Jitesh Agrawal

About Jitesh Agrawal

With my deep technical expertise, sharp business acumen and track record of leading the development of revenue-enhancing, innovative, software solutions I’ve led through unprecedented disruption and delivered tangible results. With my versatile experience and big picture POV, I judiciously balance technical and business needs to act on what’s urgent and develop a strategic plan to move forward. j•••••••@umich.edu TRANSFORMATIONI led the transformation from a traditional portfolio to cloud-based offerings. Because of the depth of my technical background, deep domain knowledge and strong educational background, I can take a vision and bring it to pass. I have led two start-ups for Siemens, the start-up of their Industries Solutions department and an R&D venture in China with a very short timeline. We increased the software pipeline $20 million with one of our solutions. In China, we provided solutions that advanced our customers to Industry 4.0.VERSATILITYBeyond internal start-ups and global R&D centers, I’ve led process definition and PLM system design for the development of embedded systems for a major automotive OEM. With a leadership style, blending business outcomes with deep technical knowledge, I’ve been an integral player in new product development as well as establishing value propositions with sales and marketing teams. I’ve consistently delivered innovative solutions that created and enhanced revenue streams and built strong client relationships.TRANSPARENT LEADERSHIPI’ve assembled and evolved many global teams throughout my career. I can leverage the existing skills of individuals and instill new ones, so teams consistently deliver and perform at a high level. I enjoy contributing to the professional development of emerging leaders.Reach out to talk cloud, Industry 4.0, embedded systems, product delivery, product management or software development management.

Experience

1. Sr Director Software Engineering

   Siemens Plm Software Inactive

   Jan 2017 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Because of my high performance in my other positions, I was offered this role to accelerate the adoption of the company’s IIOT platform by internal business units, external customers and ecosystem partners. I was also asked to establish an R&D center in Chengdu, China in a short time frame as the company wanted to leverage an opportunity to enter the industrial IIOT market and take advantage of rapidly expiring tax incentives. I led a team of up to 100+ and a multi-million budget.STRATEGY-LEADERSHIP-RESULTS Established R&D operations in China, India and the US from the ground up for the development of a micro-services PaaS platform and state of art DevOps practices. Created SaaS applications for Industry 4.0 for discrete, hybrid and process industries. Delivered patent-pending closed-loop Digital Twin solutions to early adopter customers.RESPONSIBILITIES: Global Leadership | Cross-Cultural Team Management | Hiring and Mentoring | Cloud Operations | Customer Relationship Development | Vendor Management | ISA 95

Education

• University of Michigan

  MBA, Strategy and Finance

• NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

  Master of Science - MS, Manufacturing Systems Engineering

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Technology Enabled Business Transformation
• Pdm
• Lean Manufacturing
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Requirements Analysis
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Portfolio Management
• Software Project Management
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Global Delivery
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Technical Writing
• Professional Services
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Configuration Management
• Quality Management
• Software Development
• Product Development
• Department Budgeting
• Embedded Systems
• Six Sigma
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Cae
• Enterprise Software
• Software Engineering
• Statistical Modeling
• Saas
• 3d Visualization
• Engagement Management
• Pre-Sales
• Offshoring
• Product Innovation
• Strategy
• Systems Engineering
• Product Management