Anirudha Deshpande
Director of Engineering - Outdoor and Roadway LED Luminaires and Controls
- Role
- Director of Engineering - Outdoor and Roadway Led Luminaires and Controls at Current Lighting
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Director of Engineering - Outdoor and Roadway Led Luminaires and Controls
Sep 2022 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Engineering Leader with responsibility for a Product Line generating $140 Million in yearly revenue- People Leader-12 direct reports (in NA) including Senior Design Engineers and Program Managers- Stakeholder for teams providing design support in Asia- Responsible for New Product Introductions (NPI / NPD) generating $10 Million+ in NSB each year - Responsible for Product customizations and delivery per customer needs- Customization efforts generating over $20 Million+ in revenue each year- Lead Products variable costs reduction efforts. Generating over $2 Million in benefits each year - Lead competitive reviews, market and technology trend reviews - Drive Products Multi Generation Planning and Development (MGPD) efforts - Solicit business funding and resources to execute products development plans (~$4 Million+/ yr)- Support Intellectual Property (IP) related Product line topics (patents clearance, develop non-infringement position, support on-going proceedings by participating in witness deposition etc.)- Develop technologies used in solid state lighting - New LEDs, Drivers, Controls- Develop technologies for rugged / long life use of Lighting fixtures (10+ years of warranty life)- Develop battery / emergency back up technologies for use in Lighting applications - Develop Occupancy / Motion Control etc. technologies to further energy efficiency customer goals- Engage with emerging technologies (such as Solar / PV) to lead integration into LED based Lighting- Engage with range of commercial customers (Utilities, Municipalities, US States - Dept. of Transportations, Big Box Retail)- Lead all Engineering efforts to maintain Product Line competitiveness and business vitality
Education
University of Pittsburgh
MS and PhD
2001 — 2005
College of Engineering Pune
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Project Planning
- Engineering Management
- Program Management
- Process Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
- Materials
- Engineering
- R
- Project Management
- Six Sigma
- Process Engineering
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Continuous Improvement
- Product Development
- R&D
- Characterization
- Dmaic
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Semiconductors
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
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