Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Open Source Contributions
Key Contributions
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Prannav Kotamraju

Prannav Kotamraju

Bengalore

Summary

Accomplished Lead Blockchain Engineer at Standard Chartered, specializing in DLT and blockchain solutions. Successfully led the development of core protocols and deployed a PoS Mainnet with over 100 nodes. Proficient in Python and skilled in community engagement, driving innovation in decentralized applications and enhancing supply chain efficiency.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Development Blockchain

Standard Chartered
07.2025 - Current

Analyzed and formulated blockchain-driven banking solutions, featuring tokenization frameworks, asset custody, and interoperability.

Senior Blockchain Engineer

NEWRL
05.2022 - 04.2025

Company Overview: NEWRL is a L1 chain that provides trust infrastructure

  • Researched and Developed Core Blockchain protocols and frameworks including blockchain bridges, p2p and other areas
  • Deployed incentivized Testnet with 300 plus nodes and PoS Mainet with 100 plus nodes
  • Led RWA Protocol on evm based chain for Carbon Credit Issuance and Trade
  • Engaged with Validator and Developer Community actively

Blockchain Engineer

Trames
11.2020 - 03.2022
  • Designed and developed dapps for supplychain orchestration including e- Bill of Lading and Discounted Invoices
  • Developed and integrated decentralised supply chain orchestration along with IMDA Singapore

Blockchain Developer

Digiledge
Banglore
07.2018 - 11.2020
  • Develop and research decentralised solutions
  • Successfully Developed and deployed International Remittance blockchain project into live production environment with Federal Bank and Lulu Exchange
  • Rapidly Developed various POCs in DLT space for Banks and enterprises
  • Worked on various chains including Corda, Sawtooth, Ethereum

Education

Master Of Science - Computer Science

Liverpool John Moores University

Post Graduate Diploma - Blockchain and DLT

IIIT
Banglore

Bachelor of Tech - Computer Science

Vellore Institute of Technology

Skills

  • DLT
  • Blockchain
  • Python
  • Ethereum
  • Corda
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • JavaScript
  • Flutter
  • Hyperledger Fabric
  • Spring-boot
  • Nodejs
  • Django
  • React

Certification

  • R3 certified Corda DLT Developer, 07/19
  • Certified by NPTEL on Blockchain Architecture, Applications and Usecases, 09/18

Open Source Contributions

  • Publication: Security Challenges in Building Blockchains Bridges and Countermeasures, EVERGREEN OPEN JOURNAL, Publication that talks about the current status of blockchain bridges, issues while building blockchain bridges and a threat model to classify the issues.
  • Open Source Corda contribution, Contributed to openSource Corda regarding reconnecting corda RPC that helps in connecting back the client with node.
  • Open Source Newrl Contribution, Lead core protocol development on newrl including transaction sequence and smart contract execution.

Key Contributions

  • NEWRL Mainnet launch, As Core Protocol developer, successfully launched NEWRL mainnet with more than 100 validators and an incentivised testnet.
  • Built NEWRL X Polygon BRIDGE, Developed an interoperable Layer between NEWL and EVM based chains and launched it on Polygon and ethereum.
  • Publication on Blockchain Interoperability, Published a research paper which talks about security issues with blockchain bridges using a threat model.
  • International Remittance Live Deployment, Developed and Successfully deployed Remittance blockchain project into live Banking on-premise production environment using Corda DLT.

Timeline

Lead Development Blockchain

Standard Chartered
07.2025 - Current

Senior Blockchain Engineer

NEWRL
05.2022 - 04.2025

Blockchain Engineer

Trames
11.2020 - 03.2022

Blockchain Developer

Digiledge
07.2018 - 11.2020

Master Of Science - Computer Science

Liverpool John Moores University

Post Graduate Diploma - Blockchain and DLT

IIIT

Bachelor of Tech - Computer Science

Vellore Institute of Technology
Prannav Kotamraju