2007 to 2013
IBM India
Named the most influential Technical Experts Council member in India
2013IBM India
27
later patents cite the US patent I was granted at IBM
- ~2013Granted: US 8,560,487 B2
- 2012Application published
- 2010Disclosure approved, then filed in December
27 patent citations, plus 8 non-patent (hollow)
Apr 2012IBM India
My first manager on leadership shown early
“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 IBM, IBM, 2012 - 1 quote
Apr 2012IBM India
An IBM Master Inventor on my stretch assignments
“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 Inventor, IBM, 2012 - 2 quotes
Sep 2011IBM India
IBM Eminence and Excellence Award
- What changed
- Eminence and Excellence award, 30 September 2011.
Jul 2011IBM India
Named in the regional general manager's report
- The call
- Co-lead the university challenge across the state.
- What changed
- Mentioned in the Regional General Manager's monthly report, July 2011 edition.
Mar 2011IBM India
Associate to Staff
engineer at IBM in under four years
- Mar 2011Promoted to Staff Software Engineer
- Dec 2010Promoted, and made worldwide lead for a product component
- Oct 2008Component owner
- Jul 2007Joined as Associate Software Engineer
Mar 2011IBM India
VP recognition for three years of hackday progress
- 2012Advisory council, Hackday X
- 2011Advisory council, Hackday 9
- 2010India-wide lead, Hackday 8, and first place for implementation
- 2009India coordinator, Hackday 7
- 2008Event coordinator, worldwide Hackday 6
Dec 2010IBM India
IBM invention award for my first patent application
- What changed
- Invention achievement award, December 2010; the patent was granted in 2013.
- Certificate
Dec 2010IBM India
2
critical severity 1 customer defects solved
- Mar 2011Promoted to Staff Software Engineer
- Dec 2010Promoted, and made worldwide lead for a product component
- Oct 2008Component owner
- Jul 2007Joined as Associate Software Engineer
Worldwide lead for an IBM product component, three years in
Sep 2010IBM India
Named the most influential Technical Experts Council member in India
- The call
- Invest in the lab's technical community, not only my product.
- What changed
- Award from the Regional Technical Leadership Exchange, signed by IBM India's chief technologist.
- Certificate
Jul 2010IBM India
Inventor award: first disclosure approved for a US patent filing
- The call
- Turn a product observation into a patentable invention.
- What changed
- Approved for US filing in July 2010; filed that December; granted as US patent 8,560,487.
2010IBM India
First place for implementation at IBM India's hackday
- The call
- Compete with a working implementation while also leading the event.
- What changed
- Best Implementation, Pune, 1st place; certificate signed by the VP of IBM India Software Labs.
- Certificate
2010IBM India
5 Hackdays
from event coordinator to the advisory council of IBM India's lab-wide hackday
- 2012Advisory council, Hackday X
- 2011Advisory council, Hackday 9
- 2010India-wide lead, Hackday 8, and first place for implementation
- 2009India coordinator, Hackday 7
- 2008Event coordinator, worldwide Hackday 6
Oct 2009IBM India
5
IBM events organized
Bravo award for running five innovation events in two years
- Certificate
Oct 2009IBM India
Bravo award for organizing the first Lotus Knows event
- What changed
- IBM Bravo award, October 2009.
- Certificate
Oct 2008IBM India
2
releases delivered
- Mar 2011Promoted to Staff Software Engineer
- Dec 2010Promoted, and made worldwide lead for a product component
- Oct 2008Component owner
- Jul 2007Joined as Associate Software Engineer
Owned components of an IBM client platform through two releases
Jun 2008IBM India
Bravo award for leading an internship, a year into my career
- Before
- The internship would have needed a senior engineer to lead it.
- The call
- Take full ownership of the interns and the outcome.
- What changed
- IBM Bravo award citing my ability to lead complex activities end to end early in my career.
- Certificate
Also at IBM India: 32 more entries without a card
2013
2012
- OctPublished the IP.com disclosure "Gesture based human identification protocol"
- JunLinkedIn recommendation from an IBM teammate
- JunUS patent application "Determining and conveying user availability" published (US20120150789A1)
- YearAdvisory council member for India Software Labs Hackday X
- YearPoster at the Regional Technical Exchange 2012
2011
- JulSpecial mention in the IBM University Relations newsletter for the T2E Challenge
- JunIBM University Relations certificate for volunteering on the Think, Explore, Evolve (T2E) contest
- AprLotusLive Meetings education demo
- YearAdvisory council member for India-wide Hackday 9
- YearCo-authored a poster on condition monitoring at the Regional Technical Exchange 2011
- YearIT and technology core team member for the India Regional Technical Exchange 2011
- YearWebinar "IDEs: your next programming platform" for the IBM Technical Experts Council tech-talk series
2010
- DecFiled the US patent application "Determining and conveying user availability"
- DecAttended the 6th National Conference on IT in Defence, Bengaluru
- SepTechnical core agenda team member and event coordinator for the India Regional Technical Leadership Exchange 2010
- JanPresented the paper "Visual Project Dependency Management Tool" at the national conference CCT-2010
2009
- YearBengaluru event coordinator for the IBM Academy of Technology Annual General Body Meeting
- YearPublished the developerWorks article "Introducing IBM LotusLive"
- YearPublished the developerWorks article "Introducing IBM LotusLive Engage"
- YearPublished the developerWorks article "Introducing IBM SmartCloud Meetings"
- YearIndia-level coordinator and sessions coordinator for IBM Hackday 7
- YearBengaluru event coordinator for the first Lotus Knows event
- YearPoster at the Quality Software Engineering 2009 India-level event
2008
- JunCompleted the IBM learning lab on personal productivity through time management
- AprCompleted the IBM Foundational Competencies course in Assertiveness Skills
- YearEvent coordinator for the Worldwide Bluehouse Hackday (Hackday 6)
- YearCompleted the IBM Foundational Competencies course in Communicative English
- YearLed an internship project on a visual project dependency management tool
- YearCompleted the IBM Foundational Competencies course in Presentation Skills
Role
- Mar 2013Left IBM after five years and nine months to lead development at Exeter.
- Mar 2011Promoted to Staff Software Engineer, Natural Resources Center of Excellence (condition monitoring).
- Dec 2010Promoted to Software Engineer and made worldwide lead for the Lotus Expeditor Webcontainer.
- Oct 2008Developer and component owner for the Lotus Expeditor toolkit and runtime.
- Jul 2007Joined IBM India Software Labs, Bengaluru, as Associate Software Engineer on JAX-WS web services for Lightweight Infrastructure 8.1.x.
Signature work
- 01
Worldwide owner of an IBM product component
Delivered two Lotus Expeditor toolkit releases with defects brought to near zero, then led the Webcontainer worldwide, solved two critical severity 1 customer defects and took open severity 1 and 2 defects to zero.
- 02
From first disclosure to a granted US patent
My availability invention was approved for filing in 2010, earned IBM's CEO-signed invention award, and was granted as US 8,560,487, since cited by 27 patents; later I ran invention-mining sessions that gave my team 3 more disclosures.
- 03
Building the lab's technical community
Organized Hackdays 6 to 8 and advised 9 and X, won Hackday 8's best-implementation prize, and was named the most influential Technical Experts Council member in India.
In numbers
- 5years 9 months
- 3developerWorks articles
- 1granted US patent (27 citations)
- 2published disclosures
- 12IBM awards and recognitions
- 5hackdays organized or advised
What people said
“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.”
“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.”
Year by year
- 2013
Left IBM in March after five years and nine months; the availability patent was granted and has since been cited 27 times.
3 events
- 2012
An IBM Master Inventor and my first manager wrote public recommendations; my patent application was published and a second disclosure went out on IP.com.
7 events
- 2011
Promoted to staff engineer on an industrial condition-monitoring solution; recognized by the lab's VP, in the regional general manager's report and with an Eminence and Excellence award; co-led IBM University Relations' T2E challenge.
11 events
- 2010
Led IBM India's Hackday 8 and won its best-implementation prize, was named the most influential Technical Experts Council member in India, filed my first US patent and became worldwide lead for the Lotus Expeditor Webcontainer.
10 events
- 2009
Co-authored three IBM developerWorks articles and organized five innovation events, from Hackday 7 to the first Lotus Knows, earning two Bravo awards.
9 events
- 2008
Became component owner for the Lotus Expeditor toolkit, led an internship project that earned a Bravo award, and started organizing the lab's hackdays.
8 events
- 2007
Joined IBM India Software Labs in July, straight from engineering college, building JAX-WS web-services support for IBM's Lightweight Infrastructure.
1 event
What I took from it
IBM is where I learned to build. I owned a component that customers depended on worldwide, filed my first patent, and ran hackdays across India that turned ideas into working software. I learned that the work around the job, the events, talks and inventions, compounds as much as the job itself. I still believe the fastest way to grow is to own something end to end and invite others in.