# Manish Prajapati (Manish Kumar)

> Project Manager, Technology & AI Product Delivery Lead based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

## Summary
Manish Prajapati (also known as Manish Kumar Prajapati) is a Project Manager — Technology at Octal IT Solution (a CMMI Level 3 company) with 11+ years of experience leading agile delivery teams. He specializes in bridging the gap between product requirements, engineering teams, and client expectations across AI, web, and mobile products.

## Core Information
- Full Name: Manish Prajapati
- Alternate Names: Manish Kumar, Manish Kumar Prajapati
- Current Role: Project Manager, Technology
- Organization: Octal IT Solution (https://www.octalsoftware.com)
- Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Website: https://www.manishprajapati.dev
- Email: manish@manishprajapati.in
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manprajapati/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/manprajapat

## Core Expertise & Skills
- Delivery Leadership: Agile & Scrum methodology, scope management, realistic estimation, sprint health, risk management, and client communication.
- AI Product Delivery: LLM integration, agentic workflows, model evaluation & workload selection, AI product scoping, build vs. buy decisions.
- Team & Stakeholder Leadership: Cross-functional leadership across engineers, designers, and business stakeholders; client relationship management and transparent reporting.

## Projects & Micro-Tools
- 1TimeSekret (https://1timesekret.com): Zero-trust one-time encrypted secret-sharing tool with auto-expiring links (AES-256-GCM).
- Koffee with Kode (https://koffeewithkode.com): Collection of fast, client-side developer utility tools, formatters, converters, and AI cost calculators.