Jan 2024 – May 2024 · 4 mos

Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 · 11 mos

May 2019 – Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 7 mos

May 2018 – Mar 2019 · 10 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Designed and developed 2 new fashion technology products with fully functional prototypes which involved working with a variety of materials like leather & fabric to seamlessly fuse organic fashion material, plastics & electronics
• Reduced bill of materials cost by 40% through new vendor development in component sourcing, PCB manufacturing, plastic manufacturing and CNC machining
• Planned batch manufacturing in tandem with the contract manufacturer to ensure optimum timelines for sourcing and timely production of sub assemblies to ensure smooth final product assembly

Jul 2017 – Apr 2018 · 9 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Conceptualised, designed and developed a smart, hybrid indoor air purifier combining soil biofiltration (active filtration using indoor plants) and HEPA filtration technologies
• Built 5 incremental prototypes using axial fans, centrifugal fans, air pollution sensors, custom PCB's. Extensive research on soil and plant combinations to be used, in a tie-up with IIT Varanasi.
• Implemented a filtration efficiency testing rig by setting up controlled test chambers, designing and developing control - feedback systems using various air quality sensors to test and improve design parameters of the product

Jul 2017 – Sep 2017 · 2 mos · Greater Hyderabad Area

• Engineered the mechanical design for a neonatal health monitoring product. Designed and prototyped multiple iterations for the enclosure that houses the PCB and the consumable silicone holder which sticks to the babies skin
• Headed the material selection and guided prototyping to find the right combination ensuring the infant's skin safety. Evaluated silicon, cotton as base materials and various PU based adhesive films and solutions

Aug 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · Hyderabad

• Identified cost saving/optimization opportunities through data analytics, devising actionable strategies .and implementing them at the factory level to streamline outbound logistics cost and achieve savings to the tune of 1Cr
• Devised and executed strategy to overhaul outbound logistics freight procurement across 8 factories - Technology enablement through online reverse auctions, centralized procurement to optimize time and cost
• Conducted sales and operations planning for Despatch planning and inventory control
• Led the project for warehouse network optimisation post GST implementation nationwide to reduce cost and complexity of the logistics network
• Consolidated contract management and led the standardisation across all stakeholders - Company, C&F agents, landlords and transporters
• Undertook research and groundwork towards introducing EPOD (Electronic proof of delivery) and vehicle tracking technology through relevant vendors

Jan 2015 – Aug 2015 · 7 mos · Hyderabad

• Understanding the stakeholders,costs and, challenges faced by the outbound logistics function across 7 factories though intensive on field discussions and market visits
• Active participation in factory level vendor negotiations to understand dynamics, identify cost saving levers for outbound logistics freight spend
• Centralizing and streamlining logistics data collection, maintaining data integrity across 7 factories.
• Tracking and reporting all outbound logistics figures to the top management

Aug 2014 – Jan 2015 · 5 mos · Hyderabad

• Reverse engineering - Carried out a project wherein I reverse engineered 2 crucial machines of the AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) Blocks manufacturing facility and produced manufacturing drawings for the same - Resulting in cost savings of upto 1 Crore
• Designing and producing CAD drawings for parts,assemblies manufactured by the design department supplied internally to all factories
• In depth research on material standards, manufacturing processes, and, fabrication techniques