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Business Development Professional | Industrial Engineer | Innovator (Indian Patent No. 420583) | Avid Trekker & Motorcyclist

About

Business development professional, industrial engineer, innovator (Indian Patent No. 420583), and an avid trekker with 10+ years of work experience across the US and India. Worked across multiple industries including automotive component manufacturing, machine tool accessories, vending automation, SaaS, sourcing, industrial automation and robotics, helping traditional companies as well as startups develop business within the country, and globally. Areas of past experience include technical sales, customer success, marketing, operations, and quality

Location

Pune Division

AI stack

claude

openai

Genspark

Work experience

Chief Business Officer at Muks Robotics – The Humanoid Company, Feb 2026 - Aug 2026 · 7 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Business Development & Strategy Manager at Jendamark India Pvt. Ltd, Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 · 6 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, • Working on penetrating the international OEM market for assembly solutions and I4.0 software • Represented the company at the UK-India manufacturing trade mission that saw delegates from Indian companies visit Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham to engage with universities, research institutions, some UK-based businesses, and a few government officials.

Head - Business Development at Karkhana.io, Nov 2024 - Jun 2025 · 8 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India, • Forming a GTM strategy for exports, in order to gain traction in the North American market • Collaborating with manufacturer’s representatives for targeted penetration in specific sectors • Working closely with the sourcing team to ensure quick turnaround times, and near-perfect execution • Providing key inputs to the co-founders for acquisition of an EMS setup for further expansion

Head - Customer Success at Vendekin Technologies, Jun 2021 - Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, • Managing the customer support team for onboarding, deployment, hand-holding, and troubleshooting • Regularly engaging with existing customers in India and abroad to help generate more business • Ensuring quarterly KPI goals are achieved for remote support, operations, and field support teams • Providing critical feedback to the hardware and software teams for product improvement • Supporting the CEO in international business development in the US, EU, UK, and GCC regions • Overseeing warehouse activities, production, and operations to ensure budget adherence • Arranging product demonstrations for prospects, and enabling the sales team to convert leads • Gathering market intelligence from the support members to devise short-term and long-term plans

Technical Sales Manager at ZOLLER India & South East Asia, Nov 2018 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, • Training and providing technical input to regional sales managers throughout the country • Analyzing market trends in order to diversify customer base to ease dependence on automotive segment • Conducting educative as well as promotional webinars on Industry 4.0 products and solutions for industry professionals and students • Maintaining customer relationships through continued interactions in the form of visits and seminars • Educating regional teams with new product features and presentation skills • Taking care of marketing activities by collaborating with an external marketing agency • Writing articles, creating product videos, and generating new content for digital marketing • Taking direct responsibility of projects in Gujarat as a regional sales manager • Evaluating region-wise sales targets and aligning company strategy to achieve them • Organizing seminars with partner organizations in order to promote Industry 4.0 technology and help prospective clients experience the products in-person • Offering feedback to German team for product changes based on self-observation and customer response • Initiated, planned and executed a special project “ZOLLER On Tour” for on-site demonstrations

Sales and Application Engineer at ZOLLER India & South East Asia, Jun 2018 - Oct 2018 · 5 mos, Pune Area, India, • Interaction with customers for project initiation, technical discussion, negotiation and execution • In-depth study of software application for tool presetters, inspection machines and smart cabinets • Promotion of ZOLLER smart factory solutions and Industry 4.0 products through various platforms • Developed competitor product comparison documents for communication with internal teams • Generated new leads by exploring different segments and interacting with key contacts

Industrial Engineer at AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing, Jun 2015 - Apr 2018 · 2 y 10 mo, Bolingbrook, IL, USA

Education

Master's Degree, Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago

PCP, Business Management, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode