Suresh Venkat

Experience

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  Cisco

  Nov 2000 - Sept 2016

   Directed product strategy and roadmaps, product life cycle optimization, solutions delivery, customerrelationship management, and product analytics and insights generation. Built consultative client relationships to acquire a detailed understanding of their business and technicalrequirements, resulting in the development and delivery of tailored IoT-IoE products. Delivered subject matter expertise on IoT-IoE products, conducting presentations and training sessionsboth internally and externally to educate stakeholders and customers on product features, benefits, anduse cases. Show less  Directed operations at one of Cisco’s largest business divisions in India, with end-to-end oversight ofproduct strategy, product life cycle management, quality assurance, and productivity improvement. Worked with internal stakeholders and external engineering teams to develop and implement jointinitiatives aimed at streamlining processes and improving product delivery timelines. Liaised between the India operations team and global stakeholders, facilitating clear cross-functionalcommunication and alignment of product roadmaps and priorities. Show less

  • Sr. Product Manager

    Nov 2000 - Sept 2016

  • Sr. Operations Manager

    Oct 2008 - Dec 2011

  • Sr. Manager, Global Partner Engineering

    Oct 2005 - Sept 2008

  • Sr. Program Manager

    Nov 2000 - Sept 2005
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  Poly

  Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Director, PMO

   Oversaw the development, implementation, and management of industry-leading cloud, hybrid, and on-premises voice devices and software solutions. Leveraged deep expertise in hardware/software product engineering to ensure the seamless integration and interoperability of Poly's voice products and software with leading collaboration applications and headsets. Conducted regular market analysis and competitor research to identify emerging trends and opportunities for product development and enhancement. Functioned as a liaison between the PMO team and executive leadership, providing regular updates onproject status, milestones, and resource allocation. Show less

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  MayaData

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Director, PMO

   Drove ongoing innovation and improvement of MayaData’s OpenEBS open-source storage solution for Kubernetes container management. Owned product roadmaps and product life cycle processes for the development of product featurestailored to address the unique requirements of the container-based ecosystem. Championed delivery of leading-edge solutions that adopted SaaS principles and optimized containerized workloads, postioning OpenEBS as a scalable, reliable component of modern containerized environments. Show less

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  E-Teksolve

  May 2022 - now

  Founder Owner

  Drive large-scale systems program management for implementation and cloud migration projects for diverse enterprise clients, including Fortinet, Shockwave Medical, QTS Data Center etc. Led Oracle Cloud Fusion implementation projects for QTS Data center, Shockwave Medical and Tektronix, transitioning those organizations from legacy on-premises ERP systems to Oracle Cloud Fusion. Fostered communications between clients and implementation service providers to facilitate successful Oracle Cloud Fusion implementation across the manufacturing, finance, planning, and inventory functions. Consulted and delivered technical expertise across the project life cycle to empower stakeholders at alllevels of the client organizations to fully utilize Oracle Cloud Fusion to drive digital transformation. Show less

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  Supermicro

  Jul 2025 - now

  Sr. CSM

  In my role as Sr. Customer Success Program Manager for the CoreWeave account, I act as the strategic bridge between CoreWeave’s hyperscale business requirements and Supermicro’s technology solutions. I oversee program governance, coordinate quality and reliability initiatives, and enable forward-looking collaboration on product roadmaps and automation — ensuring the partnership thrives on trust, transparency, and measurable outcomes.