Exploring Water & Cooling footprint and efficient alternatives for Data Centers

New Product Development, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Strategy, R&D

•Low Cost Capital (LCC) and Holistic Cost Management (HCM)Incubate, Develop & Implement solutions for PepsiCo Snacks’ manufacturing plants (Greenfields & Brownfields investments) to improve IRR, reduce Total Cost of Ownership, yield positive sustainability benefits. #HolisticCostManagement #LowCostCapital #DesignforAffordability #Sustainability #SystemsEngineering #computerVision #InlineInstrumentation #ModularSystems #ShouldCost #ValueEngineering #Process Automation #controlSystems #GHGreduction #WaterRecovery

•Manage Equipment Development portfolio for business impact, risk assessment/mitigation, compliance

•Launched New Cold-Vault platform, enabling breakthrough productivity for Chilled DSD expansion & route reduction.‐Delivered significant Annual Productivity (60% lower COGS than baseline).‐Obviated constraints in lead-time, portability, by reduce & decoupling infrastructure needs while reducing GHG emissions. ‐Integrated IoT capabilities to deliver on FSMA traceability objectives, quality improvements.•Created Food Service growth platform to expand into White spaces for brand: Aunt Jemima / Pearl Milling Company. Pureplay Incremental Net Revenue for breakfast occasions in FS channels viz., Hotels & Lodging, College & Universities. ‐Implemented Agile methodologies to expedite schedule: Concept to mass production of equipment platform in record 9 months at 20% lower COGS (including amortization of Tooling investments).•Led Equipment Development portfolio encompassing commercialization of innovation, productivity, implementation of lean Six Sigma.

Vending & Cooling Innovation & Sustainability Programs•NPI launch of next generation Cooler platform to drive harmonization of skus, energy efficiency improvements, advanced control system, Design to Cost ((DFM/DFA, Clean sheet / Should Cost)•Overhauled equipment standards to reflect latest industrial standards and consumer expectations•crisis management: Troubleshoot, root-cause analysis,-Mentored junior engineers and peers on Refrigeration system design, Lean & Six Sigma principles, and Robust design.

•Developed Compact & efficient heat exchanger for refrigerators. (25% smaller, and 16% lower COGS, 40% lower investment in Tooling)

•Launched NPI programs, and Productivity (Cost Take-Out) initiatives for Monogram Refrigeration Side-by-Side models that incorporates•Led quality improvement and productivity projects, Design optimization, Assembly line design, rebalance & test stations, Control system logic, Root-Cause analysis, physics of failure, Testing & Evaluation.•Accountability for Change Management, risk, quality, serviceability, demand response, manufacturing operations, Implemented Six Sigma standards, safety & regulatory compliance (UL, IEC, NSF, AHAM, DoE, EPA, …).

•Predictive Maintenance Research on Helicopters for US Army, South Carolina National Guard, using vibration monitoring, oil analysis and statistical analysis of maintenance records.•Designed test rigs and auxiliary components for testing the Main rotor swash plate, tail rotor & Intermediate gear box components which includes developing concept model, dynamics analysis and CAD models.•Experimental analysis of rheological properties of grease, and researched their influence on the health of the Intermediate and Tail rotor gear box of Apache AH-64 helicopter.•Evaluating lubricants’ influence on gear-mesh frequencies, modulation, energy dispersion, and performance on AH-64 tail rotor drive train components.

•Led design projects for new prospective clients, turn them into an offshore-Onsite collaboration business, and transfer to establish Offshore Development Center (shared services). CAD/CAE Statics & Dynamics.

Consultant on behalf of Satyam Computer ServicesAirbus A380 Design Finalization Task Force (DFTF): Resolved issues in implementation of design in production & assembly in center fuselageElectrical Harness Design: Design of optimum routes with lowest weight, fidelity of signal in comms, non-interference from power cable’s EMI, and other technical design standards for Aviation.