Ravi Kiran B N Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Operations Design| Customer Experience | Business Development | Innovation | Change ManagementSimplifying Automation in buildings & campuses and enabling Smart, Optimized, Reliable, Efficient Spaces. Designing, creating and building experiences using today's technologies in IoT, cloud and AI / ML. Specialties: Hospital, Hospitality, Telecom and Retail Industry

Bangalore

Operations Design| Customer Experience | Business Development | Innovation | Change ManagementBagged and delivered Chennai Metro station lighting control project for 4 stations. It amounted to 10% of the company’s turnover for 16-17. Played the primary role in solution design, solution evangelism and approval, vendor registration process, negotiations and sales closure. Designed and managed the training of Metro personnel and post-sales service during the defect liability period with zero downtime. This resulted in a repeat order of lighting control systems. This amounted to 17% of revenue for 18-19. Opened new geography by getting the Navi Mumbai metro lighting control project which amounted to 4 % of company revenue in 19-20. Identified a need for a training curriculum that was responsive to market trends. Setup and managed the same. . Identified relevant external training programs and seminars to be attended.Positioned ivorysense solutions and capabilities to Bangalore International Airport authorities generated a lead for a lighting design consultancy for the art program at Terminal 2 in Bangalore international airport. It got converted into a order amounting to 1.2 % of revenue in 20-21.Based on detailed discussions with Dell developed a product PoC in the IoT space aligned with Dells IoT strategy and ivorysense’s vision.This resulted in a strategic partnership with Dell. Designed a unified dashboard for monitoring the health of running projects and to forecast resource requirements.Designed solution templates that could then be used to iteratively arrive at a workable solution in a collaborative mode with customers. Designed a tool / framework for different solution verticals. As a result, the turnaround time was reduced from 1 day to 2 hours, and the quality of customer interaction increased.Designed process for hand over, operations and maintenance manual and framework for user interface interaction design to improve customer experience.

Bangalore

Project Operations | Key Account Management | Solution Portfolio Management | Process DesignAddressed the need for seamless interdepartmental communication. Designed and implemented process and workflows by understanding the system through observation and discussions with various stakeholders. Addressed the need for data for smooth after-sales service delivery and troubleshooting. Designed reports and checklists by assessing the project needs and discussing with the manufacturers of the subsystems handled.Designed questionnaires and checklists for understanding customer needs, wants and pain points in terms subsystems handled. This resulted in the proposal being more accurate and reduced the frictions in project execution.Built the project team to 20+ team of project managers, engineers, and technicians. Scaled the operations to deliver in multiple geographies.Managed and developed partnerships with OEM partners Legrand and Netgear. Aligned internal processes to facilitate smoother procurement and billing. Achieved their billing targets for 3 consecutive years by facilitating and planning.Engaged constantly in researching unique and strategic products to enrich the solution portfolio. Considered various factors such as market potential, business goals . Brought partnerships with OEM’s Linea Lights, Light tape, Easy I/O and OMS solutions by advocating the value addition we could bring in as a solution integration partner.Designed a pictorial representation of the wiring diagram for the subsystems we handled. This was designed for traditional site electricians with no prior knowledge of these systems. This improved their understanding and reduced wiring errors at the sites to a great extent.Applied the knowledge of industrial automation systems to design home automation / building management system panels for increased serviceability, component life and visual appeal. Created templates to facilitate quick error free estimates and orders.

Dubai / Kuwait / Oman / Saudi Arabia

Industry: Material Handling | Heavy Machinery | Industrial Controls & AutomationProject Delivery | Testing and Commissioning | Post Sale Service | Key Account ManagementManaged and delivered multiple complex projects with key accounts like Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminium, Saudi Electricity Supply Company and Kuwait Electricity Supply Company. Was a single point of contact for customers on all such complex projects (Complexity was in terms of crane configurations, site / location factors, hiring of customer workforce with no prior knowledge about cranes, multicultural and multinational teams) Opened a legacy project which had pending issues. Took the initiative to update project documentation and solve all issues. This contributed to increased trust and release of pending payments (which were held back for 5 years). Setup the exhibition booth at the 2012 SteelFAB expo in Sharjah. Performed the live demo at the venue.Understood customer needs through discussions with users at different levels of operations in Emirates Aluminium. Designed radio remote control solution for overhead cranes. Handled sales, executed the order, and trained EMAL personnel on the new control interface. This resulted in repeat orders, and orders from other departments.Designed templates and checklists for preparation of method statements and risk analysis necessary to get work permits. The design was based on the experience gained by working on complex projects for large clients. This addressed the problem faced by new engineers handling such projects for the first time.Addressed the problem non-electrical sales engineers were facing in deciding specifications for the crane power cable. Designed an XL based tool and trained them to use it.

Bangalore

Industry: Embedded Controller DesignProcurement | Printed Circuit Board Verification |Assembly | Programming & Testing Being new to the field quickly learned the tools and processes and independently managed the delivery of 3 versions of the temperature controller using Renesas microcontroller within the project timelines.

Bangalore

Industry: Electrical Distribution and Management Project Delivery | Project Survey & Estimation | Liaising Managed and completed the scope of works for APDRP (Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program). Streamlined the safety process and surveyed and planned the works effectively to handle more contractors. Was the first engineer to get a sign off on project invoices. It Amounted to 5% of the overall project value.Managed transformer structure changing works for the entire south division in APDRP Project. Completed it with limited resources and an aggressive time frame.Gave a winning demo for a prestigious project RLMS (Rural load Management System). Started the survey / estimation works and set up operations in Chickballapur for the RLMS project.

Goa/Bangaore

Industry: Instrumentation | MiningSupervising Fabrication | Testing and Commissioning | Post Sales Service | Liaising At Komal process controls worked towards reducing the non-operational time of weighbridges, and intern pile-up of load-bearing vehicles on the highway by increasing the capacity of mine officials to troubleshoot weighbridges and by streamlining supply of essential spares.

Master Of Technology (Mtech), Vlsi Design & Embedded Systems

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Electrical And Electronics Engineering