Sunilkumar Neckaraje Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, India

Driving the Platforms (Digital & Embedded) initiatives for Carrier from Hyderabad Engineering Centre. Leading the research strategy for their diversified product lines by addressing a host of challenges. Offering platform-based products and connected solutions aimed at standardization, better market time and quality customer experience. Steering large-scale technology transformations that affect costs, efficiency, and software strategy practices in line with business goals and evolving customer needs. Platform Innovations: • Spearheading efforts on Cloud, IOT and Embedded platforms by leading 3 groups from Hyderabad Design Centre• Fostering partnerships with elites like Microsoft, TI for delivering highly available, elastic scale cloud services, platforms and accelerators serving the core business needs for all carrier BUs.• Successfully delivered one core IoT embedded edge software stack and edge hardware portfolio meeting diverse business/customer needs. Business Unit Leadership: Engineering Leader responsible for :• Leading a team of 260 engineers engaged in executing the HVAC, Refrigeration and Platform strategies• Identifying key parameters to assure quality and control of engineering capability and performance• Conceptualization and delivery of diverse programs covering broad range of technologies including Software, Firmware, Hardware, Mechanical and Program management• Driving bigger ownership, Global roles and decision making from center Site Operations: • Managing Site Operations for the Hyderabad site comprising of a team of 900+ employees• Spearheading the efficient performance of Site support functions like Facilities, Finance and Sourcing• Ensuring that the health and safety of the employees were well taken care of and adequate precautionary measures were taken at Site Level during the pandemic

Hyderabad Area, India

• Built from scratch and managed a strong team of 150+ engineers with Architects, Program Managers, Agile development teams in embedded and software disciplines• Handled Global Product Delivery on Controls and Digital platforms for Carrier Business Units – Refrigeration, Commercial and Residential. In fact, was the first person to establish BU outside US for Residential HVAC and Engineering• Provided strategic insights to the Leadership team of Engineering Centre witho 5 years roadmap, o supported Headcount rationalizationo TCP and drafted numerous internal policies• Drove Succession planning at Senior levels to maintain talent pipeline.• Utilized the domain expertise of researchers in IIT and established tie-ups for transitioning from Security to HVAC domain• Collaborated with major Universities and Tier 1 Educational institutes like IIT, NIT, BITS for hiring fresh talent

Hyderabad Area, India

Growth Story: Joined GE Security as a Software Engineer in 2002 and owing to stellar performance steadfastly scaled the organization hierarchy. Played a number of roles with progressive responsibilities between 2002-2007. In 2007 bagged the role of Senior Technology Manager. Essayed the critical role of China Engineering Leader spearheading operations from the Engineering Centre at Shanghai for over two years. Executed program deliverables and products in line with organization goals• Effectively led Global cross-functional teams from India and China for GE-Security.• Managed the budget of USD12M+ for the next generation panel (a 3-year phased initiative involving externally co-developed products [OVPs] and internal development teams)• Collaborated with the commercial and product management teams for the business case and on the OVP process for emerging markets in India and China • Delivered key programs to the Business that were released in multiple countries ino Monitoring and Controlo Interactive Services Technologieso Central Station and Panel Downloaders • Headed the design and compliance review group:o For periodic assessment of key initiatives ando To ensure expectations of customers are met and conformance to regulatory standards • Defined the technology roadmap strategy to facilitate business decisions over a 3-year period in China.

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Was employed as a Software Engineer in multiple global and reputed organizations before joining GE Security. Handled the following responsibilities:• Built proposals and defined the project scope and timelines• Assimilated customer requirements, analysis and definition of software specification • Engaged in design and development of technical solutions pertaining too Architectureo Code review, testing and implementation of projectso Localization to support multiple languages• Involved in hardware sizing and provisioning of servers for deployment and hosting.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Postgraduate Degree, Management

B.E, Computer Science