Prashanth is a gold medallist graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Karnataka, Surathkal. Currently working as Operations Research Engineer with Intel Corp., USA. He received a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan (UoM), Ann Arbor, where he was a recipient of the William Mirsky Memorial Fellowship for academic and research excellence. At UoM, he worked on engineering laser-aided lightweight methods for various applications. He hopes to leverage this experience to develop cutting-edge manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor industry. He is also an accomplished tennis player and an avid aviation enthusiast.