Mr. Kadaji joined Project Advance in 2005 when he was hired to design a program management system, a project that soon grew into a full-time commitment. Today, he is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of Project Advance’s registration, records, billing, and administrative systems. Among the programs he has launched are Syllabus Maker and an Evaluation and Assessment (IES) tool. He also provides the programming for Project Advance’s website.

Prior to coming to Syracuse University in 2003 to pursue a master’s degree in computer engineering, Kadaji attended R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, where he received his bachelor’s in Computer Engineering. As an undergraduate he held internships at WIPRO Technologies and the Indian Space Research Organization and was a Research Assistant at the Indian Institute of Science. Constantly learning new technologies, Kadaji is an active member of the Linux Bangalore Group.