Akash Pernankil

About Akash Pernankil

I am an organized, results driven professional with strong interpersonal leadership skills, and a penchant for problem solving. I am currently a part-time MBA candidate at The University of Texas at Dallas working towards my degree to strengthen my technical skills and add a managerial skillset to my background. While pursing my B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, I confirmed my passion for problem solving as well and process improvement. After graduation, I applied my technical education in order to improve existing processes. Eager to build my leadership skills, I moved on to a project management role where I learned project execution methodology – I was able to get hands on experience in driving projects to completion, time management skills, cost analysis skills, innovating solutions and working with multiple teams and disciples in order to push a project forward. With my pervasive experience, I was able to hone in on my true passions and wanted to transition into a role where I could use the skills I learned to support my clients and deliver projects efficiently using the latest technologies. After graduating with my MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas, I’d like to position myself in a role and company where I can combine my financial systems knowledge and passion for information technology to transform and optimize its business processes for years to come. I am open to connecting via LinkedIn or the contact information provided in my profile.

Experience

1. Senior Technical Product Manager

   Equinix

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Appointed to lead product strategy and execution for the VDC (Virtual Data Center) Infrastructure initiative as part of the Strategic Capacity Management program driving improvements in asset utilization, sustainability, and automation.• Enabled data-driven decision-making across Global Operations through the development and integration of scalable platform features and analytics tools aligned with business goals.• Championed agile best practices, owning the backlog, facilitating sprint ceremonies, and collaborating with engineering and architecture teams to streamline capacity workflows and product delivery pipelines.• Managed complex stakeholder ecosystems spanning global operations, product, and IT, ensuring consistent alignment with enterprise strategic objectives and KPIs.• Continued to elevate cross-regional collaboration by leveraging mentorship, cultural advocacy, and internal mobility efforts to uplift talent and operational agility.

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Master of Science - MS, Finance, General

  2020 — 2022

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

  2007 — 2012

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2020 — 2022

Skills

• Aspen Hysys
• Noise Study
• Oil
• Microsoft Word
• P&Id
• Petroleum
• Consequence Analysis
• Feed
• Chemistry
• Powerpoint
• Flare Radiation Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Flaresim
• Oil & Gas
• Process Safety
• Fds Modeling
• Technical Writing
• Process Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Process Simulation
• Project Engineering
• Matlab
• Phast
• Engineering
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office