Karthikeyan Ponnusamy

Critic
DISC Type : C

Senior Technical Lead at Sanmina

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Overview

Karthikeyan Ponnusamy is a Senior Technical Lead at Sanmina, specializing in PCB layout design and library management. He expertly coordinates design projects from concept to completion, with strong skills in backplane, server, and NVMe-based board designs.

He is an ISO 9001 Internal Auditor and has managed PCB libraries for numerous customers across various verticals, including semiconductor and telecommunications. His expertise spans multiple layout design tools from schematics to quality checks.

Karthikeyan created backdrill verification processes and reuse modules, significantly reducing design process time.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

PCB Layout Design
Karthikeyan's extensive career at Sanmina and Nimbeon Intertechnologies has focused heavily on PCB layout for complex systems like server boards and NVMe designs.
Library Management
He has immense experience in managing PCB libraries for numerous customers, including creating customized footprints for high-speed designs.
Design Coordination
Karthikeyan consistently manages and coordinates design projects from concept through completion, ensuring client requirements and deadlines are met.

Media Appearances

Karthikeyan has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2023
Senior Technical Lead at Sanmina
7-2021 - 3-2023
Technical Lead at Sanmina
8-2016 - 7-2021
Senior PCB Layout Engineer at Sanmina
9-2014 - 8-2016
PCB Layout Engineer at Sanmina
5-2005 - 9-2014
Module Lead-PCB Layout Design & Library Management; at Nimbeon Intertechnologies Private Limited - A division of Pactron HJPC corporation

Education

2008 - 2012
Bachelor’s Degree from Government college of Technology
2002 - 2005
Associate’s Degree from Al-Ameen Institute of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Karthikeyan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karthikeyan is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karthikeyan

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karthikeyan move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Karthikeyan take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Karthikeyan

Personality Compatibility


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