Vinayak Bhakta

Vinayak Bhakta has a strong background in data engineering and analytics. Vinayak is currently serving as the Vice President of Data Engineering at Progress Residential. In this role, they lead a large team and manages end-to-end delivery of various data solutions including enterprise data lake, data analytics, cloud data solutions, data pipelines, business intelligence tools, and machine learning initiatives. Prior to this, Vinayak worked as a Group Manager of Analytics at Altisource, a Senior Business Analyst at Wipro Limited, and an Associate Consultant at Capital One. Vinayak started their career as an Assistant Systems Engineer at PNC, where they were involved in core data migration and later worked on a mortgage EDW project. Vinayak also held a position as an Assistant Systems Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services.

Vinayak Bhakta completed their education as follows:

- From 2010 to 2012, they attended the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Finance & Marketing.

- In 2010, Vinayak Bhakta also pursued a Certificate Course in Business Analytics at the Indian Statistical Institute.

- Between 1998 and 2002, Vinayak Bhakta studied at Finolex Academy of Management & Technology, earning a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics.

- From 1996 to 1998, they attended Bhavans College, where they obtained a Secondary School Certificate, focusing on Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

- Lastly, from 1986 to 1996, Vinayak Bhakta received their School Certificate from St Anne's High School in Mumbai.

In addition to their formal education, Vinayak Bhakta also obtained a certification in Hands On Essentials - Data Warehouse from Snowflake, although the exact timeline for this certification is not provided.