Nikita Pratap

“Robotics technical lead who architected and built a high-speed autonomous lunar rover mobility software system for GPS-denied environments, integrating MPC/LQR control, trajectory optimization, state and slip estimation, terrain-aware planning, and perception. Has deployed Deep RL policies trained in NVIDIA Isaac Sim onto real rover hardware via a ROS2 inference-node interface, with strong focus on real-time performance profiling, sim-to-real, and safety/HIL testing.”

“Healthcare operator and entrepreneur who founded and scaled Tellica Imaging (an Intermountain Company) from inception to serving 150,000 patients, generating $70M+ in gross revenue, and operating across 4 US states. Serves as President & CEO of two joint ventures and has hands-on experience building board-ready business cases, securing internal capital, and mastering healthcare revenue cycle/reimbursement to drive growth and customer satisfaction.”

“Internal audit/GRC professional who partners closely with engineering on access controls, change management, and remediation—often translating "technically compliant" states into realistic threat scenarios and business impact. Has driven measurable reductions in privileged-access exposure through least-privilege resets and recurring reviews, and has hands-on experience troubleshooting real-world deployment/integration issues (including in a manufacturing environment) using logs/metrics and strong escalation documentation.”

“UE5 C++ gameplay programmer who has built core gameplay frameworks (characters, AI, abilities, inventory/interaction, dialogue, weapons, save) and shipped on Steam (Zone 13). Demonstrated strong profiling and optimization skills by using Unreal Insights to diagnose CPU frametime spikes and removing visible hitching with a custom C++ object manager, plus experience with replicated systems using GAS and Fast Array Serialization.”