Meet Our Team
Kalpana Chakravarthi (Founder) Managing Director
An Electronics Graduate with over 25 years of high-tech manufacturing experience. Trained by NTTF and with a decade at L&T Mysore, she excels in Finance, Operations, and Global Component Sourcing for defense and medical domains, driving EMS
sector success.
Nagaraj Melkote (Founder) Director- Technical & Strategic Alliance
Leverages 30+ years of global expertise in electronics manufacturing and IT consulting to spearhead strategic growth in emerging technolo- gies within the electronics and EV sectors.
Rajendra Manikonda, Chief Executive Officer
Combines 30+ years of hi-tech electronics manufacturing experience with a decade in Silicon Valley. With a background in Electronics engi- neering, he has led startups to success and facilitated strategic partnerships, driving growth
in the EMS industry.
A. Gururaj, Chief Mentor
Our Chief Mentor, brings decades of industry leadership, serving as Managing Director of Optiemus Electronics Ltd. and Principal Advisor for ESDM and Defense Electronics for the Government of India. With a background in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi and a Master’s degree from the University of Texas, his expertise in program management, business development, and manufacturing shapes our strategic vision. Mr. Gururaj was also the Managing Director of Wistron India between 2016 and 2019 where he was primarily responsible for setting up a large green field for the manufacturing in Bangalore. Mr. Gururaj has been instrumental in setting up the manufacturing green field for Flextronics in Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India.
Gururaja Vittal, Head-Aerospace & Defense
Graduate In Commerce from Bangalore university, ICWA and MBA in Business management. Brings in Over 30 years of exposure in Defence and Aerospace with in-depth contacts ,principles and procedures
Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, Founder, and Managing Director of zepco technologies pvt. ltd
He holds a Ph.D. in Power Electronics and brings extensive experience from top institutions like the National University of Singapore and the Indian Institute of Science. With a collective experience of 150+ years at Zepco Technologies, our focus is on designing advanced subsystems for drones and EVs, particularly for defense industry.
Neelakantha Karinje, Consulting Chief Finance Officer
Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi, has 30 years of industry experience as CFO and as Director of Finance in a Fortune 100 Multinational Company. Presently CFO in InSemi Technology Services which was acquired by Infosys recently. Earlier to this he was Director of Finance, Infrastructure Asia in Flextronics International , San Jose , USA. In his long career, he has successfully built organizations, raised capital from Venture Funds, and given exits to stakeholders through M&A. He is very savvy with business finance and in the turnaround and growth of a business. Experienced in ESOP – Planning & implementation of the scheme, formation of trust and administration