He joined IBM in 2004 and has experience in software design, development, and testing. His areas of expertise include Java, J2EE, and web services programming, including WebSphere Application Server, Telecom Web Services Server, Mobile Portal Accelerator, pervasive computing, and WebSphere software for telecom. He currently focuses on development, support, and testing of WebSphere Telecom Web Services Server. Chandrashekar is also a Sun-Certified Programmer and has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum.