Prakash Behrani, MS, MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP

Prakash Behrani has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Prakash currently works as a Senior Engineering Lead at Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation since May 2022. Prior to this, they were a Senior Solution Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from February 2021 to April 2022.

Before joining AWS, Prakash worked at Platinum Systems Inc. and Citizant Inc. as a Senior Solutions Architect and DevOps Engineer for the IRS from October 2015 to November 2020. Prakash then moved on to Platinum Systems Inc. and IBM, where they served as a Senior Consultant/Subject Matter Expert for the ACA Program for the IRS from July 2014 to September 2015. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Consultant/Subject Matter Expert for the PRPS Program for the IRS at Platinum Systems Inc. and Northrop Grumman from February 2013 to July 2014.

Prakash's experience also includes working as a Requirements Management SME/Program Manager for the FDA at Platinum Systems Inc. from May 2009 to May 2014. Prakash worked as a Technical Configuration Manager for the Transformation Project at DHS at Platinum Systems Inc. and IBM from April 2010 to February 2013. Prakash also served as an IBM Rational SME for the ECM-Lite Project at Platinum Systems Inc. and CSC from November 2008 to April 2010.

Earlier in their career, Prakash worked at IBM as a Senior Consultant in the Rational Software Division from December 2003 to October 2008. Prakash started their career as a Software Development Manager at International Gaming Technology from February 2002 to December 2003.

Overall, Prakash Behrani brings a wealth of experience and expertise in engineering, solution architecture, and program management across various industries.

Prakash Behrani holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from George Mason University. Prakash obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Marketing and Finance from Washington State University. Additionally, Prakash Behrani holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.

In terms of certifications, Prakash Behrani is an AWS Certified Security - Specialty from Amazon Web Services (AWS), obtained in May 2022. Prakash also holds the AWS Certified Developer - Associate certification, obtained in September 2021, and the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate certification, obtained in May 2021. Furthermore, Prakash Behrani has obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification in January 2021.

Prakash Behrani is also a certified PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) and a Project Management Professional (PMP). However, specific information regarding the institutions and years of obtaining these certifications is not provided.