Forward-thinking warehouse solution design and automation professional with 17+ years of distinguished leadership across high-growth organizations and diverse global markets.
Results-driven automation engineer with a proven track record in designing and deploying innovative Gen 4.0 automation solutions.
Expertise in managing end-to-end project lifecycles, from conceptual design through to site installation & operational handover, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Skilled in leading cross-functional teams in Design, Manufacturing, & Supply Chain Operations, fostering collaboration to achieve strategic objectives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Head, Solution design Automation Solution Design & Engineering
Coupang Corp
12.2018 - 06.2024
Directed a team of design engineers and project managers in designing and implementing Gen
4.0 Automation & Robotics technologies, achieving a 50% reduction in operational errors
Deployed automation solutions such as Gen
4.0 AMR Picking, Shuttle GTP, and robotic sorting systems, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational expenses and a 30% increase in order fulfillment efficiency
Engaged cross-functional teams-including Product, WMS Engineering, IT Network, HR, Operations, Finance, EHS, and Maintenance-to gather business information and finalize project scopes while scheduling comprehensive automation project plans
Led numerous projects from initiation to completion, coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders, & achieved 100% on-time delivery while maintaining budget compliance within a 5% variance
Executed market research & analyzed industry trends to uncover cutting-edge automation technologies, which resulted in a strategic roadmap that aligned with business goals and projected a 20% ROI
Conducted analyses of operational processes to pinpoint bottlenecks and inefficiencies, which caused a 15% increase in productivity through proposed improvements
Developed a KPI Power BI dashboard for monitoring operational profiles within WMS/WCS/TMS, which reduced 25% downtime and improved maintenance response times
Analyzed order profiles and SKU affinity to select automation systems with optimal picking strategies, which reduced processing time, increased storage capacity (CBM), and minimized product damage, which enhanced supply chain performance
Achieved seamless system deployment by developing and implementing comprehensive acceptance programs, including FAT, SAT, and UAT, effectively minimizing post-implementation challenges
Reduced project conflicts by clearly defining responsibilities and expectations within contracts, which ensured smooth collaboration among all parties involved, resulting in a 25% decrease in disputes during the project
Ensured system reliability by conducting rigorous System Performance Testing (SPT), which validated performance metrics for over 95% of systems before going live
Achieved a 50% reduction in downtime by closing maintenance contracts with SLAs before go-live, which ensured comprehensive training for all teams involved
Mitigated legal risks through thorough documentation and finalization of critical legal aspects such as liability clauses, warranties, and indemnification agreements, which led to a 30% reduction in potential legal claims
Promoted workplace safety by implementing robust fire prevention measures and adhering to OSHA standards, which created a secure environment for all employees
Worked as Senior Design & Project Engineer for Retail Division, responsible for launching eCommerce business infra readiness, warehouse network planning, site scouting, construction of warehouse infrastructure, design process, and MFE layouts, development of IT processes, installation of automation equipment, storage system, conveyor, End-To-End project programming
Manager II, Automation Design & Project Engineering
Flipkart India
03.2015 - 03.2018
Joined as Asst
Manager for project facility design & automation engineering and promoted to Manager II
As a Facility and automation engineering Manager, managed the project design system solution & automation design and successfully delivered multiple projects infra readiness of a large fulfilment center and sort center with automation equipment and helped the organization by delivering on-time projects for the business growth
Automation Business Consultant
Eurobelt
10.2007 - 03.2015
Solution Design & Application
PARI Robotics
10.2007 - 03.2015
Senior Application Engineer
Daifuku Web
10.2007 - 03.2015
Design Engineer
Avasarala Technologies
10.2007 - 03.2015
Education
Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering -
VTU
01.2007
Skills
Automation Solution Design
Global Operations Excellence
Gen 40 Automation & Robotics
Process Redesign & Transformation
Infrastructure Scalability
WMS/WCS/WES/TMS Integrations
Project Management
Key Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Cost Optimization
Keyturnkeyprojects
$100 Mn USD Fresh Grocery Largest Turnkey GTP Automation Fulfilment center - Frozen, Chilled & Ambient - Coupang
4 Mega Fulfillment centers - solution design & Automation
2800 Robots - AMR GTP Picking across the network - Coupang
1800 AGV Sortation Robots across the network - Coupang
2.1 Mn units/day Automation Mega Totable Fulfillment Center - C
120,000 Parcel/Hour with 800 destination mega sortation Centers
32 mtr. Tall Pallet ASRS System - Rack Supported Building - Textile
Green Field Tire Handling Automation - Michelin India
2 Fulfilment & 16 Sortation Centers - Flipkart
Automotive Spares Parts distribution center - Heromoto
Notablecareerhighlights
Principal Head, Design & Project Engineering, 12/01/18, Present, Coupang Corp, Seoul, Korea, Directed a team of design engineers and project managers in designing and implementing Gen
4.0 Automation & Robotics technologies, achieving a 50% reduction in operational errors., Deployed automation solutions such as Gen
4.0 AMR Picking, Shuttle GTP, and robotic sorting systems, resulting in a 20% reduction in operational expenses and a 30% increase in order fulfillment efficiency., Engaged cross-functional teams-including Product, WMS Engineering, IT Network, HR, Operations, Finance, EHS, and Maintenance-to gather business information and finalize project scopes while scheduling comprehensive automation project plans., Led numerous projects from initiation to completion, coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders, & achieved 100% on-time delivery while maintaining budget compliance within a 5% variance., Executed market research & analyzed industry trends to uncover cutting-edge automation technologies, which resulted in a strategic roadmap that aligned with business goals and projected a 20% ROI., Conducted analyses of operational processes to pinpoint bottlenecks and inefficiencies, which caused a 15% increase in productivity through proposed improvements., Developed a KPI Power BI dashboard for monitoring operational profiles within WMS/WCS/TMS, which reduced 25% downtime and improved maintenance response times., Analyzed order profiles and SKU affinity to select automation systems with optimal picking strategies, which reduced processing time, increased storage capacity (CBM), and minimized product damage, which enhanced supply chain performance., Achieved seamless system deployment by developing and implementing comprehensive acceptance programs, including FAT, SAT, and UAT, effectively minimizing post-implementation challenges., Reduced project conflicts by clearly defining responsibilities and expectations within contracts, which ensured smooth collaboration among all parties involved, resulting in a 25% decrease in disputes during the project., Ensured system reliability by conducting rigorous System Performance Testing (SPT), which validated performance metrics for over 95% of systems before going live., Achieved a 50% reduction in downtime by closing maintenance contracts with SLAs before go-live, which ensured comprehensive training for all teams involved., Mitigated legal risks through thorough documentation and finalization of critical legal aspects such as liability clauses, warranties, and indemnification agreements, which led to a 30% reduction in potential legal claims., Promoted workplace safety by implementing robust fire prevention measures and adhering to OSHA standards, which created a secure environment for all employees.
Senior Manager, Automation Solution Engineering, 03/01/18, 10/31/18, Reliance Industries, Mumbai, India, Worked as Senior Design & Project Engineer for Retail Division, responsible for launching eCommerce business infra readiness, warehouse network planning, site scouting, construction of warehouse infrastructure, design process, and MFE layouts, development of IT processes, installation of automation equipment, storage system, conveyor, End-To-End project programming.
Manager II, Design & Project Engineering, 03/01/15, 03/31/18, Flipkart India, Bangalore, India, Joined as Asst. Manager for project facility design & automation engineering and promoted to Manager II. As a Facility and automation engineering Manager, managed the project design system solution & automation design and successfully delivered multiple projects infra readiness of a large fulfilment center and sort center with automation equipment and helped the organization by delivering on-time projects for the business growth.
Technicalexpertise - Automationtechnologies
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)
Shuttle GTP Picking Systems
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
Autostore GTP System
Automated Packaging
Robotic Palletization
Gantry Robot - Picking
Sorting Technologies
Cross Belt Sorters
Wheel Sorters
Bomb-Bay Sorters
AGV Sortation Robot
SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)
Collaborative Robotics (Cobots)
Timeline
Principal Head, Solution design Automation Solution Design & Engineering
<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform<ul><li>Roles and Responsibilities</li><li>Hiring and team building</li><li>Managing team’s career progression and performance reviews</li><li>Managing Performance improvement plan and firing</li><li>Mentoring</li><li>Product roadmap planning and execution</li><li>Accountability of the entire delivery execution including the risk mitigation planning.</li><li>Stakeholder management</li><li>Adhering to Apple Privacy and Security Guidelines for platform</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage all online services for AdXchange in Apple Ads.</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions deliver Budget experimentation in Apple Ads</li><li>Design and implementation of new architectures and solutions to manage data for Ad Platform.</li><li>Creating and maintaining all the data and analytics and revenue pipelines for Ad Platforms</li><li>Driving the solution for data ingestions and data processing across Ad platform</li><li>Defining the Strategy for data governance and data access</li><li>Collaboration with business to deliver relevant data and insight for our strategy and decisions.</li><li>Managing storage, processing, copy/synchronization etc. appropriate to scale</li><li>Enabling machine learning and algorithm groups by proving them right frameworks and data</li><li>Advancing team’s design methodology and quality programming practices and evangelize those techniques across Ad platform.</li><li>Deliveries</li><li>Setup 8+ member team to design and deliver Budget Allocation and Budget experimentation.</li><li>Leading Ad Delivery services team, responsible for delivering various capabilities like query understanding, targeting, fraud etc.</li><li>Delivered and Lead Design for observability for budget, and data platform in Ad platform.</li><li>Setup 11+ members high performing team to handle various business needs such as analytics and micro services for Display Advertising as well as Data Platform</li><li>Instrumental in driving Data Platform throughout the SDLC from inception, design, development, testing and deployment.</li><li>Instilled a strong team culture of high-quality delivery by constructive feedback, cross collaboration, focus and motivation.</li><li>Delivered Realtime and Batch Platform with various integrations</li><li>Delivered new DIP design for Data Platform</li><li>Delivered design of all the components of Data processing platform</li><li>Transitioned Display data work to India seamlessly and delivered many critical business impacting features and organizational security initiatives.</li><li>Closely worked with various stakeholders to understand the requirements which resulted into efficient remote work culture.</li><li>Seamless Display execution and set up best practices for 24X7 production on-call.</li><li>Tools and Technologies</li><li>AWS, S3, Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, EMR, Hive, Scoop, Flume, Cassandra, Airflow, Oozie, Gobblin, Schema Store, Icloud, Grafana, Kubernetes, Vertica, Alation, snowflake, druid, Iceberg, Java, Scala, IntelliJ, Oracle, MySql, Git, RIO, Spinnaker, Elastic cache, Grpc, Agile.</li></ul> at Apple - Adplatform