Summary
Abhishek Padlekar is an IoT Manager with 9 years of experience blending data engineering, machine learning and applied R&D to evaluate and operationalize client proof-of-concept initiatives. He has progressed from survey programming and data roles into senior ML engineering and now leads IoT research at Cognizant, building algorithms that improve POC accuracy and speed decision making. Comfortable across the data lifecycle, his background spans web scraping, NLP, predictive modeling and production-focused ML implementations. He’s known for cross-functional collaboration and mentoring, having led teams through complex, multi-country studies and product deliveries. Based in Hyderabad, he combines hands-on technical depth with a knack for turning exploratory client datasets into actionable feasibility insights.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
S.S.C, S.S.C at Maharashtra Board
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Atharva College of Engineering
H.S.C, H.S.C at Mumbai University
English, Hindi, Marathi