I am an experienced professional in the field of resources industry (i.e., Oil&Gas, Chemical, Mining, Renewables sector) with a background in Management Consulting, Artificial Intelligence, Process Engineering, and Industrial Automation, and experience in working across multiple geographies.In my current role at Johnson Matthey, I am building the Catalyst Business unit in India and driving projects of strategic importance across their global operations to hyperscale the growth and to improve its profitability. I am leading several teams including strategy, commercial excellence, key accounts, and strategic supply chain, which are located across global locations.In my previous role, I served McKinsey as an Associate Partner and Senior Solution Leader, responsible for driving AI solutions and operational excellence in heavy industries such as mining, metals, oil and gas, power, chemicals, agriculture, and oil and gas. My focus areas were optimizing throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and quality in processing plants by leveraging advanced analytics, first principle knowledge, operational excellence, and cutting-edge methodologies within a comprehensive digital and operational transformation framework.In addition, I did play a pivotal role in expanding McKinsey's knowledge and capabilities in the basic materials industries. This involves pioneering initiatives such as machine learning and AI-based advisory systems for processing plants, comprehensive digital maturity assessments, operational benchmarks for the mineral processing industry, and dynamic processing simulation for optimizing the value chain.With more than a decade of hands-on experience in these sectors, I have worked on diverse topics such as corporate management, digital transformation, lean management, operational transformation, strategy, feasibility studies, process control and digital twin, and advanced analytics-based solutions across the value chain.