DROIDAL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Director - Human Resources

Job Titles:

• Leader
• Managing Partner
• Data Science Leader

As managing partner leading our data science practice, Kalyan Ramani is an accomplished leader, with a strong track record of creating successful data-driven AI-based solutions. With hands-on experience in both structured and unstructured data, Kalyan is an expert in implementing multiple ML/DL projects. His extensive industry exposure and innovative ideas bring responsive and customized consulting solutions to businesses in finance, retail, manufacturing, and power industries. Kalyan's capabilities cover all aspects of data including acquisition, exploration/ visualization, feature engineering, experimentation with machine/ deep-learning algorithms. His focus is on creating extraordinary outcomes for ambitious clients who are new to the data science world. Kalyan Ramani is the Managing Partner heading the Data science practice at Droidal. Kalyan is an accomplished Data Science Leader, who is hands-on, on both Structured and Unstructured data by implementing multiple ML/DL projects and has a strong track record of creating successful data-driven AI based solutions. With greater weight in his educational background, practical skills, specialized knowledge, and professional experience, he administers all the business functionalities with a greater vision and thought-provoking innovative ideas. His capabilities bring the responsive and customized consulting solutions as per the business needs in Finance, Retail, Manufacturing, and Power Industry. Kalyan's industry exposure provides extensive support that is specially screened to bring extraordinary outcomes for the most ambitious clients, who are just entering the Data Science world from the environment setup till the implementation. Kalyan has been working with multiple Educational Institutions as visiting faculty in India. His articulating capabilities include all aspects of data including acquisition, exploration/visualization, feature engineering, experimentation with Machine/Deep Learning algorithms.

Job Titles:

• Delivery Lead - Intelligent Automation

Navin Kumar is a technology evangelist well known for turning customer problems into solutions. At Droidal, he leads the engineering and development team and responsible for BOT implementations and AI solutions. His team ensures the efficiency, security, compliance, and functionality of the robots. He has delivered numerous successful automations and AI solutions catering from simple to the most complex use cases across different industries such as Finance, Insurance, Healthcare, Banking, Manufacturing, Media and Entertainment. He leads Droidal's automation team using automation tools and Robotic frameworks that includes Jiffy, UiPath, Automation Anywhere and Brity RPA. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Anna University, India.

Job Titles:

• Managing Partner
• Member of the Leadership Team
• Expert

Phil Bridges is managing partner at Droidal. Phil is an expert in modernizing business operations and improving profitability for customers in various sectors, including healthcare, financial services, and real estate. As a mission-driven leader, Phil is passionate about identifying client needs through collaborative and trust-based relationships. At Droidal, he leads customer success, business development, and strategic partnerships to ensure our clients receive tailored solutions that lead to uncomplicated paths to efficiency and success. Phil is a true advocate for our clients. He works closely with each one to deploy technology, business strategy, and financial solutions that result in comprehensive and profitable outcomes. Phil Bridges is the Managing Partner leading the Customer Success, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Droidal. A mission-driven leader, Phil is successful in identifying client needs through collaborative, trust-based relationships with clients and national associations. Phil is successful in modernizing business operations and improving profitability for customers by deploying technology, business strategy and financial solutions. His 10+ years of experience has provided comprehensive results across multiple sectors including: Healthcare, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Oil & Gas, and Real Estate. Phil is a true advocate for our clients at Droidal. He is instrumental in guiding each client through our tailored process by discovering the uncomplicated path to efficiency and success.

Job Titles:

• Advisor
• Member of the Board

Prabhu Antony is Droidal's seasoned advisor and board member. With a wealth of experience in investment banking, he's the president, co-founder, and CFO of StoneBridge and the executive director and co-founder of Sett & Lucas. His impressive track record includes closing deals worth over $3.5bn in enterprise value across six continents and 22 countries. As a highly decorated investment banker, he's received numerous awards from M&A Advisor, and was awarded Investment Banker of the Year in 2016.

Job Titles:

• Advisor
• Member of the Board
• Executive Director & Co - Founder at Sett & Lucas
• President, Co - Founder and CFO of Stone

Prabhu Antony is the President, Co-Founder and CFO of StoneBridge (Nasdaq: APAC). He is also on the board of Linus ventures - A secondary markets focused fund, Scieniti - An early stage venture fund and S&L Growth fund - A SaaS and Technology focused hedge fund. He currently sits on the boards of several firms based out of US, UK, Central America & India across industries such as Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Human resources, Sports Marketing and Healthcare, collectively employing over 1200 people. Prabhu Antony is also an Executive Director & Co-founder at Sett & Lucas, a global investment bank headquartered out of Hong Kong. He has consummated capital raise, Mergers & Acquisition and debt syndication deals valued over $3.5B in enterprise value across 6 continents and 22 countries. As an investment banker, he has won several awards from M&A Advisor, the leading global industry consortium for Mergers and Acquisition. In 2016 he was awarded Investment Banker of the Year among 650 participating financial institutions in the US, in 2015 he was ranked among the top five cross border investment bankers in the US, in 2017 his deal Starpoint acquisition by Day & Zimmerman won the best M&A deal of the year and in 2014 Prabu was awarded the 40 under 40 Americas M&A Dealmaker award. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, a Masters in Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Business. He is an alumni of Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Anna University. His business specialties and interests include disruptive innovation, Cross border M&A and Board observer roles.