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About Emit Earth:Emit Earth is a climate tech startup focused on developing emissions-tracking solutions for organizations. We help companies measure their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by automatically gathering data from internal systems, such as ERP and supply chain systems, and analyzing trends over time. Our vision extends to creating a comprehensive Emissions Index, empowering entities from companies to cities to make informed decisions for a sustainable future.As the founder of Emit Earth, I am dedicated to providing meaningful tools for emissions tracking and transparency. My focus is on driving actionable insights that allow companies and municipalities to reduce their environmental impact. Emit Earth aims to empower decision-makers with the knowledge to foster sustainable growth, one emissions report at a time.

Cupertino, California, Us

Led the development of intelligent tracking systems to measure and improve the performance of complex ML models and software asset evaluation processes, enabling data-driven insights for continuous improvement.Designed metrics and insights to enhance the asset deployment pipeline, allowing our team to monitor every stage of the continuous deployment process, including testing, staging, and publishing to billions of devices worldwide.Achieved a 92% reduction in issue identification time, reducing the average from over 3 weeks to under 6 hours, by implementing automated monitoring and real-time tracking of deployment workflows, which helped quickly identify and address issues.

Cupertino, California, Us

Defined and implemented key quality metrics for Siri Quality Engineering, driving enhancements in both product quality and process efficiency.Automated pre-production ML model evaluation, reducing manual resource allocation by 50% and accelerating the evaluation process.Increased test coverage from 40% to 70% by identifying and focusing on critical domains and features, leading to improved reliability and robustness of Siri’s performance.Led the development of collaboration processes between Software/ML Development and Quality Engineering teams, fostering seamless integration and efficient workflows.

Cupertino, California, Us

Developed and implemented key health metrics for Maps Development operations, optimizing performance and efficiency across teams and establishing benchmarks for continuous improvement.Accelerated Maps development by enhancing workload planning, boosting productivity, and implementing strategic quality improvement initiatives, driving faster and more efficient project delivery.Orchestrated the scale-up of Apple Maps Operations from inception to 5,000 contractors, working collaboratively with Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure smooth expansion and effective integration.

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Designed and developed Supply Chain Analytics team which partners with different functions of the Supply Chain to make data driven decisions. Co Ownership with business leaders on defining and tracking key health metrics for all Supply Chain functionsLed/Partnered in multiple key initiatives of the supply chain org to improve on scale, efficiency and customer delight through data driven insights

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Developed Operations Excellence team that have accomplished multiple steep targets in Fulfillment, Fulfillment Center Manpower costs, QA process efficiency and Customer Service call handling processes.

Pleasanton, Ca, Us

As a Head of Product Configuration Team, managed, coached and guided a team of implementation engineers in the supply chain solution design, technical system implementation and data analysis aspects.As a Delivery Manager, successfully implemented a Sales and Operations Planning solution for a 284M $ leading manufacturer of hardware and software platforms for next generation IP-based wireless and video networks

Lake Zurich, Illinois, Us

Designed, developed and implemented Enterprise Supply Planning and Purchasing systems and processes for finished goods replenishment from scratch with MS SQL Server environment (SSIS, SSRS and SSAS).Managed 60 million dollars of inventory through this system to support annual sales of over 400 million dollarsDeveloped Procurement systems that would place POs based on multiple global site consumption requirements optimising the work load at supplier and receiving loads at the customer sites

Broomfield, Co, Us

Implemented an E-Kanban system/process for finished goods replenishment which played a key role in reducing the 2008 Q2 inventory by 17% over Q1 inventory without adversely affecting the fill rates

Norcross, Georgia, Us

Managed purchasing, inventory, and distribution for the entire coated paper inventory across international suppliers (China, Japan, Germany, Korea, and the U.S.), ensuring smooth global operations.Developed vendor qualification metrics and led contract negotiations to maintain high performance standards. Played a key role in the vendor rationalization program, improving supply chain efficiency.Standardized and executed nationwide product launch programs, managing complex transitions from old to new product generations and introducing new products to market, despite long lead times (3-4 months).Built and led a high-performing team of analysts/buyers, implementing an Enterprise Replenishment System that consolidated the workforce to 10% of the previous decentralized manual system.Reduced inventory investment by $30M by identifying obsolete and excess stock, collaborating with partner groups within the CPFR framework.Enhanced service levels from 96% to 98% by redesigning the hub-and-spoke network, optimizing supply chain efficiency.Increased LOTC and inventory turns by over 200% by shortening lead times from 3-4 months to 1-2 months, significantly boosting supply chain agility.

Norcross, Georgia, Us

Integral part of the conception, design, development and execution team of a centralized, automated Enterprise Replenishment System (ERS). Lead architect of the ERS demand management module. Developed demand aggregation rules for both SKU hierarchy and location hierarchy.Championed and implemented vendor transition in order to evenly distribute the excess inventory ($1.3 M) across all the distribution centers based on the sales volume, turns and frequency.Developed the initial companywide quarterly stock balancing program across 88 warehouses and 6 market areas based on turns, distances and profitability of the products.Conceptualized, designed and successfully implemented SKU rationalization methodologies to reduce the SKU count to 75% in a major product category.

Monmouth Junction, Nj, Us

Implemented Demand Planning (DP of APO) and transfer of demand plan to supply network planning (SNP) and R/3 Demand Management.

Ms, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Learning For Action Fellowship, Climate And Sustainability

B.Tech, Production Engineering