Technology and management leader, with 25 years experience in product development, commercialization, R&D technology services in system design, embedded software and semiconductors in telecom, EDA, mobile and automotive verticalsStart-up experience in product development in IoT space with successful installations at multiple sites, and enabled cloud based solutions for multi-site data aggregationExperience in managing P&L for large multi-level teams - set the vision, plan, and execute to achieve the goalsTravelled multiple times the journey from a green-field start to building a business and teams and have immense experience dealing with all stakeholders through this journey; have seen successes and setbacks and know how to maintain energy levels and focus of teams to recoverWorked in large as well as growing firms and understand the culture, the dynamics, and limitationsExpertise in change management, defining clear roles and responsibilities and achieve alignment Strong emotional quotient to know what works, when, why, and howStrong ability to prioritize under pressure situations, being multi-skilled helpsLong term thinker, ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty, and make clear actionable decisions; innate ability to simplify complex situations into simple actions that teams can execute with much higher rate of successAbility to relate with diverse functions and people and address challenges; can easily relate to larger groups in less timeEnjoy playing chess, guitar and teaching young minds