Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba

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CEO - TracXon | Start-ups | Printed Electronics | Wearables | @ TracXon
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Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, Netherlands
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About Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba

**Ashok Sridhar has deep technical expertise as well as strategic and business development experience in additive manufacturing technologies namely Printed Electronics and 3D Printing, which are key enablers for Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and Industry 4.0. He is adept at identifying new growth opportunities and convincing internal stakeholders to establish innovative projects to meet customer requirements and exploit market inefficiencies.**Ashok received his PhD in inkjet printed electronics in 2010. From then on until 2015, he developed additive manufacturing technologies for Printed Electronics, for a wide range of wearable and sensing applications - enablers of ubiquitous sensing for IoT.In the beginning of 2015, Ashok moved to a market-facing Applications Specialist role at SABIC, identifying emerging opportunities in Printed Electronics and In-Mold Electronics (IME) by capturing the voice of customers (VOC), market analysis and building business cases. By mid-2016, Ashok transitioned to a Business Development role. So far in this role, he has identified new business opportunities for new and existing specialty polymer materials of SABIC, acquiring customers and identifying value chain partners. He has augmented his business skills through an Executive MBA at TIAS, a top B-School in Europe, receiving a cum laude and scoring 9/10 for his thesis.Ashok's interest and involvement in 3D Printing goes back to 2004. Besides continuously monitoring the industry trends for more than a decade, he also has hands-on experience in process development and technology development for Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling, key constituents of Industry 4.0.

Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba's Current Company Details
TracXon

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CEO - TracXon | Start-ups | Printed Electronics | Wearables |
Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba Work Experience Details
  • Tracxon
    Chief Executive Officer | Co-Founder
    Tracxon Jan 2022 - Present
    At Tracxon we transform Hybrid Printed Electronics from a niche technology to a mainstream cradle-to-cradle manufacturing technology through continuous process and product innovation. We are a spin-off from Holst Centre, deploying the latest and sustainable manufacturing techniques.https://www.tracxon.tech/
  • Israel Dutch Innovation Center
    Board Member
    Israel Dutch Innovation Center Nov 2021 - Dec 2023
    https://idic.org.il/
  • Holst Centre
    Senior Business Development Manager, Start-Up Specialist
    Holst Centre Apr 2020 - Apr 2023
    Eindhoven, Nl
    Holst Centre, a leading R&D innovation centre based in the Netherlands, is at the forefront of next-gen electronics that is flexible, conformal, stretchable, washable and even formable. Holst Centre is the torch-bearer changing the way we use and perceive electronics, cutting across such diverse domains as consumer electronics, health care, automotive and IoT.In my current role I wear two hats: (1) Global business development of Holst Centre's Wearables and Smart Textile portfolios; (2) Collaborate with our parent organization TNO's start-up unit as well as HighTechXL venture-building accelerator to create start-ups based on technological and product innovations from Holst Centre.
  • Classic Stripes Private Limited
    Business Head - Printed Electronics
    Classic Stripes Private Limited Apr 2019 - Feb 2020
    Mumbai, Maharashtra, In
    Ashok Sridhar was given the responsibility of setting up the first of its kind greenfield facility for Printed Electronics manufacturing in India, and to get this new business unit of an established automotive company off the ground. Ashok was instrumental in setting up this facility near Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. He played a central role in facility planning, equipment selection and negotiation, hiring of qualified engineers, business strategy and strategic partnerships, as well as product roadmapping, all of which were done in alignment with the Board of Management's vision. On the business development side, Ashok nurtured multiple leads and created new ones, both local and international, leading to a healthy revenue pipeline for the near and mid-term future. Being an expert in the Printed Electronics domain, Ashok also guided the product development team to develop products based on tangible customer demands, while mentoring the team members to ensure that the on-the-job learnings are captured and documented efficiently.
  • Holst Centre
    Global Business Development Manager
    Holst Centre Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
    Eindhoven, Nl
    Holst Centre, a leading R&D innovation centre based in the Netherlands, is at the forefront of next-gen electronics that is flexible, conformal, stretchable, washable and even formable. Holst Centre is the torch-bearer changing the way we use and perceive electronics, cutting across such diverse domains as consumer electronics, health care, automotive and IoT.In this role I am responsible for the global business development of Hybrid Printed Electronics and Structural Electronics (In-Mold Electronics and 3D Printed Electronics).
  • Luxexcel Nv
    Strategic Marketing Director
    Luxexcel Nv Aug 2017 - Sep 2018
    Eindhoven, Nl
    Luxexcel is the inventor of the Printoptical© Technology for 3D Printing of optics. Luxexcel is the only company in the world which can 3D print prescription Rx lenses. Luxexcel's turnkey technology platform offers a revolutionary yet highly practical approach to lens manufacturing, and opens up new opportunities to differentiate and create unique custom ophthalmic products.In this role, I formulate Luxexcel's short, medium and long-term marketing strategy as well as the implementation plan together with the CMO and the VP of Innovation. Market analysis, competitive analysis, risk analysis, go-to-market strategy and roadmapping are some of the key elements of my work.
  • Sabic Specialties
    Business Development Manager
    Sabic Specialties Jan 2017 - Jul 2017
    Riyadh, Sa
    ►Foster and cultivate existing European customer base in addition to identifying global business opportunities with regard to specialty film product – ULTEM™.►Successfully identified new applications encompassing printed electronics, 3D printing, and in-mold electronics.►Initiate the improvement of market positioning to achieve financial growth and acquiesce with overall objectives.►Leading the internal supply chain coordination, together with the Product Manager.
  • Sabic Specialties
    Interim Business Developer
    Sabic Specialties Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
    Riyadh, Sa
    ►Monitored and identified prospective market opportunities for material solutions in printed electronics, in-mold electronics, and capacitive sensors, primarily for human-machine interfaces (HMI).►Responsible for customer and project acquisition in alignment with, and to execute, the BU strategy.►Monitored the latest trends and market research in related fields such as 3D printed electronics.
  • Sabic Specialties
    Applications Specialist And Projects Manager
    Sabic Specialties Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
    Riyadh, Sa
    Senior Scientist/Application Specialist in a market-facing role. Main focus is to identify the current and emerging opportunities in Printed Electronics, In-Mold Electronics (IME) and Wearables. Main accomplishments: ►Prepared detailed business cases together with business managers to enable the top management in identifying and capitalizing on business opportunities; ►Worked in a cross-functional team in developing a strategy for SABIC's value chain play in these domains; and ►Setup and managed projects to work with the internal materials and process teams, for developing market-specific and customer-specific solutions based on specialty polymer films.The main focus was on In-Mold Electronics, a rapidly-emerging enabling technology for smart structures and surfaces with integrated electronic functionalities, paving way for next-gen human-machine interfaces (HMI) in automotive, consumer electronics and industrial applications. Competitive analyses aimed at identifying strengths and weaknesses of other market players, as well as alternative enabling technologies (e.g. 3D printed electronics and Laser Direct Structuring), were performed.
  • Holst Centre
    Scientist Innovator/Project Manager
    Holst Centre Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
    Eindhoven, Nl
    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:►Disseminated technological developments in Hybrid Electronics (combining printed electronics and traditional Si electronics) at conferences, symposia, LinkedIn groups and other forums.►Generated customer leads to bring printed/flexible/stretchable electronics technologies the market.►Prepared a business case for a Holst Centre initiative in large-area flexible/stretchable electronics system in foil.PROJECT MANAGEMENT: ►Coordinated writing and submitting a multi-million Euro project proposal (under the H2020 framework of the European Commission), involving 12 industrial, research and academic partners across Europe. The technologies developed within this project are envisaged to enable ubiquitous electronics and IoT.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT:►Integration of thin silicon chips, LEDs and SMT components down to sub-100 micron pitches. Wide range of applications including Wearables.►OLED lighting with intelligent backplanes
  • Holst Centre
    Scientist Innovator
    Holst Centre May 2011 - Dec 2013
    Eindhoven, Nl
    Active role in technology development for integration of thin silicon chips, OLEDs and SMT components on foils for roll-to-roll (R2R) and sheet-to-sheet (S2S) large-area flexible electronics fabrication. These technologies include, but not limited to, printing of electrical circuity, fine-resolution conductive adhesive deposition, via filling, photonic curing/sintering and laser processing.Responsibilities include writing project proposals, extensive interaction with industrial partners, active participation in EU projects and dissemination of research outcomes at international conferences.
  • Fraunhofer Research Institution For Electronic Nano Systems Enas
    Post-Doctoral Researcher
    Fraunhofer Research Institution For Electronic Nano Systems Enas 2010 - 2011
    Chemnitz, De
    - Printed electronics (organic and inorganic) using inkjet printing- Pre- and post-print processing of PCB substrates- Co-wrote a successful project proposal- Guest researcher/lecturer at TU Chemnitz
  • University Of Twente
    Doctoral Researcher
    University Of Twente Jan 2006 - Mar 2010
    Enschede, Overijssel, Nl
    - Inkjet printing of functional inks on PCB materials for printed electronics applications- Surface treatment (by plasma etching) of PCB materials (e.g. FR4)- Mechanical testing and surface/microstructure characterisation of thin films- Equipment selection- Process optimization by design of experiments (DoE)- Guiding students in injection molding projects
  • Daimlerchrysler Ag (Mercedes Cars)
    Graduand And Intern
    Daimlerchrysler Ag (Mercedes Cars) Apr 2004 - Jun 2005
    * Graduand at DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes Benz), Stuttgart, Germany, for seven months. Focus: Simulations to determine mould filling and temperature distribution in injection molding using Moldex; rapid tooling by additive manufacturing technologies for injection molding* Intern at DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes Benz), Stuttgart, Germany, for six months. Focus: rapid prototyping (selective laser sintering, stereolithography and 3D printing) in automotive industry and material development
  • Caterpillar India Private Limited (Subsidiary Of Caterpillar Inc.)
    Graduate Engineer Trainee
    Caterpillar India Private Limited (Subsidiary Of Caterpillar Inc.) Aug 2001 - Sep 2002
    Irving, Texas, Us
    - Hands-on training at the shopfloor- Design engineer using Pro/Engineer

Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba Skills

Thin Films R&d Inkjet Printed Electronics Finite Element Analysis Pro Engineer Inkjet Printing Rapid Prototyping Screen Printing Materials Interconnects Injection Molding Dutch Business English German Technical Presentations Technical Publication Cad Abaqus Rapid Tooling Business Development Project Management Nanotechnology Simulations Materials Science Physics Design Of Experiments Engineering Characterization Manufacturing Research And Development Ptc Creo

Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba Education Details

  • Tias School For Business And Society
    Tias School For Business And Society
    Part-Time Executive Mba - Cum Laude
  • Graduate School Of Business - University Of Cape Town
    Graduate School Of Business - University Of Cape Town
    Executive Mba (International Module)
  • University Of Twente
    University Of Twente
    An Inkjet Printing-Based Process Chain For Conductive Structures On Printed Circuit Board Materials
  • Rwth Aachen University
    Rwth Aachen University
    Production Engineering
  • University Of Madras
    University Of Madras
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Sri Sita Ram Vidhyalaya
    Sri Sita Ram Vidhyalaya
    Chemistry And Computer Science

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Ashok Sridhar, Phd Mba's current role is CEO - TracXon | Start-ups | Printed Electronics | Wearables |.

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