👋 About Me
I was raised in an era when the internet was exploding and movies like The Matrix made us believe anything was possible with code. That era didn’t just spark curiosity in me — it pulled me into a lifelong obsession with how computers work, how systems talk, and how we can build things that feel like magic.
I was introduced to the world of computers not through textbooks, but through a dusty cyber café my elder brother opened. I was the one running the place, from morning to night, while pursuing my IT graduation. That tiny room with its aging PCs became my first datacenter, my first lab, and my first love affair with tech.
When I saw what you could do with just a few lines of code, I knew I had found my domain. Solving hard problems with automation — especially the ones that no one else could figure out — became my signature move.
💼 My Journey
- Renovision (Wipro Infotech): Configured Linux/Solaris, built automation scripts in Bash and CSH.
- Drishti Soft: Deployed Asterisk calling systems, built PHP/PostgreSQL portal for Motilal Oswal.
- HCL Technologies: Supported Dow Jones infra, Marketwatch and MMC (Marsh & McLennan), worked in Boston, won 3x Outstanding awards.
- Siemens EDA (Mentor Graphics): Full-stack datacenter expert — PXE automation, NetBackup, GridEngines, ElasticSearch, dashboards, and more.
🛠 Tools I Built
- Linux Auto-Upgrade Portal (PXE + Bash + PHP)
- Predictive Analytics Dashboards (VMware, Storage, Linux)
- Asset/Training/Migration Automation Systems
- ElasticSearch Dashboards for beautiful charts and dashboards
- and endless count goes on ...
🧠 How I Think
What excites me most is when something breaks — in a way no one has seen before. No StackOverflow link. No playbook. Just a challenge and a blank screen. That’s where I thrive.
I learn what I need, when I need it. If the challenge demands a new language or tool, I dive in. My curve is steep, fast, and fueled by real problems.
Colleagues call me “lazy but technically sound” — because I believe in doing it right once, so it never has to be done manually again. I usually work solo, visualizing systems in my head and executing end-to-end.
🔧 Skills Snapshot
- Linux
- Bash
- Python
- Perl
- Elasticsearch
- VMware ESX/ESXi
- Infrastructure Automation
- Monitoring
- Grid Engines (Altair, SLURM, LSF)
- NetBackup
- Storage Infrastructure (NetApp)
- Capacity Planning
- System Upgrades
🌿 Beyond Tech
Outside work, I find peace in table tennis, old melody songs, and trekking through green hills. Nature resets me. So does music.