# Navi B. > Software Engineer @ Meter | MSEE @ Stanford Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/navib Software engineer on the wireless team at Meter, working across infrastructure and on-device software to deliver features at scale. Background in electrical engineering and signal processing, with hands-on experience translating theory into production systems. Motivated by high impact, systems level problems and end to end ownership from design and implementation through deployment, monitoring, and support. Check out my projects at pranavi.space ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Meter Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Platform Engineer @ Meter Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Added Go RPCs to the wireless operating system to blink lights on access points to aid network installers and onsite team Designed Grafana boards and patched operating systems across access points and controllers to track operating system metrics ### Platform Engineer @ Meter Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Improved automated Access Point programming rig with Slack/Airtable integration along with programming verification Designed automated testing framework with Python and Robot Framework ### Software Systems Course Assistant @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ### Principles of Wireless Communications Course Assistant @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ### Computer Architecture Course Assistant @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Senior Capstone: End-Effector Design and Concept Exploration for Robotic Assisted Surgery @ Johnson & Johnson Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 → Designing and prototyping a standardized robotic surgical tool that can integrate with J&J’s robotic platform → Developing feedback mechanisms to strengthen surgeons’ ability to operate in a low-visibility surgical environment ### Research Assistant @ Olin Satellite + Spectrum Technology & Policy Group (OSSTP) Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Massachusetts, United States → Working with Mangata to build Antenna Control Unit →Designed link budget analysis tool in Python to calculate and validate link budgets and perform interference analysis →Lead team analyzing FCC Auction 107 (C-band) data →Developed Olin College Principles of Wireless Communications course ### Data Scientist @ Summit Ridge Group, LLC Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Founding Partner @ GLV Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 Founded student run investment group that provides capital to pre-seed companies started by Babson-Olin-Wellesley (BOW) students and alumni Backed by 500 Startups ### Course Assistant: Software Design @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Graded student submissions Hosted office hours ### Course Assistant: Quantitative Engineering Analysis (2 Semesters) @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Hosted office hours Partnered with faculty members to adjust course based on student feedback ### Math Accessibility Researcher @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Needham, Massachusetts, United States Built online math explanations in JavaScript using the Explanaria library Researched how DEI education for parents can impact child engagement in STEM ### Board Executive @ Catalyst - Olin Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Needham, MA Cofounder of the Catalyst Entrepreneurial Fellowship at Olin College of Engineering, an initiative to provide seed funding and mentorship resources to Olin startups Connecting with Boston and San Francisco area entrepreneurs to provide a network to help Oliners experience entrepreneurship ### Mentor @ MetaBronx Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 ### Systems Engineer @ Promaxo Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Oakland, California Automated the high precision collection of magnetic field measurement data for image reconstruction in 3D space surrounding the Promaxo MRI. Wrote an API to communicate with Festo motor controllers using Modbus communication protocol. Built and debugged a programmable logic controller. Contacted manufacturers to source parts for electrical research and development. ### Research: Characterizing Bacteria That Can Degrade Saponin @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 We are trying to identify which bacteria, from a host of bacterial colonies can degrade the surfactant Saponin the fastest. We are finding growth curves and running 16S rRNA gene sequencing for bacterial identification. ### Research: Gathering Data on Microbial Culture Creating an Extracellular Polymeric Substance @ Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 Running AFM experiments for polymer characterization. ### FABLAB Engineer @ Dassault Systèmes Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Waltham, MA Built a vertical aquaponics system designed for an office space with an Arduino fish feeder for minimal upkeep Wrote Arduino tutorials for the electronics station 3D printers, laser cutters, Shopbot (CNC machine), and vinyl cutters Certification in Mechanical Design (CSWA). ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Stanford University Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 ### Bachelor's degree in Engineering: EECS with Design Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ### High School Diploma Lexington High School Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 ### N/A Academy for Science and Design Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pranavi---boyalakuntla - Website: https://pranavi.space --- Source: https://flows.cv/navib JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/navib/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23