Sonal Bhatawadekar — Director of Engineering
Performing duties in the capacity of Head of the Centre in STPI which is an Autonomous Society set up in 1991 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology,GoI, with the following objectives: -Encouraging, promoting, and boosting the Software Exports and Electronics Hardware Exports. -Providing Statutory Services for IT & IT Enabled Services Exporters under STP & EHTP scheme. -Implementing agency for India BPO Promotion scheme. -Providing incubation facility. -Creating Centers of Entrepreneurship in emerging technologies. -Initiated CoE-Motion (ACES) at Pune & significantly contributed to setting up of CoE -Motion (automotive domain ) & CoE-Fasal ( Smart Agri Tech Domain) operations & execution of establishing activities of these CoEs in the Maharashtra region. -Handling operations of STPI Gandhinagar as Jurisdictional Director from STPI Office at GIFT City Tower One, for facilitating IT/ITES & Electronics Exporting units in Gujrat and handling overall operations for delivering Statutory Services, Incubation, Datacom & other services from Gandhinagar & Surat. -Board of Directors of STPI AIC STPINEXT INITIATIVES,(A company incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013], - Awardee of the "Gujrat Woman Leader" Title from CMO Asia & World Women Leadership Congress. -Performing the duties & promoting Start-ups under the initiative of ESC & STPI -The NextUncorns -Mission to the USA
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Location: Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Experience: 12 yrs 3 mos
Career Highlights
- Led initiatives to boost software and electronics exports.
- Awarded 'Gujrat Woman Leader' title for leadership excellence.
- Promoted start-ups under the NextUnicorns initiative.
Work Experience
STPI - Software Technology Parks of India
Jurisdictional Director, STPI-Gandhinagar, Gujarat Jurisdiction, Ministry of Electronics & IT,GoI (4 yrs 3 mos)
Additional Director ( Scientist-E ), Software Technology Parks of India, MeitY, GoI (6 yrs)
Assistant Director ((Scientist B) , Software Technology Parks of India ,MeitY ,GoI (2 yrs)
Software Technology Parks of India
Director (Scientist F) at Software Technology Parks Of India, MeitY, GoI (0 mo)
Education
EMBA at The Indian Insttitute of Business Managment & Studies
Bachelor of Engineering - BE at KIT's College of Engineering