In the Computer Science labs at GIKI, we were taught that every complex problem could be broken down into a series of logical steps. Back in 2002, staring at lines of code in the middle of the night, I wasn’t just building software; I was training my brain to see patterns where others saw chaos. GIKI has this unique way of stripping away your excuses. The hills of Topi don’t care about your past achievements; they only care about your ability to debug the problem in front of you. That environment turned us into more than just programmers—it turned us into architects of efficiency.
My career didn’t stay confined to a screen, but the ‘CS mindset’ followed me everywhere. From the rigorous logic of a compiler to the massive complexity of Global Supply Chains at Haier, the core principle remained the same: optimization. Moving across the Middle East and Africa, managing procurement and logistics, I realized that a global supply chain is just a massive, physical algorithm. You need the right inputs, the most efficient pathing, and the resilience to handle system crashes. Today, when I oversee multi-country operations, I’m still that student from the faculty of CS, looking at a map of the world and finding the most elegant solution. GIKI didn’t just teach me how to code; it taught me how to decode the world of business.”