40 years of experience in the IT industry. Currently, the CEO of Pragati Software Pvt Ltd (www,pragatisoftware.com), a company in the business of IT training in a wide range of subjects.My key areas of interest and work (training and consulting) are:* Machine Learning (using Python, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow), * Big Data (MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j, Hadoop), * Software Architecture, * Agile Software Development (Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe), * Algorithms, and * Clean Code.I am a Science graduate from the Rajasthan University (1981), and a management graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1984).I have been in the IT industry since 1984. Over the years, I have played various roles, including programmer, designer, application architect, solution architect, database administrator, tester, project manager, business analyst, but now mostly trainer, coach and consultant.Been a speaker in various conferences, such as:* SATURN conferences, organized by Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie-Mellon University (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)* Scrum Gathering, organized by Scrum Alliance (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)* Agile Conference, organized by Agile Alliance (2011).* Agile India, organized by Agile Software Community of India (2006, 2007, 2010).* AgilityToday 2020, organized by Agile Virgin (2020).