Recommendations

"I had the privilege of working under PK, an exceptional leader in the field of Data Engineering and Analytics. He excelled in architecting and scaling the Data infrastructure. His managerial and strategic vision have been pivotal in driving data-driven decision-making across the organization. He also hired and mentored an intercultural team, of which I was a part. During my tenure as a Machine Learning Engineer under his supervision, he supported my growth and encouraged me to pursue new opportunities."

Nahuel Jose — Ph.D. Student on AI & Robotics (reported to Prateek directly)

"Working with Prateek was an incredibly rewarding experience. He served not only as a manager but also as a mentor, providing guidance and support that helped me grow professionally. PK has a genuine interest in the success of their team members and creates a culture of open communication and trust."

Varun Pius Rodrigues — Senior Data Engineer at Dialpad (reported to Prateek directly)

"PK possesses outstanding managerial skills, particularly his ability to foster collaboration and communication within the team. He genuinely cares about the well-being of his team members... he has strong technical capabilities and actively promotes improvement initiatives. Beyond his professional skills, it's worth mentioning that he is also a great person."

Ignacio Matías Cheirasco — Manager, Analytics Engineering (reported to Prateek directly)

"My team in Dialpad worked closely with PK and the data team he was leading. It was a pleasure to work with PK, he always seeks ways for the two teams to better collaborate. During his time at Dialpad, he was a great advocate for better engineering practice in data analytics, he led the team to build a modern data lake and data warehouse stack and adopted dbt in their workflow."

Nathan Zhang — Engineering Manager, Data Analysis at Dialpad (different team)

"I worked with PK at Dialpad, where he played a pivotal role in revamping and rebuilding our data infrastructure. His technical expertise, strategic vision, and ability to execute made a huge impact, setting up a strong foundation for scalable, efficient, and reliable data operations."

Juan Ignacio Monge — Senior Data Analytics Engineer (reported to Prateek directly)

"I had the privilege of working with PK, and I can confidently say he is insightful and strategic... His deep expertise in data engineering, analytics, strategy, and machine learning enables him to not only design cutting-edge solutions but also drive tangible business impact."

Rishabh Kaushik — Senior Manager, Data Engineering & AI Platforms (different companies)

"I worked with Prateek for a brief time in Meta. He is very focused on his goals and follows up on delivering them within the timelines. He takes ownership and is self-driven for enable himself without much assistance from others."

Ritu Sabharwal — Staff Technical Program Manager at Intuit, ex-Meta/Amazon (same team)

"I highly recommend PK for his exceptional performance in stakeholder management, responsiveness, and technical skills. PK played a critical role in bridging central and product teams. His perseverance led to the initiation of a review process, he patiently guiding the teams and emphasizing the importance of that process."

Peng Chen — Engineering Leader at Databricks, ex-Pinterest/Instagram/Meta (different team)

"I worked with Prateek at Gap, Inc, while he was a Solution Architect supporting Real Estate platforms. Prateek has played a key role on multiple initiatives and helped drive successfully with his technical and functional expertise. He is a team player with a 'can do' attitude."

Aparna Vunnava — Technology Leader (different team)

"Prateek is an extremely competent and experienced IT professional. He is a problem solver and has a can-do attitude in any of his undertakings. He is a great team player and a partner to us in all aspects. He is well organized, fast learner, forward thinking, implements technology and business solutions to resolve issues."

Rajee Balusamy — Sr Mgr, Software Engineering @ Gap Inc. (different team)

"I had the opportunity to work with PK at Gap for a couple of years. He has managed our engineering team that supported Gap's real estate projects. I found him to be innovative in his approaches, detail-oriented, and solution-driven manager."

Jaswinder Singh — Lead Solutions Architect (reported to Prateek directly)

"Prateek (PK) and I were in the same group at Gap Inc. the past couple of years and I worked with him on the Data Mart project as a consumer of the data to support our business intelligence and analytical tools. I was impressed by PK's attention to detail, forward-thinking, and ability to solve complex problems with limited resources."

Shawny MacLaggan — Director of Operations, BI & Analytics @ Gap Inc. (same team)

"I had the great pleasure of working with Prateek over the last 2 years and I was extremely impressed by his professionalism and his experience. His attention to detail and communication skills are top notch. He is a great facilitator and leader who always takes the time to help where needed."

Kamran Bhatti — Business Finance Manager at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (different team)

"I had the pleasure of working with Prateek at the Gap. He is a diligent worker who is extremely detail oriented, and professional. As a manager, he thoughtful, attentive, and passionate about his work. He worked on replacing in-house applications with SAAS products, which required working with various stakeholders and entirely different departments."

Casey Fong — Doer of Things (reported to Prateek directly)

"I Worked with PK in one of Organizational Initiatives and it was fun working with him. He is technically equipped and knowledgeable guy to work with. He clearly knows and articulates the work to be done. He is good facilitator and his communications skills are very good."

Shyam Narayan — Director, Data & AI

"I had the opportunity to work closely with Prateek for 2 years at Nest. PK was knowledgeable and capable in developing and maintaining the data infrastructure that was the life blood of many teams including Analytics. PK was an integral part of the biz systems team and a key partner to his stakeholders."

Mo Bhasin — Building data products (different team)

"I have worked with Prateek in a cross-functional team and have known him in professional capacity for almost two years. Prateek had shown excellent technical knowledge and had led the ETL team as an excellent leader. He has a deep understanding of the ETL and data architecture."

Piyush J. — Results-oriented Analytics and Program Manager (different team)

"Having worked with PK at Nest/Google for close to 3 years, I can clearly say that he is one of the most dependable and reliable engineers that I have worked with throughout my career. He is always there to help the team come up with a solution that not only works for the end user but also is beneficial to the organization."

Keyvan Shahidi — Data Reporting Engineer at Google (same team)

"I was Prateek's manager while he was at Monitise. He had a challenging role, provide DBA Technical Support to dozens of banks and credit unions. His work was always customer focused. He resolved many deep technical issues with creative and well-structured solutions."

Conor Manton — SaaS Business and Technology leader (managed Prateek directly)

"Prateek is an excellent DBA that shows great knowledge and expertise in the field. Prateek is one of a kind, and very nice to work with."

John-David Henderson — Technical Support Professional

"Prateek is a very detail-oriented DBA and can point out the smallest issues related to database and queries. Prateek is the go to guy for any database related questions and will not rest until he has the answer you're looking for."

Curtis Hines, PhD — Entrepreneur | Educator

"Prateek has a command of the DB language and environment. He is an excellent problem solver and adviser. He takes an initiative to an issue, analyzes the possible root causes and provide detailed explanations."

Lee Lannert — Sr. Sourcing Engineer at ITW

"PK was a very skilled SSIS Developer for our organization. He has the ability to grasp new database concepts quickly, and he thinks through issues to come up with workable solutions. I would welcome the opportunity to work with him again."

Syed Salehin — Technical Consulting and Leadership (same team)

"PK fit in well with our organization. He hit the ground running and was quickly seen as our ETL/SSIS SME (Subject Matter Expert). Replacing PK has been difficult. Towards the end of his tenure with me, he started becoming very versed in higher level DB activities and was headed for DBA very soon."

Joshua Bartel — IT professional turned SVP of Client Relationships (managed Prateek directly)

"Prateek is a hard working analyst who gives attention to detail. It was a pleasure working with him at Gallup and I can say that he was definitely one of the brightest to be on the team."

Kanthi Reddy Saddi — IT Business Intelligence Manager at Centene Corporation (same team)

"Prateek had a sound knowledge of SQL Database and intelligent VB developer. He has developed some applications for Airline and Financial applications which helped airline to decide on dynamic fares and helped finance department in quick revenue estimates."

Ashok Rastogi — Airline IT Solutions and Domain Consultant (managed Prateek directly)