Summary
Aashik Harish is an engineering manager with 10 years of hands-on experience building computer vision and machine learning software, currently leading teams at STRIVR in Menlo Park to enhance immersive VR experiences. He progressed through technical roles from intern to engineering manager at the same company, demonstrating deep product knowledge and consistent delivery in production CV systems. His academic background (M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.85 GPA) complements practical work on privacy-preserving sensing and detector-data automation for medical imaging. Notably, he built a pre-capture blurring sensor prototype during graduate research and optimized PET scanner data pipelines at Siemens by 40x, highlighting a talent for applied research and performance engineering. He blends technical leadership with a maker’s curiosity, favoring pragmatic algorithmic solutions that scale in real-world systems. Based in the Bay Area, he focuses on translating research-grade vision models into robust, deployable software.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, 7.74, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engineering, 7.74 at Panimalar Engineering College
High School, 95.08%, High School, 95.08% at Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School
Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.85, Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.85 at University of Florida
English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi