About

Vivek Chanddru is a mobile application developer currently working at Amazon Canada. With over 8 years of relevant experience, he is an Android fanboy who loves to develop applications and play with gadgets. He is originally from Chennai, India, and is known for his calm demeanor, which transforms into a wild passion for application development. Vivek is also an organizer for droidcon India, where he played a key role in bringing the conference back to India after a few years' break. As the Lead Program Manager, he is responsible for managing the finances, selecting talks, and organizing the event from conceptual idea to implementation. His work has helped to make droidcon India a successful event that attracts developers from all over the world. Before joining Amazon, Vivek worked as an Android Developer at Freshworks, where he worked on various interesting projects, including Sailing Plan Android application, BCFS Deals App, and BC Services Card for the Province of BC. He also mentored the Android team at Freshworks Studio and introduced several good development practices to the team. Vivek holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Anna University and a Higher Secondary Certificate in Computer Science from Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School. He is proficient in Android, Mobile, and Web technologies. In his free time, Vivek loves to write about technology on his blog, vivekc.xyz. He is always up-to-date with the latest technological developments in the field and would lose sleep if he were not caught up with the trend. If you want to know Vivek better, send him a message, and he will be happy to connect with you.