About the Author

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Autobiography: Durga Madiraju (As Jane Summers) I was born in Hyderabad, India and live in USA. My father was a doctor and retired as a chief medical officer in South Central Railway, and my mother a housewife. I have a brother and four sisters. I am married to Srinivas Madiraju, who is very encouraging and supportive. He is a Senior Software Engineer. I have a daughter, Anika, who is very loving and supportive of me. I am a Senior Software Engineer working for a Fortune 500 company. I have an MA in economics from University of Hyderabad, India. I have an MBA from Eastern Michigan University, USA, and an MS in information systems from the same university. I am a Certified Scrum Master, and lead scrum teams, and also a developer/manager in IT. I am a certified six sigma green belt professional. I have published 2 collections of poems, a collection of short stories and a business book.