User:(WT-en) Sridharpandu

I grew up in Kolar Gold Fields and later moved to Bangalore. I hold a Bachelor degree in Electrical Science from Bangalore University, INDIA.

My current interests include Project Management, Linux, OpenSource, XML (Extensible Markup Language), XP (eXtreme Programming), Agile modelling, Team Software Process and Personal Software Process.

Some of my personal favorite Open Source Projects are Mozilla. Its been configured to work with POPfile to enable spam filtering. Havent bothered about 'Sobig' and 'Mydoom' ever since. All of these run on a assembled machine with Red Hat Linux 9. Looking forward to upgrading to Fedora. GAIM, Apache, TomCat, JBoss, GNUCash, OpenOffice are my other favorites.

I am well versed in Booch Methodology, Rational Unified Process, UML 1.3 and IDEF1X modelling concepts

My job is to oversee development of applications for banks and financial institutions in the areas of Trade Finance, Deposits, Brokerage, Portfolio Management, Euro Conversions, Treasury, Money Markets, Call Money, Capital Markets, Mutual Funds and Datawarehousing

My other interests include listening to Jazz Music, Shortwave Listening, Philately, Numismatics, collecting writing instruments, Yoga and ofcourse travelling. Though its becommming increasingly difficult for me to spend time on all of these.

I do read a lot (mostly non-fiction, philosphy and the like) and would gladly exchange my reading list provided you tell me what you are currently reading. I currently live in Madras.

My Travels

 * 2009
 * January - Karur, Tamilnadu, India
 * February - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * March - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
 * April - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Delhi, India


 * 2008
 * January - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * January - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * January - Delhi, India
 * January - Ahobilam, India
 * February - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * February - Delhi, India
 * March - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Mauritius, Tamilnadu, India
 * May - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * May - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * May - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * June - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * June - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * July - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * August - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * September - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * September - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * October - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * October - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * October - Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 * November - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * December - Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India
 * December - Karur, Tamilnadu, India


 * 2007
 * January - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * May - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * October - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * November - Colombo, Sri Lanka
 * December - Colombo, Sri Lanka


 * 2006
 * February - Calcutta, West Bengal, India
 * August - Colombo, Sri Lanka


 * 2005
 * April - Wayanad, Kerala, India
 * May - Singapore
 * June - Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
 * June - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 * September - New Delhi, Agra, India
 * November - Sydney, Australia
 * December - Hyderabad, India


 * 2004
 * January - Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
 * March - Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
 * March - Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Salem, Tamilnadu, India
 * April - Bangalore, Karnataka, India
 * April - Munnar, Kerala, India
 * June - Mysore, Karnataka, India
 * July - Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India


 * 2003
 * January - Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
 * February - New Delhi, India
 * March - Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
 * April - Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu, India


 * 2002
 * June - Hong Kong
 * August - Mumbai, India; Colombo, Srilanka
 * October - New Delhi, India
 * December - Goa, India


 * 2001
 * Singapore
 * Malaysia


 * 2000


 * 1999
 * April - Lancaster, PA, USA

To Do

 * Gurvayoor, India
 * Tirupathi, India - DONE - 5 November 2005
 * Bangalore, India
 * Wayanad, India
 * Singapore
 * Chennai, India
 * Address of Isha Yoga centres
 * Update restaurant info with Citrus - DONE - 5 November 2005
 * Airport
 * Thrisulam Station
 * Business Hours
 * Business Etiquette - attire, greeting
 * Communication - courier services
 * Snaps
 * Airport, Taxi, Autorickshaw, Central Station, Egmore Station, Railway Train, Pallavan Buses, Koyembedu Bus Terminus, Suburban Trains, Call Taxi, Pillar Post Box, Telephone Booth
 * Fort St. George, Santhome Cathedral, Marina Beach, Parthasarathy Temple, Kapleshwara Temple, Elliots Beach, Gundy National Park, Little Mount, St. Thomas Mount, Connamera Museum, Pantheon Road,, Valluvar Kotam, , Crocodile Bank, MGM Resort (On the way to Mahabalipuram), VGP Golden Beach, Maayajaal, Dakshinachitra
 * Weekend Getaways