Vijay heads AWS Analytics Global Partner development for the Automotive and Manufacturing Verticals. Vijay joined AWS from Siemens Industry Software, where he led the Partner ecosystem for PLM, MES and IoT platforms. Vijay spent over 15 years as a Management Consultant covering the Industrial Sector at IBM Global Business Services and Deloitte Consulting, where he advised large Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing companies on their digital transformation efforts. He has also been a Product development and Manufacturing Engineer in the Automotive and Aerospace & Defense Industries. Vijay has an MS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Michigan.