Jan 2023 – May 2023 · 4 mos · Paris, Île-de-France, France · On-site

• Developing growth strategy for factory automation business in capital goods, medical devices, and automotive segment by collaborating with key stakeholders across BUs, geographies and interviewing external experts.
• Prepare strategy reports and presentations for board, analyze market research studies, and drive implementation efforts.

Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 5 mos

Jan 2022 – Jun 2022 · 5 mos

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr

• Controlled snacks unit's manufacturing and supply chain operations with revenues of €22M+, volumes of 8K+ tons across 100+ SKUs. Spearheaded a team of 80+ unionized associates & 5 managers.
• Responsible for manufacturing readiness and planning of the unit as per weekly & yearly volume projection
• Responsible for enhancing resource productivity, production planning, market delivery, product quality, safety of the working environment & people moral along with cost effectiveness for the unit
• Oversee implementation of improvements and projects within budgets and timelines

Feb 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Improved daily output by 20% with same manpower, leading to yearly savings of €50K by commissioning double-flavor line which eliminated 50% of switching costs - received ITC innovation award and design replicated across 5 factories
• Commercialized ITC’s 1st baked chips product, resulting in new revenues of €2M+, in 3 months by orchestrating commissioning, trials, ramp-up, stabilization of line and training of 25+ associates and managers across multiple units
• Reduced quality complaints by 33% and improved key quality KPIs by 5%. Deployed cross functional projects using six sigma tools to eliminate foreign matter complaints and halved deviations in key product and packaging specs

Jul 2017 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Spearheaded creation of startup’s HQ and R&D facility of 700m2 with CAPEX of €150K.
• Achieved 1st ISO 9001: 2015 certification for Planys

Jul 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Secured €2.2M+ in funding by creating business & product strategy, alongside founders. Cleared 2 VC due- diligences
• Institutionalized agile mindset by deploying JIRA, Expense mgmt. tools across functions while scaling from 3 to 60 people

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Responsible for integrated product development & maintenance of technology platforms. Grew & led a 15-member team.
• Led development of the company's flagship robotic platform in 9 months from concept stage to commissioning stage
• Managed development of a web-based Digital Reporting Software which generates 15% of Planys revenue
• Delivered biannual technology upgrades on robotic systems to enable 150+ successful projects (7500+hrs) globally
• Technical Contribution
• Filed 4 patent applications for the development of underwater lights, cleaning system, manipulator and ROV design.
• Validated waterproofing technology up to depths of 200m from initial 30m in field conditions
• Designed ROV Beluga architecture by analyzing over 24 potential designs to optimize drag and inertia parameters
• Led the development of indigenous pressurization chamber (up to 24 bar) – key testing facility

Jul 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Project 1 : Component Reliability: Study of cavitation erosion in fuel injection pump inlet valve
• Created customized analytical & software tools which processed 20M+ data points to simulate fuel valve behavior
• Managed a global project (across 3 continents) to find root cause for failures of fuel valves in off highway applications. Tested 15+ prototypes, created a predictive failure model of old valves and patented the new valve design
• Project 2 : Concept Idea: Development of Engine crankshaft powered fuel injection pump
• Developed methods to reduce frictional losses & slip on pump’s rolling parts at high speeds(> 10000 rpm)
• Validated pump’s rolling parts at 3 times the normal speed in 200h long endurance trials

Jun 2012 – Jul 2012 · 1 mo · District Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic

• Build an excel tool that dynamically computes CG & weight distribution of a car due to changing component location
• By using this tool, the design team optimized weight distribution of the car which led to reduction in lap time

May 2011 – Jul 2011 · 2 mos · India

• Developed mechanism to increase engine’s inertia by using flywheels to evaluate its impact on scooter’s performance
• Collected drivability and fuel economy data to prove that by doubling engine inertia, fuel economy dropped by 5%
• The data was collected by performing standard on road and chassis dynamometer tests on the modified scooter