Sugosh Venkataraman

Led product development and engineering for this medical diagnostic start-up out of Oxford University as part of CxO team.

• Delivered minimum viable product for commercial partnerships, guided collaboration, and assimilation of global resources.

• Directed regulated product development for Europe and US launch (ISO 13485 and IEC 62304).

• Architected and executed end-to-end IoT solution for instrument and lab data collection. Leveraged Jupyter Lab for a comprehensive data science tool.

• Key executive team participant in directing business operations and strategic relationships.

Guided global multibillion-dollar Fortune 150 organization to deliver best in class consumer experience and machine performance.

• Created and delivered electronic and electrical systems across all products within the company.

• Built and managed elite teams on multiple continents, selecting crucial technology partners, architecting and embedding model-based control system design for product performance, brand experience-based human machine interface, best-in-class software and hardware platforms.

• Won CES innovation awards in 2018 and 2019 for key innovative products.

• Led X-functional workstream to build capabilities supporting IoT initiatives sponsored by Executive Product Council.

• Served as Co-Lead of the Whirlpool Technology Board.

• Recognized for inspiring and successful global corporate leadership.

Headed global cross-category electronics product strategy development team of 900+ engineers in 7 countries, focusing the organization on areas of presentation, performance, and connectivity.

• Initiated roadmaps to deliver performance excellence through work with global consumer design and product teams.

• Brought IoT and Electronics initiative to the organization, driving efficiencies in architecture and technology synergy through collaboration with external partners.

• Introduced first connected home suite, partnering with Google NEST.

• Achieved CES award for smart appliance.

• Championed the electronics footprint and technology synergy effort in Europe and China during critical global acquisitions.

• Established identify and working model for offshore 500-engineer technology center in India. Responsible for the contracts, budgeting, and post implementation review of all IT initiatives. Managed relationship with all IT vendors, driving strategic engagement, negotiations, selection, and contract termination.

Director, Electronics 2010 to 2012 | Director, Refrigeration 2007 to 2010 | Director, Refrigeration, India 2004 to 2007

• Led turn-around of India business in two years.

• Steered global cross-category electronics execution team, joining with marketing, industrial design, and procurement. Formulated key strategic technology partner programs to devise global footprint.

• Charted people programs for worldwide talent acquisition.

• Co-developed strategy to achieve product leadership in Human Machine Interface and performance.

• Helped deliver > 20% engineering productivity improvement through footprint moves. Planned and executed management system for strategic component cost, quality, and availability in a volatile industry.

• Instituted innovative material value teams using Best Cost Country Sourcing methodology as standard practice for value creation, pursuing problem-solving and continuous improvement.

• Established product leadership in refrigeration with key technologies, producing 30% improvement in energy use.

• Planned and executed technology acquisition of Maytag, including footprint, technology, and competencies.

• Realized productivity gains through establishment of Center of Excellence subsystem across the world.

• Headed Asia technology strategy for consumer relevant innovation.

• Set up China technology center. Developed talent management thought leadership and system toward global talent objective.

Senior Executive, Business Head – Printer Business | Asst. GM | Mgr. – Procurement | Production Engineering | Planning

• Responsible for P&L. Increased profitability 4% and market share from 39% to 42%. Contributed to record revenue and operating profit results. Managed and launched new products quarterly per plan.

• Achieved total cost productivity of record 8% through value engineering.

• Collaborated in streamlining of process and culture of R&D organization.

• Developed and implemented quarterly integrated marketing plan involving resellers, partners, and distributors.

• Keynote speaker at national events and managed international corporate partner relationships.

• PC Quest User Choice award recipient for printers, 2000 and 2001.

Presented a thesis "Time compression in Product development" - Awarded distinction by the university, full scholarship.

Bachelors with Honors awarded by the university. Project work involved complete computer simulation of the scheduling for a mixed product manufacturing operation for the state of art array of machining centers.