Nagaraja Shashidhar
Retired SVP, Technical Strategy at MetOx International, Inc.
- Role
- Senior VP, Strategy at MetOx International
- Location
- Richmond, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nagaraja Shashidhar
As a Materials Science based Business Development Leader and visionary, I bring a unique combination of successful Product Development and Commercialization experience along with accomplishments creating unique business models involving manufacturing, external technology partners and contract manufacturing. With a history of understanding real needs of customers and identifying market and technology trends early, I am able to successfully analyze the competitive landscape to develop an innovative offering with a strong value proposition.I have a passion for creating innovative business models to leverage core technology, filling gaps with technology development and building international partner collaboration. In addition, I am able to select contract manufacturers to pave an early, efficient manufacturing and commercialization path. I have successfully defined offerings based on identifying industry needs, product cost and financial analysis, which are integral parts of new product introduction.By founding and developing the >$1B/yr market for Gorilla Glass, I demonstrated strategic agility by putting technology roadmaps in place, identifying and prioritizing research activities of cover glass on smart phones and initiating specific steps for increased regional market share for continued growth of the business. I led both the global expansion and technology adoption of glass used on smartphones by solving adoption issues through customer knowledge and education, working with all parties in the value chain and understanding industry structure.Senior executives in the field have acknowledged my talent for being an innovative developer of materials-based products with experience in all aspects of science and bravely taking bold, calculated risks to the lucrative commercialization of products. New Business Development, Business Model Definition, Competitive Landscape, Innovation Roadmap, Benchmarking, Innovation Black Belt, Value Proposition, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, Persuasion, Innovation, Resourcefulness, Outside-The-Box Thinking, Define & Develop Offering, Customer Focused, Market Trends, Technology Trends, Strategic Planning¸ Global Expansion, Negotiation & Legal Agreements, Value Based Pricing, Materials Science, Technology Development, Product & Process Development, R&D, IP, Quality, Six-Sigma, Cost Analysis, Contract Manufacturers, Engineering Management, Manufacturing Path, Project & Program Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Financial Analysis & Forecasting, Influencing C-Level Executives, Continuous Improvement
Experience
Senior VP, Strategy
Jun 2020 — Present
Education
Alfred University
PhD, Ceramics
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
B Tech, Ceramic Engineering
Alfred University
Master's degree, Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
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