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Rama Prashantha Holla K

Rama Prashantha Holla K

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Electrical Engineering Manager with extensive experience in engineering, design, and new product development (NPD), complemented by a strong background in cross-cultural collaboration across North America, Denmark, and Poland. Holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical and Electronics from Visvesvaraya Technological University and an MBA in Operations Management from Sikkim Manipal University. A solid foundation in leadership and strategic thinking enables effective team guidance toward achieving organizational objectives. Expertise in communication, problem-solving, and fostering collaborative environments enhances adaptability and the ability to deliver impactful results. Proven track record of leveraging transferable skills to drive success in senior management roles.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
5
5
Languages

Work History

Senior Manager - Global Electrical Engineering (NPD)

KK Wind Solutions
04.2022 - Current
  • Leading a group of electrical engineers and handling specific electrical engineering tasks.
  • Taking care of a high technical level of engineering work in the team by providing technical support and collaborating with engineers to ensure the highest quality.
  • Analysis and verification of errors found in the documentation.
  • Manage resource demands between projects on a daily basis.
  • Ensures on-time product development by collaborating with other leaders to solve problems quickly.
  • Accomplishes electrical engineering team human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; and enforcing policies and procedures.
  • Achieves team operational objectives by contributing electrical engineering information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining administrative system improvements; and implementing changes.
  • Develops strategic plans by studying operational plans, studying existing conditions, proactively seeking continuous improvement, determining needs to accomplish future operational plans, mapping solutions, updating and modifying requirements and solutions, and preparing cost estimates and budgets.
  • Keeping up to date with electrical engineering job knowledge by understanding current standards and requirements. Participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and maintaining personal networks.
  • Taking care of the appropriate level of communication, both inside and outside the organisation. Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language, in both oral and written forms.
  • Accomplishes engineering and organisational missions by completing related results as needed.

Manager - Global Electrical Engineering (NPD)

KK Wind Solutions
04.2019 - 03.2022

Leading a group of Electrical Engineers

Power Engineer ( Lead Electrical Engineer )

KK Wind Solutions
04.2019 - 03.2022
  • Leading a group of electrical engineers and handling specific electrical engineering tasks.
  • Taking care of a high technical level of engineering work in the team by providing technical support and collaborating with engineers to ensure the highest quality.
  • Analysis and verification of errors found in the documentation.
  • Manage resource demands between projects on a daily basis.
  • Ensures on-time product development by collaborating with other leaders to solve problems quickly.
  • Accomplishes electrical engineering team human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; and enforcing policies and procedures.
  • Achieves team operational objectives by contributing electrical engineering information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining administrative system improvements; and implementing changes.
  • Develops strategic plans by studying operational plans, studying existing conditions, proactively seeking continuous improvement, determining needs to accomplish future operational plans, mapping solutions, updating and modifying requirements and solutions, and preparing cost estimates and budgets.
  • Keeping up to date with electrical engineering job knowledge by understanding current standards and requirements. Participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and maintaining personal networks.
  • Taking care of the appropriate level of communication, both inside and outside the organisation. Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language, in both oral and written forms.
  • Accomplishes engineering and organisational missions by completing related results as needed.

Assistant Manager - Order Engineering Team

Schneider Electric
01.2016 - 10.2017
  • In addition to Electrical Control Panel design, I had extra responsibilities as Assistant Manager.
  • Assigning the work to engineers.
  • Support the engineer-to-order business by providing application engineering and electrical design solutions for LV draw-out switchgears by analysing customer requirements, generating system-level configurations, and executing design solutions.
  • Monitoring the team's performance in terms of quality, on-time delivery, and productivity. Giving feedback. Taking measures to keep performance on track.
  • Providing monthly and quarterly performance feedback to individual engineers.
  • Presenting monthly performance reports to the internal team and offshore.
  • Identify training needs and arrange training sessions with trainers, and plan for external training.
  • Technically assisting the group with their successful execution of the project for qualitative output.

Application Engineer

Schneider Electric
03.2012 - 01.2016
  • Providing application engineering and electrical design solutions for LV switchgear and switchboards by analysing customer one-lines, specifications, and requirements, generating system-level configurations, and executing design solutions.
  • Attended a conference call (kick-off meeting) with the project manager and customer to understand customer requirements, and was involved in technical discussions.
  • Utilizing engineering specifications, drawings, design concepts, and product standards to integrate components into a customized product solution. Prepare and submit a drawing package based on customer specifications to obtain approval.
  • Developing bills of materials and wiring diagrams per customer-supplied diagrams, one-lines, and specifications. Release the order and support the manufacturing plant. Ability to use and interpret company and industry codes and standards (ANSI, UL, NEMA, IEEE). Internal audit of jobs before release for first pass yield.
  • Mentoring and training new engineers.
  • Worked on problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in depth evaluation of various factors.

MEMEBER TECHNICAL ENGINEER

HCL Technologies
08.2011 - 03.2012
  • Worked at HCL Technologies, Bangalore, as a Member of Technical Staff in the Engineering Department. Our projects involve designs and modifications for one of our customers, Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, based in Gloucester, MA, USA. They are the manufacturers of the special purpose machine called 'Ion Implanter'. It's a doping machine which is used to add impurities to silicon semiconductor wafers.

Engineering Trainee

Lotus Power gear Pvt ltd
03.2010 - 07.2011
  • Preparation of SLD and schematic according to the customer requirements provided by the marketing department using AutoCAD.
  • GA, BOQ according to the customer's requirements using AutoCAD and Microsoft Excel.
  • Getting approval for the drawing from the customer.
  • Producing the drawing for the production team and the BOQ for the purchasing team.
  • Co-ordinate with the customer during the inspection.
  • Preparation of as-built drawings and sent to the customer.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
01.2009

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
01.2016

Engineer's Degree - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

S J Polytechnic
01.2006

Skills

Engineering

Certification

IPMA level D

Interests

Following geopolitics news

Travelling & exploring tourist destinations

Playing different outdoor games

Timeline

Senior Manager - Global Electrical Engineering (NPD)

KK Wind Solutions
04.2022 - Current

Manager - Global Electrical Engineering (NPD)

KK Wind Solutions
04.2019 - 03.2022

Power Engineer ( Lead Electrical Engineer )

KK Wind Solutions
04.2019 - 03.2022

Assistant Manager - Order Engineering Team

Schneider Electric
01.2016 - 10.2017

Application Engineer

Schneider Electric
03.2012 - 01.2016

MEMEBER TECHNICAL ENGINEER

HCL Technologies
08.2011 - 03.2012

Engineering Trainee

Lotus Power gear Pvt ltd
03.2010 - 07.2011

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Operations Management

Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education

Engineer's Degree - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

S J Polytechnic

Bachelor's Degree - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Rama Prashantha Holla K