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Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Take Astro to the next level and further delight customers!

San Jose, California, Us

• Product launch: Launched FlexShelf - Zebra's new end-to-end fulfillment solution to improve fulfillment speed by augmenting workers with AMRs• Customer engagement: Drove WMS integrations and deployed FlexShelf fleets to improve fulfillment throughputs at production warehouses operated by Maersk and Rakuten Super Logistics• Product development: Owned and executed the robotics roadmap including SLAM, navigation and perception; interfaced directly with customers in the field to understand problems and gather product feedback; collaborated with engineers to continuously evolve the hardware, software and UX to delight end users• Product sales and marketing: Advised partner teams on RoI analysis, product sales and marketing initiatives; led product demos at Modex, Automate and NRF

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Laid out HDS’ retail supply chain product requirements and a program to integrate with ERP, CRM and WMS systems to scale the eCommerce business and deliver unique customer-facing featuresLed the integration of AMRs into RoboFS, HDS’s robotic fulfillment platform (www.robofs.com), including executing design changes, enhancing platform capabilities, driving throughput simulations and establishing standards for standalone and integrated testing of AMRs with other warehouse equipment. Filed patents in the areas of robot localization and machine to machine communication.

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Led due diligence efforts with VC and PE firms looking to incubate, invest and partner with early stage start-ups that offer differentiated, innovative products and services. Focused on IoT, Industry 4.0 and Operations across multiple verticals (industries).

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Led initiatives to improve the e2e server deliveries (order-to-deploy process) to support Google's data center operations. Developed a comprehensive roadmap to plan and execute machines delivery at scale and reduce Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) • Redefined KPIs and established audit procedures to rapidly address planning, build and delivery issues, enabling more predictable delivery of servers to data centers • Streamlined cross-functional collaboration across Google PARMs, demand planners, supply planners, commodity managers, contract manufacturers and data center teams to plan, build and deploy server hardware to ensure the smooth operation of Google's server supply chain

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Partnered with clients in the high tech and consumer products industries to improve supply chain operations• Developed and implemented process improvements, and leveraged advanced analytics to generate insights backed by operations data; leveraged insights to drive supply chain and manufacturing operations• Reduced direct materials costs, inventory costs (WIP and finished goods), drove effective R&D/manufacturing collaboration to improve time-to-market and reduced backlogs to improve cash flow. Delivered $25M+ in one-time and $30M+ in recurring P&L benefits• Mentored client staff and ensured effective knowledge transfer combined with seamless hand-off to drive sustainable change across organizations

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Drove multiple initiatives to make HP’s $50B supply chain simpler and more agile to deliver cost savings that move the needle:• Engaged with WW Operations SVP/VP leadership to develop mid and long-term "big wins" to contribute to the company's bottom line, including vendor realignment (~$200M), supplier consolidation (~$190M), procurement strategy shift (~$80M+)• Partnered with commodity managers, engineering and sales operations teams to deliver "quick wins" to reduce costs through more effective pricing, improved product design and better order fulfillment. Reduced product costs by 8-12% across HP's laptop, desktop and server product lines (annual volume greater than 25 million units) • Led a comprehensive program to leverage data and supply chain analytics to enable more effective business decisions based on better product forecasting, reduced product complexity, improved order fulfillment and enhanced demand/supply matching. Improved order fulfillment performance by 15 percentage points over one quarter

Worldwide, Oo

Delivered more than $100M in benefits to clients. Led 15+ client engagements including several Fortune 100 companies focused on innovative strategies and operational improvements across the supply chain:• Focused on operational strategy and hands-on execution across the high tech, consumer electronics and consumer products industries• Advised clients on global engagements of more than $25M to drive improvements across the supply chain - supply and demand planning, manufacturing and "4-walls" operations, factory automation, product quality, supplier/ contract manufacturing (CM) strategies, network redesign for improved logistics and distribution• Identified $10M+ in new business opportunities and established new client relationships on the back of successful engagements with demonstrated P&L impact• Winner, 2013 winner of the Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF) Award "For delivering the most client value in Supply Chain Performance Improvement". Finalist, 2012. Other publications listed below

Santa Clara, California, Us

Delivered value in multiple roles within the Technology Development organization. Worked hands-on with multiple Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and other supporting systems to implement projects to drive multiple benefits:• Developed optimal material storage policies for wafer carriers utilizing linear optimization and heuristics to stage, route and deliver material in the shortest time. Implemented the solution in Intel’s R&D facility to improve factory throughput by ~10% through waiting time minimization• Defined the next-generation factory automation strategy for hands-free automation and ratified the multi-year roadmap with leadership at the SVP levels. Architected and delivered an optimal material and tool selection system (FAB300, CPLEX and C#) integrated with Intel’s MES, material handling and material control systems. Generated significant factory savings via improved throughput• Led the “Concept to Creation” of a new KPI suite including the development of a toolset, complete with measurement methodology and reporting cadence to monitor fab asset performance, embed real-time production data and equipment maintenance schedules into material handling algorithms. Trained staff to implement the new toolset

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (Robotics And Control Systems)

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Btech, Mechanical Engineering