Rakesh Chandran is a Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft at Microsoft. He possess expertise in .net, wcf, asp.net, microsoft sql server, web services and 30 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I had the pleasure of working with Rakesh on several projects as a programmer, technical lead, and architect. Rakesh consistently demonstrated a strong work ethic and dedication to his responsibilities and was always willing to take on new challenges. He is highly skilled in programming and has a natural ability to lead and mentor team members. Rakesh is also an excellent architect, with the ability to design and plan technical solutions that are both effective and efficient. I highly recommend Rakesh for any programming, technical lead, or architecture opportunity and believe that he would be a valuable asset to any team." and "Attitude and technical expertise - These are the two most important things, in software engineering, which makes one from good to great and Rakesh is a superb demonstration of both. I have had the privilege of working with Rakesh for long time in various critical assignments and the very fact of having him in my team made the things half easy already. Gem of a person on personal front as well. Wish you all the success Rakesh!"