Yuvraaj Kelkar

Yuvraaj Kelkar began their career in 2002 as a Development Engineer at Patni. Yuvraaj then worked as an Embedded Systems Engineer at Aftek from 2003 to 2005, where they focused on code optimization and device side USB storage stack. From 2005 to 2007, Kelkar served as a Senior Principle Development Engineer at Calsoft, working on projects such as the Man-in-the-middle Kerberos authentication module and FAT implementation on eCos. Yuvraaj then joined Brocade as a Software Engineer from 2007 to 2008, where they worked on a data path SMB packet redirector appliance. Kelkar was a Lead Software Engineer at Wyse Technology from 2008 to 2010, leading a team responsible for various object classes interacting with each other. Yuvraaj later joined VMware as a Lead Staff Engineer from 2010 to 2015. Currently, they are the CEO & Co-founder of Crave.io Inc., a role they have held since 2015. In this position, Kelkar focuses on streamlining and speeding up engineering workflows, addressing issues related to build environments and infrastructure setup. Throughout their career, Kelkar has demonstrated expertise in engineering, software development, and team leadership.

Yuvraaj Kelkar completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical at the Government College of Engineering, Pune from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, they studied Science at S.P. College from 1996 to 1998. Their secondary education was completed at Loyola High School from 1986 to 1996, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.