Anand Kalyanakrishnan — Director of Engineering
Results-driven Senior Engineering Leader with a strong record of driving large-scale product development and delivering business-critical innovations in Wireless Connectivity. Known for building, inspiring, and leading high-performing global organizations while fostering a culture of empathy, accountability, and technical excellence. Brings deep expertise across the full product lifecycle, spanning software and hardware development, automation, system integration, and validation, with leadership across both pre- and post-silicon execution. Proven in aligning engineering strategy with business objectives to deliver world-class products in complex, multi-geo environments. Leads and scales cross-functional teams of engineers, architects, and managers to accelerate execution across Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB, and Multimedia (Audio/Video) technologies on client PC and mobile platforms. Actively driving the adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to enhance existing platforms and unlock next-generation capabilities. Demonstrated success in establishing new teams and labs, strengthening vendor and customer partnerships, and delivering measurable financial and operational outcomes. Holder of a U.S. technical patent in Wireless Power Transmitter detection. Certified PMP, Scrum Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Intel Product and Security Assurance professional.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Wireless Connectivity and product development within the tech industry.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 24 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in driving large-scale product development.
- Proven track record in Wireless Connectivity innovations.
- Holder of a U.S. technical patent in Wireless Power Transmitter detection.
Work Experience
Intel Corporation
Director of Engineering (2 yrs 8 mos)
Engineering Group Manager (5 yrs 5 mos)
Senior Engineering Manager (2 yrs 11 mos)
Engineering Manager (2 yrs 9 mos)
Sasken Technologies Limited
Project Manager (3 yrs 1 mo)
Lead Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Senior Software Development Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
McAfee
Software Development Engineer (8 mos)
Speech and Software Technologies
R&D Engineer (1 yr 9 mos)
Odyssey Technologies
Software Trainee (11 mos)
Education
Senior Management Program at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
M.S at Madurai Kamaraj University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Bharathidasan University
at ERHSS
PMP at Project Management Institute