Sharanayya M Kantikar
Sharanayya M Kantikar (Sharan) completed graduation from PDA college of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engg in 1995. Served as hardware & network engineer in Aptech before joining Wipro Global R&D as a Senior Software Engineer.
Sharan journey in the IT profession took a full swing when worked for the Cisco Development Center at SanJose working on the first commercial GPRS subsystem. From there on worked with several marquee technology companies like AT&T Labs, 3Com, RelQ , Nokia Siemens Networks .
Sharan founded Preva Test Solutions Pvt Ltd in 2004 to cater to the Wireless & Telecom IT services requirements. Created Preva Systems Pvt Ltd in 2012 which is today a well-known IoT company catering to the Digital Transformation initiatives of many enterprises.
Nominated for the top 11 IoT Thought Leaders -2018 at IoT India Congress & Uber Exchange program –San Francisco -2018.
Sharan has been actively involved in helping budding entrepreneurs. As a technology evangelist & digital transformation expert, conducts workshops across India to help students become more employable, induce research orientation and foster entrepreneurship.
Sharan owes his success to his teachers, parents, friends and well-wishers who have stood with him in difficult times. Entrepreneurship is all about being focused, dedicated and committed to living your dreams.
Currently Sharan is serving as MD and CEO Preva Systems Pvt Ltd
Sharan happily married to Soumya and have two Children, Prerana & Pranav.