Experience

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  ACL Digital

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • VP Engineering

    • May 2019 - Mar 2022
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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  Wafer Space

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Founder and CEO

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2022
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    (Wafer Space was acquired by ACL Digital in 2019)• Built a highly differentiated company with intensive knowledge in Chip Design, Embedded Software and Hardware.• Engineered long term relationships with many of the major semiconductor companies and Automotive Tier1’s.• Executed many highly complex turnkey projects with a steadfast focus on quality.• Hired only the best engineering talent which resulted in a world class engineering team.• Developed a unique culture which nurtured creativity, innovation and continuous learning.

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  Rapid Bridge | QThink IC Design

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • General Manager/Country Head

    • Oct 2007 - Jul 2011
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    (Rapidbridge was acquired by Qualcomm in 2011)• Headed Operations for India, managing its P&L and growth in the Indian market.• Managed Profit and Loss, business development and all aspects of operations.• Technically managed multiple internal projects. Hands on technical leadership.

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  QThink IC Design

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Senior Manager

    • May 2006 - Sep 2007
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    • Hired, trained and managed a team of engineers in India, which successfully delivered on multiple client projects and subsequently, received multi year repeat business from the client.• Provided project and technical leadership and management and effectively executed on multiple client projects.

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  Intel Oregon, USA

  • Lead Engineer

    • May 2005 - Apr 2006

    • Project and Team Lead, drove execution of projects across multiple teams.

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  Synopsys, Oregon USA

  • Senior Engineer - Product Design and Development

    • Sep 1997 - Apr 2005

    • Expertise in building new software products; • Involved in all phases of product development - from market research through launch.• Played key role on multiple teams responsible for developing the highly successful Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) models, which have a large market share.• Involved in technical training of new engineers and leading teams.• Implemented constrained random verification environments to verify Synopsys Intellectual property.