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Prishant Mantrao

President & Fractional CTO at Proficient Professionals Inc.

Prishant Mantrao, President & Fractional CTO at Proficient Professionals Inc., is a hands-on, product-centric technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading digital transformation, enterprise architecture, and software engineering for high-growth companies.

With a proven track record across healthtech, SaaS, and digital platforms, Prishant combines deep technical expertise with business acumen to help organizations scale operations, modernize systems, integrate AI, and build high-performing teams.

He has led platform and product transformations as CTO at HomeTown Ticketing, Head of Architecture at Outcomes - Fuse by Cardinal Health, and advisor to venture-backed startups—always aligning technology with strategic business growth.

Career Highlights

Fractional Chief Technology Officer (fCTO)

Proficient Professionals Inc. | May 2024 – Present

Providing strategic technology leadership as a Fractional CTO to help businesses navigate complex technology challenges, including tech strategy, team leadership, scalable architecture, digital transformation, AI adoption, tech investments, risk mitigation, and governance & compliance.

Current Client: Mesh Health Solutions (September 2024 – Present)
Leading AI-driven transformation of Prior Authorization Platform from MVP to enterprise-ready solution. Implementing document classification, Clinical NLP, and predictive models. Driving SOC1 and HiTrust certification. Supporting Series A fundraising.

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

HomeTown Ticketing | October 2022 – April 2024

Developed and executed technology transformation strategy, aligning IT initiatives with business growth. Led TicketSpicket.com acquisition integration. Spearheaded migration from monolithic systems to API-driven microservices. Designed real-time analytics platform using Snowflake.

Reduced operational costs by 25% through automation and optimization
Transformed the platform into a highly resilient, observable, and operationally mature system.
Seamless M&A integration ensuring strong customer retention and continuity of service

Head of Architecture | Director, Product & Technology

Fuse by Cardinal Health | February 2019 – October 2022

Led multi-year technology strategy and architecture roadmap for Outcomes business. Provided technical leadership for 20+ product teams. Led architecture for longitudinal Patient Repository Platform enabling AI-driven insights. Introduced event-driven architectures for real-time data integrity.

Modernized legacy systems into scalable, API-driven ecosystem
Led technical due diligence for M&A using architecture-based scorecards
Mentored top-tier engineering talent in Agile, DevOps best practices

Director, Engineering

Manta Media Inc. | April 2016 – February 2019

Architected and led development of high-traffic digital platform supporting 20M+ monthly unique visitors. Led AI-driven initiatives for predictive analytics and personalized recommendations. Designed scalable ETL & data pipelines.

Reduced downtime by 70% through proactive monitoring
Enabled real-time business intelligence at scale

Additional Leadership Roles

2003 – 2016

Manager, Data Engineering | Manta Media Inc.
Engineering Manager/Architect | ELN Technologies Inc.
Manager, Software Development | Rescentris
Technical Lead/Architect | Rescentris
Senior Software Engineer | Rescentris

Core Expertise

Technology Strategy

Digital Transformation
Enterprise Architecture
Technology Roadmapping
M&A Due Diligence

Technical Leadership

Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Microservices Architecture
API-First Development
Event-Driven Systems

AI & Data

AI/ML Implementation
Data Analytics & Governance
Predictive Models
Clinical NLP

Team & Culture

Team Building & Development
Agile & DevOps
Engineering Culture
Talent Mentorship

Compliance & Security

SOC1, SOC2, HiTrust
HIPAA Compliance
Security Architecture
Risk Management

Operations

IT Budgeting
Vendor Management
CI/CD & Automation
Cost Optimization