BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

About three years of experience in product management for software products including AI/ML driven recommendations. Completed MS in Information Management, University of Washington, Seattle, with a specialization in Data Science and Business Intelligence.

Extensive experience in collaborating with government entities to craft policies, spearhead new initiatives, lead high- impact projects, and scale them effectively. He was awarded the ‘Warrior of Change at the Impact Creators Awards’ by the Honorable Governor of Maharashtra.

Data analytics and Decision sciences professional with 8 years’ experience

Worked as Senior Systems Engineer in BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. ( Joint Venture under Ministry of Defence, India)[2016-2021] Experienced professional in Systems Engineering with exposure to requirements engineering, system & decision analysis, System integration, technical planning, monitoring & control for Aerospace & Defence applications.

Commissioned into the Indian Navy as a Marine Electrical & Weapon Maintenance Officer through the University Entry Scheme Short Service Commission in Jun 2012.Started the Naval service Onboard frontline Warships in the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam, AP leading a Team of 30+ Sailors of the Electrical Department. Core roles included Technology manager for onboard Power Generation and Distribution Systems, Radar and Communication Systems And Weapon and Combat Management Systems. Operations Management roles included initiation and overseeing of Refit of Corvette class of ship.A longer stint in Naval Dockyard Mumbai includes Project Management roles for commissioning of Technical Installations and Capital Projects for Refit Capacity and Capability enhancement. Presently, serving in the role of Electrical & Weapon System Maintenance officer of Mobile Missile Coastal Batteries in the Western Seaboard

Zeal to explore new domains has lent to a multidimensional personality and professional profile. Currently in organization & talent development, to add value to people and organizations by driving Learning, Leadership Development, and Talent Processes. Having earlier worked in Corporate Strategy, Innovation Management, Management Consulting and Business Development. Professional experience spans industries as diverse as solar, glass, chemicals, healthcare, tyres, IT, plantations and heavy engineering. Passionate about tennis, football, solo travel, creative writing and Spanish culture.

Autonomous Driving SW Engineering leader, Experience in solving some of the most complex problems of Autonomous Driving Test Scaling. Brought up from Scratch SIL & HIL infrastructure for testing Closed-loop Autonomous driving software. Involved in Scaling Simulation & Replay test platform from a small home-brewed system under the desk to 1000`s of Miles per week. Experience in Building Cockpit solutions for Autonomous cars, a 3D view reflecting the view of the world model as perceived by AI running on Autonomous Cars.

Experienced and passionate Technology-Business Transformation professional, involved in several Business Transformation, Change Management and Digital Transformation programs across industry segments. As a leader, Prateek has vast experience in building teams and driving collaboration across geographies. He believes a leader's role is to drive clarity, generate energy and care for the team. He focuses on bringing in the right talent, mentoring and enabling the team to achieve their goals. At Microsoft he has been recognized as a top leader and consistently rated as top talent for his contributions and impact to the business. Prateek leads the Cloud Architects & Engineers in India. He has been with Microsoft India for over 11 year now. Prior to Microsoft, he was with Cisco Systems India for 7+ years as the lead Architect for Retail & Manufacturing vertical.