Management Team

Sandeep Kumar, Chairman

Sandeep Kumar has 20 years experience in semiconductors business and has founded and led several companies: Ambrado, Anthron (robotic software for entertainment and service robots), and Adimos (wireless multimedia connectivity solutions). His considerable experience spans leading R&D teams, commercializing emerging technologies, developing new businesses, M&A, forging strategic partnerships and private equity investments. At Texas Instruments he was GM (Cable Broadband Communications), Business Development Manager (DSP Group), and Worldwide Development Manager (Microcontroller Group). He was a Venture Partner at Crimson and Executive Advisor to Jerusalem Venture Partners.

Mark Fears, General Manager US & Director Marketing

Mark Fears has over 21 years of product marketing and management experience in video acquisition and distribution for the broadcast, cable, and enterprise video markets. Prior to Ambrado, he directed and managed the product marketing strategy for RipCode, a manufacturer of video transcoding solutions for IP video distribution. Mark has successfully developed and implemented product design and marketing strategies for several digital video solution manufacturers including ViewCast Corporation, Vela Research, and Optibase. His industry-recognized accomplishments in product design at ViewCast include "Editor’s Picks" and "Reader’s Choice Award" from industry trade press.

Jay Ramani, Vice-President, Customer Support and Manufacturing Operations

Jay Ramani is a results-oriented management professional with over 18 years of experience in managing high technology manufacturing plant operations and strategic planning. In his career, Jay has brought multinational companies to the forefront of their industry with his Six-Sigma, Value Engineering and Toyota based Lean Manufacturing expertise. His strong leadership, communication and Total Quality Management (TQM) skills, has successfully delivered results in today’s fast-paced growing environments. With a solid background in project management, he has orchestrated successful launch of several new products with profitable margins. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his contribution, forward thinking, and crisp execution to meet company objectives.

Keith Lewis, Vice-President, Sales

Keith Lewis has over 25 years of experience building and leading sales teams in various high technology industries including multimedia, entertainment, and broadcast.   His career has a blend of large organizations as well as start-ups and turn-abounds.  Keith spent 15 years with Texas Instruments where he held sales leadership positions covering North America, Europe, and Asia.  Prior to joining Ambrado, Keith was responsible for North America sales at ViewCast, a leader in video streaming solutions where he built their national sales organization including direct sales, distribution, and re-seller channels.

Paul Banta, Director Hardware and Software Development

Paul Banta has an extensive background in embedded real-time software design and development as a team leader and individual contributor with over 16 years of technical development expertise. Paul joined Ambrado in June of 2006 as Director of Software Development and was appointed Director of Hardware and Software Development in 2010. Prior to Ambrado, Paul was Senior Software Engineer at Tango Networks, a telecommunications company located in Richardson, TX. From 1992 to 2005, Paul held various key positions at Cisco Systems, Inc., Celion Networks, ADC Telecommunications, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, and Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory. Paul earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from Baylor University, Waco, TX.

Tomiaki Sugimoto, Managing Director
Ambrado Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Tomiaki Sugimoto is an industry veteran with over 35 years international experience in sales, operations and technology of multimedia and entertainment products. Prior to Ambrado, Mr. Sugimoto held senior management positions at Toshiba where he led the cable modem business and grew the company to the #1 position in the market. He was the senior manager sales at Toshiba for new media products, satellite products and cable products. He was also manager of CATV STB design and System Engineering where he develop over 60 business accounts in Japan CATV market. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sugimoto was deeply engaged in the technical side as engineering manager and project leader for Cable STB OEM business with a U.S. based customer and he also held the position of TV circuit design engineer for PAL/SECAM TV receiver.

Bhartendu Sinha, Managing Director
Ambrado Solutions Private Limited (India)

Since 1993 Bhartendu Sinha has held senior engineering and business management roles at blue chip and start up firms – incubating several new technology products. Prior to Ambrado, he was the founder and Worldwide Business Manager for TI’s Bluetooth Applications business and the Head, Partner Business Management for TI in India. At Hughes he led the wireless protocols stacks business, displacing the then global market leader which had to divest its competing business. At Motorola he proposed and set up the first automated conformance test system, the first IP-BTS system and an India-based cellular phone software development center for iDEN/NexTel. Bhartendu holds a B. Tech [Electrical Eng.] and M. Tech [Computer Science & Eng.] from IIT Kanpur, a Masters [Telecom & Software Eng.] from IIT Chicago, a PGDM [MBA] from IIM Ahmedabad, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and a patent in wireless security technologies.

Board Members

Sandeep Kumar, Chairman

Pawan Jaggi

Tomiaki Sugimoto

Tomo Nishikawa

Lance Katayama