Manish Sharma

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ABOUT MANISH SHARMA

Motivated and result driven professional with a proven track record of successfully setting up and management of GCCs in engineering and software services. Established and oversaw Greenfield projects and GCCs promoting organizational expansion and operational excellence. Established delivery of Embedded software development and testing, IT data center, quality management, TISAX, and GDPR. Competent in NPD, Global HR & TM, PM, sales, marketing. Facilitated EV strategy for Dana India for 3W/ 4W and commercial vehicles. Overseeing business development and product development for Indian and Global OEMs, Engagement with Embedded Systems since 2003, Setup CoE for embedded systems and PLM.* Enterprising Leader with 33 years in R&D/engineering and software services* International Experience: 5+ years at Dana Inc, USA. Have extensively worked with partners and customers in Europe, North America, South America, and APAC * Team Development: Established and led multicultural cross-functional teams globally. Proactively planned and developed competencies for future products and technologies. Always been able to keep the attrition in single digit * P&L Management: Proficient in identifying key success factors, business objectives, and strategies * Planning & Execution: Defined and executed new projects based on technology roadmap and safe launch process. ASPICE for embedded software * Emerging Technologies: Led e-mobility H/W and S/W development and testing involving Stacks, connected vehicles, ML, AI, ADAS, EV motors, power electronics, HMI, etc.* Certifications: Applied IATF 16494, TISAX, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 certifications * Greenfield Projects: Dana, Marquardt India * Customer Connect: Business development & delivery at Indian and Global OEMs/ Tier 1sNotable Accomplishments:* GCC’s Leadership: Set up multiple GCCs with P&L responsibility* Dana India Technical Center: Launched with zero investment, P&L of 250+ engineers. Established CoEs, Innovation * Strategy: Tech Center, EV & CV business strategy at Dana, 5-yr strategy at Marquardt, 2-yr strategy for Verolt & Karnex* Secured US$ 100+ million NNB at Dana India for EV business* Lean Deployment: Achieved 20% efficiency improvement in axle line and 50-70% reduction in gear development time. Generated >500 ideas in an engineering workshop. Reduced product launch time by >50% by working in three time zones.* Learning & Development: set-up finishing school at Verolt for connected vehicles, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, HMI and Data Engineering; completed 3 batches.