Experience

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  Relyion Energy Inc

  • San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

  • Technical Program Manager- Product & Operations

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States

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  Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Class Moderator and Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    I was a class moderator for following courses: 1. Visualization for Persuasion 2. Operations Management 3. Artificial intelligence & the future of work 4. Game theory & Strategic Decisions 5. Strategic Brand Management 6. Power in Organizations 7. C suite & board room dynamics 8. Leadership & crisis management 9. Tech Strategy for Products

  • Product Management Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

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  Tesla

  • Palo Alto, California, United States

  • Technical Program Manager, Supercharging

    • Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
    • Palo Alto, California, United States

    • Managed the design, validation testing, and production of Tesla’s Industrial Energy Products, including the DC Meter and the V4 Supercharger by communicating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure timeline was met• Led Organization's critical charging program, keeping a dependency-based schedule prioritizing identification of critical path tasks, identifying key program risks and brainstorming solutions & presenting them in front of Senior Vice President and other company executives• Facilitated Electrical, Compliance & other engineering teams with validation testing, delegating & outsourcing the tasks, keeping the program timeline on track and avoiding potential line down issues in the production• Managed NPI Initiative for DC Meter program using supply chain optimization, stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration and successfully reduced the lead times SOP

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  ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited

  • Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Engineer, Technical Services

    • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
    • Pune, Maharashtra, India

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  Suyash Wirecut and Tooling

  • Aurangabad, Maharashtra

  • Project Manager

    • Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
    • Aurangabad, Maharashtra

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  Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)

  • India
  • Automotive
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research & Testing Engineer

    • Jan 2018 - Mar 2019

    • Led the testing, validation & certification of EV chargers (consisting AC:- Type 1, Type 2, GB/T and DC:- CCS 1, CCS 2, GB/T).• Spearheaded end-to-end development of fast charging (AC & DC both) protocols implementation - CCS, GB/T, CHAdeMO to develop Charging infrastructure. Communication with a central server using OCPP, OCPI, IEC61851, ISO 15118 protocols.• Understanding of EV interoperability testing protocols such as OCPP, OCPI, IEC 61851, ISO 15118 etc.• Involved in testing, validation and certification of EVs, EV charging stations using the Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) in India and also with European regulatory requirements.• Worked with multiple global OEMs and guided start-ups for development of charging infrastructure according to international & Indian Govt. regulations & standards.

  • Research and Testing Engineer

    • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

    • Member of Automotive Electronics Department (AED): Assisted in laboratory set-up for testing & validation xEV’s and sub-assemblies.• Performed Testing and Validation of Electric vehicles (2W/3W/3W/e-Bus) on chassis dynamometer to determine key performance parameters like range, energy consumption, acceleration, efficiency.• Planning & Execution of DVP&R for EVs and Battery Safety Performance• Understanding and Evalution of EV's as per Govt. schemes like FAME-I & FAME-II

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  Algorithmic Electronics

  • Pune, Maharashtra

  • Trainee Engineer

    • Feb 2017 - May 2017
    • Pune, Maharashtra