My leadership has driven significant advancements across critical industries, transforming complex engineering challenges into commercially successful, patented solutions. I have delivered over 40 products and projects across my career.
Energy T&D
Focus: Pioneering innovative engineering solutions in electro-thermal, CFD & structural engineering for power/energy T&D.
Impactful Project: Successfully delivered a novel method and patented technology for the spiral extrusion of insulators, which reduced manufacturing costs by 40%. This project was sponsored by the Ministry of Power.
Commercial Success: Developed seven differentiated products that are commercially successful.
Patents: Secured 5 patents in energy products.
Railways
Focus: Leading advancements in Overhead Equipment (OHE) systems for high-speed rail, ensuring robust and efficient power transmission.
Impactful Project: Initiated and led the Railway OHE program under the Make-in-India initiative with RDSO, introducing 5 proprietary Make-in-India products for Indian Railways. This includes the design of a simplified OHE system for high-speed lines, receiving a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the Indian Railway Board in 2023. Designed and delivered 3 new Modular Cantilever concepts, with a beta prototype installed. Also developed 3 new concepts for Compact Auto Tensioning Devices.
Commercial Success: These railway products have captured approximately INR 10 billion in domestic revenue under RE projects. The Auto Tensioning Devices project captures an additional INR 14 billion in domestic revenue.
Patents: Secured 15 patents in Railways OHE.
Oil & Gas
Focus: Developing innovative solutions for gas meters and self-cleaning devices, enhancing reliability and efficiency.
Impactful Project: Designed 4 unique smart gas meter solutions, achieving 25% cost reduction and eliminating a 40% rejection rate. Also designed a new single and double stage metering regulator, reducing costs by 25%. Introduced a self-energized Anti-Fouling Device to prevent sea life growth, with IP secured. Developed a low-cost Food Grade Epoxy (40% reduction) for domestic market, and conceptualized a new vertical setup for Mixed Metal Oxide manufacturing, capturing IP.
Patents: Captured patents for the smart gas meter solutions and Anti-Fouling Device.
Advanced Materials
Focus: Expertise in new material development, particularly polymer composites and advanced materials for high-performance applications.
Impactful Project: Conceptualized and developed heavy-duty Polymer springs for railway applications (~100 tonnes), achieving 50% size and 40% weight reduction compared to conventional metallic springs, securing two patents for the formulation. Designed and developed elastomer-based load cells for various applications, which were successfully launched in the European market. Devised a new methodology for non-linear analysis of multi-layer silicone cable joints. Developed low-cost thermo-chromic paints/stickers indicating temperature variations up to 2200C.
Commercial Success: My work has propelled industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, manufacturing, and Oil & Gas to achieve global excellence through innovative technologies and sustainable engineering solutions.
Patents: Holds 4 patents in advanced materials, plus two patents for the polymer spring formulation.
Chemical/Pharmaceutical Equipment, Solar & BESS Systems, & Steelmaking & Casting
Focus: Driving R&D operations and product lifecycle development for long-range needs in chemical and pharmaceutical equipment, optimizing casting processes in steelmaking, and innovating in solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Impactful Projects: Led cross-functional teams from product initiation to commercialization, resulting in the development of two differential innovative products in metal processing and several designed/technology products for chemical & pharmaceutical equipment, glass-lined reactors, heat exchangers, and air preheaters. For BESS, I delivered insights into thermal management, reducing derating of BESS from 30% to 0% in Paragi, Hyderabad. In steelmaking, I increased Blast Furnace valve life from 4 to 7 months through CFD and heat transfer analysis, and increased mill speed from 1.6 to 1.8 m/s in induction heating operations. My work also reduced 5.5 mm & 8 mm high carbon wire rod rejection from 0.75% to 0%.
Patents: Applied for 4 patents applied in Energy products and Railways, and 6 patents in Power distribution cable accessories. A new cable gland design concept secured IP and captures INR 2 billion in revenue. For Smart Power Boxes (Feeder Pillars), two patents were secured and the product captures INR 7.5 billion in revenue. Two patents were also secured for a novel low-cost & Anti-Theft power distribution system, generating INR 1 billion in revenue.