Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Management and Commerce

• Jun 2016 - Present

Fellowship Candidate

• Jun 2014 - May 2015

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini is a project of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust that leverages technology-with active participation of TCS - and calls upon the altruistic attitude of enthusiastic volunteers to achieve the dream of 'Education for All, Education by All’.This program is offered to the graduates of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning who wish to offer their skills and time in service to the society as a gratitude to Sri Sathya Sai Baba for providing them education free of cost.As a fellowship candidate, I was assigned to Sri Sathya Sai Mahajan Vidya Vihar, Mysore. I was responsible for: Training the teachers in using modern tools like computers and projectors for effective teaching Mentoring the teachers in content creation, presentation techniques Organizing workshops, meetings for program coordinators & trainers of Vidya Vahini at Puttaparthi. Identifying areas of improvement, initiating and implementing small, simple projects for holistic development of the schoolThrough this programme, I have gained more experience in People Management skills Planning & Organizing workshops Public speaking Time Management and Event management.As part of the Fellowship programme, I also underwent training in Instructional Design Methodology and Total Quality Management, both conducted by TVS Motors Ltd.

Software Engineer

• Oct 2010 - May 2012

WXR-2100 was a project outsourced to HCL Technologies by Rockwell Collins for testing the software code developed for their onboard weather radar system. WXR-2100 deals with detection and warning of deteriorating weather conditions ahead and along the flight path.• As part of the project, my role included performing Requirements Based (manual) Testing and code review. The software code was written in embedded C, ASM and PLM languages. This helped in identifying major and minor defects in the code to comply with the stringent functional requirements by FAA.• I have performed both white box and black box tests of the code. The code was also tested using emulators (in case of code written in PLM languages) and actual hardware.• I assumed the role of Defect Prevention Analyst (DPA) from June, 2011 to May, 2012. My responsibilities included consolidating defects identified in internal peer reviews and reviews by customer (Rockwell Collins), performing root cause analysis and identifying solutions to rectify and prevent the defects from occurring in subsequent deliverables. This helped me to contribute towards maintaining quality of the deliverables over 95%. The role also gave me exposure to Fishbone and 5- Why methods of root cause analyses.• During my stint with HCL Technologies, I was part of the core team of a domain specific group TechBoosters that focused on providing summarized information about various aerospace systems. I was also responsible in organizing and conducting contests and quizzes once a month on the topics covered in that month.