What I contributed and learned at Brett Martin

Tasked with improving the business through better use of technology, I wore many hats related to IT from being the software engineer to delivering training and workshops. After three and a half years between 2012-2015, here’s some of the areas where I made key contributions and the skills I picked up along the way: Software Engineering: ProfileID: […]

Farewell Brett Martin

This is a copy of the parting message I sent on 2015-12-21 to all the people I got to know while working at Brett Martin Daylight Systems Good morning folks, After 3 and a half years, I bid you all farewell. I’ll be going back to London. The plan over the next 3 years is […]

MongoDBx: M101x Introduction to MongoDB using the MEAN Stack

For those considering taking the MongoDB using the MEAN stack course on edX by MongoDB university I’ve provided my review of the course having just completed it. This is a copy of what I posted on the course’s forum. Folks, having just completed this course (and shared the certificate on LinkedIn) I thought I’d offer […]

Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge

A couple of months back a good friend, Arjun, sent me an email. He wrote passionately about something called the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge – 24miles of hiking to be done over about a 12 hour timeframe. It was a call to action. Though I probably hadn’t walked 10miles in one stretch prior to the challenge I was […]

YouTube series launched: How to Google It

This weekend I decided to start a series of videos showing how people who are used to searching google everyday do it – what’s the thought process, what do they focus on and prioritise? I hope that by showing concrete examples of solving common problems by ‘googling it’ beginners and intermediate users can hone their skill […]

Developer site launched

I enjoy my fair share of web development but to truly learn, I’m diving deep into mini modern web development projects. Please head over to dev.kunalmandalia.com to have a look at the projects I’m working on – the first, called Simple API, is about creating and consuming web services (a common way to integrate applications these […]

Dynamics CRM resources

This post contains references to the resources that I’ve found most useful in learning about Dynamics CRM. They’ve been curated from an individuals’ perspective trying to learn CRM at home on a shoestring budget. I’m not affiliated with any of these websites, I’ve just used them and really like them. Microsoft Virtual Academy: free and open access to […]

Certification and Personal Development

I used to think that certifications weren’t very valuable. There’s a scene in Good Will Hunting where Will defends his uneducated friend from the belittlement of a Harvard graduate. After demonstrating the Harvard graduate’s lack of originality, Will exclaims ‘you spent 100,000 dollars on an education that you could’ve picked up for a few dollars at your local library’. I think […]

Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins

I often listen to audio books, mainly on my walk to and from work. I’ve enjoyed listening to and find much value in Warren Bennis’ On Becoming a Leader and Kelly McGonigal’s The Willpower Instinct. I recently listened to Tony Robbin’s Awaken the Giant Within (a few times until it began to stick). I recall Seth Godin saying […]