Amit Kumar Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca, Us

Antarriksh, Inc. is an Industrie 4.0 venture with the goal to commercialize fusion at the edge for cyber physical systems in order to improve energy efficiency, minimize service disruptions, reduce unplanned-downtime to zero, and solve “wicked problems” for safety-critical and security-conscious industries. The company has collaborated with researchers to develop sensor fusion techniques which bring together multi-disciplinary knowledge base applicable to automotive, transportation, continuous process manufacturing, power distribution, electrical grid, and civil infrastructure, etc.We are a science driven deep-tech company focused on digital technologies spanning the maintenance, repair, operations (MRO), and security domains of automotive, energy, continuous process manufacturing, and transportation sectors. We are on a mission to research, design, develop, and industrialize the next-generation of predictive maintenance (PdM) solutions for these vertical markets.We are also involved in analyzing the cyber and physical security vulnerabilities impacting Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) systems of energy generation, energy transmission (electrical grid), energy delivery, continuous process manufacturing, data centers, and transportation sectors. Insights from these vulnerability assessments and incident analyses help build the necessary safeguards and protection mechanisms against intentional/unintentional service disruptions.This is an executive leadership role encompassing industrial edge computing and digital twin product development, industrial control systems security, market access and strategic partnerships, customer acquisition, and solutions delivery. I have authored and presented papers at international conferences, demonstrated thought leadership in customer forums and industry events; and chaired panel discussions with executives.

Executive leadership role. Contributed to the designing, planning, and implementation of institutional reforms and transformational programmes to: establish a professional management team, enrich the academic and research culture, significantly improve student and faculty experience, drive business results, and improve the image and reputation of the institution.

Inter-disciplinary approach to solving IIoT problem sets spanning functional domains of bio-sensing, productivity, reliability, integrity, maintainability, safety, serviceability, efficiency, performance, failure sensing and reliability centered maintenance (RCM).Operational technologies (OT) use case development and verification for commercial applications.Ambient Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive Infotainment & Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), Cyber-Physical Systems Security, Data Center Operations Software, Digital Security, Hyperscale Machine Data Visualization, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Industrial Networking, Internet of Electrons (IoE), Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for Connected Car and Connected Transportation, ICS Risk and Vulnerability Assessments, Safety Critical Infrastructure Threat Profiling, Synthetic Biology, Industrial Processes, IT + OT Technology Commercialization & Monetization.

Early stage software startup for machine data processing, cloud data center infrastructure event correlation, anomaly detection and visualization.Led the product strategy, competitive positioning, customer engagements, market entry initiatives and use case validation discussions with focus groups.Managed C-level relationships with CTOs and data center operations executives.

San Jose, Ca, Us

This was a hands-on leadership role supporting globalization efforts to uncover billion dollar markets in the automotive, energy, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Developed business cases, market entry strategies, IIoT product and cybersecurity specifications, and developing new routes-to-market for growing the business. Led customer discovery engagements and market development initiatives for “connected industry” verticals solutions.Frequent speaker and invitee at industry events.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Strategist for managing and growing the portfolio of managed/ cloud services platform for communications service providers (CSPs) and managed security services for enterprise customers. Initiated product development efforts directed towards software defined networking (SDN) and software defined WAN (SD-WAN).

San Jose, Ca, Us

Technology strategy and architecture, business development, proposal development, client management, engagement management (planning, budgeting, mobilizing teams, quality delivery of work products, engagement economics, risk management), practice development & growth, people development, new solutions development.This was a hands-on leadership role to manage and grow the worldwide services business.

Fremont, California, Us

Network Equipment Technologies (d.b.a. net.com, NASDAQ: nwk) is a global company designing, manufacturing and servicing next-generation voice and data networks for carriers, governments and business enterprises worldwide. Net.com has a licensing agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc. for the right to use Cisco IOS in net.com's platforms.

Telseon was a startup metropolitan optical network provider, a pioneer in IP-based metro service delivery offering gigabit Ethernet services up to 1 Gbps, across more than 20 metropolitan areas in the U.S. In August 2002, Telseon, Inc. was acquired by OnFiber Communications, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Qwest Communications (now CenturyLink).

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is responsible for: (1) Policy, licensing, and coordination pertaining to all forms of communications; (2) International cooperation with: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its constituent bodies (ITU-R, ITU-T, ITU-D), International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), International Mobile Satellite Communications Organization (INMARSAT), Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT); (3) Promotion of standardization, research and development in telecommunications.

Professional Development, Strategic Decision And Risk Management, Negotiation Strategies

M.S., Systems Architecture (Multi-Disciplinary Degree In Business, Engineering & Law)

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Indian School Certificate (Isc)