Kushal Patel

Kushal Patel is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at John Hancock since May 2024, previously serving as a Perception Engineer at Ranpak from October 2021 to April 2024, where expertise in developing algorithms for 3D vision systems was applied to end-of-line packaging challenges. Prior experience includes roles as a Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech's Centre for Marine Autonomy and Robotics, focusing on perception software for imaging sonar sensors, and at the Non Linear Systems Lab, where system and software development for AR and FPV drones took place. Early career experience includes positions as a Controls Software Engineer at BluePrint Automation, developing software for industrial robots, and as an Engineer in Control Systems at Reliance, commissioning power plant control systems. Kushal Patel holds a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control from L.D. College of Engineering.