Vats Vanamamalai

Vats Vanamamalai has extensive experience in the field of IoT and strategy. Vats currently holds the position of VP of Products & Strategy at both KX and FD Technologies, starting in August 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Solace from November 2019 to July 2021, where they served as a Global Principal Strategy and Solutions for Industrial IoT and 5G Edge Computing. In this role, they led various initiatives related to data-driven edge strategy, consulting, and implementation in industries such as manufacturing, telecom, airlines, and CPG.

Before their time at Solace, Vats Vanamamalai was the Head of Marketing and GTM Partnerships for Industrial IoT at Prepay Nation from May 2017 to October 2019. Vats played a crucial role in managing the company's IoT and wallet cloud platform services and facilitated communication between business and technology teams.

From June 2014 to March 2017, Vats Vanamamalai was the Co-Founder and Product Head at Indyz Inc, where they led startup efforts in mobile financial and IoT services. Vats oversaw user experience design, software development, and quality assurance for iOS and Android apps. Additionally, they led the development of the mobile platform architecture and cloud implementation for the key product, MinutesTopUp.

Prior to their time at Indyz Inc, Vats Vanamamalai worked at Neustar, Inc. from September 2012 to May 2014 as a Sr. Director of New Product Innovation & Marketing. Vats owned the global product functions for various divisions and developed new solutions for the network API platform, messaging, carrier billing, and location information services.

Vats Vanamamalai's earlier experience includes working at Telcordia Technologies as a Product Director for Data Warehouses, Portability Gateways, and Clearinghouses from May 2004 to January 2009.

Overall, Vats Vanamamalai has a diverse background in strategy, IoT, marketing, and product development across multiple industries.

Vats Vanamamalai has a strong education background with a focus on technology and business. Vats holds a Master's degree in Technology Management from The Wharton School, where they also pursued minors in Business Policy, Operations Management, and Finance. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Penn Engineering.

Prior to their postgraduate studies, Vats attended the Madras Institute of Technology, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Technology with a specialization in Instrumentation & Control Engineering.

In terms of certifications, Vats has obtained several industry-relevant qualifications. Vats completed the SAP Leonardo - Enabling the Intelligent Enterprise certification from SAP in March 2021. In 2020, they acquired the AWS Foundations: Machine Learning Basics certification from Amazon. In 2019, they completed the Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform course on Coursera. Vats also possesses the ISO 9001 Foundation - Quality Certification, although the specific month and year of attainment are not provided. Furthermore, they have completed courses in Negotiations from Scotwork North America and Product Management from Pragmatic Institute (Pragmatic Marketing + TDI).