• Providing consultation for Emerging Technologies like IoT, AI/ML, Predictive Analytics.• Development of AI Vision based Solution for product recognition in retail applications.• Managing up to 5 software resources for development from two external vendor teams – AWS Cloud, Edge AI, and Camera Sensors development.• Agile Project Management using Jira, GitHub and Bit Bucket.• Feb 2023 - Developed the Alpha version of Web Application and ready to pilot with convenience store customer.• Aapya solutions Website - https://www.aapyasolutions.com/• Full Stack o Front End: Flask, Python, HTML, CSS, JSo Back End – Python, MySQL, MongoDBo AWS Cloud – EC2, Lambda, S3, Cloud Watch, IAM, RDS, SageMaker etc.

Lead the restaurant automation and innovation efforts for inspire brands. Very excited about this role, great company, fantastic culture and great team with inspiring initiatives. Feel proud to be part of this wonderful team of leaders and team passionate about automation and innovation.• Lead a function/team that is responsible for setting a vision and strategy forimproving operational efficiency through restaurant automation & innovation• Develop and Communicate vision across brands to ensure that efficiency opportunities are being vetted across multi-brand channels • Partner with and support Inspire IT, product partners, and brand leadership in the execution of the digital roadmap for each brand • Lead R&D of operational solutions identified to improve a given brands operating efficiency

COMPETENCIES • Embedded Systems Product Development • Sensor and Controls R&D and Innovation• IoT, AI/ML Data Analytics and Connectivity • Waterfall and Agile Planning• Strategy, Technology and Product Roadmap • Create, Lead, mentor and grow digital teamsRoles and Responsibilities•Managed, coached, and mentored an internal team of direct reports, comprising of Senior Engineering Managers, Hardware Engineers/Firmware Engineers and Senior Product Managers, as well as a team of offshore indirect resources for Software Engineering.•Designed and deployed the digital strategy initiative, budget and resource planning, talent management, performance reviews, and strategic partnerships.•Directed Hardware/Firmware Engineers in designing the controls for Commercial Embedded Electronic Control Systems for food service equipment.•Applied Lean Six Sigma processes like DFMEA, Pugh Matrix, QFD, CTQ’s, 8D, Ishikawa processes and others for scalability and production quality for production. •Managing IP and was personally awarded patents.•Interfaced with Customers, marketing, and sales in creating requirements for developing product and digital services solutions using Lean Six Sigma process called Quality Function Deployment. Accomplishments• Developed award winning Innovative patented sensing technology solution for ice harvesting in commercial ice machines which improved performance and in addition developed next generation electronic controls which provided competitive differentiation and increased market share by 25% globally for Manitowoc Ice Machines. • Won Kitchen Innovation award 2020 for developing a patented AI solution called Virtual Oil Quality Sensing which predicted not only oil quality in commercial frying machines but also when to dispose or change cooking oil benefiting both customers and Welbilt. Savings to Welbilt of $500 per Fryer with annual volumes of 10,000 fryers and $1000 per fryer for customer resulting in millions of dollar savings.

• Promoted to Senior Manager role following 6 years of supporting engineering design statement of work as a Staff Engineer• Developing a hardware architecture strategy for bringing in synergies across business units with respect to embedded controls. Laid out the strategy for Electronic Controls Hardware based on Product Platform Philosophy.• Managed Hardware/Firmware Engineers and Vendor Software Engineers in designing the controls for Commercial Embedded Electronic Control Systems for food service equipment.• Spearheaded hardware and software development efforts for the prototype development of a Smoothie Machine composed of ARM, PIC, ColdFire Processor, and LCD Display System (involved use of IAR and CodeWarrior IDE tools).Accomplishments Developed award winning Innovative patented sensing technology solution for ice harvesting in commercial ice machines which improved performance and in addition developed next generation electronic controls which provided competitive differentiation and increased market share by 25% globally for Manitowoc Ice Machines.

A commercial scanning equipment manufacturer with 1000+ number of employees specializing in commercial high-speed document scanners with approximately $300M in annual revenue.• Designed and production launch of a Power Distribution board and lighting ballast PC boards for controlling lighting for Document Scanners.• Designed and production launch of a Cost-Reduced Motherboard (a Derivative of Existing 68HC11 and Spartan II FPGA) for High-Speed Production Document Scanner.• Designed and production launch Power Supply System (Supply and Harnessing) for a newer generation Production Document Scanner. • Testing for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) on High-Speed Production Document Scanner (Color Model). Beta Testing by preparing Throughput Matrix and documenting issues.• Designed and production launch an Integrated Power Conversion and Electro-Mechanical (Stepper Motor, Solenoids, and Clutches etc.) Driver Board for Next-Gen. Scanner.• Development of FPGA (Xilinx Spartan-3) VHDL firmware for Page Frame Generation and Ultra-Sonic signal generation for multi-feed detect and Interrupt Expansion Module.• Developing and Executing EMC and UL Safety Test Plans for Product release to Market.• Development of Feeder Control board and sensor system for Parallel table project with High-Speed Document Scanners.Accomplishments• Accomplished cost savings of $20 per scanner with value engineering the electronics and redesigning the embedded hardware and software in high-speed document scanner.• Accomplished development of Spectrum next gen scanner by developing electro-mechanical sub-systems for paper transportation, sensing, power conversion, distribution and control in high-speed document scanners which resulted in revenues of $50M per year. • Problem solving complex electrical noise issues in high-speed document scanners utilizing electro-magnetic compatibility testing tools and processes resulting in reduction of cost of poor quality and warranty expenses.

Key Accomplishments• Supporting customer (Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Osaka, Japan) installation of Electronic controls on subway electric cars and testing for release.Key Roles and ResponsibilitiesElectrical Engineer (Hardware) Analyze Electronic circuits for Rail Transit (subway cars) door operators. Electronic circuits were CPLD based Logic and monitoring circuit, Power MOS Motor driver circuit; OPTO ISO based input circuit, backplane circuit, and other auxiliary circuits. Install and Test Door Monitoring and Control Units. Specification of Components and finding second source of components for 80C552 based door monitoring and control unit.