# Vijay Chandrasekharan, PhD, MBA > Head of Product and Platform Strategy | AI/ML-Enabled Product Leader | Scaled $500M+ in Revenue | Building High-Trust Teams | Meta, Google, Apple Ecosystem Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vijaychandrasekharanphdmba I am a product and platform executive with over 15 years of experience building AI-powered systems at scale across Meta, Google, Apple, and other Tier-1 global partners. My work spans the intersection of hardware, software, and intelligence — integrating AI/ML at the edge to drive billions of intelligent, real-time experiences. As Senior Director of Product & Platform Strategy at TDK, I lead global orgs across product, firmware, electrical, and validation functions. I have driven multi-year platform strategies, launched AI-enabled sensor solutions, and partnered with Tier-1 OEMs to deliver products at industrial scale and complexity. To date, I have helped generate over $500M in revenue, manage $50M+ in CapEx, and optimize multi-billion-unit platforms through deep cross-functional alignment. I thrive in environments where clarity does not exist. Whether entering new markets or scaling under ambiguous conditions, I bring a systems mindset and execution muscle to unlock impact. I believe that product leadership is not just operational — it is cultural. I speak frequently on transparency, psychological safety, and the power of ownership-driven teams. My mission now is to bring this platform discipline into frontier challenges — from intelligent infrastructure to decarbonization to real-time decision systems. I am especially interested in contributing to AI-enabled systems that serve people, scale responsibly, and reshape how we understand the physical world. ● Awarded the 2009 Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurial Fellowship ● Nominated for the MSIG Emerging Leaders Award in 2021 ● Nominated for the 35 people under 35 TR35 award by the Technology Review, owned and published by MIT ● Recognized by TDK Global Leadership as a top emerging executive talent from a cohort of 200+ candidates across the company’s worldwide operations. ● Authored 10+ publications and secured 5+ patents and invention disclosures, including a PhD-era patent licensed and commercialized in partnership with Dantec Systems (IC2). ● Featured by NASA, Popular Mechanics, and Aerospace America for pioneering a breakthrough sensor innovation adopted in aerospace applications ## Work Experience ### Sr. Director - Motion Sensing Products @ TDK InvenSense Jan 2022 – Present | San Jose, California, United States Leading global product and platform strategy for high-volume, AI-enabled inertial sensor platforms powering real-time inferencing across Tier-1 devices and ecosystems. ✔ Scaled a 50+ person cross-functional org delivering AI/ML-enabled inferencing platforms adopted by Tier-1 OEMs including Apple, Google, and Meta ✔ Generated over $500M+ in revenue and drove 10x ROI by optimizing platform investments for short- and long-term strategic alignment ✔ Defined and scaled edge AI platform strategy for activity detection and inferencing at the sensor level. ✔ Led initiatives improving yield, trust, and time-to-market via data-informed ML design predictability and defect reduction ✔ Advocated and built organizational culture focused on OKRs, transparency, and product ownership Focus areas: AI/ML at the edge, cross-functional org leadership, platform scale, compliance, systems thinking. ### Director - Custom Product Strategy & Development - Microphones @ TDK InvenSense Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Jose, California, United States Drove end-to-end product execution and go-to-market for MEMS microphones and sensing platforms deployed at global scale. ✔ Built and scaled a cross-functional org of 40+ across 4 countries. ✔ Delivered $250M+ in revenue through high-complexity, fabless product cycles. ✔ Introduced execution frameworks for manufacturability, cost, and risk mitigation. ✔ Partnered with Tier-1 partners to define platform specs and product adoption. ✔ Established technical review systems and maturity metrics for global foundry operations. ### Senior Manager - MEMS Sensor Development: Inertial Sensors, Microphones & Pressure Sensors @ TDK InvenSense Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, United States Led product and engineering initiatives for TDK’s inertial sensor portfolios and managed performance by tracking KPIs, market adoption, volume metrics, and financial performance. Owner of MEMS product portfolio validation cycle, commercialization activities, customer engagement, and performance risk management. Partnered with business stakeholders to define sensor requirements and create roadmaps. Ensured alignment of product standards across Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to ensure effective product launches. ### Senior MEMS Design Technology Expert and Strategy Consultant @ DigitalOptics Corporation™ (acquired by Tessera Inc.) Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | Arcadia, California, United States Developed optimization processes and techniques to improve the reliability of MEMS device designs by 95%. Simulated and experimentally analyzed the effects of impulsive/shock inputs on MEMS devices and led troubleshooting efforts to identify and resolve accelerated life test (ALT) failures. Developed innovative solutions to resolve stiction due to plastic deformation and humidity that were implementable in mass production and met the ALT target performance metrics for exposed MEMS actuators. Led the technology transfer as part of an asset acquisition to close a $55M deal by delivering a promising business case for a licensing program around existing MEMS and imaging IP. Defined product partner ecosystem and business investment strategy to enable a successful licensing structure for Tessera’s imaging portfolio. ### Staff MEMS Engineer & Sensor Lead, MEMS Resonators @ Silicon Labs Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Sunnyvale, California, United States Managed all engineering activities to qualify 32 kHz MEMS resonator design for production, including modeling, testing, and troubleshooting. Identified key aspects of the sensor package impacting sensor frequency variation due to package stress. Generated product validation cycle plans in close coordination with cross-functional teams. Successfully defined next gen sensor development roadmap to meet performance while maintaining product costs that depended on die size, foundry, packaging, testing, and R&D. ### Fellow @ Kauffman Foundation Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 ### Consultant for Freescale Semiconductor, Honeywell, & Analog Devices @ IC2 - Precision Measurement Technology Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | Gainesville, Florida, United States ### Product Engineer, Manufacturing and Product Quality @ Essar Steel Limited Jan 2002 – Jan 2003 | Surat, Gujarat, India AI based software tool implemented using Matlab to predict properties of hot rolled steel ## Education ### Executive MBA Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management ### PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Florida ### MS in Mechanical Engineering University of Florida ### BE in Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Karnataka ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cvijay - Website: http://www.mae.ufl.edu/newwebpage/PDFs/fallnewsletter2009.pdf - Website: https://www.box.net/shared/csstaz9o19 - Website: https://www.box.net/shared/ea7ilx9xi9 --- Source: https://flows.cv/vijaychandrasekharanphdmba JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vijaychandrasekharanphdmba/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05