About Me

Instant Messaging/VOIP: Gtalk – shvelmur, Yahoo – shivanandv, Jaxtr, Skype – shvelmur Microblogging Twitter, Pownce, Facebook, LinkedIn

Computer freak, addicted to the “machine”. He is wired into the cosmos, and spends more time and money on them, than his wife approves of! He is interested in software design, design patterns, language development. Apparently, he fiddles around with C, C#, C++, Java, a whole host of web application frameworks including Wordpress, moo.fx, prototype, dojo.

If you still want to get in touch with me, and won’t use any of the above methods, you can email me.

Work:

Currently with Redback Networks. Domain expertise in Network Management and enterprise resource management. Core areas of interest include software design, design patterns, C, C#, C++, Java, Network Management, Networking (specifically STP, Multicast, Routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, IGRP))

Stuff to brag about:

Certifications : CCNA & SCJP.

Conferences : Attended Sun Tech Days 2006, Chennai.

Colophon:

• Name: Shivanand Velmurugan
• Nick: shvelmur
• DOB: 12th May 1980
• Gender: Male
• Location: Vancouver, Canada
• Occupation: Software Designer/Developer

Gadgets:

• iPhone 3G – need I say more?! Btw, I got this out of contract for $350.
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10  
• HP Pavillion DV2000
• Sennheiser HD202 – hear the sound on this one
• Sennheiser Px-100 – The best portable headphones ever, and amazing value. Also compatible with iPhone 3G.
• Creative Zen Stone 2Gb – very portable, and good audio quality. Perfect for ’sky-train’ing.
• Nokia 6300 – No-nonsense phone, with 2 M camera, MP3 player and goode talk tim. The charge lasts for about 1 day, with 4/5 hours of music, 15/20 pics and about 30/40 minutes of talking.
• Canon 40D – super cam! If in doubt, get this one!
• Nintendo Wii – I’m gaming now! yeah!
• Logitech 3200 MX wireless keyboard and mouse
• D-link DNS 323 – A very kewl NAS device.
• External Hard drives
  • Lacie 500 Gb external
  • Seagate 120 Gb internal HDD in external casing
  • Seagate 80 Gb laptop HDD in external casing