Ramki Ramakrishnan

Vice President of Operations

Balbix

Dec 2019 - Current (6 years 7 months)

Balbix is the world’s leading cybersecurity posture automation company. The Balbix Security Cloud uses AI and automation to reinvent how the world’s leading organizations reduce breach risk. With Balbix, security teams can now accurately inventory their cloud and on-premise assets, conduct risk-based vulnerability management, and quantify their cyber risk in monetary terms. Manage business operations, SaaS vendor management, IT Operations and Compliances for the company.

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Executive Vice President Of Operations

Enlighted Inc a Siemens Company

Dec 2015 - Dec 2019 (4 years 1 month)

Managed Supply Chain, Global Logistics and Business Operations with manufacturing in China and Thailand with teams in US and India. Enlighted is the leader in providing the most advanced digital Commercial and Industrial IoT sensor technology and analytics platform for smart buildings to Fortune 500 companies around the globe. Cloud-based IoT application analytics platform offers data ranging from Space Utilization, Asset Tracking (Real Time Location Services/Indoor Way Finding), HVAC and Security services. Products - An Advanced digital sensory connected devices platform of IoT sensors and wireless gateways for smart buildings around the globe with Analytics offering occupancy, Indoor Way Finding (RTLS), and Security services. Managed G

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Vice President, Supply Chain and Customer Operations

Coho Data

Mar 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 10 months)

Managed Customer, Supply Chain and Business Operations, and was on the Board of Directors for Coho Data, India Investors - Andreessen Horowitz, HP and Intel Developed and maintained a subsidiary in India to perform Dev, Test/QA, and support. Provided hybrid, all flash, HDD capacity tier storage products from concept to General Availability. Delivered NVMe/SSD Flash Storage and Hybrid solutions combined with SDN switch for private and public cloud providers. * Assured private cloud security and scale at public cloud storage price point by managing HW development and releasing of two generations of Scale-Out storage for Data centers. * Reduced SDN switch and multi-terabyte storage products’ COGS by 30% by effectively negotiating pricing of

Vice President, Operations

Infoblox

Jan 2008 - Dec 2013 (6 years)

Investors - Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Captial and Big basin Partners Products - DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management, and Automated Network Control and Security Infrastructure Appliances (Virtual and Hardware). Delivered hardware (High availability and fault-tolerant systems), Global SCM, NPI, Program, Project Management, Cost controls, Product Lifecycle, Global fulfillment, and Logistics with manufacturing in the US, China and Taiwan. Brought up and managed Global distribution centers and teams. * Built and scaled Operations from early stage Pre-IPO to a successful IPO in April 2012 (NYSE - BLOX). * Accomplished $15M/Qtr to ~$100M+/Qtr with $20M+/qtr in COGS and OpEx with Inventory Turns of about 12 by using LEAN Mfg principles. * Increase

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Vice President, Operations and Support

Ankeena Networks 3 Leaf Systems

Jan 2008 - Current (18 years 6 months)

Executive Consultant for Operations and Support Ankeena Networks (Media/Content Streaming - Acquired by Juniper Networks). Investors - Clearstone Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund 3Leaf Systems (Data Center Virtualization for Compute and Memory using custom ASIC solution). Investors - Intel Capital, Storm Ventures and Alloy Ventures Set up overall Manufacturing and Business Operations strategies to build Virtualization server products and Ankeena Networks's OEM based Media delivery solutions.

Vice President, Hardware Operations

Citrix

Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (3 years)

Products covered: SSL/VPN, Access Gateway, GSLB/Application Accelerators, App Firewall and WAN Optimization systems (Nasdaq: CTXS). Released multiple new products while supporting three generation of products through Produce life cycle, Implemented supplier quality engineering organization and improved field quality of hardware products. Products - Access Gateway, Application Acceleration and Firewall, and WAN Optimization Managed hardware, manufacturing in the US, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Netherlands, Global Procurement and regional sourcing, SCM, Global logistics and fulfillment centers in multiple countries, and 24X7 Customer support teams in the US, Ireland, and India. * Managed $15M/Qtr to $75M/Qtr rev with >75% (~6% increase i

Global Supply Chain Management

Cisco Systems

Jan 2003 - Dec 2006 (4 years)

As part of Global Supply Chain Management team, managed ASICs and FPGA suppliers on technology selection and business solutions, COT Products and Test, and Component Supplier Quality Engineering groups. Played a key role in identifying and selecting process technologies and suppliers for ASICs and FPGAs and in the award of designs covering all the Business Units. * Managed ASICs and FPGA Commodity and Customer Owned Tooling Products Test teams. * Supported ASICs and FPGA business needs through end of life (~$1.5B+ yearly spend). * Established Component Supplier Quality Engineering group and implemented Closed loop corrective actions to improve component DPPM levels covering all Business Units. * Worked on Make vs. Buy decisions in the se

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Chief Operating Officer

MobileWise

Jan 2002 - Dec 2003 (2 years)

Investors - Silicom Ventures and Private Investors Products - "Wire-Free" charging pads for Consumer electronics (mobile) products. Managed Support, mfg and field operations. * Delivered microcontroller based ASICs for "Wire-free" power delivery products. * Developed business partnerships with the US, Samsung, LG and accessory manufacturers.

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Vice President, Manufacturing and Field Operations

OptiMight Communications acquired by FutureWeiHuaWei

Jan 2000 - Dec 2002 (3 years)

Investors - Redpoint and Venrock Products - Ultra Long-Haul Optical Networking products for Carriers * Developed manufacturing strategy for 1.6Tbit Long Haul Optical Transport systems. * Built 80 wavelengths 4000KM carrier class systems for testing at ATT and MCI. * Reduced the cost by 30%, $10M to $7M for 4000KM 80 wavelengths, transport systems. * Involved in the M&A of OptiMight by FutureWei (a subsidiary of Huawei).

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Vice President, Operations

Corona Networks

Jan 1999 - Dec 2000 (2 years)

Investors - NEA Ventures, Ignite Venture Partners and Alliance Ventures. Products - IP Services Switches for Service Providers. Managed Engineering services, HW manufacturing, SCM, IT and Facilities. * Involved in the development and manufacturing of Carrier-class IP Services Switch. * Negotiated and entered into contracts for engineering consultants from India for IP.

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Vice President, Operations

FlowWise Networks acquired by Network Equipment Technologies

Jan 1997 - Dec 1999 (3 years)

Investors - Venrock Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Alta Partners. Products - Multi-Layer IP Switch using custom Switch Fabric ASICs. Managed in-house designed ASICs based system manufacturing and supply chain management. * Manufactured ASICs (Seiko Epson and NEC) and Gigabit multilayer switches. * Reduced the COGS by 20% to maintain >75% margins.

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Director of Manufacturing Operations

Lexar Media spin off from Cirrus Logic

Jan 1995 - Dec 1997 (3 years)

Products - Flash Memory Controllers, Enterprise/Consumer Electronics Memory Modules (Nasdaq: LEXR) - Acquired by Micron Technology * Managed COT operations for IC Chips (TSMC and UMC) and flash modules (Celestica). * Managed flash suppliers (Samsung and Toshiba) on SCM matters to meet end product needs.

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