DEC 2015 - JAN 2016

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Sherin Mathew
Off to a rapid clip from Day One,
Sherin Mathew has been able to
dispatch a number of tasks with
speed. Going beyond his core .NET
skills, UI issues were the first on his
list. Next was the React/Redux
self-learning group where Sherins UI
programming skills came in handy for
completing the React/Redux POC for
Sigma Aldrich in record time, the first
step for the iNET JS project. An
achievement all the more remarkable
considering the team had no prior
experience in the technology. The
team comprised of Sherin, Arun, and
Rojin was able to deliver iNET project
RECOGNTION
BUZZ
tasks and exceed customer
expectations. More projects in similar
technologies are likely, thanks to their
outstanding efforts. As a UI guru,
Sherin is helping the rest of the Kochi
team come up to speed in UI
programming and fix UI issues that
are typically a nightmare for core
Java/.NET/Ruby developers.
motto. Committed to excellence in
Teenu Joy
Going from entry-level to expert was
a swift takeoff for Teenu. Her passion
in her work and the extra hours she
put in surely helped. As a key
member of the team, she helps
accelerate development activities,
raise quality of deliverables, and
meet tight deadlines. On the
RSAM-mobile project since its
inception, Teenu has learned a lot
about the system with her proactive,
team-oriented approach. Life is not
all work though, she is also an active
participant/organizer on a number of
fun activities.
Abhinav Kumar Singh
Test, test, and test again is Abhinavs
testing, he takes full ownership of GG
projects by finding critical defects
early on and helping the dev team in
diagnosing the issue. Other projects
are the beneficiary of his skills as
well, not just the GG ones. By
building strong capabilities in
automation testing, he has been able
to further step up his value add.

Saranya N
Solid testing requires tech skills as
well as domain knowledge, something
that Saranya understands well and
consistently applies while taking
ownership of TGG projects. Ever
committed to testing excellence, she
makes sure that no bug escapes her
attention.
Vimal Asik
Getting tasks done on time, every
time, never mind the complexity, is
Vimals credo. Delivering quality, bug
free code that does not impact
existing functionality happens to be a
common denominator in the tasks
that he takes up. An example is
designing and developing the Galley
Planning UI where Flex based
graphics play a key role. Leveraging
his exceptional skills in Flex, he took
on the responsibility of
single-handedly upgrading Flex to its
latest version and successfully
completed the GP UI within the
deadline. With his dedication, hard
work, and pragmatism, Vimal has
become a source of knowledge for
new team members as well as a great
asset to the project and Marlabs.
APPRECIATION
BUZZ
Vatsala Ravindra Shetty
Having grown quickly from an
individual contributor to an adept
lead, able to take decisions and
implement them, Vatsala has
become a key resource. Leadership
and processes go hand in hand, a
truism that she has proven by gaining
the knowledge to set up process and
bring in results that are appreciated
by all. Never one to shirk extra
responsibility, she puts in the effort to
get the job done and demonstrate
outstanding performance. Known as
a people person, she is well liked by
her team members as well as folks on
other teams.
Prashant Rajbharti
Getting the work done completely
and reliably, first time around, is
Prashant Rajbhartis motto. His
dedication to work along with his
readiness to take up new
responsibilities has raised overall
productivity. As someone who can be
depended upon to produce expected
results, he is widely appreciated for
his coordination with clients and
employees.
 TECH BUZZ
s SandD, an
ET Marlabs launche
K Arvind Sandeep Kumar Sinha d distribution
It takes all the learning one can do to Sandeep has all the traits of a great end-to end sales an
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stay ahead in the fast moving tech resource: enthusiasm to learn new management applicatio
world. This is something Arvind has technologies, complete ownership of ing and vibrant
ET Marlabs, an excit
taken to heart. From learning and tasks, good client relationships, and mpany, in which
Salesforce solutions co
implementing the Puppet tool for TGG timely updates. No wonder that ke last year, has
Marlabs acquired a sta
DevOps to handling Kaplan Linux several client accolades have d-to-end sales
launched SandD, an en
support especially during application followed.
distribution management
and
migration with minimal KT from the nch of this
application. The lau
customer to learning Azure for GG, he marks an important
application
has continued to dazzle with his ability olution of the
milestone in the ev
to quickly learn and step up. Far from ming a global
bottling up all that knowledge inside company toward beco
him, Arvind is ever ready to share it player.
with others and mentor new team platform, SandD
Built on the Salesforce
members, a trait that has won him Pramod Vincent ine and mobilize
is designed to streaml
considerable favor within the team. Never say no to any task is a principle ough flexible,
the sales function thr
Add immense hard work and that Pramod closely follows. An ed capabilities.
intuitive, and cloud-bas
dedication in handling multiple exemplary approach to handling tribution (S&D)
Unlike other sales and dis
projects, readiness to take on new tasks and managing requirements t, it is a
apps in the marke
responsibilities, and ownership and means that one can count on timely t can automate
multi-dimensional tool tha
perseverance and it is easy to see and flawless execution when Pramod y size. Working
sales organizations of an
why he is a winner all the way. is on the job. force Enterprise
in tandem with Sales
deployed within
Edition, SandD can be
st of traditional
two weeks at half the co
S&D management
enterprise-wide
systems.

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TRAINING
BUZZ
Session on Lean Six Sigma
SQA and Six Sigma continue to be valuable skills
in a project managers arsenal. Therefore
extensive training on Lean Six Sigma was
conducted for some of our project managers in
Bangalore. Several sessions followed by an
evaluation were on the agenda in the program
impeccably delivered by Ashish Sivadas.
Business Etiquette
The importance of business etiquette clearly
cannot be over-stated. Accordingly folks in
Bangalore were the beneficiary of engaging
sessions conducted by Prathima Prabhu from the
HR Team.
POSH
Besides process and soft skill trainings,
Bangalore teams also learned about Prevention
of Sexual Harassment in sessions for all that
were deftly anchored by Prathima Prabhu.
Awareness Session on Security Testing
This session was conducted for all the leads and
the Project managers in Mysore by Rahul
Sanathanan, Sr. Engineer - IT Security.
Overview Session on Development Ops
Enterprise Services
The Project managers and leads had to undergo
yet another session on session on DevOps
Enterprise Services by Balaji Baradhazhvar,
Technical Director Enterprise Architecture
Services in Mysore.
Training on DOT Net on Node Edge
Raghavendra N conducted a knowledge sharing
session onDot Net on Node Edge.
JavaScript for Node.Js for Testing Team
The testing team in Mysore had a series of
sessions conducted by Raghavendra N on
JavaScript for Node.Js.
JavaScript Sessions
A series of JavaScript training sessions were
conducted at Kochi, to give our associates an idea
about the popular JS frameworks. We had an
introductory JS session followed by sessions in
Bootstrap JS by Sherin Mathew, Angular JS by
Praveen Achuthan, React by Arun Joseph and
Node.js by Rojin Paul. Team had a good
introduction to theses frameworks through the
sessions and advanced level sessions are
planned for the forthcoming months.
 Congratulations on
your Long Ser vice
and crossing the
milestone with us
Xavier Pazhayattil 18 Years Vimal Asik M B 05 Years
Jayachandran Nair 17 Years Nanda Kishore Bochkar 05 Years
Srinivas Kanna 15 Years Harikrishnan N R 05 Years
Shibu Varghese 14 Years Ashok Reddy P 05 Years
Muhammad Naufal 13 Years Venkayya Chowdary
Md Mahaboob Pasha 10 Years Chundru 05 Years
R Ramesh Kumar 10 Years Ravi Prashanth H S 05 Years
Oommen Mathew 07 Years Renuka S 05 Years
Jeevan Abhimatt Sourav Jain 05 Years
Umamaheswara 07 Years Dinesh Gurupur 04 Years
Merlin Soumi P 07 Years Sunil Kumar Darla 03 Years
Rajiya Sultana Begum 07 Years Venkatram Dasi 03 Years
Sudhansu Sekhar 07 Years Ashwani Kumar 03 Years
Saravana Kumar Keba Gnana Prakash A 03 Years
Gurunatham 07 Years Vigneshkumar K S 03 Years
Arun Moothedath 06 Years Abhishek Anurag 03 Years
Bala KP 05 Years Harish B Nagaraja 03 Years
Rajesh Velli 05 Years Adarsh C N 03 Years
Raja Kumar. S 05 Years Sam Alexander 03 Years
Ashwin Hiremath 05 Years Sajith Gopinath 03 Years
Sudhir K V 05 Years Lu Yang 03 Years
EVENTS
BUZZ
Stache Bash
Team Sentinels organized this much
awaited New Years Party rather
differently this year! A relay race
between the teams was followed by
an enthralling Tug of War. And if
that was not enough excitement for
the day, the event ended with a feet
stomping DJ party followed by a
sumptuous dinner. In line with the
event name, Stache Bash short for
Moustache Bash, the party props
wore moustaches this year! Certainly
it ushered in 2016 with a bang!
 our Mysore colleagues. A face
painting competition presented a EVENTS
surprise challenge to participants. In
one of the most memorable parties
we had during the year, every team
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participated in spreading joy.

HP Food Pantry
The Marlabs New Jersey team
celebrated this season by donating for
the ones in need. Heres what
Highland Park Community food
pantry had to say about us. Way to go
team!
Felicitation of speech and hearing
Creative Party impaired children
Mysore is well known the world over As a tradition, this year also our
for its unique culture, art, and heritage Mysore team felicitated 10th
that has stood the test of time. This standard pass out students of
time it was a colorful, year-end bash academic year Yr2015 of
named the Creative Party that Puttaveerama School for Deaf &
brought down the curtains on 2015 for Dumb. Way to go team!
Christmas Celebrations
Not to be outdone, the Marlabs Kochi
team celebrated Xmas in style! Teams
kept the spirit of Xmas alive by
decorating their bays as part of the
Bay decoration competition. Our
Santa and carols singing team visited
other offices at the TransAsia
Corporate Park that is the venue for
the Kochi facility and regaled them
with Xmas songs and gifts. Cultural
events and fun games were also
organized as part of the celebration.
 A warm welcome
to the new additions
of the Marlabs
family
Narendra Gangaiah Salupalya
Seshidhar Bandi
Chaithra Thimmaiah
Pavan Muniswamy Raja
Sharath Sharma
Anil Kumar Inkollu
Anuj Kumar Tripathi
Sheryl Mariam John
Rakshith S P
Shihas Arakkal
Sachin Madhusudhan
Jithin Chandran
Sheenam Garg
Syed Farooq Syed Khader
Saleem Muddasir
Md Faizul Haque Ansari
Shwetha Hiremath
Asit Kumar Mohanty
Shridevi Angadi
Manoj Kumar
Parameswaran B
George Penaslin Genner Maria Thomas
Santosh B Desai
Raghukul Auditya Tiruvayapati
Dilip Kumar J M
Gajendra Baragur Venkataramanappa
Pengfei Qian
Vadamala Balaji
Manoj Kumar Hiremath
Manish Kumar
Kavya K
Ravi Shankar
Gopakumar C Menon
Astika Kumar Mishra
Ramanand Punnupu
Avinash Vadagaynavar
Kiran Babu
Siva Sankari V
Arshad Hussain
Atul Pramod Idurkar
Tapas Kumar Mahala
Ravisha Sadashiva
Gaurav Khaneja
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