Thejesh GN is an Independent Technologist, Hacker, Maker, Blogger

Thejesh GN (ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್) “Thej” is an independent technologist, developer, teacher, hacker, maker, traveler, blogger and an open data/internet enthusiast from Bangalore, India. He is the co-founder and chairman of DataMeet trust. DataMeet is the biggest community of data science and open data enthusiasts in India. They organise community meetups around the country and runs unconferences called Open Data Camps (ODC). His belief in open data and open research lead him to open up his genome data(DNA) in 2013. Currently he works as CTO of Peppo.

He loves hacking open source software, researching and developing products, speaking at events and hosting workshops. His passion for using technology for social change won him the Infosys Community Empathy Fellowship in 2010. In 2018, he was awarded the IBM Champion title.

His core skills are research and development of new ideas, building proof of concepts, technical architecture, design and development.

Easiest way to reach him is by emailing [ i @ thejeshgn dot com] or use this form.

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He lives with Anju (fictionhead), Uma, Echo and Pathu.

Table of Contents

1 Associations
2 Pronunciation Guide
3 On internet
4 Terms and Conditions

Associations

He graduated as an Electronics and Communication engineer from VTU in 2002. His career started with Siemens Information Systems Ltd as an intern. In 2003 he joined Infosys Technologies Ltd as a Software Engineer. Since then, he has taken many roles such as Developer, Programmer Analyst, Technical Specialist and Technical Architect. Below is the list of his associations with various organizations.

Siemens Ltd - Internship Jun 2002 – Dec 2002
Infosys Tech Ltd - Tech Specialist - Jan. 2003 – Feb. 2011
UbuntuAtWork - Technologist - Volunteer and then Tech. Consultant - 2009,2010
Janaagraha - Tech Manager (Infosys Fellowship) - Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010
Janaagraha - Technologist - Mar. 2011 - Feb. 2012
IWP - Data Consultant - Jul.2012 - Mar.2014
NextDrop Org - Tech Architect - Jul.2012 - Dec.2013
Mavrix Ltd - Tech Architect - Mar.2011 - Mar.2019
DataMeet - Co-founder/Organizer - 2012 - Current
ODCBLR - Open DataCamp - Organizer - 2012 - Current
BuzzWomen/India - Advisor - 2012 - Current
Fourthlion - Technologist - Project based consulting - InstaVaani
First WalkIn Technologies - R&D - Project based consulting
OptimumInfoSystem/Client: Google India - Course Builder Engineer - Jan.2015 - Dec.2016
Executive Board of Oorvani Foundation - Tech - Nov.2015 - current
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FSF Associate Member, Since 2016
OptimumInfoSystem/Client: Google India - Course Builder Engineer - Jul.2017 - Mar.2019
IBM Champion - Cloud - 2018
OpenStreetMap Foundation - Member
IBM Champion - Cloud - 2019
Mavrix Ltd - Tech Architect - Project based
First WalkIn Technologies - Tech Architect - Apr.2019 - Apr.2020
Quicksand Design Studio - Tech Architect - Project based
IITM/Online/Study - Tech Architect - Project based
IITM/BS in Data Science and Applications - Course Instructor - Modern Application Development 1 and 2.
Data Commons - FOSS Data Contributor
Peppo - CTO - May.2020 - Current

His areas of interest include FLOSS, Linux, Open Web, Open Data, Open Formats, Data Visualization, Security, WoT, Cryptography, Online Privacy, IT Laws, Politics, Blogging, Podcasting, P2P networks, Motor Cycling, Open Hadware, Programming (Python, JavaScript, Lua).