Anil Bhalerao

About Anil Bhalerao

Engineering leader and technologist with strong hands-on experience in end-to-end product development and test management. Successful track record of building & managing high-performance teams and delivering multiple products. Diverse experience in designing and developing complex multi-disciplinary products and integration test solutions in the areas of Industrial Safety, Automation, and Buildings.+15 years of experience in cross-functional and global multi-site engineering leadership, test-driven development, product design quality and reliability, product certifications, and building platforms for sensing and data collection.

Experience

1. Integration, Test & Approval Manager

   Valmet

   Oct 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Valmet has officially acquired Siemens’ Process Gas Chromatography Create and select the testing strategy and plan for unit, integration, and system testing and partner with project managers, design engineers, and test engineers for execution. • Derive and report systematic coverage of functional, certification, and customer-specific requirements, and identify opportunities for reducing product test and certification cycle time• Create process improvements and drive the agile process changes for the R&D department.• Develop, motivate, and coordinate the direct reports in all aspects of people management and work with the line managers to secure their assignments.• Experienced with responsibilities for team staffing, salary decisions, goal setting, and skill building.• Evaluate the state-of-the-art testing methods, tools, and processes, implement testing improvements, and be responsible for advancing the test automation initiative.• Review the product defect backlog and prioritize testing based on available resources and time. • Create and represent the product development priorities, budgets, and strategies to R&D leadership by working closely with hardware and software engineering managers. • To create and implement the CI/CD - Continuous Integration and Continuous Development strategies.• Create a training plan and train internal/external customers on the new product features.• Drive regulatory compliance of Ex certification for North America (CAN US), Europe (ATEX), International (IECEx), and regional type certifications for Korea (KC, KCs), China (NEPSI, UAE (EQM, ECAS EX), and EAEU (EAC EX) by teaming with notified bodies such as CSA, Sira, MET Labs, Eurofins, CML, KTL, NEPSI, SGS, and Intertek. • Led the Quality and Regulatory for Business Divestment and developed strategies for product certification transitions to new business ownership.

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Master's degree, Instrumentation Engineering

  2011 — 2013

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electronics Engineering

  2001 — 2005