G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar

G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar

Chief of Architecture, Visual Search at A9.com

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Chief of Architecture, Visual Search at A9.com
Past
  • Co-Founder and CTO at SnapTell Inc.
  • Sr. Software Architect at McDATA, Corp.
  • Software Architect and Senior Manager at Sanera Systems
Education
  • Stanford University
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Computer Software

G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar’s Summary

* Entrepreneur
* Experience building successful startups SnapTell acquired by Amazon.com subsidiary A9.com in 2009 and Sanera Systems acquired by McDATA Corporation in 2003
* Technical expertise in algorithms, data mining and applications to consumer mobile and Internet.
* Experience building software products and leading projects from concept to delivery with rigorous execution.
* Over fifteen years of software research and development experience.

G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar’s Specialties:

Internet Consumer and Data Center Technologies


G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar’s Experience

  • Chief of Architecture, Visual Search

    A9.com

    (Public Company; AMZN; Internet industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

    * Technology development at A9.com, subsidiary of Amazon.com focused on search technologies in the SF bay area.
    * Joined A9.com via acquisition of SnapTell

  • Co-Founder and CTO

    SnapTell Inc.

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    February 2006June 2009 (3 years 5 months)

    Co-founder of a technology startup that developed innovative mobile visual search service for consumers. SnapTell (http://snaptell.com) was funded by venture firms NEA and JK&B Capital.

  • Sr. Software Architect

    McDATA, Corp.

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MCDT; Computer Networking industry)

    September 2003February 2006 (2 years 6 months)

    Joined McDATA through the acquisition of Sanera Systems in 2003. Lead software architect of McDATA reporting to the CTO, responsible for technical roadmap leading to 2007-2008 and beyond.

    Provide technical direction to a team of more than 100 engineers in 3 design centers. Lead technical due diligence and evaluation of new technologies in the areas of SAN Switching and Extension software. Participate in authoring ANSI standards. Develop API Strategy for interfacing with 3rd party Software Companies.

  • Software Architect and Senior Manager

    Sanera Systems

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)

    December 2000September 2003 (2 years 10 months)

    Dual roles of software architect and senior manager of startup software team.

  • Sr. Associate

    Morgan Stanley

    (Public Company; Computer Networking industry)

    19982000 (2 years )

  • Sr. Researcher

    Hitachi America Ltd

    (Public Company; Computer Networking industry)

    19961998 (2 years )


G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar’s Education

  • Stanford University

    Ph.D , Computer Science , September 1990September 1996

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

    B.Tech , Computer Science , 19861990


Additional Information

G. D. (Ram) Ramkumar’s Groups:

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  •    IIT Madras Alumni
  •    Mobile Marketing Association
  •    MobileMonday
  •    IIT Alumni
  •    McDATA Alumni
  •    Startup Specialists
  •    TiEcon
  •    Mobilists (Innovators in mobile industry - 3900+ members)
  •    Cloud Computing
  •    Stanford University Alumni
  •    Stanford Engineering Alumni, Faculty and Staff
  •    IITM Business Network - Building Global Relations
  •    Amazon Global Network
  •    IITMAANA SF Bay Area Chapter
  •    Rajeev Motwani's Network

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