About Me

Let me first thank you for visiting my blog, even if you have stumbled upon it by mistake.

My name is Sathya Prakash, and I have more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry. I started my career as a developer in 2004, programming in Delphi, Dotnet and SQL server. I am now a Solutions Architect in Retail domain. Apart from my initial four years of my career in Petroleum domain, my entire experience revolves around Retail Domain, to be specific in retail planning.

I have experience in working and integrating both COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf System) and bespoke systems. 
My key focus and Key competencies are:
  • Solutions design and Architecture
  • Functional and Systems analysis
  • Data migration, implementation and rollout management
 Please visit my LinkedIn page for more information about my professional life

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