Aniket Ranade is currently an IP Intelligence Specialist at Punch Powertrain, a position held since January 2021, focusing on patent intelligence to enhance development in futuristic transmissions and electric vehicle solutions. Prior experience includes roles as Assistant Manager - R&D (Patent Engineer) and Senior Engineer - R&D (IP) at Bajaj Auto Ltd, where responsibilities spanned from January 2018 to December 2020, and as Executive IPR at Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. from March 2016 to December 2017. Aniket began a career in the field as a CAE/Design Project Trainee at Crompton Greaves, specializing in seismic analysis and design optimization, and contributed as a Subject Matter Expert for R&D and IP solutions at Cheers Interactive. Aniket holds a Master of Technology in Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing from Vellore Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai.