Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Aug 2021 – Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Merger Management Office: Led efforts to carve out Pune footprint by setting up a new legal unit in SEZ and operationalizing the same with target operating model. Optimizing impact of transitional services and eliminating risks within 12 months post merger. Effective integration of new operations from Eaton acquisition in to new target operating model.
• Manufacturing Footprint: Co-ordinated with all business units, corporate real estate team to devise a strategy for manufacturing footprint. Engaged with govt. agencies to identify, evaluate, and operationalize best location and operating model.
• Operational Efficiency: Synchronize efforts across functions to create focus on the same and achieve double digit improvement Y-O-Y.
• Operations: Plan and operate within the budgetary estimates for the center. Operationalize organization in new targeted operating model, certified as a ‘great place to work in India’.
• Portfolio: Re-orient portfolio to new strategy, executing a growth funnel including a multi million impact from RD&Cost out opportunity
• Develop Eco-system: Developed relationship with local and global universities and start-ups for technology partnerships. Started research programs in India. Established CoE with Engineering college
• People Excellence: Improved gender diversity from 19% to 25% , building diversity leadership talent pipeline, attrition rates 30% below market average, consistently high employee engagement scores.
• ESG: Engaged with sustainability CoE to create a plan for de-carbonization of operations achieving IGBC ‘GOLD’ standard, zero land fill and zero water waste facility.

Jan 2020 – Apr 2025 · 5 yrs 3 mos

Feb 2016 – Jan 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos

• Determine innovative solutions supporting business strategy implementation as a strategic partner to head innovation for all business units for the corporation. Design and model solutions for customer innovation and experience along with similar initiatives variants. Leading innovation development groups to conduct insights as well as design outputs. Manage and evaluate portfolio and innovation pipeline assisting strategic decision-making and Go-to-Market process. Leadership for complimentary center of excellence teams of Product Stewardship, Reliability & Safety and IP.

Nov 2012 – Jan 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Engineering Manager for Asia Pacific , leading cross demographics teams from India, China , Japan and Korea. Develop & execute strategies for the products & technology to achieve revenue targets and positioning for growth. Driving growth in region through regional engineering , developing leaders/talents.
• Build and facilitate the product engineering eco-system within region including product management function , test lab capability built up to test high pressure products and project management to strengthen organizational capability to do end-to-end product development and manage product life cycle.

Jan 2010 – Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Lead and direct different cross-functional programs and projects of varied sizes and types concurrently. Contribute and influence strategic direction for senior leadership. Manage and attain customer expectations and ensure product launch expectations.
• 1) Hydraulics – New Product / Technology design and development,Existing product engineering
• 2) Management - Strategic,Project,Product,Technology
• 3) Marketing - Competitor analysis, Value Pricing,
• 4) Sales - Application Engineering
• 5) Knowledge Management , Integration of new acquired entity
• 6) Soft Skills Development, Mentoring & Talent management

Jan 2008 – Mar 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Conceptualization and design of a product aligned to market needs. Leading a piston products new product development efforts and application engineering for the product line. Work closely with the global product management team to explore product growth opportunities and execute growth initiatives aligned to product line strategy. Coordinate new product along with market launch plans.

May 2005 – Dec 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Design and development of hydraulic pumps and motors (piston products) and hydro-static transmission systems.
• New Product Development
• Lead the development and commercialization of several multi-million dollar new product development projects.
• Hands on experience within engineering organization to develop customer intimacy with international assignment in US for ‘customer feel’ and NPI execution.
• Existing Product Engineering
• Developed and delivered customization to support complex business requirements of large, globally distributed clients with custom products commercialization.
• New application and platforms development working closely with front end team.
• Large scale global implementations of cost out , regional localization strategy with marketing, manufacturing support and supplier validation
• Hands-on product rationalization efforts and PLM experience

Jun 2004 – Apr 2005 · 10 mos

• Looking after product development for electrical components to be used in north america and european industries.Worked on complete product developement life cycle,from concept design to validation.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr