Akshay Bhat

Akshay Bhat, CTO, Embedded Products and Services, oversees the strategic direction of Timesys’ technology roadmap. With more than 16 years of industry experience with embedded systems software development and security, his focus is on Timesys solutions that transform the software development lifecycle for embedded and enable the development of embedded system products with stronger security. Akshay joined Timesys in 2015.

At Timesys, Akshay has been instrumental in establishing and growing the security vertical. He’s served as the company’s security architect and has been key in helping customers secure their products through the entire lifecycle using cutting edge technologies and industry best practices.

Previously, Akshay had worked at Lutron Electronics where he led the Linux platform and RF device software teams. Under his leadership, the teams successfully launched several new lighting control products helping the company establish itself as a market leader in residential smart lighting.

Akshay worked as a Systems and Applications Engineer at Freescale Semiconductor (now NXP). He served as a key technical interface to ensure customer success in adopting Freescale’s cellular baseband processors.

Akshay has authored numerous embedded Linux and industry articles and delivered several embedded systems security presentations.

Akshay received his MS in Electrical Engineering from NYU Polytechnic University.