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# Ashwin Kshirasagar on Tal

## Headline

Engineering Manager \| Industrial IoT, Cloud & Engineering Excellence \| Building Scalable Digital Systems

## About

I am an engineering leader with experience spanning embedded systems, industrial IoT, cloud platforms, and software engineering\. Over the past decade, I have worked across the technology stack \- from edge devices and hardware integration to cloud\-native systems and engineering leadership\. My focus today is on building high\-performing engineering teams, strengthening engineering quality and delivery practices, and enabling the development of reliable connected products at scale\. I am particularly interested in the intersection of industrial IoT, cloud technologies, quality engineering, DevOps, and the emerging role of AI in engineering productivity and product development\. Areas of interest: • Industrial IoT and connected products • Cloud and distributed systems • Quality engineering and test automation • DevOps and engineering effectiveness • AI\-assisted engineering • Engineering leadership and team development

## Location

Pune City

## AI stack

openai

## Work experience

Software Development Manager \- IoT at Alfa Laval, Jul 2025 \- Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune District, Engineering Manager responsible for building and scaling IoT engineering capability in India within a global industrial technology organization\. Focused on strengthening engineering excellence, quality engineering, DevOps practices, and operational maturity while supporting the development of reliable connected digital solutions\. Key Focus Areas: ➣ Leading development and upskilling of IoT engineering teams ➣ Driving quality engineering, test automation, and DevOps maturity ➣ Improving engineering effectiveness through scalable processes and clear ownership models ➣ Strengthening knowledge sharing and reducing key\-person dependencies ➣ Supporting delivery of connected digital solutions through reliable engineering practices ➣ Designing structured technical hiring, onboarding, and capability development programs

Senior Staff Engineer at Shoreline AI, Apr 2021 \- Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos, Hybrid, At Shoreline AI, I drove the development of an advanced SaaS platform for industrial asset monitoring, combining technical expertise with leadership to deliver scalable, reliable, and impactful solutions\. Key Highlights: ➣Led the design and development of a scalable AWS\-based data pipeline, enabling seamless ingestion and processing of sensor data from thousands of industrial assets\. ➣Developed predictive maintenance models that reduced unplanned downtime and improved system reliability, saving customers significant operational costs\. ➣Mentored and led a cross\-functional team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence while delivering mission\-critical features\. ➣Collaborated with product teams and domain experts to translate customer needs into actionable solutions, enhancing platform adoption and user satisfaction\.

Staff Engineer at Shoreline AI, Apr 2018 \- Mar 2021 · 3 yrs, Pune, Maharashtra, India, ➣ Led a cross\-functional team of 6 engineers to develop a medical IoT solution for breath analysis, detecting conditions like lactose and fructose intolerance\. ➣ Designed the system architecture and contributed to firmware and cloud backend/frontend development\. ➣ Managed resource allocation, project timelines, and the development of critical modules, ensuring on\-time delivery\. ➣ Recognized with a notable achievement award for exceptional project execution and timely delivery\.

Senior Software Engineer at ifm engineering India, Apr 2015 \- Mar 2018 · 3 yrs, Pune Area, India, ➣ Part of a three\-member team that was responsible for development of an Industry 4\.0 solution for ifm devices\. This solution was deployed on the ifm IO\-Link masters launched at SPS\-IPC Drives Fair 2017 at Nuremberg\. ➣ Development on the LineRecorder Agent Embedded 1\.0 adapter, this has been used in an IoT based solution deployed by SAP and GEA for collection of machine data\.

Design Engineer at ifm engineering India, Jan 2013 \- Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Pune Area, India, ➣ Part of a 6 member team working on the design of firmware for Xilinx FPGA based camera subsystems that used time of flight sensors from pmdtec\. Involved in the entire FPGA design and testing cycle from Requirement Gathering, Design, Implementation to testing and board bring\-up\.

Research Associate at IIT Bombay, Feb 2010 \- Jan 2013 · 3 yrs, Mumbai Area, India, ➣ Responsible for the circuit design of a high\-speed switched router\. These routers are now being manufactured and sold as the ECR product range of ECIL \- http://www\.ecil\.co\.in/ECR/ECR\.pdf\.

Student Assistant at Syracuse University \- Tutoring and Study Center, Aug 2009 \- Nov 2009 · 4 mos, Syracuse, New York, ➣ Writing SQL queries and generating reports from the database of the online appointment system\. ➣ Tutoring a few students in Digital Communications\.

## Education

Master of Science \- MS, Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Electronics Engineering, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology

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