Shirish Potu

Shirish Potu possesses a robust background in data engineering, strategy consulting, and research within the automotive and energy sectors. Experience includes serving as a British F4 Data Engineer at Capsicum Motorsport Limited, where Shirish contributed to the team's championship victory by monitoring car performance through onboard sensor data. Subsequent roles at Shell involved strategic consulting in LNG, focusing on evaluating geopolitical influences, risk management, and opportunity evaluation, while also engaging in advanced data science research and development for downstream refining assets and biorefinery supply chains. Earlier academic credentials include a Bachelor of Technology in Automotive Design Engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies and a Master of Science in Motorsport Engineering from Oxford Brookes University, achieving First Class Honours and Distinction, respectively. Additionally, an early career stint as a Junior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Science, sponsored by ISRO, focused on high accuracy orbit estimation for India's regional navigation satellite system.