I'm gsthina - G Surendar Thina,
I create a Reputation for college students
by helping them build their Identity, Network, Exposure & Awareness before they graduate!

Passionate Mentor

Persuasive Leader

Content Creator

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👋 Hi, I'm so grateful for you to be here!
👋 Hi, I'm so grateful for you to be here!

Apart from my regular job, I'm actively create online content where I share my personal experiences from my college days and offer valuable tips for today's college students. This is in the process of building up my online reputation, and indeed my Portfolio!

One of my core passions lies in engaging with enthusiastic students. We're building a community for college students known as the Think Digital Students Community. The aim is to help students build their Portfolio and their Network, which are the two major aspects of any college student.

I commit myself to driving initiatives like “NoAgendaCoffee” Meetups and “The Student Sorcerer” Newsletter, through which I build micro-communities of people ranging from 1st year college students, to experienced working professionals.

Encouraging self-governance among young people, I believe in values like delayed gratification, self-authorship, and active listening, envisioning a world filled with consciously self-governing individuals!

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👋 Hi, I’m so grateful for you to be here!

Apart from my regular job, I’m actively create online content where I share my personal experiences from my college days and offer valuable tips for today’s college students. This is in the process of building up my online reputation, and indeed my Portfolio!

One of my core passions lies in engaging with enthusiastic students. We’re building a community for college students known as the Think Digital Students Community. The aim is to help students build their Portfolio and their Network, which are the two major aspects of any college student.

I commit myself to youth empowerment, and build micro-communities to encourage self-governance among young people. I believe in values like delayed gratification, self-governance, and active listening, envisioning a world filled with consciously self-governing individuals!

For a Living...

I Speak & Write emails to Customers, aiming to resolve their Technical issues while using Cloudera’s Distribution of Hadoop Technology!

Basically, I work as COE (not CEO) Customer Operations Engineer, at Cloudera Data Platform.

My ability to combine my soft skills like communication, compassion, listening, and critical thinking, along with my hard skills in Hadoop, Spark, and Yarn helps me deal with realtime challenges!

For a Meaningful Life...

I engage with College Students, aiming to resolve their Career confusions while navigating through challenges during their college!

Basically, I along with our Community Members, build an Opportunistic Space for college students, as a Mentor at Think Digital Students Community.

My ability to bring in Intuitive Ideas, Understand their Needs, and Recombine my Knowledge from the Industry to Curate Experiences helps me grow as a Leader, and a good Human Being!

I contribute my time and efforts for...

Family

Passion

Profession

Community Initiatives

No Agenda Coffee (Nac)
Portfolio Workshop
LinkedOut – Networking
Catalyst Community Newsletter
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Recent Experiences

November 9, 2024
Networking: Breaking Stereotypes and Building Real Connections

If you’re like most of us, the idea of networking might once have seemed a bit shady, almost like a taboo word. Growing up, many…

October 26, 2024
Breaking Cognitive Bias, and Applying Lateral Thinking

Have you ever noticed the subtle shortcuts your mind takes? For instance, when someone says “doctor,” do you picture a man? And when you hear…

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My Experience & Education​ since 1999
2015 - Present
Founder & Mentor | Think Digital Community

Think Digital Community provides an experience parallel to your college life, aiming to provide an alternate college experience. It’s not just a community; it’s a movement. It’s where your ideas turn into collaborative execution and where networking turns into opportunities.

I work with a team of 18+ passionate college students in building this community.

The community ensures that every college student builds their identity, expands their network, and gains industry exposure and awareness before they graduate.

2018 - Present
Premier Support Engineer | Cloudera Data Platform

It's been almost 6 years at Cloudera, I started my career here as a Customer Operations Engineer, then a SaaS Engineer, and now a Senior Premier Support Engineer.

I help managing the customer Accounts, and help them resolve their technical issues in Big Data. I work with Spark and Yarn for Data Processing, and also aim working with Kafka and similar components for Data Streaming.

2017 - 2018
Software Engineer | Financial Software Systems

Back in 2017, I started my career as a Software Engineer at FSS in the Payment & Banking domain.

It was quite challenging to survive in the company without knowing the depth of Java, but I did showcase my Ionic + Angular Skills to keep up my position in the team.

2017 - 2019
Madras University, Chennai

MBA - Marketing Management

2017 - 2019
SRM Institute of Science University, Chennai

B Tech - Information Technology

2008 - 2013
Montfort School, Anakkara, Kerala

Class 10 & 12

1999 - 2008
RRB Ayya Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Kombai, Theni

Class Pre-KG to 8

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