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Greater Seattle Area

Novi, Michigan, US

• Head of Supply Chain managing supply chain strategy, purchasing (direct, capex, indirect), and logistics.
• IRA strategy: Created a supply chain strategy roadmap for Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) compliance across commercial, grid and automotive segments. Closed initial contracts with key partners to maximize US content
• NPI: Ramped battery packs (62kWh, 79kWh) for commercial automotive; shipped first grid container prototypes
• Cell factory: Led the purchasing, installation and operational support for the first cell prototype line

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Ionic Rare Earth (ASX: IXR) is a ASX listed company and through its fully owned subsidiary in the UK, Ionic Technologies, is leading the way globally in closed loop permanent magnet recycling. Our patented process enables the creation of the world’s first sustainable magnet that meets specification for EV, Wind Energy, Military and Aerospace.The company is.

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Ather Energy is India’s leading premium e-scooter brand. Advising the C-level on battery strategy, supply chain and innovation.

Irvine, CA, US

• Responsibilities: Built and led a team of 18 to drive engagements with 80+ suppliers across all 5 tiers of battery supply chain from packs, modules, cells (NCA, LFP), cell components and critical minerals
• NPI: Launched 4 EV programs: R1T, R1S, Amazon Electric Delivery Van (EDV NCM & LFP versions)
• Cost Savings: Delivered $350M+ in cost savings via LFP platform adoption and lithium price management
• New Technology: Ramped next-gen 21700 cell supply to enable 400 mile version of R1 products
• Battery Strategy: Supply chain lead on battery strategy forum presenting to C-level Rivian’s battery roadmap on chemistries (NCM, NCA, LFP etc.), form factors (cylindrical, prismatic, pouch) and new technologies (SSB)
• Procurement: Managing annual spend of > $2B across 3 vehicle launches (R1T, R1S and Amazon EDV) as well as exploration on energy storage (ESS) projects in residential and commercial storage.

Irvine, CA, US

Irvine, CA, US

Cupertino, California, US

• Drove iPhone (11 Pro Max/ iPhone XS Max) demand forecasting, demand planning and supply planning across 100+ SKUs and 15 countries in APAC region.
• Maximized sell-in under material, capacity and logistical constraints driven by COVID-19 outbreak in China and rest of APAC

Cupertino, California, US

• Procurement: Managed battery cathode, cobalt and lithium supply chains across 10+ global suppliers
• Technology scale-up: Booked and scaled-up next gen battery cathode technology enabling a significant improvement in battery life on iPhone 11 (+1 hr vs XR) and iPhone 11 Pro (+4 hr vs XS)
• Cobalt recycling and responsible sourcing: Acted as commercial lead to incentivize Apple’s battery supply chain to increase recycled content in Apple’s batteries. The goal was fully achieved in 2023 when Apple reached.
• Contracts: Redesigned battery supply chain engagement model by closing multi-party deals across multiple key vendors. Negotiated contracts such as MDSA, NDA, SOW etc. with big corporations, startups and national labs
• Cross functional leadership: Defined and presented Apple’s cobalt material strategy to Apple’s C-level. Drove a set of diverse cross-functional stakeholders comprised of strategic deals, environmental, recycling.

Cupertino, California, US

• Procurement: Managed $500M in annual spend across 5 major global LED manufacturers based in 4 countries
• Savings: Leveraged bid evaluation, should-cost models and second source bringup to negotiate 20% YoY price reduction resulting in $170M saving over 2 yrs. Triggered a major re-organization of the global LED industry..
• Technology scale-up: Scaled up KSF LED technology to enable first ever wide color LCD displays with 33% higher color range and 25% higher brightness. Ramped up this technology on iPhone 7/ 7Plus, iMac 5K, MacBook Pro.
• Technology assessment: Directed efforts on cost modeling, technology assessment, and supplier evaluation
• Cross functional leadership: Worked with supplier C-level and led diverse cross-functional stakeholders based in 5 countries to launch 10+ NPI programs and manage 15+ sustaining programs
• Procured best-in-class LED lighting for Apple Park (spaceship) campus

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Cree was the world’s 4th largest Light Emitting Diode (LED) company and had a market cap of $2.8 Billion in 2014.
• Scaled up pilot production of world’s most advanced high-density CXA LED Lighting. Analyzed operational data to drive yield improvement and cycle time reduction for high volume manufacturing of LEDs.

Bethesda, MD, US

• [I worked at the startup Sun Catalytix which was acquired by Lockheed Martin in 2014 and is now part of Lockheed Martin Energy]Sun Catalytix was a 25 person, venture-funded, climate tech battery startup which spun out.
• Enabled acquisition by Lockheed Martin by co-inventing 12 patents that form the core battery technology IP
• Developed the first ever lab prototype batteries and scaled 200 times to ~ 20 kWh/ 5 kW (twice of Tesla Powerwall’s capacity)
• Led 3 technicians and 2 interns to develop battery assembly and quality control protocols and improved battery lifetime by 25X within cost model constraints
• Technology being commercialized by Lockheed as GridStarR Flow Energy Storage for grid scale energy storagePatents Granted: (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsea.

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Rochester, NY, US

• 3rd Prize in 2010 Mark Ain Business Plan Competition for presenting Lithium-ion Battery business plan.
• Raised $50k from U of Rochester Tech Development Fund to commercialize nanomaterials for fuel cell based electric cars.
• Trained undergrad students on nanomaterial synthesis and characterization using electron microscope.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Research project in Professor Neil Coveille's group on Carbon Nanospheres production as a catalyst for Styrene epoxidation reaction.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Operations, Information & Decisions

Master Of Science - Ms, Material Science

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Dropout, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

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