Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Driving global developer events as part of Intel’s HQ team and leading the OpenVINO DevCon workshop series across ASMO, PRC, APJ, and Taiwan, delivering 22 sessions overall, including 8 in the US in 2025. Introduced gamification, participation certificates, and contests to boost engagement and enhance the attendee experience.
• Spearhead the Global Intel Software Innovator Program, scaling a community of top AI and IoT developers; lead strategy, execution, KPIs, and end-to-end community management. Innovators delivered 45+ projects on AI PC, driving early adoption and showcasing real-world use cases. Additionally, I lead the Student Ambassador Program.
• Drive alignment and execution of technical content at the top 10 AI developer events globally — including CVPR, PyTorch Conference, KubeCon, NeurIPS, and MS Build, nominated to lead this swimlane by a cross-division forum comprising CCG-ECG, OCTO, and SMG-GMG.
• Support the Intel Solution Builders team, enabling strategic partner and customer engagements.
• Own content strategy for the global AI Innovation Newsletter and nurture campaigns for OpenVINO, Edge, and AI PC, improving engagement and retention across developer segments.
• Received the 2H’24 Customer Excellence Group Recognition Award from Intel CTO Greg Levander for leading the cross-division Developer Leadership Swimlane, representing ECG, achieving developer engagement growth from 1.5M to 2M.
• Built and scaled high-impact developer programs, including training, product NPS surveys, the Awesome OpenVINO GitHub repo, community events and contests. Served as a judge for multiple competitions, presented at numerous conferences.
• Managed contractual workers, agencies, and vendors across multiple continents.
• Represent Intel as a Blue Crew Ambassador, building and nurturing high-impact relationships.

Apr 2019 – Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• As an IOT Developer Programs and Evangelism lead for Asia Pacific and Japan, drove developer enabling activities for Edge AI, OpenVINO, Edge Insights for Industrial, Edge Software Hub, VPro and AMT, Intel Connected Logistics Platform, Media SDK and MARS, conducted and led various multilingual F2F technical events in English, Japanese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean and Hindi. Actively engaged in driving inclusion and diversity and supporting women in tech.
• Driving and leading IoT developer events such as industry trade shows, customer specific training, workshops, disclosures etc.
• Providing expertise to and receive support from a globally distributed team and provide training to allow them to broadly support commercial IoT, Computer Vision, Retail, Smart Buildings/Cities, and Medical & Transportation developer engagements
• Working cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, designers, marketing, and sales
• Driving developer acquisition, conversion to business opportunities, and value exchange expansion through various developer and partner programs
• Conducted and led various high touch customer focused technical events and workshops in APJ countries including Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam
• Enabling various ISVs in area of AI and Deep Learning using the OpenVINO Toolkit and led Tiger Lake early access program for ISVs in APJ
• Managing third parties, contractual workers, vendors, event management and collaborations
• Driving the creation and adoption of technical documentation, labs, demonstrations, and product prototypes and publishing editorial insight to positively influence Industrial IoT solution developers to support Intel technology

Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 · 8 mos

• As a member of the global Internet of Things (IoT) developer program team, providing industry thought leadership and technical expertise in the area of commercial IoT through, but not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Creation of certification courses, technical documentation, labs, demonstrations, product prototypes and publish editorial insight to positively influence Industrial IoT solution developers to support Intel technology
• Leading IoT developer events such as industry trade shows, customer specific training, workshops, disclosures etc. in APJ countries
• Providing expertise to and receive support from a globally distributed team and provide training to allow them to broadly support commercial IoT, Computer Vision, Retail, Smart Buildings/Cities, and Medical & Transportation developer engagements
• Managing a very flexible works schedule that includes significant global travel and coordinating work across multiple time zones

Mar 2013 – Jun 2018 · 5 yrs 3 mos

• Awarded as a top Intel Innovator in 2016 and 2017 globally. I contributed to a range of cutting-edge technologies and projects, including Intel Galileo, Intel Edison, Tinytile, Arduino 101, UpSquared board, NUC, and Intel RealSense. Presented at leading conferences and led Commercial IoT Workshops across India, training hundreds of developers. I had the privilege of being part of this elite global developer community and later leading this global program at Intel.
• Intel Software Innovators share key traits:
• Expertise: Highly skilled in specialized areas such as AI and IoT
• Engaging Speaker: A dynamic public speaker, capable of inspiring and effectively engaging with developers, while addressing their queries and needs.
• Innovative Work: Led forward-thinking, inventive applications and projects built on Intel architecture, showcasing and discussing them with developers at a deep level.

Apr 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Worked on the company's topmost priority project, invented, and implemented top 3 priority areas. Upon joining the R&D unit, I identified critical flaws in the two-year development of the top-priority project. I convinced the board that the solution lacked accuracy and was bound to fail, which resulted in its immediate cancellation. I then introduced and implemented a cost-effective, 100% accurate sensor-based solution.
• Invented, created PCBs, tested, and implemented an effective system for finding the exact position and direction for Elevators (including high rise-high speed) and a system for finding door status for KONE Modernization Overlay
• Recognized by the Head of R&D unit as a change agent
• Elevator UX: Developed sensor-based theme lighting systems with circadian rhythm integration for enhancing elevator user experience
• Worked cross-functionally with directors, engineers, product managers, UI, UX, designers, and factory, lab, and simulator environments
• R&D: Developed prototypes for Facial Recognition access for Penthouse Elevators, hand gesture controls for elevators, detecting elevator load and user distance from elevators using AI, access and control regarding A&C elevator doors
• Evaluated elevator and escalator failure cases and provided technical expertise to team to prevent them and created prototypes for solving failures

May 2016 – Apr 2017 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Architected the Internet of Things and NFC-based product for HealthCare solutions
• Developed solutions with sensors and hardware programming, implemented Web APIs for
• IoT applications with Microsoft Azure

Mar 2016 – May 2016 · 2 mos

• Introduced students to the latest developments in the tech industry, and conducted workshops to provide hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies including IoT, Realsense, and LeapMotion.
• Fostered an interactive learning environment, blending traditional teaching with innovative tech demonstrations.

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• As a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), I am recognized as a technology expert with a deep passion for sharing knowledge with the community. Constantly at the forefront of innovation, I thrive on exploring new, cutting-edge technologies. My expertise spans Microsoft products and services, and I am skilled at integrating diverse platforms, products, and solutions to address real-world challenges effectively. As an MVP, I collaborate with like-minded professionals, and moderate various Microsoft communities, continuously pushing the boundaries of what's possible in technology.
• I had the privilege of gaining early access to Windows IoT and Intel Galileo, where I collaborated with Microsoft for six months to develop and present India’s first-ever IoT demo at the Microsoft Azure Conference in Pune, 2015. The system utilized weather data, soil data through IoT sensors, and predictive analytics on Azure cloud to predict the optimal crops for maximum yield.

Mar 2013 – Mar 2016 · 3 yrs

• Developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) utilizing the 3D camera technology to enhance driver and road safety.
• Selected among the Top 50 Startups in the Government of India's Digital India Challenge.
• Invited by the Government of India to the IIM Ahmedabad campus for mentorship and strategic guidance.
• Achieved 100% accuracy in detecting driver drowsiness in real time.
• Designed a system capable of detecting accidents by sensing sudden movements and assessing severity.
• Implemented an automated SOS messaging feature that alerts the nearest police station with the vehicle's location upon accident detection.
• The startup was ahead of its time, as similar implementations have only started gaining adoption by top car manufacturers in the last few years.
• While our team's technical expertise was strong, we faced business strategy and scaling challenges. Realizing this, I pivoted by leaving the startup to gain business acumen and leadership experience. I then worked at major global companies, leading large-scale projects with diverse stakeholders, and now bring a blend of technical and strategic expertise.

Nov 2011 – Mar 2016 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Kolkata

• Developed numerous projects for the web, IoT, apps, and games, using a variety of SDKs
• and APIs.
• Organized and drove workshops and training events on various technologies including IoT,
• Realsense, Blockchain, App development, and Azure
• Developed software for both desktop and mobile operating systems including Windows,
• Firefox, Tizen, and Android
• Collaborated with developer communities and maker spaces supporting various development
• activities on emerging technology