Summary
Manikanta Narayana is an AI engineering leader with nine years of software and data science experience, currently managing AI Engineering at IQVIA after progressing from Data Scientist roles. Trained as a Mechanical Engineer at IIT Bhubaneswar, he pairs strong fundamentals with full-stack programming fluency across Python, JavaScript, Java, C#, and C++, enabling practical ML solutions in production environments. His background includes applied R&D at DRDO designing instrumentation and hands-on development at Cognizant, reflecting a blend of experimental rigor and enterprise delivery. Known for curiosity and continuous skill growth, he focuses on turning complex data problems into robust, deployable models and tooling. Notably, he moved from research internships and campus leadership into technical management, signaling both technical depth and people-facing leadership.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, 8.28/10, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering, 8.28/10 at IIT Bhubaneswar
English, Telugu, Hindi