Places
Head over to LinkedIn for the standard profile.
But here's an unbiased quote:
You should scroll through my son's site, it's the best. —My Mother.

In a nutshell

I was recently a principal product manager with Amazon and an engineer. Over the years, I've worked in a variety of roles, from software engineering to management consulting to product management. I've worked in startups and large companies, and spent time in three continents. I've built and led teams across geographies to deliver both enterprise and consumer products. In my spare time, I like to read, write, tinker, and travel. Carry on, wanderer, may you find a few interesting things on my online abode. By the way, I designed and hosted this site myself, so blame me for the UX choices.


My wanderings

Living in different countries has given me an appreciation for various cultures and their wonderful people. It has also enabled the ability to work well with diverse teams and understand nuances.
Some places I've lived, in rough chronological order
Bengaluru
San Francisco
Singapore
London
New York
Dallas
Seattle* (now)

The professional life

You'll probably recognize some of these companies. Each has taught me something worth carrying forward. I'm grateful for the friendships I've retained from each of these places. My experiences have been largely positive with an occasional sprinkle of awful. But such is life.
Amazon
Schwab
Deloitte
Siemens
mindtree
Motorola

Hobbies. They keep you happy.

Reading: I've probably read every day for the last 15-20 years. My preferred genres are history, science, police procedurals, legal-thrillers, realistic science fiction, technology and business. My preferred method of reading is a Kindle Paperwhite. Here are some of my favorite books.

Writing: Some of my works (under a pen name) have been read millions of pages on Amazon. Don't worry, nothing controversial. I like science and ancient history and it's along those lines.

Cartooning: Yes, I suppose it's a form of writing but I'd like to give it its own category because why not. I used to cartoon as a kid, and I've rekindled it somewhat in recent years. I'll put a few in here in due time. Here's another unbiased fan quote:

"I don't understand them, but I think they're amazing." —My Dad.

Tech Tinkering: I love technology. While my formal coding days ended long ago, I've always tried to keep in touch because not only does it bring me joy, it is also essential to understanding engineering teams and developers and appreciate their day-to-day work. Here are a few things I've done for fun.

Other stuff: I like traveling (who doesn't) and I've been to many places but there's lot more I haven't seen than I have. I love rain. I enjoy the confounded looks when people try to sell me the horrors of Seattle weather.

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