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Product leader for industry leading VR/AR/AI-powered simulation software for training, certification, operations, field-services and other needs in manufacturing, healthcare and education. Leveraging 3D simulation (VR/AR, CAD/CAE), learning engineering and AI/ML (vision & conversation) technologies. - No-code/Low-code Author/Publish/Evaluate platform for XR/AI-powered content (HyperSkill)- As Principal Investigator, won prestigious grant funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Institute of Education Sciences (US Dept. of Ed) and led project teams- Experience with a wide variety of AI/ML technologies for voice and vision, including both real world and synthetic datasets, annotation, training, deployment and monitoring across multiple cloud and edge platforms - Experience leading a wide variety of software projects from data warehouses and BI solutions to games, simulations and apps. - New product R&D, market opportunity analysis, product management and growth strategies- Delivered collaborative simulation environment for composite structures (e.g. wind turbines) with funding from DMDII (transition of DARPA AVM program - Adaptive Vehicle Make). - Developed games for physics and social emotion learning, as part of DARPA Engage program (via subcontract from UCLA CRESST). Collected 20 million game actions from 250K test subjects.- Developed SimPhysics, a free game with 50+ games and nearly 400 levels which has been downloaded over 125K times. Users have logged millions of actions.- Developed a 3D surgical suturing medical simulation with funding from Qatar Foundation.- Developed SmartInsurance, award winning free app for personalized insurance recommendations. - Developed Kindertouch, a free mobile engagement platform for personalization of early learning via parent engagement.

- Led product vision & strategy for the initial launch and two successful releases of MotionSolve, world's leading multibody simulation engine.- Defined product requirements and priorities based on business goals, competitive analyses and market research. - Helped acquire top tier customers in US, Asia and Europe including Toyota, Porsche & General Motors to create a multi-million dollar revenue stream.- Led cross functional global teams of 50+ engineers for development, testing, support and marketing.- Built new team from scratch in Bangalore with world-class talent.

- Supported global sales efforts at over 50 companies in 10 countries with presentations, software expertise and projects. - Helped win the first three customers for alpha-stage new product. Developed new processes for global field staff. - Pioneered the use of knowledge management tools such as forum and wiki.- Conducted user-experience studies and recommended changes.- Developed marketing strategy and business plan for motion software portfolio with over $2M annual revenue.- Developed software using C++ to maximize data portability across multiple third party software products.

- Led team to train over 300 engineers from Ford, General Motors, Chrysler and other companies in simulation driven design, optimization and risk analysis.- Supported international offices in training and support tasks. - Recruited new team members.