Ankur Das is a Mechanical Engineering Manager at Ultima Genomics since April 2021, previously serving as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. Ankur worked as an Engineering Consultant for a Stealth Startup from August 2019 to June 2022, focusing on product design and early-stage modeling of injection-molded mechanisms. Ankur participated in the Design for Extreme Affordability 2020 Cohort, collaborating with Rare Colombia to enhance compost adoption in rural farming. Prior experience includes a Senior Mechanical Engineer role at LIM Innovations, where Ankur led product design and development for prosthetic devices, achieving significant improvements in performance and cost. Ankur's earlier positions ranged from R&D Engineer to teaching assistant roles at Olin College of Engineering and internships focused on manufacturing and engineering processes. Ankur holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.