User:ThejeshGN
Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್, Thejesh Gangaiah Nagarathna ) “Thej” is an independent technologist, developer, teacher, hacker, maker, traveler, blogger and an open data/internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India. He is the co-founder and chairman of DataMeet trust. DataMeet is the biggest community of data science and open data enthusiasts in India. They organise community meetups around the country and runs unconferences called Open Data Camps (ODC). His belief in open data and open research lead him to open up his genome data(DNA) in 2013. Currently he works as CTO of Peppo.
He loves hacking open source software, researching and developing products, speaking at events and hosting workshops. His passion for using technology for social change won him the Infosys Community Empathy Fellowship in 2010. In 2018, he was awarded the IBM Champion title.
His core skills are research and development of new ideas, building proof of concepts, technical architecture and design, development and teaching.
He teaches Modern Application Development 1 & 2 at IITM/BS program, while also helping them to build and run the platform.
Easiest way to reach him is by emailing i @ thejeshgn dot com or use this form or use talk page. You can use GPG keys with fingerprint C7D4 1911 9893 ADAF 27B0 FCAA BFFC 8DD3 C06D D6B0. I use XMPP/Jabber thej@chat.thejeshgn.com with omemo E2E encryption.
You can subscribe to his personal blog by RSS: All posts or just the technology posts.
He lives with Anju (fictionhead), Uma, Echo and Pathu.
He graduated as an Electronics and Communication engineer from VTU in 2002. His career started with Siemens Information Systems Ltd as an intern. In 2003 he joined Infosys Technologies Ltd as a Software Engineer. Since then, he has taken many roles such as Developer, Programmer Analyst, Technical Specialist and Technical Architect. Below is the list of his associations with various organizations.
Associations
[edit]- Siemens Ltd – Internship Jun 2002 – Dec 2002
- Infosys Tech Ltd – Tech Specialist – Jan. 2003 – Feb. 2011
- UbuntuAtWork – Technologist – Volunteer and then Tech. Consultant – 2009,2010
- Janaagraha – Tech Manager (Infosys Fellowship) – Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2010
- Janaagraha – Technologist – Mar. 2011 – Feb. 2012
- IWP – Data Consultant – Jul.2012 – Mar.2014
- NextDrop Org – Tech Architect – Jul.2012 – Dec.2013
- Mavrix Ltd – Tech Architect – Mar.2011 – Mar.2019
- DataMeet – Co-founder/Organizer – 2012 – Current
- ODCBLR – Open DataCamp – Organizer – 2012 – Current
- BuzzWomen/India – Advisor – 2012 – Current
- Fourthlion – Technologist – Project based consulting – InstaVaani
- First WalkIn Technologies – R&D – Project based consulting
- OptimumInfoSystem/Client: Google India – Course Builder Engineer – Jan.2015 – Dec.2016
- Executive Board of Oorvani Foundation – Tech – Nov.2015 – current
- Occasionally write for FactorDaily
- OptimumInfoSystem/Client: Google India – Course Builder Engineer – Jul.2017 – Mar.2019
- IBM Champion – Cloud – 2018
- IBM Champion – Cloud – 2019
- Mavrix Ltd – Tech Architect – Project based
- First WalkIn Technologies – Tech Architect – Apr.2019 – Apr.2020
- Quicksand Design Studio – Tech Architect – Project based
- IITM/Online/Study – Tech Architect – Project based
- IITM/BS in Data Science and Applications – Course Instructor – Modern Application Development 1 and 2.
- Data Commons – FOSS Data Contributor
Memberships
[edit]- FSF Associate Member – Since 2016
- OpenStreetMap Foundation – Normal Member – Since 2018
- Python Software Foundation Supporting Member – Sliding Scale – Since 2025
Note
[edit]- This is copy of https://thejeshgn.com/about/