Sakti Pattanaik

Sakti Pattanaik has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Starting in 2003, they worked as a Sr System Administrator at Shriram Bioseed Genetics India. From there, they moved on to become a Server Support Specialist at GENPACT in 2005. In 2006, they joined EDS as a Team Lead, where they managed a team providing support for BUR Infrastructure L3 Team. In 2009, Sakti joined IBM as an SME for the Tivoli Storage Manager. They then worked at HCL Comnet, Bangalore as a Consultant/RM for Storage and Backup Services. In 2012, they started working at IBM India Pvt. Ltd as a Technical Services Manager, responsible for leading a team and implementing key storage initiatives. Sakti joined Capgemini in 2015 as a Delivery Manager II for Storage and Backup, before moving on to IBM in 2017 as a Senior Manager. They then worked at Kyndryl as a Senior Manager Technical Support Services until 2023, when they became the Head of Information Technology Operations at Xellia Pharmaceuticals.

Sakti Pattanaik completed a Master's Degree in MBA-IT from the National Institute of Business Management in 2015-2016. In 1994-1997, they obtained a BSc in General Science from Utkal University. They also completed Intermediate Science in Physical Sciences from K.B.D.A.V.College, Nirakarpur, Khurda in 1993-1994. In 1990-1992, Sakti Pattanaik obtained a 10th-grade degree from NIgamanand Bidya Niketan, Badapokharia. Apart from their formal education, they received various certifications in different fields from institutions like Kyndryl India, Amazon Web Services, IBM, Novell, Capgemini, Google, and Microsoft.