Hitesh Shah

About Hitesh Shah

I possess 25 years of diverse experience in Manufacturing IT systems development, deployment, and program/ portfolio management. Currently working as Delivery Director for Digital Mfg. solutions service line of Cognizant. Role broadly includes capability development, sales enablement and delivery management in Pharma/ CPG Mfg.1. Leading and partnering with Cognizant’s clients on Digital Initiatives right from strategy, approach and roadmap creation through solutions development, Deployment, and Support business adoption for business value creation2. Work with business and IT team in defining the system requirement, blueprinting and devising system development and deployment approach (global Vs Local) using latest technology stack ( MES, QMS, Cloud, IT-OT system convergence, IoT, Analytics, cyber security product deployment)3. Persuade and assist customer towards approach of process and system standardization leading to digital transformation.4. Support customer with scope and estimation for cost-benefit analysis, project selection, and response to RFIs and RFPs5. Program initiation, kick- off, scheduling, cost and risk management6. Managing stake holders from business, IT, product vendor and system integrator in a multi-vendor environment7. Program point of contact accountable for overall results as measured by the technical robustness of solution, process standardization, schedule and cost target achievement, system adoption and user satisfaction.8. Service Delivery management of end-to-end ADM services (Development, deployment, support and enhancements) to multiple projects within program in onsite-offshore model for lower TCO9. Partnership and alliance management with Product and technology vendors Industry Exposure:Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, and Consumer Packaged Goods manufacturingArea of work: MES (Manufacturing Execution System):• MES Functions: Production planning, Scheduling, Data acquisition, Tracking and Genealogy, Master Batch Record, Performance analysis, OEE• Industry Standards: MESA, ISA 95, S88, SCOR, GxP/GAMP guidelines• Proficy Plant Application (GE), PAS|X (Werum), Rockwell FTPSQuality Management and Lab systems • Trackwise (Sparta), LIMS, CDSIoT/Cloud Platforms• Azure IoT, PTC ThingWorx, AWSAutomation• Understanding or RPA,Robotics and Cloud PlatformsEAM (Enterprise Asset Management):• MAXIMO (IBM)ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning):• SAP PP-PI & PM

Experience

1. Senior Director - Digital Manufacturing and Industry 4 0 Solutions and Services

   Cognizant

   Dec 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

Education

• Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University

  Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering

  1994 — 1998

• Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource Development

  Executive MBA, Finance and Operation Management