Prasanna's Biography

Since I get asked for this often, I have put a few versions of my biography and headshots here. Hopefully this is enough for your needs. If not, please feel free to e-mail me and ask!

Long version (146 words)

Prasanna is the Head of Technology for ThoughtWorks India. He brings his love of technology, knowledge of business and the ability to create effective teams to take on complex challenges that shape our world today. He speaks on a wide ranging topics including evolutionary architectures, microservices, chaos engineering and high-performance Java. He is a relentless advocate of diversity and inclusion.

Previously, Prasanna has been a consultant for many years and has played different roles including developer, tech lead, architect, project manager, quality analyst, sales person, general manager, agile coach, "devops" and interim CTO. He has worked in multiple domains including Financial Services, Retail, Travel, Hospitality and Medical Devices. He also had the opportunity to work all over the world including Poland, Japan, China, India, South Africa, the United States and Switzerland.

This gives him a broad range of experiences to draw from when approaching any situation.

Short version (60 words)

Prasanna is the Head of Technology for ThoughtWorks India. He brings his love of technology, knowledge of business and the ability to create effective teams to take on complex challenges that shape our world today. He speaks on a wide ranging topics including evolutionary architectures, microservices, chaos engineering and high-performance Java. He is a relentless advocate of diversity and inclusion.

Really short version (35 words)

Prasanna is the Head of Technology for ThoughtWorks India. He brings his love of technology, knowledge of business and the ability to create effective teams to take on complex challenges that shape our world today.

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A long time ago, I volunteered for Asha for Education where I have played chapter-coordinator, treasurer and projects coordinator. I co-founded the Michigan State University chapter. I used to help organize and play in Asha Cup, a hard-tennis-ball cricket tournament in and around Chicago. In 2006, I was a part of the tsunami relief effort in coastal Tamil Nadu.

Also a long time ago, I used to play in the Midwest Cricket Conference, a 40-over leather ball league (Go Arsenal!).

Also a long time ago, I was a speaker on the No Fluff Just Stuff circuit (in 2013).