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AI * Product | Ex-Nvidia | IIITH’12

About

Problem Solver at Heart, and always up for new challenges. Product Leader with 12+ years of experience spanning EdTech, IoT, and semiconductor industries. I am passionate about creating and delivering innovative, impactful solutions for hard to solve problems 💡

Location

Hyderabad

AI stack

claude

cursor

langchain

lovable

openai

claudecode

Work experience

Senior Product Manager - AI at Highspot, Nov 2025 - Present · 10 mos, Hyderabad

Head of Product at NxtWave, Nov 2023 - Oct 2025 · 2 yrs, On-site, Cross-team leader driving product strategy and roadmaps across product, tech & design, hosting insider podcasts and mega-workshops, delivering AI-first experiences that cut churn and power product-led growth.

Lead, Product - Academy at NxtWave, Apr 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, At NxtWave, we are on a mission to bridge the gap between industry & academia by rapidly building industry-relevant skills in people. ‍ For the first time in India, we’ve introduced Industry-Ready Certification (IRC) which represents your industry readiness. We’ve designed programs to help anyone gear up for 4.0 Revolution!

Founding Team - Lead, Product and IoT Solutions at CyberEye Research Labs & Security Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Jan 2018 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Led product strategy and development for enterprise IoT solutions: - Owned complete product lifecycle for IoT solutions serving government and enterprise clients including Microchip, Cyient, and Indian Army - Conceptualized and delivered India's largest private LoRaWAN network spanning 25,000+ sq. km - Built and executed go-to-market strategies for IoT products across different market segments - Established partnerships with key technology providers and system integrators - Represented company as keynote speaker at international events including Things Conference and Microchip Masters Conference

Product Development - IoT Solutions at iB Hubs, Aug 2014 - Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Hyderabad Area, India, Led product development and go-to-market strategy for IoT education solutions: - Conceptualized and launched Octabrix, an innovative IoT Maker kit for education - Built and scaled IoT training program reaching students across India - Led hardware product development integrating various sensors (Motion, Pressure, Humidity, etc.) - Established partnerships with educational institutions for product adoption Key Achievements: - Successfully conducted 100+ IoT bootcamps/workshops - Developed complete IoT curriculum and training materials

ASIC Design Engineer at NVIDIA, Jul 2012 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Hyderabad Area, India, Contributed to product development of NVIDIA's Tegra processor line: - Led system-level verification for critical IP blocks including USB 2.0/3.0 and GPIO - Owned complete verification workflow from test plan development to coverage closure - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve micro-architecture and design - Developed and implemented comprehensive test strategies for complex IP blocks

Education

B.tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering, International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)

Intermediate, MPC, Sri Chaitanya College of Education