Rakesh Francis has extensive experience in the field of analytical instruments, currently serving as a Team Leader in Application at Al-Essa Group since April 2008, where responsibilities include installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting of analytical instruments, along with demonstrating hardware and software for routine sample analysis. Prior to this role, Rakesh was a Project Assistant at the National Institute of Oceanography from January 2006 to April 2008, working on a project under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Rakesh holds a Master's degree in Chemical Oceanography from Cochin University of Science and Technology, obtained in 2006, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Sree Kerala Varma College, completed in 2004. Early education includes higher secondary studies in Chemistry from Chaldean Syrian Higher Secondary School and completion of high school at CMS Higher Secondary School, Thrissur.