Ganesh Raman

Engineering & Product Leader - Asset Intelligence & Industrial AI

About Me

Engineering & Product Leader with 12+ years of experience building and scaling data- and cloud-driven products in enterprise environments. Proven track record of taking complex, domain-heavy technology from early concept to production, customer adoption, and scalable go-to-market. Experienced in bootstrapping and scaling AI- and data-centric platforms, shaping SaaS and platform business models, and leading cross-functional teams across engineering, product, and commercial functions. Known for combining deep technical judgment with clear product thinking, execution discipline, and business outcomes.

Experience

Engineering & Product Leader - Asset Intelligence & Industrial AI

Hottinger Brüel & Kjær

Sept 2021 - Present

Hottinger Brüel & Kjær

Current focus: Portfolio & Product Ownership

• Bootstrapped and scaled a new Asset Intelligence and Industrial AI portfolio, taking products from early concept through production, customer deployment, and go-to-market.

• Led the creation and launch of Monitor360, establishing core platforms, product foundations, and delivery models designed for long-term scale.

• Owned strategy, architecture, and execution end to end, spanning hands-on development, systems and platform design, and customer-facing outcomes.

• Drove the transition from project-led delivery to product-led growth by building reusable platforms and repeatable product capabilities.

• Partnered with sales and marketing to shape GTM strategy, support early adoption, and expand HBK’s in-process software position.

• Acted as the de facto technology owner for Asset Intelligence initiatives, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform evolution.

• Earlier (foundation roles): built and led software platform teams that established cloud-native foundations for multiple in-process digital products.

• Defined digital business models, pricing approaches, and monetization frameworks that enabled scalable, SaaS-oriented offerings.

• Scaled engineering teams and delivery practices, introducing execution discipline, architectural standards, and cross-team alignment.

Principal Engineer

VIMANA

Dec 2017 - Sept 2021

VIMANA

• Served as senior technical leader across SaaS and PaaS product lines, owning architecture and execution for cloud-native platforms.

• Led Kubernetes migration and platform modernization efforts, improving scalability and operational reliability.

• Designed and delivered large-scale IoT and data streaming solutions for industrial and automotive customers.

• Combined hands-on technical leadership with team mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.

Senior Data Engineer

The Data Team

Oct 2015 - Dec 2017

The Data Team

• Early team member in a data consulting startup; led design and delivery of petabyte-scale data platforms for global banking clients.

Developer

Zafin

May 2012 - Oct 2015

Zafin

• Core R&D engineer working on high-performance, transaction-heavy enterprise systems.

Graduate Engineering Trainee (GET)

Standard Chartered Bank GBS

Feb 2011 - May 2012

Standard Chartered Bank GBS

• Developer on globally deployed core banking systems; recipient of multiple internal awards for execution and automation.

Technology & Tools

Cloud & Platforms

Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, AWS, Azure, GCP, Cloudflare, and more.

Data & Streaming

Kafka, NATS, Spark, Delta Lake, time-series DBs, and more.

AI & ML

MLOps, Python, ML frameworks, model deployment pipelines, and more.

Architectures

Microservices, event-driven systems, cloud-native patterns, and more.

Web

Reactjs, NextJS, Cloudflare Workers, CDNs, WAFs, and more.