Praveen Dadhich

CEO

India18 yrs 11 mos experience
AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

  • Led transformation of Circana into a world-class GCC.
  • Co-founded award-winning IoT + AI/ML venture.
  • Managed over 5 million distributed energy resources.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Clean Energy and AI/ML expert with extensive experience in product engineering and management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product EngineeringAi/mlAgile TransformationEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentProgram ManagementOperational ExcellenceProject ManagementClient Management

Other Skills

AIAWSAgile MethodologiesApplication DevelopmentBuilding Business Models/SolutionsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ObjectsBusiness Relationship ManagementBusiness TransformationChange ManagementCloud ComputingContract ManagementCustomer Relation ManagementDB2Data Analytics

About

I’m a Product Engineering and Technology Leader with over 25 years of experience turning technology into measurable business outcomes. My journey spans enterprise IT, product organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures, where I’ve built scalable platforms, global teams, and innovation-driven cultures.Currently, as Sr. Director – Product Engineering at Uplight, I lead the Flex Platform, an AI-driven demand response and virtual power plant solution managing over 5 million distributed energy resources (DERs). My focus is on using AI, IoT, and cloud-native architectures to deliver scalable, reliable, and sustainable energy outcomes for utilities and consumers.Previously, as VP & GCC Site Leader at Circana India, I led the transformation of an acquired entity into a world-class Global Capability Center (GCC) with over 900 professionals. One of the key milestones in this journey was successfully executing a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) transition of 800+ engineers from a vendor partner to Circana — managing, IT, compliance, and funding tracks with zero disruption and 98% retention.Earlier, as VP – Product Engineering at UST, I oversaw 12 global product lines across FinTech and Utilities, driving modernization, agile transformation, and business growth.I also bring an entrepreneurial perspective as the Founder of SavEn India, an award-winning IoT + AI/ML venture recognized by NASSCOM CoE – AI & IoT for deep-tech innovation in industrial energy efficiency.What defines me is the ability to connect technology, people, and business — transforming ideas into platforms, teams into cultures, and strategies into measurable value.Focus Areas: Product Engineering | AI/ML | IoT | SaaS | Clean Energy | GCC Leadership | Digital Transformation | P&L Ownership

Experience

Uplight

Sr. Director - Engineering

Nov 2024Present · 1 yr 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

  • As Sr. Director of Engineering, I lead the Flex Platform, a large-scale demand response and virtual power plant system managing 5M+ distributed energy resources (DERs). Flex enables utilities to enroll and incentivize customers, dispatch events to control flexible loads, and leverage advanced forecasting, measurement & verification (M&V), and reporting for grid reliability.
AIIoTCloud ComputingData AnalyticsProduct EngineeringAI/ML

Circana

Vice President - Software Development

May 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Ust blueconch technologies

VP - Product Engineering

Dec 2021Dec 2023 · 2 yrs · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Leading 12 product engineering teams from Energy/Utilities and Fintech domains with a variety of technology stacks
Product DevelopmentP&L ManagementAgile MethodologiesManagementTeam LeadershipProduct Engineering+1

Saven india energy management pvt ltd

Chief Executive Officer

Aug 2011Nov 2021 · 10 yrs 3 mos · Pune

  • o Co-founded and grown the company from idea to a profitable company with customers across India and middle east.
  • o Led the journey from idea to scale. From acquiring 1st client to 50+ clients in India and exports market.
  • o Conceptualizing the product that will solve the energy efficiency problem and generate value for businesses and consumers.
  • o SavEn India built a product (SavEnIntel) which solved energy efficiency problems using new technologies(AWS, Edge Computing, Azure ML Studio). Our system converts the conventional engineering rules driven solutions to data driven intelligent solutions and delivers 35-55% energy savings
  • o Crafting an innovative outcome based pricing model which generates immense value for customers and SavEn India.
  • o The product includes proprietary IoT framework, Data visualization Tool, Data Processing, decision making on Edge devices and Machine Learning models on cloud.
IoTAI/MLAWSEdge ComputingEntrepreneurshipProduct Development

Principal financial group

Program Manager

Apr 2006Aug 2010 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • SBD is a Business unit within The Principal, with revenue of more than 1 Billion USD, which provides Disability, Dental and Vision Insurance (Group and Individual) products. SBD-IT develops and maintains applications to support Pre-Sale, Post-Sale, Policy Administration, Billing, Accounting, Claims and Reporting (Analytics) business processes.
  • The mainline technologies are Java/J2EE, Mainframe, Oracle, DB2, Business Objects, Informatica and WTX.
  • As SBD Program Manager, key responsibilities were -
  • o Transitioned SBD IT services to Pune
  • o Set up and manage/lead Specialty Benefits Business Unit’s offshore team and application development center.
  • o Managed Multi-Million Dollar Critical IT Services (Insurance PreSales -> Analytics Life Cycle) from
  • offshore
  • o Responsible for Managing relationship with SBD CIO & Team and growing offshore services.
  • o Improving operational efficiency and cost optimizations during 2008 recession
  • o Setting up goals and measurements of performance
  • o Setting up engineering and management processes
  • o Defining performance metrics, SLA, reporting dashboard and methods to evaluate customer & employee satisfaction
  • o Participated in building of tools and processes at organization levels in India and US Team
Java/J2EEOracleDB2Business ObjectsInformaticaProgram Management+1

Zensar technologies

Project Manager

Jul 1998Apr 2006 · 7 yrs 9 mos

  • Over 8 Years performed various roles starting from Management Trainee to Program Manager.
  • o Account Hunting to Farming the Account, Customer Relation Management and Profit & Loss Management
  • o Transitioned IT services (Portfolio of Application providing services to various business users) from onsite(customer location) to offshore (India)
  • o Setting up team and resources to run the IT services from India
  • o Managed Multi-Million Dollar Critical IT Services from offshore for global clients across industries
  • o Conceptualizing IT application to optimize the business processes
  • o Designed, developed and maintained IT applications for businesses in Insurance, Asset-Management and Customs
  • o Extensive exposure to legacy applications and new age Internet applications.
  • o Responsible for leading and managing large teams.
  • o Sales, Pre Sales(Onsite and Offshore) and Contract Management
  • o Part of a team that set up new line of service i.e. Migration and Re-engineering legacy systems to new age platforms
  • o Participated in building of tools and processes at organization levels
  • o Worked with global clients(Mainly from Japan and Europe) ranging from Start-ups to multi-billion dollar organizations
  • o Key Clients Include – Nomura, AIG, Fujitsu and CAAREM
Application DevelopmentCustomer Relation ManagementSalesContract ManagementProject ManagementClient Management

Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Certificate — Product Strategy

Feb 2022Apr 2022

Harvard Business School Online

Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials

Jun 2021Jul 2021

Texas McCombs School of Business

Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence for Leaders — Artificial Intelligence

Jan 2019Jan 2020

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

B.E. — Computer Science

Jan 1994Jan 1998

Demonstration School, Ajmer

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