Headline

Engineering Leader | Driving Scalable AI/ML-Driven Product Innovation Globally | Startup Founder, CTO | IIM-B

About

“A leader’s job is to look into the future and see the organization not as it is, but as it can become.” - Jack Welch I'm a "hands-on" Engineering Leader and Technology Strategist with 24+ years of global experience delivering innovative, scalable solutions and aligning technology initiatives with business goals. I excel at driving innovation, accelerating time-to-market, and building high-performing teams that deliver immense business value. Focus Areas 🔹Innovation at Scale: Architecting solutions in healthcare, robotics, and enterprise systems using AI/ML, cloud-native architectures, and automation. 🔹Technology Strategy: Leading modernization and strategic transformations to ensure scalability, resilience, and market leadership. 🔹Team Leadership: Building and mentoring high-performing teams by fostering trust, collaboration, and continuous learning. 🔹Faster Time-to-Market: Championing agile execution to deliver high-quality solutions on time. 🔹Business Value Delivery: Bridging technology and business strategy to achieve measurable outcomes and fuel growth. Key Achievements ✅Accelerated Product Launches: Reduced delivery cycles for multi-platform solutions via agile processes and optimized workflows. ✅Innovative Healthcare Systems: Designed robotic medical devices, AI-driven diagnostics, and interoperable platforms. ✅High-Performing Teams: Built and led global teams across India, USA, and Europe to deliver mission-critical projects. ✅Modernized Legacy Applications: Led cloud-native transformations with AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps, enhancing scalability. ✅People-Focused Leadership: Drove team growth, engagement, and retention through mentorship and empowerment. Leadership Philosophy I believe leadership and innovation power business transformation. My approach focuses on: Empowering People: Unlocking potential through mentorship and shared success. Driving Collaboration: Building teams that thrive on ownership and accountability. Continuous Improvement: Encouraging adaptability and innovation to stay ahead of market needs. Decision Making: Take decent decisions and put my heart and soul to make them great. What Drives Me I'm passionate about solving complex customer challenges through scalable solutions. Delivering technology-driven products, services and solutions that enhance value, and drive growth, fuels my work. Let’s Collaborate If you're looking for a strategic leader who can align technology, people, and execution to drive innovation, accelerate time-to-market, and deliver business value, let’s connect! sameer.navaratna (at) gmail.com

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

cursor

github copilot

langchain

mcp

Work experience

General Manager, Research & Development at Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd., Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Leading Transasia’s R&D initiatives, I drive end-to-end innovation and product strategy for next-generation IVD devices and minimally invasive robotic solutions. My role encompasses defining technical direction, aligning cross-disciplinary engineering teams, and pioneering advanced technology adoption across software, hardware, and embedded systems. Key Initiatives and Achievements: 6-DOF Robotics for Minimally Invasive Interventions: Spearheaded the design and development of a 6 Degrees of Freedom robotic system for precision-guided interventions, leveraging stereo vision for accuracy and safety. Human-Machine Interface & System Integration: Led the development of integrated HMI solutions, application software, and embedded interfaces that harmonize complex robotic operations with intuitive user experiences. Cross-Platform Innovation: Established cross-functional collaboration between AI, Computer Vision, and embedded systems teams, fostering a seamless workflow that accelerated product release cycles and enhanced quality assurance.

Senior Architect at GE Healthcare, Dec 2020 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Software Architecture, Design & Development | Micro-Services Architecture | Common Clinical Software Engineering Platform | Global Diagnostics X-Ray Engineering | DICOM & HL7 | AI Applications for X-Ray Image based Clinical Diagnosis

Startup Founder & Chief Technology Officer at various, Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As Founder/Co-Founder/CTO, I led transformative growth in multiple verticals, driving ventures from concept to commercialization through strategic Fund Raising, Team Building, and Product Innovation. Delivered solutions across FinTech, EdTech, Consumer Internet, and Creator Economy spaces. Gigsy: Built a creator-centric subscription platform combining elements of Facebook, Patreon, and Gumroad for the Indian market. Grew the user base to 22K MAUs, with over 200 creators onboarded. Architected and scaled the platform with a core team of 8 engineers, utilizing MERN stack on AWS. Integrated video streaming with YouTube Private/Vimeo, Razorpay payments, and launched "Gigsy Galaxy," a suite of mobile apps for branded creator experiences - over 7 apps live on Google Play Store & Apple Store. VidyaSkool: Developed an EdTech platform enabling K12 students to access learning content online and offline. Partnered with Smt. Vidya P. Hanchinmani Pre-University College & Hanchinmani Classes, reaching 10K+ students during the COVID-19 pandemic through tab-based SD-card solutions. TopperTest: Built a Test Prep platform for competitive exams preparation, and integrated it with VidyaSkool offerings. FutureFocus: Founded a personal financial planning service, serving 350+ families and managing over ₹40 Crores in assets. Built a technology platform leveraging BSE StAR MF platform for Financial Advisors.

Software Architect at Philips HealthTech, Nov 2011 - Jan 2018 · 6 yrs 3 mos, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore, Software Architect, MR Serviceability @ Philips HealthTech, Bangalore, India. [April 1, 2013 onwards] Software Architect, Enterprise Imaging Informatics @ Philips HealthTech, Bangalore, India. [November 16, 2011 - March 31, 2013] Responsible for software architecture, maintaining design consistency between versions of iSite/IntelliSpace PACS, investigating escalated incidents from customers, technical solutions to customer complaints, and innovation projects as part of the CSI (Customer Satisfaction & Innovation) Organization based out of Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore.

Senior Systems Specialist at GE Healthcare, Dec 2009 - Nov 2011 · 2 yrs, Leading the Voxtool (3D Visualization Platform within AW - Advanced Medical Diagnostic Review Workstation) development from Bangalore.

Education

PG Programme in Machine Learning & AI, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

GMITE: General Management Program for IT Executives, General Management, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore