Kranthi Kumar (KK) Tappita is a R&D Partner Technologist, Program Management at Aveva, currently focused on PI system Data Infrastructure. KK holds BE(Hons) Computers science degree and MBA degree in addition to over two decades of software industry experience. During first few years of his career KK was a software engineer then slowly transitioned to various roles like Tech leader, release manager and into technical program management. KK has been with Osisoft/Aveva from past 4 years. Outside of work KK loves to watch movie and play competitive tennis in his spare time.