Sukesh TM

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Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India23 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Led large-scale engineering teams across multiple countries.
  • Delivered significant cost savings through innovative engineering solutions.
  • Pioneered advanced AI-powered imaging features for major clients.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Embedded Systems and AI-driven product innovation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical LeadershipProduct Management

Other Skills

Business StrategyTechnical VisionArtificial Intelligence (AI)Mobile ApplicationsTeam DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentPeople ManagementTimelinesGenerative AIProblem SolvingSystems DesignDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Agile MethodologiesHiring

About

Technology & Engineering Executive with 26+ years of global leadership experience across India, Korea, the U.S., China, and Europe. I specialize in scaling large engineering organizations (200+), driving platform innovation, and delivering complex NPIs across embedded systems, AI/ML, OS, camera systems, and cloud platforms. I have led the development of globally commercialized technologies including Samsung S-Voice (→ Bixby), Android multimedia frameworks, BLE stack, and a commercial-grade low-footprint OS deployed across phones, TVs, POS systems, PTT, KidsOS, and resource-constrained devices. At Radisys, I’ve delivered measurable, high-impact outcomes: 50% RAM footprint reduction → major BOM cost savings 30% engineering productivity improvement through AI-assisted workflows 60% COPQ reduction 70% faster QA cycles via large-scale automation 300% higher platform stability with advanced stress frameworks At Samsung, I built and led one of the largest Android multimedia and connectivity teams: Scaled org from 1 → 200+ engineers Led 400+ global engineers for S-Voice (Bixby precursor) Drove platform features shipped on 120M+ devices annually Commercialized the first BLE stack on Android, enabling 1,300+ ecosystem partners My leadership approach is rooted in: Platform Thinking & Architecture Leadership AI-driven modernization & quality transformation Ecosystem expansion & cross-functional alignment Building high-performance global teams Driving STRAP/AOP technology strategy Actively exploring opportunities in VP / SVP Engineering, CPO, Head of Engineering, and Platform/Product Leadership roles where I can drive large-scale transformation, innovation pipelines, and multi-product portfolio execution.

Experience

23 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Radisys india private ltd

2 roles

Sr Director of Engineering/Technology

Promoted

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Impact & Engineering Excellence
  • Reduced RAM footprint by 50%, enabling significant BOM reduction and delivering
  • competitive advantage in cost-sensitive markets.
  • Improved engineering productivity by 30% and reduced COPQ by 60% by deploying Co-
  • Pilot–based AI-assisted development workflows.
  • Accelerated QA validation cycles by 70% through large-scale automation across functional,
  • regression, and stability suites.
  • Enhanced platform stability by 300% over competitors by introducing advanced stresstesting
  • frameworks (MTBF, Monkey, Locust).
  • Enabled rapid portfolio expansion by institutionalizing Systems Thinking, reducing effort to
  • spin up new product variants.
  • Strategy, Leadership & Organisation
  • Partnered with stakeholders to define 3-year technology vision, STRAP plan, and platform level
  • OKRs.
  • Led multi-site engineering across India.
  • Built and scaled cross-functional teams across UX, Apps, Multimedia, Connectivity, Systems
  • Engineering, QA, DevOps & Security.
  • Product & Platform Delivery
  • Led full-lifecycle NPI for a memory-efficient embedded OS—concept → architecture →
  • engineering → validation → commercialization.
  • Delivered OS variants across Phones, PTT Devices, POS Terminals, Smart TVs, KidsOS, and
  • Multimedia Devices.
  • Collaborated with OEMs to co-create spin-off product lines, enabling new revenue streams
  • and faster market penetration.
  • Strengthened cross-site vendor and stakeholder collaboration, improving release
  • predictability and reducing integration time.
  • Established a high-performing innovation team driving next-gen product incubation and
  • internal IP creation.
  • Key Highlights
  • ✓ Commercial-grade OS for resource-constrained devices
  • ✓ Strong innovation pipeline aligned with long-term product strategy
  • ✓ Multi-product portfolio expansion and ecosystem acceleration
Business StrategyTechnical VisionArtificial Intelligence (AI)Mobile ApplicationsTeam DevelopmentCross-functional Team Leadership+30

Director Of Technology

Apr 2021Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Creating Awesome Products
Business StrategyTechnical VisionStakeholder ManagementBuilding World Class TeamsMobile ApplicationsTeam Development+34

Borqs technologies, inc.

Sr Principal Engineer

Aug 2015Apr 2021 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Established Camera Tuning Lab; built Camera Engineering Team from scratch.
  • Owned and scaled platform team
  • Owned end-to-end camera subsystem for multiple smartphone NPIs.
  • Delivered advanced AI-powered imaging features: Bokeh, Face Beauty, Skin Tone,
  • Relighting), that opened new solution opportunities and attracted major clients (Juniper,
  • Avva, Ecom, Sonim, Emblem)
  • Managed full product & program management with vendors, chipset partners & OEMs.
  • Shipped multiple commercial smartphones across global markets.
  • Key Achievements:
  • ✓ Attracted major clients (Juniper, Avva, Sonim, Ecom) with advanced imaging solutions
  • ✓ Strategic vendor negotiation & partner ecosystem expansion
Building World Class TeamsBusiness StrategyData AnalysisTechnical VisionTeam DevelopmentProgram Management+32

Samsung r&d institute india - bangalore private limited

Engineering Group Manager

Dec 2008Aug 2015 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India · On-site

  • Responsible for Android Multimedia features
  • Led global launch of Samsung S-Voice → Bixby managing 400+ engineers across
  • geographies.
  • Scaled Android Multimedia organization from 1 → 200+ engineers, driving platform
  • ownership for Samsung Android devices shipped globally across 120M+ units annually.
  • Delivered first-ever BLE stack commercialization on Android.
  • Developed multiple IPs: Multi-video decode, Image editor, Wi-Fi Direct stack, OpenMax IL
  • components, Smooth Streaming etc.
  • Oversaw cross-cultural teams across India, U.S., Korea, China, Poland.
  • Key Achievements:
  • ✓ One of the very few to get selected for Global Mobility Program to work from Korea
  • ✓ Built two large-scale engineering teams from scratch (Multimedia, Connectivity)
  • ✓ Pioneered Samsung’s Android multimedia commercialization
Multi-cultural Team ManagementTeam DevelopmentPeople ManagementTechnical LeadershipSystems DesignDomain-Driven Design (DDD)+8

Amd

Member Technical Staff Software

Dec 2005Dec 2008 · 3 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

  • Developed OpenMax Stack for audio and video components.
  • Contributed to Khronos group for openMax IL component development.
Technical VisionArchitectureProject PlansProduct DevelopmentTimelinesProblem Solving+14

Lg soft india

System Analyst

Jun 2005Dec 2005 · 6 mos

Problem SolvingDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Defining RequirementsSoftware ArchitectureCode RefactoringLeadership+1

Motorola india electronics limited

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2003Jun 2005 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Problem SolvingSystems DesignDomain-Driven Design (DDD)Software ArchitectureCritical Thinking

Education

MIT Professional Education

Executive MBA — Advanced Program in Technology Leadership & Innovation

Dec 2024Nov 2025

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Chief Product Officer (CPO) — Product Leadership

Dec 2023Nov 2024

The University of Chicago Graham School

The Postgraduate program in data science and machine learning

Jan 2018Jan 2018

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

BE - Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Jan 1993Jan 1997

Mountain View School,Chickmagalur

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