• I served ISRO as a Software Engineer, Geospatial Data Processing Professional, Physical Compiler and Editor, Author, Leader, Conference Organiser, Conference Programme Chair, Orator, Software Test & Evaluator, Software Analyst, Software Process Standards Definer, Software Documenter, among others.

My career profile:

1. Born on October 20, 1957 (Oct. 20, 1956 in school records) at Tiruvarur

2. Schooling at Tirunelveli, Madras (now Chennai) & Mayuram (now Mayiladuturai) Tamil Nadu (1962-73)

3. Under-graduate Studies at AVC College, Mannampandal, Mayuram affiliated to Madras University (Pre-University & B.Sc.) (1973-1977)

4. M.Sc. course in Mathematics from IIT Madras (1977- 1979)

5. IIT Madras Institute Research Scholar (1979-1983)

6. Joined SAC-ISRO as Sci./Engr. SC in June 1983

7. Completed all formalities for the award of Ph.D. degree in Nov 1986

8. Awarded Ph.D. degree by IIT, Madras on July 31, 1987

9. Guest-scientist at DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (Jan. – Oct. 1993)

10. Superannuated in Oct. 2016 as Sci./Engr. SG

11. Was jointly awarded Indian Software Copyright for i-SAM Software in 2018 along with one of my junior SAC colleagues .