About Me

Co-founder of DayScholars & Cool-Works | Web Developer | Programmer | Server Admin | FOSS Supporter | Naturalist | Simple |

In Detail

My real name is Manu Krishnan T.V. There are many names, by which people call me, which includes tvm(A short form of my real name), Bizzard(The first TLD I registered), ManUbuntu(as I am an advocate of Free Software), Mannunni(Still don’t know why!).

I am from a village named Edayur, in Malappuram Dist, Kerala, India, presently living in Hyderabad to pursue my M-Tech dreams. I was born on 25^th May 1990 as the first son of Unni Krishnan K and Sheela T.V. My father has been working abroad(Bahrain), now settled here in Kerala and my mother is a high school teacher. I have two younger brothers; Midhun and Mahi, 11 and 13 years younger than me.

[01-08-2011] Presently, I am attending GATE coaching @ Ace Engineering Academy, Hyderabad.

[15-12-2011] Back home from Hyderabad. Preparing for GATE 2012

My hobbies are programming, web designing, chatting with friends, fighting with my brothers, watching movies, reading novels, etc. I adore the Free Software and GNU Philosophy, and use and promote free software.

Have a look at my CV/Resume.

Education

• B-Tech in Computer Science from MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram.
• Higher Secondary(+1 &+2) from THSS Vattamkulam (2005-07).
• High School(8 to 10) from THSS Vattamkulam (2002-05).
• Upper Primary(5 to 7) from BVB Thirunavaya.
• KG & Lower Primary(1 to 4) from NSS Valanchery.

Computer Skills

• Programming in C, C++, VB.
• Web related programming with PHP, MySQL, HTML, Java script.
• GNU/Linux server management
• Experience in administering Coppermine Photo Gallery, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Mediawiki, etc.
• OS troubleshooting with Linux and Windows.
• Hardware troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Networking in Linux and Windows environments.
• Experience with software tools including Photoshop, Gimp, Flash(studying), Office packages, etc.

Work Experience

• Part time service professional at Fastech Systems, Valanchery.
• More than 6 years experience in professional web designing, hosting and related areas.
• Currently running a web hosting and consultation company; Cool-Works.