Rakesh Gopal

Rakesh Gopal has a diverse work experience spanning different companies and roles. Rakesh is currently working as a Program Director at Dakota Consulting Incorporated, leading the execution of various task orders for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including scientific, technical, and engineering support services and IT and database applications. Prior to this, they served as a Program Manager at Dakota Consulting Incorporated, where they completed tasks related to support requirements for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Assistance Services.

Before joining Dakota Consulting Incorporated, Rakesh worked as a Senior Project Manager at CSC, managing a team for the FIPS Operations and Maintenance Project with the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). Earlier in their career, they held the position of an IBM Certified Senior Project Manager, MBA, PMP at IBM Global Business Services, where they led and delivered cutting-edge web-based e-business, portal, and custom solutions. Rakesh successfully oversaw projects such as the IRS Procurement System and the CMS CARE Health Information Exchange Project.

Rakesh also has experience working as the Director of Software Development at InstantDx LLC, where they led and managed software development, interface certifications, quality assurance, and technical operations support for the company's web-based ePrescription Writer. Rakesh also played a role in business development and worked on integrating the ePrescription Writer with various vendors' EMR or Practice Management Systems.

Overall, Rakesh Gopal has demonstrated their expertise in program and project management across different industries and organizations.

Rakesh Gopal's education history begins with their Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electrical & Electronics from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. The specific start and end years for this degree are not provided. Following this, they pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University, starting in 1987 and finishing in 1989. Lastly, Rakesh attended The George Washington University, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from 2005 to 2007. No information is given regarding the field of study for their MBA degree.