Rakesh Panda is a highly experienced and knowledgeable Engineering Leader and Solution Architect with a passion for solving complex problems. He is constantly looking to implement the latest technology, processes, and human factors to improve the design, manufacturing, and customer experience of connected-products. His areas of expertise include IoT, Cloud, Mobile, Radio Communications, and Machine Learning.

With a Bachelor's Degree from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rakesh has worked for several esteemed organizations, including Guardhat Inc., ramp digital, Cisco, Apple Inc., Nortel Networks, CA, Infosys, and Pitney Bowes. He has held various management and leadership positions in Discrete Manufacturing, High Tech, and Independent Software Vendors.

Throughout his career, Rakesh has showcased his strong leadership and technical capabilities, including hiring, building high-performance teams, coaching and mentoring, managing performance, building partnerships across organizational boundaries, executive communications, and thought leadership publications. His technical expertise in product management, solution requirement specification, solution architecture, IoT, DevOps, and CI/CD is unmatched.

Rakesh is an expert in Agile Software Development, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma process control, and has domain expertise in Product Design/Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Management, Plant Floor Operations, and Software Monetization/Licensing.