Karthick Tharakraj

Karthick Tharakraj is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and platform security, currently serving as the Director of Platform Security Software Engineering at HP since June 2010. Prior roles at HP include Engineering Manager and Lead Software Engineer, focusing on thin clients, embedded controllers, HP QuickWeb OS, and client virtualization. Previous industry experience includes a position as Principal Software Designer at Phoenix Technologies and various engineering roles at ARM, including Staff Engineer and Senior Application Engineer. Karthick began a career in software engineering as a Technical Specialist at Poseidon Design Systems, progressing through multiple technical positions. Karthick holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from RV College of Engineering, completed in 2000.