Praneeth Patnaik

Praneeth Patnaik has a diverse range of work experience starting from 2017. Praneeth worked as a QA Engineer at Metalman Auto Private Limited, specializing in robotic manufacturing and automation for clients such as HERO MOTOCORP and BMW MOTORRAD. In 2019, they interned as a Research Intern at WASSAN and later conducted an evaluation of Social Responsibility Behavior of SMEs in Odisha at NuSocia in 2020. Praneeth also worked as a Project Intern at ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth and conducted a research project at Mrida Education And Welfare Society. Praneeth has experience in product design and development as an intern at opmagic.ai and as a Project Intern focusing on B2C and B2B marketing at Serverdial Techserv. Praneeth also served as a Project Intern at Tisser India and played a role in Credit - SME at ICICI Bank. Currently, they hold the position of Product Manager at APAC Financial Services Private Limited since 2022.

Praneeth Patnaik completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Xavier Institute of Management (XIM Bhubaneswar) from 2019 to 2021. Prior to this, they pursued a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Mechanical Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, during the period of 2013 to 2017.

In terms of secondary education, Praneeth attended Narayana Junior College in India, where they studied PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) under the CBSE curriculum. Praneeth also completed their schooling at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, following the CBSE curriculum.

Praneeth Patnaik has obtained several additional certifications, including a Scrum Alliance certification as a Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) in February 2023. Praneeth also received certifications in various subjects such as project initiation and planning, marketing communications, pricing strategy, SPSS for academic research, social media marketing, and the economics of agro-food value chains. Furthermore, Praneeth obtained certifications in CATIA and machining level I - CNC milling programming, setup, and operations from CTTC - Ministry of MSME in January 2016.