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Engineering & Transformation Leader | Innovation Strategy | Renewable Energy

About

I am a senior engineering leader with 15 years of experience in renewable energy and R&D environments. So far, I have: • Built teams from scratch and scaled them to global ownership with a strong domain presence. • Led technology and product development programs with multi-million-euro budgets. • Oversaw the development and deployment of large engineering tools and software platforms through cross-functional teams. • Led Innovation and AI transformation within a large multidisciplinary engineering centre, aligned with the company’s corporate goals. • Actively involved in organization-wide initiatives focused on diversity, inclusion, and the cultural. • Undertook a brief role in technical sales and key customer account management. Fortunate to have received multiple recognitions for innovation and leadership. What I do well • Converting strategy into structured and efficient execution. • Staying strongly outcome-focused while maintaining high team trust and engagement. • Driving transformation initiatives in complex, cross-functional environments. • Always ready to learn new concepts and quickly adapt to new technologies/tools. Domains: Strategy & Transformation | Engineering Operations | Innovation & Digital Enablement | Product & Data Platforms | Performance & Governance I’m always open to conversations with leaders and organisations looking to leverage engineering innovation and digital transformation to unlock organization's performance and scalability.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

openai

perplexity

ChatGPT

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Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Head of Innovation at Siemens Gamesa, Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, • Lead the innovation and AI transformation across a global R&D organisation of 1,100+ engineers. • Built and lead critical Rotor Performance and Product Data Management teams within the Blades portfolio. • Drive a multi-year, global technology transformation program focused on wind farm performance and value delivery. • Serve as Cultural Ambassador for Technology, representing 3,000+ global engineers and enabling cross-regional collaboration and change adoption.

Advanced Lead Engineer, Aero design at GE Renewable Energy, Apr 2017 - Jan 2022 · 4 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Led end-to-end regional blade development programs, owning delivery, cross-functional coordination, and alignment with global product. • Partnered with global engineering, quality, and program teams to improve data quality, modelling standards, and execution consistency across the India portfolio. • Acted as a senior technical and delivery interface between regional execution teams and global leadership.

Senior Engineer, Aerodynamics at LM Wind Power, Apr 2014 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs, • Led technology programs focused on airfoil development and validation, contributing to next-generation product platforms. • Appointed as Quality Systems Auditor (ISO 9001:2015), conducting departmental audits and supporting continuous improvement and compliance maturity. • Supported leadership with process discipline, documentation, and quality governance across engineering functions.

Engineer, Aerodynamics at LM Wind Power, Aug 2011 - Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos, • Contributed to new product development initiatives, supporting aerodynamic design, modelling, and experimental validation. • Built strong foundations in structured problem-solving, execution discipline, and cross-functional collaboration.

Post Graduate Teaching Assistant at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 · 1 yr, Greater Lucknow Area, I worked as a teaching assistant to the professor during 2nd year of my Master's at IIT Kanpur. My responsibilities were:- • Deliver lectures on Basic and advanced Aerodynamics to undergraduate students

Education

M.Tech, Aerodynamics, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR