Responsible for project management and vendor management to design and develop Vacuum Platform Infrastructure for next generation of EUV inspection system. Duties include interacting with large internal team and external vendors and drive the design activities via rigorous phased gate product lifecycle. Was recently recognized with a Leadership award.

• As Technical Program Manager, managed design and development of equipment technology solutions to support aggressive advanced research program timelines and budgets. Duties includes, defining requirements, scope, specifications, creating projects schedule, budget, leading large cross-functional teams of senior managers, engineers, Vendors and Contractors.• Set up and operationalized a $20M advanced R&D lab with 35+ pieces of equipment to develop small-sized solar cells and oversaw installation and commissioning, process qualifications, and handover to advanced research teams.

o Drove and managed design and development of a $15M Deposition technology tool, a high-risk, high-value technology program for improving module back contact, resulting in increased the solar panel efficiency by ~10W.o $800K/yr in annunal savings and recipient of CEO Award for Operational Excellence by creating an innovative Roller Cleaning solution. resulting in high component life and significant reduction in Spares inventory levels. This solution was environmentally friendly and reduced the ergonomical risks by 67%.o Developed an innovative solution to reduce Cadmium dust levels in the ambient air on factory floors globally from 0.8microgms/cu m to well less than 0.1microgram/cu.m (well below OSHA stds) and increased safety for all associates working on the factory floors.o Robust heater design- Reduced heater failures and $1.8M/year in cost savings by driving systematic root cause analysis and collaborating with global teams and partnering with Vendor and rolled out globally.o Program managed development of 23 wet tools on a solar panel production line from design to production.o Managed programs involving throughput improvement, product quality, and safety issues to core technology tools with a combined budget of $12M over 18 months.

• Project managed >$260M in Capex to set up 22 Solar Panel production lines in US, Malaysia, and Germany. Duties included all aspects of project management, developing schedules, budgets, risk management, managing large cross functional team, Vendors, Contractors to design, build, acquire core technology equipment, set up, qualify, and hand it over to production Ontime and within budgets.• Project managed>$155M in Capex to upgrade production lines globally to improve performance, safety, and throughput.

• Conducted project planning and execution of multiple large engineering product development programs, including marketing collaborations, technical specification definition, schedules, budgets, risk mitigation plans and conducted conflict resolution ensuring successful project fulfillment.• Drove product development from concept to final production by leading external suppliers and a 15-member, cross-functional team of engineers, managers, and technicians.• Won repeat orders of $7.5M and regained customer trust by interacting with Customer directly, developing successful strategy and drive internal teams to develop innovative design to resolve Customer issues Ontime and within budgets

Worked as a Volunteer in the nanotechnology group, assisted in making and testing of CNT based Toxic Gas Sensors. Duties also included identifying potential business partners for commercializing the CNT based sensor technologies, development of AFM tips using CNT to characterize Protein surfaces.

• Contributed in winning a key Customer business, including 1K+ systems and 65%+ market share, by overseeing, leading and resolving technical and code compliance issues.• Netted a 20% cost savings, maximized high-volume manufacturing, increased customer satisfaction by championing a configurable product design to meet all Product business needs by replacing inefficient and unreliable equipment.• Increased customer satisfaction, created $3M in revenues, and received three patents by identifying production issues through root cause analysis and developing new cleaning techniques.• Designed a configurable AC/DC, I/O power and control cabinet that was compatible with multiple product lines ensuring easy set up and reductions in meantime to repair and costs by 50%.• Repeat orders and high customer satisfaction by designing electrical controls using PC/PLC Technology for automation of high vacuum deposition tools