in Philips to leverage.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“Fantastic, really well done Datta. Very interacting training, super knowledgeable trainer!”
Participant, Leveraging Copilot for efficiencyPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leveraging Copilot for efficiency, 2025
“Good to explore how CoPilot can help me with my work in future!”
Participant, Leveraging Copilot for efficiencyPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leveraging Copilot for efficiency, 2025
“Great session and was helpful with various options and leverages in GitHub copilot.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“Practical session made much more interesting.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“It was a good and useful start for learning copilot as a beginner.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot (Copilot class for a Philips application team)Philips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot (Copilot class for a Philips application team), 2025
“This session provided valuable insights into clear, concise communication and effective information exchange.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“Got some more insights regarding how to use copilot.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“Very useful session, contents were arranged systematically.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“The session made me much more informed about Copilot.”
Participant, Coding with GitHub CopilotPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Coding with GitHub Copilot, 2025
“Important session on value delivery, and clear insights to Philips internal tools.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“The presenter was very knowledgeable, showed a lot of features of CodeScene on a real repository.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“It was very well demonstrated and explained what CodeScene is and how it works.”
Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScenePhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Prioritizing tech debt using CodeScene, 2025
“Got more insight in what is available to optimize your value delivery.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“The examples used for this session was value add.”
Participant, Leading Continuous Value DeliveryPhilips, 2025Session: Participant, Leading Continuous Value Delivery, 2025
“This presentation was INCREDIBLE. Kudos to Datta; it was really clear.”
ParticipantPhilips, 2024Record: Participant, 2024
“The way Interviewer drove the whole discussion and made me comfortable to get the best out of me was amazing.”
CandidatePhilips, 2021Record: Candidate, 2021
“The concepts were explained in a interactive way from the scratch which helped even the juniors to get attention\involvement.”
Participant, Microservices, reliability and design thinkingPhilips, 2020Session: Participant, Microservices, reliability and design thinking, 2020
“For me everything was very good, the conversation with Datta was really really good.”
Participant, Skill-raiser (interview upskilling) trainingPhilips, 2020Session: Participant, Skill-raiser (interview upskilling) training, 2020
“Team knowledge about the subject and the techniques used for a better interview experience and process.”
Participant, Skill-raiser (interview upskilling) trainingPhilips, 2020Session: Participant, Skill-raiser (interview upskilling) training, 2020
“Session was interactive, the approach followed for capturing the feedback was more detailed. it was a good session.”
Participant, Conducting interviews: knowledge-sharing sessionPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Conducting interviews: knowledge-sharing session, 2019
“Very good session with clear details on steps or approach.”
Participant, Conducting interviews: knowledge-sharing sessionPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Conducting interviews: knowledge-sharing session, 2019
“The session gave a good insight specially for static analysis.”
Participant, Crafting code quality: toolingPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Crafting code quality: tooling, 2019
“The presentation of the topic was good with examples.”
Participant, Crafting code quality: toolingPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Crafting code quality: tooling, 2019
“Thank you for your insights Datta. Will definitely we taking away certain concepts like 'Mutation Testing' from this session.”
Participant, Unit testing workshop (half day)Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Unit testing workshop (half day), 2019
“Datta has great crisp code. Simon has huge understanding.”
Participant, Unit testing workshop (half day)Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Unit testing workshop (half day), 2019
“Please extend the workshop for other languages and not just limited to Java.”
Participant, Behavior- and test-driven development and clean code (half day)Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Behavior- and test-driven development and clean code (half day), 2019
“All the agenda topics to be covered in detail in time.”
Participant, Behavior- and test-driven development and clean code (half day)Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Behavior- and test-driven development and clean code (half day), 2019
“Practical session , Brief of the concepts , Q & A.”
Participant, Clean code, clean test workshop, day 2Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Clean code, clean test workshop, day 2, 2019
“The facilitators were well prepared and had a clear agenda on the content to be present. Hence the workshop was very interesting from start to the end.”
Participant, Clean code, clean test workshop, day 2Philips, 2019Session: Participant, Clean code, clean test workshop, day 2, 2019
“Datta makes discussion practicable. Well done!”
Participant, Code duplication elimination workshopPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Code duplication elimination workshop, 2019
“Understanding of tokens and tics may not always be a correct metric to judge the code.”
Participant, Code duplication elimination workshopPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Code duplication elimination workshop, 2019
“Detailed Guidance during the session, Clear and Crisp acknowledgement of asked questions.”
Participant, Code quality tools training (SonarLint, IDE plugins), 3 daysPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Code quality tools training (SonarLint, IDE plugins), 3 days, 2019
“Its good to learn new tools like Sonarlint and how to use that for improving code quality and saving overall development time.”
Participant, Code quality tools training (SonarLint, IDE plugins), 3 daysPhilips, 2019Session: Participant, Code quality tools training (SonarLint, IDE plugins), 3 days, 2019
“Please continue these sessions and I would like to see Design related sessions.”
Session participantPhilips, 2019Record: Session participant, 2019
“I really liked the way Datta took our questions with all excitement and made us comfortable to freely engage in conversations and counter arguments.”
Workshop participantAmazon, 2018Record: Workshop participant, 2018
“The instructor was engaging the participates well. There were good discussions and doubt clearing.”
Workshop participantAmazon, 2016Record: Workshop participant, 2016
“Instructor was knowledgeable. Pace was perfect.”
Workshop participantAmazon, 2016Record: Workshop participant, 2016
“He has presented the technical sessions (JAVA/J2EE tech Seminar at Sir MVIT, MCA dept in even semester 2012) effectively in terms of reaching the students/staff so that they are ensured for rich continuous learning.”
Professor and head of departmentSir MVIT, 2014. LinkedIn recommendationRecord: Professor and head of department, 2014