My parents named me Sudev. In hindi this is a conjunction word of SU + Dev. SU is a prefix and when used adds positive sense to the conjunction word. DEV is hindi for god or agent of god. So my name could be taken to mean “good god”.
Good god? Questioning mode. Is this true? This can not be. Unbelievable. There could be “Good god #$@!” What a monstrosity being thrust down on us! Save us. What the f*ck. Or it could be “good god” a saviour is at hand. Of course there are many friend who would translate this to “good god” as in nice to see you and it has been a long time. 
What ever your reaction be I am what I am. My approach to life is to tinker with technology. As a young boy my favorite book, was How Things Work and my favourite pass time, whenever confined indoors, was to take apart things. Of course I had young ones supremely misplace confidence of being able to put it all back. Boy did I suffer for such mistake(s) – notice the plural? Yep just one of those things that young are capable of – repeating mistakes.
My schooling was at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi followed by college at DAV Chandigarh. Although I liked science and techonolgy, I was not able to get rise and shine enough in my grades to make it to one of the two tech schools so I opted for a change of course and managed to complete Bachelor of Commerce degree.
I have no formal training in computers and my intrduction to them started over a boring weekend sitting in Dubai with nothing to do. I picked up a small hand held “Palm Compter” made by Sharp and learnt Basic over the next 48 hours. There after it has been almost all the case of hand on experience.
As on January 2007 I have 30 years work experience in project execution, product launch, production, technology and marketing management. Currently I am designated Vice President at Nuchem and my work includes overseeing a complete division including production, strategic marketing and sales.
Since I am nerdy enough I have been also given additional charge of computer use policy, including the technology directions. Being in charge of developing and nurturing a new product start up demonstrated to me the value of planning in systems and procedures. Computer usage was logical extension of system design. This experience gives me an appreciation as well as understanding of information technology. Experience has taught me to spot technology over-sell, the biggest pitfall. Total cost of ownership and return on investment are primary motto in any implementation and consultation.
I have completely moved our work systems to Linux base since 2001. Having committed to open