About Prathamesh Halale

Who is Prathamesh Halale?

Prathamesh Halale is a Full Stack & AI Software Engineer and the Co-Founder & CEO of NextIn (Next Innovations), based in Maharashtra, India. With 4+ years of experience, Prathamesh builds enterprise SaaS platforms, AI automation systems and digital transformation solutions for manufacturing companies, startups and government.

Prathamesh currently works as Software Engineer — Digital Transformation & AI Solutions at Tata Motors, Lead Software Developer at Nexus Software Systems, Co-Founder & CEO at NextIn (Next Innovations) and Co-Founder at Evance.

At NextIn — incubated at Sanjay Ghodawat University's Innovation Center — Prathamesh has led a 16-member engineering team and delivered 30+ client and government solutions, including live products such as Tradora, CaterManage and BillManage POS.

Prathamesh's work sits where software meets the physical world — IoT, computer vision, voice agents, VR and smart-factory systems — from the Gate Pass and Scrap Yard Management systems built for Tata Motors to PlantAI, an AI platform that optimizes water and process plants using live SCADA data.

Career

1. Software Engineer — Digital Transformation & AI Solutions — Tata Motors Feb 2026 — Present · Dharwad, Karnataka
   Driving plant digitalization with AI-powered and SaaS-based enterprise solutions that automate manufacturing workflows and enable data-driven smart-factory operations. What Tata Motors taught me →
2. Lead Software Developer — Nexus Software Systems Dec 2025 — Present · Karjat, Maharashtra
   Designing, developing and deploying AI-driven enterprise solutions and digital platforms for government and industrial use cases.
3. Co-Founder & CEO — NextIn (Next Innovations) Jul 2022 — Present · Kolhapur, Maharashtra
   Leading strategy, product development and technical direction. Incubated at Sanjay Ghodawat University's Innovation Center — building SaaS, AI and digital transformation products.
4. Co-Founder — Evance Dec 2024 — Present · India
   Product development and technical strategy for scalable digital solutions.
5. Software Developer — Linkcode Technologies Jan 2026 — Feb 2026 · India
   Full-stack development on client web applications.
6. Technical Head — Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors Jan 2025 — Feb 2026 · Sanjay Ghodawat University
   Led the technical wing of the campus club — projects, mentoring, workshops and tech events.
7. IoT & Embedded Systems Intern — Qualitas Techno Solutions Jul 2022 — Aug 2022 · Kolhapur, Maharashtra
   Designed, implemented and tested IoT and web applications for small businesses and startups.

Startups

• NextIn (Next Innovations) — Co-Founder & CEO 2022 — Present
  A product studio building SaaS, AI and IoT solutions for businesses, institutions and government — incubated at SGU Innovation Center. nextin.space Incubation Center inauguration →
• Evance — Co-Founder 2024 — Present
  Product development and technical strategy for scalable digital solutions.
• Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors (MLSA · SGU) — Technical Head 2025 — 2026
  Led technical projects, workshops and mentoring for the campus developer community.

Products & projects

• Gate Pass Management System Tata Motors
  Secure entry/exit of materials, vehicles and visitors with live cameras and automated boom barriers.
• PlantAI — Process Plant Optimization Industrial AI
  AI/ML optimization for water, effluent and process plants using live SCADA, PLC and sensor data.
• Tradora — Stock Market Platform Product · Web + Android
  NSE paper-trading simulator with a real order-matching engine, AI suggestions, backtesting and a native Android app. tradora.in
• Manthan AI AI Platform
  Managed LLM gateway that auto-provisions personal API keys for every user, with console and admin panel.
• CaterManage Business SaaS · Live
  Branch-aware catering back office: bookings, menus, utensil logistics, GST invoices and reports. cat.nextin.space
• Scrap Yard Management System Tata Motors
  Digitized scrap handling operations on a secure, low-latency on-premise network.
• Lab Digitiser Water-treatment SaaS
  Digital lab register for treatment plants — pH, TDS, TSS, COD and BOD logging with trends and reports.
• AMMA — Maternal Monitoring Assistant HealthTech · IoT
  AI-enabled maternal health monitoring with an ESP32 sensor belt, live vitals, alerts and reports.
• Auoshadh HealthTech SaaS
  Prescription-management SaaS for doctors and clinics, with letterheads and subscription billing.
• BillManage POS Retail SaaS · Live
  Multi-branch billing, barcode POS and stock management, with a garment-retail edition. pos.nextin.space
• DORA — One Voice. Infinite Control. Personal R&D
  A single voice assistant that controls mobile, desktop and IoT devices at the same time.
• Finder AI AI Research
  Missing-person identification using CNN face recognition on live video.
• Neuro VR Research
  A gaming device that responds to brain signals (EEG) for hands-free gameplay.
• 360° VR Platform Research
  Multi-headset VR application with IoT connectivity and a custom OS layer.
• Training & Placement Platform University
  Connects students, colleges and recruiters, with automated application tracking.

Education

• International Mobility Program — CSE (Hons.) — INTI International University Aug — Dec 2025 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Four months in Malaysia →
• B.Tech, Computer Science & Engineering — Sanjay Ghodawat University 2023 — 2026 · Kolhapur, Maharashtra
• Diploma, Computer Science & Engineering — Sanjay Ghodawat Polytechnic 2021 — 2023 · Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Awards & recognition

• 5x Hackathon Winner — Won five hackathons building AI and IoT solutions — including Third Place at the Cloudberry Hackathon 2025. Read the story →
• Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador — Technical Head for 1.5 years — projects, mentoring and tech events.
• IBM SkillsBuild Hackathon — Top 30 in Maharashtra — recognized for innovation & excellence using IBM Cloud. Read the story →
• Hackathon Judge — GDG On Campus — Judged at Google Developer Group, SGU.
• Academic Achievement Award — Sanjay Ghodawat University, 2025.
• Executive Diploma — Leadership and Management — leading teams, operations and product strategy.

Publications & certifications

• Attendance Management System — IJIRCCE — International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering
• Fake GitHub Commit Detection System — IJIRCCE — data-driven detection of anomalous commit activity
• Data Analytics with Python
• Internet of Things
• Foundations of Deep Learning
• Executive Diploma — Leadership & Management

Skills

• Languages: Java, Python, C++, JavaScript, Kotlin, PHP, SQL, .NET, HTML, CSS
• AI & Data: LLMs, Prompt Engineering, NLP, Conversational AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Pandas, Data Analytics
• Web: React.js, Node.js, Laravel, Livewire, REST APIs, Tailwind
• Mobile: Android, Java, Kotlin, Retrofit, MVVM
• IoT & Industrial: Embedded Systems, ESP32, Sensors, SCADA, OPC UA, PLC Data
• Cloud & Tools: AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Git, GitHub, Jira, MySQL, NoSQL, Linux

From the journal

• Third Place at the Cloudberry Hackathon 2025 Achievement · Feb 2025
• Top 30 at the IBM SkillsBuild Maharashtra State Level Hackathon Showcase 2025 Achievement · Jan 2025
• Four Months in Malaysia. One Degree. Countless Lessons. Journey
• Representing NextIn at the SGU Incubation Center Inauguration Startup
• Hosting a Guest from Taiwan — NextIn's 2nd International Engagement Startup
• Presenting NextIn to David Curran and the VSky Solutions Team Startup
• What Tata Motors, Dharwad Taught Me About Organizations and Technology Career

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