Software Competency Lead, Philips. Rochester, Michigan
About me
I have spent my career leading digital transformation in regulated software and systems: helping teams ship faster without letting quality slip, most recently through the responsible use of AI in medical-device engineering where every change has to stand up to an audit.
I studied computer science at RV College of Engineering and joined IBM in 2007. Since then I have worked at Exeter, Amazon and Philips, where I now lead digital transformation from Rochester, Michigan. My focus there is regulated software and systems development, through the responsible use of AI.
Outside work I am a certified yoga instructor and hold an M.Sc. in Yoga, first class with distinction. Since 2015 I have run a book drive for rural schools with colleagues and friends.
At a glance
- Experience
- 19 years building and leading software engineering, at IBM, Exeter, Amazon and Philips.
- Recognition
- CTO Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, Philips, 2021, one of about 30 worldwide.
- Patents
- US 8,560,487 B2 (granted) and US 2015/0095117 A1 (published), from IBM.
- Education
- B.E. Computer Science, RV College of Engineering. M.Sc. Yoga, Annamalai University.
- Speaking
- Toastmasters awards for best speaker, best evaluator and table topics.
- Based in
- Rochester, Michigan.
Where I have worked
- 2021 to nowPhilips North AmericaTook the traceability platform from a three-business pilot to a fourth business
- 2018 to 2021Philips IndiaDesigned and ran the company's bar-raiser hiring program
- 2016 to 2018Amazon IndiaLed the fraud check for the Amazon Pay India launch
- 2013 to 2015Exeter IndiaVermont's public deadline, met
- 2007 to 2013IBM IndiaNamed the most influential Technical Experts Council member in India
Speaker bio
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Datta Vellal is Software Competency Lead at Philips, based in Rochester, Michigan. He leads digital transformation in regulated software and systems development, through the responsible use of AI. Before Philips he worked at Amazon, Exeter and IBM, where he was granted a US patent. Since 2010 he has given more than 150 talks, workshops and courses.