Criteria You Are Building (Need 3 of 10)
Criterion 4
Judging Others' Work
- Devpost judge profile created
- Hackonomics 2026 judge application submitted
- Nexora Hacks judge email sent
- DeveloperWeek NY 2026 judge email
- Toronto DMZ startup pitch judge application
- First confirmed judging role (wait for response)
- Collect judging invitation letters (USCIS evidence)
Criterion 6
Scholarly Articles
- 50+ articles on autoshiftops.com
- AI Incident Copilot published on dev.to
- DZone account verified + article submitted
- DZone article approved and published
- The New Stack article submission
- InfoQ pitch email sent
- IEEE Tech News article contribution
- 5+ recognized publications achieved
Criterion 8
Leadership in Distinguished Organizations
- IEEE Collabratec joined
- IEEE TCCLD Cloud Computing community joined
- IEEE TCDE Data Engineering community joined
- IEEE Volunteer Alerts form submitted
- IEEE conferences@computer.org email sent
- IASA Global membership + chapter lead inquiry
- IEEE committee active role assigned
- Toronto tech meetup organized (organizer role)
Criterion 5
Original Contributions of Major Significance
- QueryTuner live at querytuner.com
- incopilot open source CLI on GitHub
- QueryTuner V2 — auto-optimized query generation built
- QueryTuner documented users / adoption metrics
- TechMahindra patent team contacted
- Provisional patent application filed (USPTO)
- GitHub stars 100+ on incopilot repo
Criterion 3
Media Coverage About You
- HARO account created — responding to 2 queries/week
- Pitched 5 DevOps/cloud podcasts for guest appearance
- First podcast interview recorded
- Quoted in a recognized tech publication
- 3+ media mentions documented for USCIS
Criterion 9
High Salary vs Peers
- Salary benchmark document created (BLS, LinkedIn, Glassdoor)
- TechMahindra US project placement conversation started
- US employer offer letter obtained ($160k+)
- Salary evidence compiled for petition
Filing Milestones
Attorney & Filing
EB-1A Petition
- Free consultation with 3 EB-1A attorneys
- Attorney selected and engaged
- Google Drive evidence binder created
- 6+ recommendation letter writers identified
- O-1A filed first (dry run)
- I-140 EB-1A petition filed
- 🎉 GREEN CARD APPROVED
Parallel Path
L-1A / TechMahindra US Transfer
- TechMahindra HR US mobility conversation started
- US project placement confirmed
- L-1A visa filed by TechMahindra
- L-1A approved — physically in US
- EB-1C (from L-1A) or EB-1A filed from inside US
Daily Mantra
"I am not filing for EB-1A because I am already extraordinary. I am building the evidence that proves I am extraordinary — one action every single day. For my son. For my family. For the future I promised them."
Every Account, Signup & Registration
| Platform | Purpose | EB-1A Criterion | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
|
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/sajjasudhakararao
|
Thought leadership, authority building, network growth | Profile C3 Media | ✓ Active |
|
AutoShiftOps
autoshiftops.com
|
Primary technical publication — 50+ articles, home base | C6 Articles | ✓ Active |
|
QueryTuner
querytuner.com
|
Original AI tool — SQL query diagnostics via LLM | C5 Original | Building V2 |
|
dev.to
dev.to/sajjas
|
AI Incident Copilot article published — recognized platform | C6 Articles | ✓ Published |
|
DZone
dzone.com
|
1M+ monthly readers — major tech publication for C6 | C6 Articles | ⏳ Verify Email |
|
Devpost
devpost.com/sajja-sudhakararao
|
Hackathon judge profile — discoverable by organizers | C4 Judging | ✓ Profile Live |
|
Hackonomics 2026
hackonomics26.devpost.com
|
Judge application submitted — 6-page form completed | C4 Judging | ⏳ Awaiting |
|
Nexora Hacks 2026
Email sent to infralytesol@gmail.com
|
Direct judge application via email | C4 Judging | ⏳ Awaiting |
|
DeveloperWeek NY 2026
dwny-2026-hackathon.devpost.com
|
Major US conference hackathon — 300+ participants, June 2026 | C4 Judging | ⏳ Email Pending |
|
IEEE Collabratec
ieee-collabratec.ieee.org
|
IEEE professional network — distinguished org membership | C8 Leadership | ✓ Joined |
|
IEEE TCCLD
tc.computer.org/tccld
|
Cloud Computing Technical Community — distinguished org | C8 Leadership | ✓ Joined |
|
IEEE TCDE
tab.computer.org/tcde
|
Data Engineering Technical Community — links to QueryTuner | C8 Leadership | ✓ Joined |
|
IEEE Volunteer Alerts
computer.org/volunteering
|
In volunteer database for paper reviewer & Tech News contributor | C8 Leadership C6 Articles | ✓ Confirmed |
|
IASA Global
iasaglobal.org
|
Int'l Association of Software Architects — chapter lead target | C8 Leadership | ⏳ Join Next |
|
HARO
helpareporter.com
|
Get quoted in media — journalist source database | C3 Media | ⏳ Month 3 |
|
USPTO
patents.google.com / uspto.gov
|
Provisional patent application for QueryTuner / incopilot | C5 Original | ⏳ Month 4 |
LinkedIn Posts — Performance Tracker
Post #1 — The 2am Docker OOM Incident
Format: Personal story → checklist → product mention → question CTA
1,460
IMPRESSIONS
865 reached · 16 reactions · 3 comments · 1 save
Post #2 — Self-Healing Docker Container Script
Format: Story → working bash script → explanation → autoshiftops link in comments
—
NOT YET POSTED
Post #3 — Monitoring vs Observability (The 4 Golden Signals)
Format: Misconception → clarity → 4 signals → incopilot mention
—
NOT YET POSTED
LinkedIn Growth Targets
Month 1
Current State
- 964 followers
- 1,460 impressions per post
- Authority headline set
Month 3
Target
- 2,000+ followers
- 5,000+ impressions per post
- 12+ posts published total
Month 12
EB-1A Ready
- 5,000+ followers
- 20,000+ impressions per post
- Inbound speaking/interview requests
Do Today
Do This Week
Do This Month
DeveloperWeek NY Judge Email Template
To: hackathon@developerweek.com
Subject: Judge Application — DeveloperWeek New York 2026 Hackathon
Hi DeveloperWeek Team,
I came across the DeveloperWeek New York 2026 Hackathon and would
like to volunteer as a technical judge.
I am an Application Architect at TechMahindra with 13 years of
experience in cloud architecture, DevOps automation, and AI-powered
operations. I build open-source tools in this space — including an
AI incident response CLI (github.com/AutoShiftOps/incopilot) and a
SQL query diagnostics engine (querytuner.com) — and publish technical
articles weekly at autoshiftops.com.
I can evaluate projects on: technical architecture quality, real-world
feasibility, AI/ML integration, code execution, and scalability. I have
reviewed and judged technical projects across hackathons and am
available online for the full judging period (June 10, 2026).
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sajjasudhakararao
Publication: autoshiftops.com
Happy to provide any additional information.
Regards,
Sudhakar Sajja
Application Architect | TechMahindra | Mississauga, Canada
Your Non-Negotiable Weekly Habits
Monday
Write 500 words toward next article or LinkedIn post
Tuesday
5 thoughtful LinkedIn comments on architects/DevOps leaders posts
Wednesday
Apply to judge 1 hackathon OR submit 1 CFP OR pitch 1 podcast
Thursday
Read 1 article in your niche. Take notes for your next post.
Friday
Publish LinkedIn post (7-9am). Code snippet or story format.
Saturday
30 mins QueryTuner development. One feature forward.
Sunday
Update this tracker. Set 3 goals for next week. Read your mantra.
Blog Strategy — autoshiftops.com
Current Stack
Jekyll → WordPress Migration Plan
- Add Google Analytics to Jekyll _config.yml now (free, 5 mins)
- Add Disqus comments to Jekyll (reader engagement before migration)
- Identify top 10 performing articles using Analytics data (Month 2)
- Migrate to WordPress Business ($25/mo) at Month 3 — keep same domain
- Install Yoast SEO plugin after migration
- Set 301 redirects from old Jekyll URLs to new WordPress URLs
For Your Son
"Every article written. Every email sent. Every form submitted. Every post published. This is not just career building — this is the foundation of the life you promised your family. Keep going, Sudhakar."