Monday, December 21, 2015

Mekala V Reddy

Mekala J Venkataramana Reddy (Mekala V Reddy)
Personal Information:
  • Wife: Mrudhula ; Children: Meghana Reddy (Daughter) and Vinith Reddy (Son)
  • Parents: Jayarami Reddy Mekala and Ammannamma 
  • Brothers(Elder): Sivagangi Reddy, Mohan Reddy and Balakrishna Reddy 
        Current Roles at IBM: Director, GVITS and Consultant-Prog. Management, nasscom.ai 
Areas of Interest : Empower Rural people & students; Discussions on ethics, real issues, politics; Socialising;  

 Academia Support: External Blog and IBM Community pages
Social Service / Give Backs:
 Farming 
Community related Works
 Environment Re-creation
Office Related
Parenting Related
My Village:
Member in Academia Institutions:
  • Member in Board of Studies: MCA @ Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, B'lore (2019-24)
  • Member in Board of Studies - MCA at Dravidian University, Kuppam, AP (2018-23
  • Member in Board of Studies - MCA at BMS Institute of Technology, Bangalore (2020 - 2022)
  • Department Advisory Committee (DAC) for the A. Y. 2019-20 & 2020-21, NMIT, B'lore
  • Member in Board of Studies - MCA at Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa  
Education & Key Achievements: 
  • Master of Computer Applications (MCA) from Algappa University, Karaikudi, TN
  • B.A (Mathematics and Statistics) from B.T.College (S.V.University), Madanapalli, AP
  • Certifications: PMP (PMI), CSTE (QAI) and MQSeries Specialist(IBM) 
  • Projects Worked:
  • Publications: 4  (Two International, two national by CECRI)
  • Conference presentations: 5 ( WTC, ICMMACS 2002, etc., ) and
  • Patents: CPSEA++ (SW-1153/2003) and 2-D PERCOL (No.L-18583/99)

Summary of my Social responsibility:

I am working in IBM India as Business Development & Operations Leader and voluntarily working on academia (Elementary to Universities ) in India. I have been in the Industry for 23 years which includes 19+ years at IBM India. In IBM, I worked on Product Supporting, Project Management, Business Development & Operations domains. Prior to IBM, worked on R&D software development in the areas of Finite Element Method, Greens Functions, Percolation Theory and Segmentation area's (resulted: two International patents, two publications and  3 conferences)

Since 2005, partnering with many educational institutions to assess the education system and identify the area's where Industry can support via best practices.
  • Member in Board of Studies (BoS) in Dravidian University, Kuppam & Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa
  • IBM University Relations leader for South West region
  • Collaboration with Dravidian University, Kuppam and Also presented article\'s 
    • 'Engaging All: Role of IT Industry' in national congress Disability, Barrier-Free campus and Higher Education in India on 25,26 Mar 13.
    • 'ICT Industry role in Indian Academia' in NCICT 2015 on 26 Mar '15
    • eLearning Workshop as speaker in Q1, 2017
    • Organised Industry visit to DU students @ IBM Bangalore
  • Collaborating / Supporting these Institutions through books, computers and other modes:
    • Sanjay Gandhi Degree & PG College, Piler (250+ Books), link and DiscoverE in 2014
    • Reddy Seva Samithi Women's Hostel,
    • High Schools: Charala, Chinnagottigallu, Bireddipalli, Pulicherla, Renumakalapalli (Stationary/Guidance)
    • Primary Schools: All 3 schools in Peddagottigallu village, Gangapuram palli,Mekala vari palli (Stationary, Computers & guidance)
    • KSCS Edu trust, Madanapalli
  • Geethanjali vidyalaya, Bangalore: CareerPath -post 10th, Being Smart/Innovate ; Blogging ; 
  • Content created - Graduate to Professional which will bridge the gap b/w Industry & Academia and Green Data Centre to provide awareness to Academia & provide Industry visits !!
  • Guided ~1400 graduates for getting job opportunities 
  • Running various diversity programs: Parenting, DiscoverE, EWeek GEM, EXITE etc.,
  • Guided ~2500 students on market trends, career planning, ethical practices & job opportunities.
  • Spent more than 1050 hours of community services on various schools, organizations, as of now.
  • Useful tips: Cell phone usage guidelines, Gardening documented & awareness created
  • Few video's were uploaded to YouTube: 'search - Mekala V Reddy'
"IBM believes that a company culture based on core values not only helps our business, but also defines the role that we can and should play in society."  IBM 


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