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title: "Aakash Manohar - Chief of Staff in Greater Bengaluru Area | Tal"
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# Aakash Manohar on Tal

## Headline

Chief of Staff \| Strategy Led Operations \| Executing & scaling things that matter\!

## About

ADAPT AND OVERCOME\. An engineer? An artist? An Entrepreneur? I believe a person can be what they want to be\. All that matters is drive, execution and open to experience\. Happy to connect\!

## Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

## AI stack

gemini

## Work experience

Chief of Staff at MANTARA, Jun 2026 \- Present · 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Country Manager at Nome Services Pty Ltd, Sep 2025 \- Dec 2025 · 4 mos, India, Sole India representative for Nome Services, managing end\-to\-end market entry and commercial strategy for Australian mining safety technology\. \- Anchored GTM strategy across underground coal, hard rock, and tunnelling sectors, engaging key mining decision\-makers, EPCs, and consultants\. \- Managed high\-stakes business development pipelines ranging from AUD 25,000 to multi\-million dollar opportunities\. \- Directed on\-site product demos, executed RockMonitor PoC trials, and delivered market intelligence directly to global HQ in Australia\.

Proprietor at Venus Car care, Apr 2025 \- Jun 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, To solve Bangalore's fragmented, slow fleet servicing market\. \- Scaled from 200 to 3,000 managed vehicles in just 6 months \- Built a 7\+ partner workshop network spanning Spares, Bodyshop, Detailing, and Mechanical verticals\. \- Partnerships: Executed B2B tie\-ups with GoMechanic, MyRaasta, CarEazy, Petromin, Autoclinic, and Zenplus Fleet\. \- Established an Auto detailing studio cum mechanical workshop\.

Project Application Engineer at Additive 3D, Oct 2024 \- May 2025 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Managed the technical\-to\-commercial bridge at Additive 3D, spanning design engineering and high\-impact business development\. \- Led 3D modeling, design optimization, and end\-to\-end advanced printing workflows\. \- Mentored 150\+ students on additive manufacturing technology and contributed to strategic discussions with the Chairman, COO, and CEO\.

Research Intern at Kodacy, Dec 2023 \- Feb 2024 · 3 mos, \- Studied rocket propulsion systems, including solid, liquid, hybrid, and electric propulsion\. \- Researched spacecraft dynamics, focusing on orbital mechanics and attitude control\. \- Gained theoretical knowledge of thrust performance, fuel efficiency, and trajectory optimization\. \- Explored fundamental principles of space mission planning and propulsion technologies\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge Institute of Technology

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