Express Refrigeration is a leading provider of refrigeration and cold-storage mechanical services across the entire Sacramento Metro area. The company's comprehensive capabilities include energy solutions, installations, and 24 x 7 service. Express Refrigeration was founded in 2006 and has been under the ownership of Vijay Ambavanekar since 2019.

Since his acquisition of Express Refrigeration in 2019, Vijay has transformed the mission statement of his organization to include the continual pursuit of standardized processes within the field of commercial HVAC/R industry that lead to increased efficiency. As of January 2022, this focus has now extended into comfort and process heating and cooling under the subsidiary name of Sacramento Mechanical. The company is a member of the Linc Service Network, who's over-arching mission is to provide building owners and operators a financially-justified comprehensive preventive maintenance program that reduces owning and operating costs.

All facets related to the ownership, general management, operations, strategy, standards, and growth of a full service commercial mechanical contracting firm.

Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue and is the developer of the x86 series of microprocessors.Vijay worked in multiple finance disciplines across organizations and gained a breadth of finance, operations and marketing knowledge.

✤Reduced spending in Chipsets by 50% YoY. Partnered with Procurement and Operations to implement multiple strategies, resulting in: a) Vendor consolidation/negotiation b) Reduce spending by over 50% on contingent worker program c) Improved efficiency of finance close process by 80%, ✤Acted as the lead for financial planning and analysis process within a department that demanded a $150M Budget and 1200 employees✤Acted as the lead within the Folsom Lab Audit team (25 Labs)✤Acted as the lead for the Contingent Worker (CW) department (~$15M in spending)✤Streamlined the payroll process by replacing the burden methodology with a robust, repeatable, and measurable burden process. Discovered and acted upon an error of $2M before it was escalated.✤Streamlined project management process through the implementation of: a) Defined timelines b) Scheduling of large-scale meetings and c) Formulating deadlines

Business Analyst with SMG (Sales and Marketing Group), helping to increase Intel revenue as part of Sales Enablement Group.

•Ensured smooth and effective monthly/quarterly close, and that forecasts were delivered on time. •Partnered with IMFx Finance and NSG Operations to evaluate and drive cost reductions throughout component Supply Chain. Supported ad-hoc analysis for special projects and initiatives.•Standardized and streamlined the COST model (Central Data File) and made it more efficient and intuitive. The CDF file is instrumental in influencing pricing and product decisions and the overhaul resulted in 80% time savings.•Generated an ROI analysis on purchase of NXT Scanner ($127M) by partnering with Business Operations and Fab and influenced the GM to go with a "Lease to Buy" option as a financially sound option.•Investigated an Accrual issue worth $20M, leading to change in the Accrual process and COS (Cost of Sales) process.•Coordinated with the PnL team to come up with a new Cost Methodology (Absorption costs) to accurately reflect the changing business environment of NSG.

✤ Aggregated company-wide data and developed functions specific to reports that analyzed project risks and ongoing risk monitoring✤ Measured product investment performances against industry benchmarks ✤ Led Quality Assurance initiative that developed procedures to reduce rework and cost of poor quality by 80%.

✤Achieved cost savings of more than $250,000 per quarter by identifying inefficiencies in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) system✤Increased overall process efficiency by 95% while implementing processes to further comply with regulations✤ Mitigated risks, increased safety, and streamlined the process of disposal and pick-up of chemicals, while adhering to strict FDA regulations.