Erinjippurath Gopal Email Address

Engineering Leadership and Machine Learning and Imagery Analytics and Geospatial Intelligence

Planet Labs is focused on the assembly of off-the-shelf electronics into advanced satellites using agile aerospace technologies.

Engineering leader skilled at driving agile, aligned SaaS products by innovating products with foundational technologies and scaling those technologies across ecosystems. INNOVATE PRODUCTS WITH FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES: I create software IP through product refinement and outcome-focused research that empathizes with customer pains, analyzes customer workflows and builds solutions to solve those pains while communicating the IP value both internally and externally. SCALE TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS ECOSYSTEMS: I deploy partner-centric engineering delivery strategy that amplifies market reach and customer engagement by aligning to shared business objectives, cogent technical visions, and collaborative implementation processes. DRIVE AGILE, ALIGNED PRODUCT DELIVERY: I deliver products by driving a culture of software powered innovation that identifies multipliers including organizational and thought processes, flexible development methodology, and engagement with company leadership, product owners, and customers. Select Accomplishments - Delivering Planet Analytics by combining, unifying and scaling 4 diverse engineering teams, spanning an org of 20+ engineers into an integrated engineering organization for agile development of replicable foundational geospatial analytics technology - Built genre-defining, Emmy Award winning imaging display product in under 24 months, driving ecosystem wide adoption of Dolby Vision, now in iPhone X, Netflix, and LG HDR TVs - Drove streamlined research, development, and technical delivery of imaging IP portfolio for Dolby Vision, licensed to tier-1 players in the media ecosystem including Sony and Apple