Mahesh Kailasam

Current

Global Industry Lead for Energy at Dassault Systemes

Past

Manager, Strategic Planning at Dassault Systemes
Manager, Product Management group (ABAQUS Analysis Products) at ABAQUS, Inc.
Product Specialist at ABAQUS, Inc.

Development Engineer at ABAQUS, Inc.
Customer Support Engineer at ABAQUS, Inc.

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Education

University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

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Industry

Computer Software

Mahesh Kailasam’s Summary

Successful Strategy & Marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in delivering results with innovative product management, strong market returns, and profitable, customer-driven products. Executive-level strategy development. Accurate trend and competitive analysis. Known for effectively shepherding products from inception to distribution. Creative product marketing and positioning. Exceptional brand management skills. Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities. Strong negotiator and competitor. Known for nurturing productive, long-term collaborative relationships with clients, colleagues and industry executives. Leader and mentor.

Mahesh Kailasam’s Specialties:

Engaging with key customers and partners, developing product strategy, product and release planning, competitive analysis, market research, and acquisitions.

Mahesh Kailasam’s Experience

Global Industry Lead for Energy

Dassault Systemes

(Public Company; DASTY; Computer Software industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Set strategy for growth in the Energy industry -- Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Wave, etc.. Develop strategic roadmap and provide business case for product enhancements, alliances/partnerships, and acquisitions. Technical Marketing to increase visibility and penetration.
Manager, Strategic Planning

Dassault Systemes

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DASTY; Computer Software industry)

January 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Evaluation of industry and technological trends. Competitor technology and market assessments. Impact assessment of competitor products and announcements on corporation. Provider of concise intelligence reports and recommendations to senior management. Identification, evaluation, and recommendation of potential alliances and acquisitions (Example: Developing business case for acquisition of Engineous by SIMULIA). Management of cross-functional teams.
Manager, Product Management group (ABAQUS Analysis Products)

ABAQUS, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 10 months)

Formulation of product strategies. Production of marketing materials, including product demonstrations, technical papers, magazine articles, brochures, and data sheets. Oversaw product licensing. Assessment of competitor products. Organization of regional and international product demonstrations. Forging of strong customer relationships. Manager of product managers/specialists team.
Product Specialist

ABAQUS, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2002 — March 2003 (1 year 3 months)

Development of key marketing materials. Explaining new product features to customers and company affiliates. Assessment of product enhancements and new technology potential. Evaluation of client product enhancement requests.
Development Engineer

ABAQUS, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1999 — January 2002 (3 years 1 month)

Planning and management of technical development projects with minimal oversight. Creation of project schedules and resource estimates. Coordination of software development groups. Designing and testing of new product features. Resolution of software bugs and computer platform-specific issues. Advanced customer training. Mentor to new Development Engineers.
Customer Support Engineer

ABAQUS, Inc.

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 1998 — January 1999 (11 months)

Offsite customer software assistance. On- and offsite customer training. Engineering and software problem diagnosis.

Mahesh Kailasam’s Education

University of Pennsylvania

Ph.D , Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics , 1992 — 1998
University of Pennsylvania

M.S , Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics , 1992 — 1995

Graduate research exchange program at Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France (January-July 1994).
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

B.Tech , Mechanical Engineering , 1988 — 1992