Thiru Ganesan is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Kyyba and carries the overall responsibility for the Strategy and Operations, Development, Marketing, Infrastructure Support, Training and HR operations of the organization.

He is VP and Co-founder of Vision Tech Solutions, Inc. which is Global IT Services company specialized in Software development, Staff Augmentation, Turn key solutions and Business Process Outsourcing. Prior to Vision Tech Solutions, he has worked as Lead IT Consultant in Principal Financial group and Nationwide Financial. Thiru is PMP certified from Nationwide Financials and has extensive experience in converting legacy application system to a GUI front end. He has received numerous accolades during this career in Principal and Nationwide.

Being a Software engineer cum entrepreneur, he has extensive passion for building companies from ground up. With his technical expertise coupled with management skills successfully doubled the company revenue for 3 years in a row (05-08). He has implemented strategies and techniques necessary to compete successfully in the following areas:

Thiru Ganesan graduated from Madurai Kamaraj University, India and holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science. He is an active member of Tech Serve Alliance in Midwest and Great Lakes Chapter.

Ram Rajappa is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kyyba. Based in Farmington Hills, Detroit, his responsibilities include providing vision and leadership to the organization, executing our business strategy, adding strategic value to client relationship, supporting the operations and administration of the board and interfacing between the board and the staff and driving the growth and overall performance of our organization. As CEO of Kyyba, he is heading a dedicated team of Software and Engineering professionals, housed in USA and India.

Mr. Rajappa has more than 18 years of experience in optimizing design for cost reduction, low-cost-country sourcing, maximizing resource utilization and streamlining process for operational efficiency. Ram has proven ability to successfully analyze an organization’s critical business requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative cost effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness.

This senior management executive has a reputation for strong leadership, innovation & problem solving skills. His core effective qualifications include Program Management, Low Cost Country Sourcing, Manufacturing & Assembly, Speed-to-Market Product Management, Strategic Planning, Product Planning, Material Cost Management, Budget Management, Product Design/Development/Validation, Offshore Development Centers, and Supplier Management.

Ram was a vital part of CHRYSLER LLC since 1998 – 2008. His professional experience include General Manager, Southeast Asia Engineering Operations, Chennai, INDIA and several leadership roles in BIW, Exterior, Interior Systems product development and  Manufacturing departments.

Ram Rajappa received his MS in Mechanical Engineering from University Of Michigan, MI, USA and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. He is an active member of Society of Automotive Engineers – Detroit Chapter, The Indus Entrepreneur, Michigan, USA and The Indus Entrepreneur, Chennai, India.

Previously, Mr. Goyal was with Ford Motor Company for 40 years and held management positions in Powertrain engineering and Vehicle Program management and launch. He retired as a Senior Management Executive in November 2005. During his career with Ford, Mr. Goyal held several international assignments including the Vehicle Line Director for Ford/Mazda joint programs (based in Hiroshima for 6 years); Director of the Ford Hiroshima office; Ikon Program Director (designed Ikon for India, South Africa and Mexico markets); Launched Ford Escort in India in record time; Directed the launch of the Escape/Tribute/Mazda 3 in China, ASEAN, and South Africa. From a strategic perspective, Ashok was responsible for developing the strategies to launch Ford of Europe vehicles in the Asian markets.

Also, Ashok led Product Development team for the Daewoo acquisition "Due Diligence", and directed development of Ford Motor Powertrain strategies.

Mr. Goyal has received several patents and has published numerous articles. He holds a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Rajasthan University (Jaipur, India); a BSME from Jodhpur University; and a Masters of Mechanical Engineering from the University of California-Berkeley.

Mr. Payne is a results oriented senior level executive with a diverse and highly successful track record spanning 34 years in the management and right sizing of both domestic and global automotive supplier operations. Through the acquisition of Modern Engineering, Park Payne, its President joined MSX International in 2002. Mr. Payne was placed in charge of all North and South America operations including businesses in 5 European countries. Mr. Payne consolidated 7 business units with revenues of over $900m and EBIT of 2.2% into three operating units with revenues of $650m and EBIT of 6.2%.

Mr. Payne formed the HCS Business Group that was comprised of traditional engineering and IT staffing services, including Permanent Placement and a large VMS (Vendor Management Service) for Ford Motor Company. Under his leadership the business unit grew its EBIT from 5.0% to 7.6% on revenues of $140m.

His second accomplishment was to form the Engineering & Manufacturing Group that supported Ford, GM, DCX and Tier One Suppliers with outsourced Engineering, Design and CAD services. Including Advanced Engineering, Show Car Support, Clay Styling as well as many other disciplines. Through Mr. Payne’s efforts the business unit was able to increase EBIT from 5.9% to 9% on revenues of $60m.

Lastly he formed the BOSG Group that provides support services to many OEM’s in Warranty Containment, Training, Process Development, Data Mining and Solutions, Help Desk Support and Service Desks and Cost Avoidance. On revenues of $65m this business unit was able to increase profitability from 12% in 2003 to 13.1% in 2005.

On the international front, Mr. Payne reconfigured and implemented a growth strategy at the Brazilian Operations that transformed revenues from $7.5m and a negative 2.2% EBIT in 2003 to $25.4 in revenue and a positive 8.3% EBIT in 2005.

Prior to his tenure at MSX Mr. Payne served as the President of Modern Engineering a wholly owned subsidiary of CDI Corporation a $1.5b staffing and engineering outsourcing company. In addition to his direct oversight responsibilities for CDI’s global automotive services business he managed the Central Division Staffing and Engineering Services business where he substantially improved cash flow and profitability.

Mr. Payne launched his career at Navistar International where he spent over 10 years in the Design and Engineering department in the Medium and Light Duty Truck Divisions.