Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Engineering leader with 15+ years’ experience driving product development and building high-performing teams, delivering impact through cost optimization, process transformation, and AI/ML-led efficiency gains Key Expertise: · Organizational Leadership & Team Building · Strategy & Execution · Stakeholder Management, Influencing & Negotiation · Program & Portfolio Management · Project Planning, Delivery & Performance (QDC) · Risk Management (ISO 14971) & RCA · Engineering Change Management · Product Development (NPD) & Lifecycle Management · Value Engineering (VAVE) & Cost Optimization · Conceptualization, Teardown Analysis & TRIZ · Quality Systems (ISO 13485) · Data-Driven Decision Making & AI/ML Adoption Committed to building high-performing teams, driving innovation, and delivering impactful solutions.
Leading a fantastic multidisciplinary team with expertise in Mechanical &/or Software Quality, Sterility & Biocompatibility, and Data Analytics. Driving hiring, training, budgeting, and talent retention while ensuring compliance and operational excellence. Key focus areas: Project & Quality Leadership – Partnering with global teams to deliver high-impact results. Cross-Functional Collaboration – Working across teams to meet cost, quality, and regulatory goals. Financial & Resource Management – Overseeing budgets, billing, and strategic planning. Talent Development & Engagement – Cultivating expertise, fostering growth, and shaping team success
Build & led the team within Stryker T&E for Design Assurance, Labelling & Sterility functions. People Manager with focus on strategic team build, hiring, goal/direction setting. Managed & coordinated projects within Stryker. Individual contributor to ensure product design is good to go & can be kept selling to "Keep the business running". Undergoing executive certification on Additive Manufacturing to setup the ecosystem.
Lead the team within Stryker Trauma & Extremities for Design Quality & Labelling/Technical Publications. People Manager together with the responsibility to ensure design quality for legacy care within Stryker Trauma & Extremities business. Led the existing team together to success together with setting up new capabilities within the group.
Design & development of Cylindrical locks, Mortise locks & Key Cylinders for Schlage portfolio. Led & executed projects which falls under NPD, Sustenance & VAVE categories across various product types - New Product Development including Concept design and selection - Kinematic analysis - Detailed design and tolerance analysis, - Design for manufacturing and assembly, - Production planning support - Lead cross-functional teams across countries and cultures - Mentor Engineers who are new to the product and process Project management - Create Project Schedule, Test Plans, Invention Disclosure and lead the reviews with the Cross Functional team - Assign tasks to team members, monitor the progress, review the design and share feedback's - Lead Tear-down workshops, conduct brainstorming sessions, generate and select ideas - Identify materials & manufacturing process (Injection Molding, Stamping, Machining & Casting)for each component, Detailed design and costing was also completed
Design & development of fuel delivery systems like Module reservoir assembly, Fuel rail assembly, Fuel injectors etc. for a wide range of customers including Fiat Chrysler, GM, and Ford. - Fuel Reservoir assembly, Fuel Injector Assembly - Create 3D models, drawings and complete all Engineering Analysis - Initiate Change Tasks and support BOM team - Feasibility study for a new land survey system design
- Project identification, detailed scoping, feasibility study & high level scheduling - Competitor Benchmarking Analysis - Concept generation & selection - Disclosures & patents filed for the solutions - Material identification, detailed design, design Calculations, DFMEA’s and tolerance stackup analysis - Design Validation Testing support