Feb 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Started a podcast as a passion project to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, each episode delves into the captivating stories of diverse businesses and founders within the startup space. Had candid discussions with founders to understand how they came up with their business idea, and the various highs and lows of the startup journey.
• Built a team to work with me part time on this idea and created 20 episodes, distributed them across youtube and spotify. Connected with stellar founders across multiple spaces, 2 were shark tank funded, rest were disrupting their respective sectors.

Feb 2018 – Sep 2024 · 6 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Crennovations is a 3D Printing and Manufacturing Services Company. With a nuanced approach to understanding our clients' needs, we deliver optimal solutions while navigating diverse project constraints. We provide solutions across plastic and metal materials across 3D Printing, Vacuum casting , CNC Machining and Injection Moulding.
• We specialize in meeting manufacturing requirements spanning from one part to a lakh parts, and everything in between. We play a crucial role across all stages of the product development lifecycle.
• Our team works across 6 different sectors, with pan India operations and has a mix of clients ranging from startups to fortune 500 companies. Well versed with manufacturing challenges faced across multiple industries and stages of product development.
• As a cofounder, apart from being a chief everything officer , I mainly lead sales and operations.
• Has been quite a wonderful journey to build this startup from scratch, achieve PMF, traverse the 0-1 journey and scale our company YoY profitably among large existing legacy competitors.

Jul 2017 – Jan 2018 · 6 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Jan 2017 – Jul 2017 · 6 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Key Responsibilities :
• Medical:
• Medical product design,development and innovation.
• Conduct a market survey and identify the need for a solution.
• Visit leading doctors and discuss the number of cases and proposed solution to the problem.
• Identify the ideal 3D printing technology based on the kind of product being designed.
• Manufacturing:
• Product design for clients with design and 3D printing requirements.
• Optimize designs based on the principles of design for additive manufacturing.
• Assist 3D scanning team and develop a turntable for 3D scanning.
• Key Achievements:
• Medical:
• Successfully designed and implemented cranial remodelling helmets for 2 patients within a period of 6 months.
• Designed 3 modular types of helmets which can be used for all types of craniosynostosis.
• Designed and conducted trials on 3D printed insoles.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• Key responsibilities:
• Analyse Assembly line to increase productivity.
• Conduct simultaneous motion studies at each station along the heavy engines assembly line to enhance existing processes and workflow. Eliminate the non value added activities and ensure standardization of the solution.
• Study the standard operating procedure,pokayoke charts,one point lessons along the assembly line.
• Tools used:
• Work station standardization(WSS) charts.
• Mahindra Advanced Production System(MAPS).
• Key Achievements:
• Successfully designed and implemented visual aids and 3S area charts along the entire assembly line which drastically reduced engine rejection at the end of the line.
• Conducted a trial with a more cost effective sealant instead of the existing one.
• Carried out a study on the how the reduction in diameter of piston liner bolts can save the cycle time by 80 seconds and enhance the productivity.