T. R. Ramachandran

About T. R. Ramachandran

Multi-faceted, senior executive with deep expertise across general management, product and program management, engineering, new product introduction, and operations as well as marketing and business development - spanning ~25 years delivering complex, market-leading solutions (ICs, Firmware, Software, Systems). Played a key leadership role in the transformation of LSI into a profitable ~$2.5B company serving top Networking & Storage OEMs, helping pave the way for LSI\'s $6.6B sale to Avago (Broadcom). Founded & led innovative, consumer cloud software startup (Kanvz) in social/digital web space; team was acqui-hired. Led Product for Velodyne, launching market-leading lidar sensors & securing major Automotive design wins instrumental to successful ~$1.6B IPO. Successfully led Product, Marketing & Business Development for Cepton, securing largest ADAS lidar series production win in the industry at the time and instrumental in ~$1.5B IPO. Initially CPO and then COO at AEye, driving multiple product launches, and major product improvements and cost reductions. Successfully built collaborative go-to-market partnerships with several major automotive Tier 1s during my time in the lidar industry. Currently lead a team responsible for the launches of successive generations of Google\'s state-of-the-art technical infrastructure used by all Google Product Areas. Have a stellar track record of developing competitive strategies and product roadmaps, building skilled global teams & consistently delivering on complex, end-to-end product launches, as well as product qualification & ramps at global factories. Highly analytical & adept at communicating effectively at investor/BOD/CXO level, within large orgs, with customers, partners, suppliers and industry and financial analysts. Widely respected for leadership, technical knowledge, collaboration, communication & operational skills.Strengths• Engineering and program management• New product introduction & operations• Product management and business development • Marketing and communications• Customer, partner, and supplier engagement• General management and entrepreneurship• Fundraising; investor marketing• Financial (P&L) & expense/cost management• Building high-performance, global teams

Experience

1. Senior Director, Infrastructure Acceleration

   Google

   Feb 2025 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

   Responsible for the planning and deployment of Google\'s AI/ML infrastructure globally, and for driving acceleration of those deployments via new ML datacenter architectures and processes.

Education

• University of Southern California

  Ph. D., Materials Science

• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  B. Tech., Metallurgical/Materials Engineering

Skills

• Business Strategy
• Organizational Development
• Customer Engagement
• New Product Introduction
• Management
• Social Media
• Hbas
• Software
• Manufacturing
• Semiconductors
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Writing/Blogging
• Organizational Design
• Supplier Quality Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Transformation
• Asic
• Enterprise Software
• Digital Media
• Web 2.0
• Product Development
• Business Intelligence
• Nanotechnology
• Product Management
• Customer Support
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Assps
• Strategy
• Product Quality
• Global Management