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he played a key role in building successful businesses around software prod-
ucts. He is currently leading a systems and data integration service provider
based out of Hyderabad, India, called Prabhavat Solutions, which provides
several systems and data integration solutions.
Prior to founding Prabhavat, Krishna was founder and CTO at Nimaya,
based in McLean, Virginia, where he spearheaded the development of its
flagship products, ActionBridge and InSync, and also delivered several
other customer data integration and systems integration solutions. As a
part of Nimaya, he has built an offshore team in India from the ground
up and successfully delivered several technology solutions through the off-
shore team.
Prior to founding Nimaya, Krishna served in various capacities at MKS in
Fairfax, Virginia, and BULL S.A. in Paris, France, providing major contri-
butions to architecture, design, development, and delivery of their flagship
products—NuTCRACKER and OSIAPI, respectively—with extensive systems
programming background.
Krishna has a master’s degree in telecommunications from the Indian Insti-
tute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, and a bachelor’s degree in electronics
and communications from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in
Anantapur, India.Patrick Kua (london, UK)
Patrick Kua is an agile coach, facilitator, and developer for ThoughtWorks.
He has been working with individuals on teams in agile environments for
the last four years, and understands how powerful and responsive people
can be when working together in a common manner. He is always inter-
ested in aspects of continuous improvement, and how lightweight processes
can boost team effectiveness. He brings a blend of deep technical skills and
deep understanding of management processes to teams that help them
move toward their goals.Anupam Kundu (new york, new york, U.S.)
Anupam Kundu is a project manager/lead consultant at ThoughtWorks,
primarily based out of the New York area. Anupam comes from a broad
consultancy background and offers specific experience for managing large-
scale projects in multiple business domains, including HR/intranet systems
in investment banking/private equity firms, telecom BACC in North Amer-
ica, global publishing and media, senior healthcare systems, and title insur-
ance. Anupam has more than nine years of experience in various stages of