Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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Narayanan Manoj Karayil Thekkoott

Chief Executive Officer
London

Summary

A competent wireless system designer with more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research and commercialization of various products. Accomplished CEO with a forward thinking approach centered on innovations to solve complex and deep-tech problems. Possesses high level of domain knowledge in wireless security domain and able to identify the pain-points and propose suitable technology enabled solutions.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Chief Executive Officer

Ryderoo Ltd.
London
11.2021 - Current

Developed Radio Frequency Machine Learning ( RFML) technology for intrusion detection and prevention.

  • Developed and launched a drone detection and drone jamming system for protection against intruding drones
  • Entered into joint manufacturing and sales agreements with companies based in india and Malaysia
  • Started selling the drone detection system from 20222 onwards. Managed to win two important contracts in India.
  • Developed the proof of concept of an Radio frequency Fingerprinting neural network to detect router impersonation attack on WLAN networks

Chief Executive Officer

Polarizone Technologies Sdn. Bhd.
Kuala Lumpur
04.2003 - 11.2021

Polarizone Technologies Sdn. Bhd. is a wireless technology company funded by Malaysian Venture Capital Bhd. ( Mavcap) which is wholly owned by the Minister of Finance Inc.

As CEO of Polarizone, my role was to develop frontier technologies for national defense and homeland security. The most important projects/technologies that have been developed and patented are listed below


  • Developed and launched a Software Defined Radio(SDR) in Asia-Pacific market
  • Developed and launched a Jam-proof Wireless communication using patented Pseudo-random Polarization Hopping technique.
  • Developed and launched a Counter-IED jamming system for convoy protection
  • Developed a Multiple antenna technology using multi- polarized antennas
  • Obtained 3 USPTO patents for the technology and systems developed within the company
  • Obtained 2 international awards for the jam proof wireless communication system


Chief Executive Officer

Loka Wireless Sdn. Bhd.
Kuala Lumpur
04.2012 - 12.2018

LOKA Wireless is an IoT company focusing on the automation of Container Ports and Airports using IoT and other technologies. Loka Wireless has developed and patented a high-capacity IoT end-to-end system known as Geo-Morse.

As CEO, my job was focused on product development and commercialization of the patented Geo-Morse Technology. The project has been successfully implemented at one of the major ports in Malaysia. Major achievements are listed below

  • Patented Geo-Morse IoT system for large-capacity IoT implementation
  • Successfully implemented the Geo-Morse IoT system at one of the global top-10 ports in Malaysia
  • Entered into a research collaboration agreement with BAE Systems for the development of indoor location and navigation

Assistant Professor

Nottingham University campus in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpr
02.2002 - 03.2003

As an assistant professor in telecommunications, my job was lecturing and guiding student projects in the field of wireless communication, microwave, radar and related fields. The subjects taught by me are listed below;

  • RF System Design
  • Digital Communications
  • Microwave Antennas & Radar Systems

Senior Lecturer

Stamford College Bhd.
Petaling Jaya
07.1997 - 03.2003

As a senior lecturer in telecommunications, my job was mainly lecturing and guiding student projects in telecommunication and related projects conducted by the University of Northumbria at Newcastle ( UNN) twinning program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering on a 3+0 basis.

  • Won the "Best Lecturer" award twice during my tenure at Stamford college. Evaluation was done by senior faculty from UNN
  • Presented a conference paper an IEEE conference on the benefits of Polarization multiplexing in constellation design for high spectral efficiency

Head of Section

Institute of Human Resources Development in Electronics
Trivandrum
12.1990 - 05.1997

The Institute of Human Resources Development for Electronics (IHRDE) is an organization under the Government of Kerala aimed at developing the Electronic and communication industry within the state.


As Head of the Section, my job was to lead a team of more than 20 engineers and technicians in research and development, training and system design of Electronic systems for various customers. Some of the organizations where we have collaborated for design and product development are listed below;

  • Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO)
  • Defence Research & Development Organization
  • Southern Naval Command, Cochin
  • Electronics and Radar Development Establishment

Education

Master of Science - Microwave And Radar Technology

Cochin University of Science And Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India
01.1994 - 12.1995

As a part of my Master's degree study, I was involved in a C-band radar antenna design, fabrication and testing.

  • Designed an fabricated a corrugated feed-horn for the C-band antenna
  • Designed and fabricated an Offset-fed paraboloid to reduce the aperture blockage
  • Received best project award from the university

Bachelor of Science - Electronics & Communication Engineering

National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India
09.1982 - 01.1987

Skills

Expertise in Radio Frequency Signal Detection & Classification

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Accomplishments

Awards & International Partnerships:

I have received many awards in the area of electronic security and electronic warfare system design. Some of the awards and recognitions are listed below


  • Received the Best in R&D award from APICTA in 2009
  • Received the Best in E-Security award from APICTA in 2010
  • Principal Investigator for Air Force Research Laboratory ( AFRL) of US Air Force Special project in Anti-jamming.
  • Invited speaker at a US Coast Guard seminar on Maritime Domain Awareness held at Washington DC, the USA in 2012
  • Research partnership with BAE Systems, UK

Additional Information

Products:

I have been instrumental in the design and development of many innovative products. Some of the products he has led the design team are listed below.

  • First Software Defined Radio in the Asia Pacific region
  • Multiple Input Multiple Output(MIMO) antenna back-haul for Telco networking
  • Floating Radar Emitter for successful Anti- Radiation Missile firing by the Malaysian Air Force
  • First RCIED Jammer system for Malaysian Armed Forces which is used at UNIFIL now.
  • Innovative Ultra-narrowband technology for the Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Long-Range Drone Sensor, Long-Range Drone Jammer

Patents

I have been awarded 4 USPTO patents in the field of Wireless Communication. Details of the patents are provided below.

  • System, method and apparatus for radio frequency based location and tracking, US US9632181B2 · Issued Apr 25, 2017
  • Versatile platform for broadband wireless system design and prototyping using software defined radio methodology; US US20090323833A1 United States · Issued Dec 31, 2009
  • Method and system for secure and anti jamming wireless communication with high spectral efficiency; US US20090103720A1 United States · Issued April 23, 2009
  • Method To Design Polarization Arrangements For Mimo Antennas Using State Of Polarization As Parameter; US US20070279284A1 United States · Issued Dec 6, 2007






Timeline

Chief Executive Officer - Ryderoo Ltd.
11.2021 - Current
Chief Executive Officer - Loka Wireless Sdn. Bhd.
04.2012 - 12.2018
Chief Executive Officer - Polarizone Technologies Sdn. Bhd.
04.2003 - 11.2021
Assistant Professor - Nottingham University campus in Malaysia
02.2002 - 03.2003
Senior Lecturer - Stamford College Bhd.
07.1997 - 03.2003
Cochin University of Science And Technology - Master of Science, Microwave And Radar Technology
01.1994 - 12.1995
Head of Section - Institute of Human Resources Development in Electronics
12.1990 - 05.1997
National Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering
09.1982 - 01.1987
Narayanan Manoj Karayil ThekkoottChief Executive Officer