Ketal Patel
Co-Founder & CEO at Lokyata
- Role
- Co-founder & CEO at Lokyata
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ketal Patel
Proud to be born and raised in Cleveland, I\'m an accomplished engineering executive and technology leader dedicated to advancing systems and platforms that improve lives. I have successfully led cross-functional teams in commercializing cutting-edge medical devices across imaging, cancer therapy, neurostimulation, and cardiac diagnosis. I have also been involved in creating fintech solutions that enable inclusion and access, enhancing individuals\' financial well-being. With a background in both entrepreneurial ventures and large corporations, I bring extensive experience as a product development leader. In my role as Chief Technology Officer at Vitalxchange, I guide product teams and integrate stakeholder feedback—including input from parents, providers, payers, and employers—to ensure product usability and market fit. In my role as CEO at Lokyata, I bring my experience and expertise in enterprise software system development to bring quality solutions to our customers.
Experience
Co-founder & CEO
Sep 2017 — Present · Cleveland/Akron, OH, US
CEO from 2026 to PresentResponsible for overall growth strategy by moving the company from the growth stage to scale. COO from 2025 to 2026Led new product development, instituted processes and procedures in preparation for scale, and led the company through SOC2 compliance.CFO from 2022 to 2025Created financial models for SaaS business, helping lead the company to financial stability.Board Director and Technical Committee from 2019 to 2022Help the company navigate technology selection and recruitment, and provide board-level oversight.Founding CTO from 20••••18Built the technical team, released initial product, and onboarded the first international customers
Education
Case Western Reserve University
MS, Biomedical Engineering
1996 — 1997
The University of Toledo
BS, Applied Mathematics
1992 — 1996
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Signal Processing
- Engineering Change Control
- Software Documentation
- R&D
- Mri
- Architectures
- Requirements Analysis
- Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Architecture
- Software Project Management
- Quality Assurance
- Image Processing
- Hardware Diagnostics
- Software Development
- Dicom
- Scrum
- Embedded Software
- Software Quality Assurance
- Engineering Management
- Medical Imaging
- Regulatory Submissions
- C++
- Matlab
- Medical Devices
- Visual Studio
- Imaging
- Biomedical Engineering
- Iec 62304
- Digital Imaging
- Java
- Technical Leadership
- Programming
- Systems Engineering
- Agile Project Management
- Integration
- C#
- Iso 13485
- Program Management
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