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Hey there,

I'm Lakshana Rajendran

San Francisco, CA

An AI Product Manager who believes that even the smartest model needs a clear story — and clear guardrails. I build 0→1 AI products that translate complexity into trust, drawing on 15 years bridging engineering, product, and the people who actually use the thing.

About Me

Strategic AI Product Manager with 15 years in technical marketing and customer-facing engineering roles across enterprise cloud, virtualization, and GenAI infrastructure. Trusted bridge between engineering, product management, and global sales — translating complex technologies into customer value, structured enablement, and field-ready demos with measurable business impact.

Now focused on building AI products from 0 to 1 with strong attention to user experience, trust, and outcomes.

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Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology

2006-2008

Bachelor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Anna University

2002-2006

Things I Can Do
  • AI Product Development
  • Product Discovery
  • 0→1 Product Delivery
  • LLM Application Design
  • RAG Pipelines
  • Anti-Hallucination Design
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Stakeholder Orchestration
  • Product-Led Growth (PLG)
  • Technical Content Lifecycle
  • GTM Execution
  • AI-Driven Operational Efficiency
  • Multi-Cloud Cost Governance (FinOps)
  • Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Speaking Engagements & Awards

Nutanix .NEXT Conference 2025

From Alert to Action: Building Intelligent IT Operations with Low-Code Automation

Presented advanced automation strategies for IT operations teams to transform monitoring alerts into actionable workflows using NCM automation capabilities.

Nutanix .NEXT Conference 2024

Master Efficiency with Nutanix Cloud Platform Advanced Management Features

Demonstrated key management capabilities of the Nutanix Cloud Platform to help enterprises optimize their cloud infrastructure operations.

Award

Marketing Transformation Award (March 2021)

For leading the COVID-era Test Drive digital sales pivot at Nutanix.

Volunteer & Community

California Tamil Academy — Pleasanton

Tamil Instructor

2021–2023, 2024–2025

Taught reading, writing and conversational Tamil to first and fourth-grade students across three school years.