About Me

My full name is Krishna Pentayya and i was born on the 25 July 1980. I'm considered a driven individual and have a deep passion for life.

My passions in life are my beloved Arsenal and Ferrari teams, who never fail to raise my blood pressure, and music, which is almost as important to me as the air that I breathe. My musical tastes vary according to my mood as such I favour a wide range of musical genres.

To unwind I enjoy playing football, jogging, taking in a musical, visiting the cinema, immersing myself in a good book or simply listening to music.

To keep my mind up to speed i undertake a number of side projects to help develop my knowledge and skills. My current interest is in the application of Genetic Algorithms to produce the optimal staff rota within various environments.

1999 - 2003 BSc. (Hons) 1st in Internet Computing at London South Bank University.

Subjects Studied: Distributed Mobile Computing, System Methods, Interactive 3D Environments, Software Development for the Web, Advanced Computer Graphics, System & Software Engineering, Advanced Web Databases, and Distributed Computer Systems

1997 - 1999 Advanced GNVQ in Information Technology at East Ham
College of Further Education, London.

1990 - 1996 Langdon Secondary School, London.

6 GCSE's including Mathematics, Science and French

September '03 Centurion Press

Leaflet Distributor

One week contract working at the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) international arms fair at the ExCel center in Docklands. Responsibilities were to distribute daily show magazine to exhibitor stands and to the guests of the fair.

Summer '03 Loyalty Management

Quality Assurance Checker

A short term contract working for a Loyalty Management who are responsible for the 'Nectar' loyalty card. Responsibilities and achievements:

· Validating the data of Nectar customer statements against their computerised records.
· Ensuring the print quality is of a satisfactory standard.
· Liasing with other departments to ensure that issues are dealt with and daily targets are met.

Feb '00 - Nov '01 Susan Lawrence Infants School

ICT Assistant/Clerical Assistant

A part-time job working for a Primary School. Responsibilities and achievements:

· Handled incoming telephone calls to the School Office from other schools, external organisations and members of the public.
· Responsible for inputting and maintaining the schools staff and pupil records using Phoenix Gold (schools record management package).
· Maintained up to date attendance records on all pupils using Phoenix Gold.
· Assisted the ICT Co-ordinator in maintaining, and setting up, systems.
· Typed reports on an IBM Compatible PC using the MS Word.
· Responsible for producing all school reports and correspondents along with promotional flyers for special events.

Aug '00 Digital Partners

Data Input Clerk

A short term contract working for a Internet firm. Responsibilities and achievements:

· Responsible for inputting energy tariffs into main database system to be used as the backend of an independent energy website.
· Ensured the validity of the data through a process of data checks.

Winter '98 & '99, Summer '00 Royal Mail

Sorting Officer

A casual post working three main sorting offices in London. Responsibilities and achievements:

- Sorting of parcels and letters to UK and International destinations
- Worked in teams to meet mail deadlines.

Summer '96 PC2

Shop Assistant

A summer job working in a small computer shop. Responsibilities and achievements:

· Participated in the construction, upgrading and repairing of systems.
· Responsible for installing and testing software on new and upgraded systems.
· Participated in the production of adverts and promotional flyers.

Typing Speed: 45 wpm

Applications: MS Win XP, Microsoft Win 98, MS Win Me, MS Win 95, MS-DOS, MS Office '97, MS Office 2000, MS Office XP, MS Frontpage 2000, Phoenix Gold, Dreamweaver 4, Flash 4, Flash 5, JBuilder 3 and MS Visual Basic 6.0 and MS Visual J++ 6.0

Languages: Java (inc Applets), SQL, PHP, VRML, Visual Basic,
HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP and C++