Venkat Nadipuram

-Director of Product & Project Management, driving global strategy and execution of zero-emission powertrain solutions for mobile machinery and power generation. Achievements: - Worlds first large wheel loader equipped with a hydrogen-powered combustion engine, ready for field test - Ammonia as a carbon-free fuel for combustion engines, shaping path toward sustainable high-power energy solutions - Gas engine for power generation solutions, through strategic partnerships

Project director Digital transformation - heading a cross functional project team create a portfolio of digital products and services Zero emission - Market driven strategies to develop & deploy power trains of the future, using carbon neutral fuels Head of Product Management - Business unit wide responsibility for driving product profitability & driving business wide alignment across marketing , platform management and design w.r.t portfolio

Driving Digitalization & Cloud Transformation – Lead commercial and product development strategies to deliver digital services and solutions to customers by leveraging the new ABB Cloud platform.

Managed the product line for drive systems , ensuring product roadmap alignment with market needs customer value and business objectives. • Led an innovation program to integrate IoT-based services, significantly improving product functionality and customer engagement. Accomplishment : Developed and launched "RollXtend", a patented control technology for drive system, clearly differentiating the ABB Solution from competition & resulting in quick market success

• Succesful launch of innovative wireless home and building automation solution , ready for Smart-grid integration •­ Launched a new range of low Voltage AC drives for the EMEA -Market • Managed product line pricing, volume and mix to maximize profitability and achieve growth targets including direct management of regional field product managers.

•Devised strategy to enter the photo-voltaic & Home and building automation segment with revenues exceeding expectations. •Established strategic Pan-European partnerships to facilitate new product portfolio launch. •Prepared & executed the product line annual operating plan, which includes setting regional sales targets, regional marketing plans, product development roadmap & cost containment initiatives.

• ­Cross functional team management to launch new products. ­• Design and development strategy for power conversion system with “clean-input” technology. • Six Sigma MBB & mentor for engineering team

- New supplier qualification - Field issue resolution with quick turn around. - Cost out - reduction in assembly time for electronic trip relays - Design feasibility for a new concept - integrated critical power solution.

Design and development team leader responsible for launching a new range of electronic protection relay for circuit breakers.

• Designed low cost Electronic trip unit eliminating microprocessor. Recognized with excellence award. • Six sigma green belt certified. • Applications engineering & design of 5 new electronic sub systems for circuit breaker control.

• Firmware design for multiprocessor based high-end electronic protection relay for circuit breaker.