Prasanth Gopalakrishnan
CEO
Kalkitech

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Prasanth Gopalakrishnan is the founder and CEO of Kalkitech. Prasanth founded kalkitech in 1998 with a mission to drive the convergence of communication, computing and control systems. Prasanth pioneered the adoption of Smart metering standard DLMS and Substation standard IEC 61850 in India in the early 2000 and is today a leading provider of these and other standards based grid communication technologies to the Industry worldwide. Kalkitech acquired California based Applied Systems Engineering Inc., a 35+ year old RTU Test Set solution provider in 2014.

Over the years, he has assembled a strong management team and top engineering talent to establish Kalkitech as a specialized technology solutions provider for the energy industry. Prasanth has more than 22 years of experience in communication systems research and product development. His areas of specialization include standards based communication and optimization technology in the energy and utilities space. He is a member of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) LITD 10 and is active in various standards and Industry organizations. Prasanth holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University.