Ramesh Chidambaram

Assistant Systems Engineer (TR)

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About me
Semiconductor equipment strategist and product manager
Education
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
  2008 - 2009
  MBA General Management
  Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club - Established and grew RSM VC club's online presence; visibility to include >250 active members within 3 months; promoted activities and attracted patronage of top VCs and Entrepreneurs
- University of Madras
  1998 - 2002
  BS Electronics and Instrumentation
- Technische Universiteit Delft
  2003 - 2005
  Master of Science Electrical Engineering (Spl in Microelectronics)
  Activities and Societies: Graduate class coordinator for MEST (student body) - Helped coordinate activities and outings for the graduate class- Regular columnist for the Delta, a local Dutch newspaper
- Singapore Management University
  2016 -
  Executive Development Programme Global Supply Chain Management
  Topics:- Business model innovation, with supply chain as source of competitive advantage- Managing demand volatility; the bull-whip effect- Sustainability, in context of reverse value chain and material recovery- Harvard Business School Supplier, Order management simulation for volatile demand- Distribution models, specifically for delivering product mass-customization
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2016 -
  MIT Fintech certificate course: Future Commerce Financial Technologies
  Fintech course taught by MIT staff and industry leading experts, discussing broad trends in technologies (e.g. blockchain, cryptocurrencies, etc.) and business model implications (infrastructure, forms of money & payment, financial markets, and marketplaces). Worked in virtual-teams for multiple module assignments and overarching Capstone project (business plan).
Experience
- Tata Consultancy Services
  Dec 2002 - Jul 2003
  Assistant Systems Engineer (TR)
- Silicon Hive / Intel
  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005
  Processor design - trainee
- NXP Semiconductors
  Oct 2005 - Oct 2007
  Digital design engineer
  Handled hardware implementation of the Audio/Video codec for the Audio/Video Processors group. Supported formulation of product features and requirements.
- Infineon Technologies
  Nov 2007 - Aug 2008
  Digital design engineer
  Responsible for end-to-end design of chipcard series of products and derivatives pertaining to applications in identification, security and payment.
- RSM Erasmus University
  Sept 2008 - Mar 2010
  Candidate - Full time MBA Program
  - Focused on Strategy/Finance- Served as President of the Entrepreneurship and Venture capital club
- ASML
  Jun 2009 - Sept 2009
  Summer Associate (Strategic Business Development & Marketing)
  - Responsible for formulating an ASML-specific corporate strategy framework- Assessed need for ASML to diversify into other markets- Analyzed attractiveness and suitability of various non-semiconductor markets- Advised management on strategic aspects of potential partnership deals worth ~Euro.200m This involved extensive quantitative and qualitative resource-based analysis of ASML, interviewing of key experts, examining core and non-core operations, and analyzing present and various potential markets to access suitability. Show less
- Applied Materials
  Jul 2010 - Jul 2021
  - Analyzed trends and advised top management in Santa Clara, USA; focus on impact of end-use markets, especially consumer devices- Undertook new product/application market assessment and business plan formulation; focus on Singapore wafer-level packaging program- Architected and managed the launch of an IT system to administer market data globally: designed metrics, sourced and led team of 10+ software developers - Helped formulate market messaging and perspectives for senior executives at external events such as analyst day, earnings call and press events Show less
  - Global Strategy Director - Advanced Packaging BU
    Jul 2018 - Jul 2021
  - Sr. Strategy and Planning Manager
    Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
  - Sr. Manager - Operations Strategy
    Jul 2015 - Apr 2017
  - Manager - New Business Development & Strategic Decision Analysis
    Oct 2013 - Jul 2015
  - Senior Manager - Business Analytics/Strategic Marketing
    Jan 2012 - Sept 2013
  - Strategic Marketing Manager
    Jul 2010 - Dec 2011
- Early Stage Start-ups
  Jul 2021 - Apr 2023
  Products and Growth
  - Targeting early-growth stage opportunities in the semiconductor manufacturing and related value chain- No better time than now... > ~ $1Tr semiconductor consumption by 2030 (~$0.4Tr in '20) > ~ $100B WFE forecasted (vs ~$63B in ’20) > Value generation in semi- beyond conventional transistor node scaling = Lower barrier-to-entry
- UnitySC
  Jul 2021 - Apr 2023
  Global Product Management
  - GPM head, taking care of and growing a talented team of product and program managers- PLC and program management, for systematic execution towards product HVM-readiness and beyond- Product strategy : Enabling data-driven decision-making, product roadmaps, promo collateral, etc.- Formalised product configuration-tree function, to map product offerings to customer / application needs
- Applied Materials
  Apr 2023 - now
  Senior Director, Strategy and Marketing
  - Semiconductor Products Group (SPG)- Strategy formulation, communication and reporting- External events, executive keynotes
Licenses & Certifications
- MIT Fintech: Future Commerce online course
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Dec 2016
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