The tech world has started to recognize this young talent and his blogs on EDN are inspiring veteran engineers to share their viewpoints through comments. Brian Bailey, previously chief technologist for verification at Mentor Graphics and now an independent consultant,  recommended the Mercury News feature on his EDN best of the web, for the week.   He remarked “This is such a delightful story and an inspiration to many.” One engineer commented “See, being an engineer it's not all that nerdy. Just to have an open mind. Who knows, you can become one too..”. The Cupertino High School principal, Kami Tomberlain commented too, ''At Cupertino High School, we are very proud of Shachi's creativity, clarity, and ingenuity. What an inspiring story.”

Shachi must have tried to put the feedback in perspective.   What started as a quest for search has served as a means to the answer. Through his blogs, Shachi has been attempting to relate what he understands well -  the world of drama, chess, basketball and even Olympics, his experience as a FBLA state level winner and as a DECA officer, to the achievements of a successful electronics engineer. Now, veteran engineers are coming back a full circle and comparing their engineering world to these fields and trying to draw parallels. Tom Fitzpatrick – A Verification Evangelist commented “As a former “theater guy” I really appreciate your approach. … Just as two actors can memorize the same script and deliver two very different performances, so can two verification engineers look at the same spec and achieve different results. The key is to draw from your experience and use your insight to get the best performance.”

Shachi is also a DECA president, a FBLA (Future Business Leaders Of America) State champion, an avid golfer and very active in debates and other community activities.

You can find Shachi’s blogs and the Mercury News article by doing a search on “Shachi Kakkar” & “EDN”.