Mr. Jacob is an accomplished technology visionary with 20+ years of demonstrated leadership and technical/business expertise. A business minded strategic partner, bridging the gap between business and engineering, he brings a myriad of experiences that help identify, understand and act on emerging technology trends and business models in the Smart Cities, Automation, Energy, Transportation, Telematics and Utility sectors driving sustainable growth.He has a proven ability to drive innovation and technical direction throughout the organization in areas of technology, architecture, product management and NPD/NPI. Mr. Jacob takes pride in creating intellectual property, competitive advantage, revenue generation, product road maps and increasing market share and profitability. Working closely with customers, channel partners and the industry, keeps him motivated.He has successfully conceived, architected, developed and launched many ICT enabled innovative IoT enabled Energy efficient solutions and Green Building Technologies including Lutron's Quantum system, an innovative whole building energy efficient lighting control system.He is very passionate and creative in areas of Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless mesh, Blockchain, RPA, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning providing intelligent real-time control/management, smart buildings, home automation, energy management, asset tracking and performance management and also go-to-market strategies in the residential, commercial, industrial, smart cities, energy, telematics, and utility sectors. Mr. Jacob is an experienced, results oriented technology executive with a unique blend of solid technical vision, strong business acumen and management experience - with entrepreneurial mindset, expertise, integrity and passion for disruptive innovation.He has co-authored multiple patent filings in the field of energy and lighting.