Lax Sakalkale

About Lax Sakalkale

With over 20 years of visionary leadership and execution in holistic product management and marketing of various enterprise software and hardware products, I am a seasoned executive (Sr. Dir/VP) leading biz development, product management, and solutions engineering guiding cloud solutions team and the Generative AI Product team. My cloud solutions mission is to deliver optimal performance and value for the cloud offering, cloud applications, and internal properties across all cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle, IBM Cloud, and others, leveraging the power and innovation of the system-on-chip processor-based infrastructure and the multi-cloud adoption. My Generative AI product mission is to leverage and optimize LLMs like GPT, Bard, Llama2, etc, Prompt Eng, and create innovative B2B and B2C business applications leveraging Gen-AI.My core product domains and competencies include customer relationship management, cloud computing, software product management, and alliance management, as well as a solid understanding of the needs and challenges of enterprises, MSPs, and SMBs in the digital transformation era. I have a proven track record of delivering successful and award-winning products and projects, such as Cisco Multicloud Portfolio, Enterprise Cloud Suite, CA Nimsoft Monitor, and BEA AquaLogic SOA Suite, among others, that address the market demands and opportunities in the fields of SDN, DevOps, Big Data, SaaS, and Cloud Management. I am passionate about creating and delivering products and solutions that simplify the use of Gen-AI and the multi-cloud complexities enabling customers to adopt Gen-AI and multi-cloud in a faster and easier way.

Experience

1. Chief Growth and Strategy Officer

   Infobell IT

   Jan 2023 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Lead business growth and Solution Strategy for AI, HPC and Cloud-related Product Engineering and Solutions Services with focus on AI and Cloud strategy, GPU/CPU technology usage, Confidential Computing, SoC competitive performance, AI platform and workloads performance engineering services to customers ranging from MDCs, cloud service providers, SoC chip makers, enterprises using clouds/confidential computing, and big IT solutions providers/GSIs.• Lead creating AI services, ISV performance engineering solutions, services positioning, and company business development and growth strategy• Led Cloud performance engineering for standard and confidential computing, Sandbox automation/Cost Savings GTM tools, and ISV performance solutions running on various clouds and hybrid environments• Enabled enterprise customers to select performant AI stacks/LLM models and cloud/DC infrastructure, and help with implementation methodologies yielding higher business outcomes

Education

• MIT xPRO

  Designing and Building AI Products and Services, AI-Based Products and Services - From Design to Delivery

• Santa Clara University

  MBA, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Management

• S. P. College of Engineering

  BS EE, Elecrical Engineering with Computer Software concentration

  1983 — 1987

• University of Mumbai

  BSEE, Electrical Engineering

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Big Data
• Erp
• Thought Leadership
• Paas
• Sales Enablement
• Professional Services
• Pricing Strategy
• Virtualization
• Storage
• Saas
• Mobile Devices
• Product Marketing
• Strategy
• Product Management
• Business Analysis
• Software Industry
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Middleware
• Cloud Computing
• Analytics
• Crm
• Itil
• IT Service Management
• Demand Generation
• Soa
• Iaas
• IT Strategy
• Solution Selling
• Business Alliances
• Program Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Channel Partners
• Data Center
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups