Q. What’s a defining moment in your life that shaped who you are today?
A. When I was in 10th grade, I came across an article about designing houses using computers where you can visualize different rooms etc (Never used a computer until several years later). I was intrigued and wanted to learn more about computers that day and that’s how I got into computer science.

Q. If you could travel anywhere in the world tomorrow, where would you go and why?
A. My daughters have never seen snow. So, somewhere it is snowing.

Q. What’s a challenge you took on that ended up being one of the most rewarding experiences of your life?
A. I was a Chemistry nerd growing up, wanted to study Chemistry and pursue a career in it. I even got accepted to study Chemical Engineering in one of the good colleges in India and later got an acceptance letter to study Computer Science in the same college. It was in the mid 90s, and the job market was better for computer science, so I made the business decision to switch to computer science. I got to travel and experience the world because of it.

Q. What’s your go-to way to unwind after a long day?
A. Spending time with my family.

Q. If you could instantly master any creative skill, what would it be?
A. Portrait painting. Always admired it but never been anywhere close to being competent.

Q. If you had a personal slogan, what would it be?
A. I have many. These two are my favorites.
– Execute today, excuses tomorrow.
– If you love numbers, numbers will love you back.

Q. If you could have a completely different career for a year, just for fun, what would it be?
A. I would go back to my old profession growing up, i.e. agriculture. I love seeing plants grow.

Q. What’s a small, everyday thing that brings you a lot of joy?
A. Morning coffee. I’m thankful for whoever discovered coffee.

Q. What’s a song or artist that you always go back to, no matter what?
A. “Little little fingers, and little little toes. Sweet little face, and sweet little nose” – I’m not good at remembering others’ songs, but I used to write poems for my kids when they were young.

Q. If you had to watch only one movie or TV series for the rest of your life, what would it be?
A. I’m not a big movie/tv series fan and hardly ever watch re-runs, yet I can watch “Big Bang Theory” reruns.

Q. What’s a completely irrational but strong opinion you have about a movie, book, or show?
A. Even if you pay me to watch, I won’t be able to watch some of the biggest movie hits like Spiderman, Star Wars, Avatar, etc.

Q. What’s the best meal you’ve ever had, and what made it so memorable?
A. Eggplant parmigiana prepared by my wife. I love the combination of tomato, cheese and Italian spices.

Q. If you could design your dream vacation, what would it include?
A. I love playing golf and we have limited access to golf in India. My daughters are still young, so they are still a couple of years away from being able to play golf. So, it would be a dream vacation to go for a golfing vacation with my daughters for a couple of weeks.

Q. What’s one thing you love about working at Sunlight Solutions?
A. Talent level of some of our team members. We have some extremely talented individuals.