Nidhi Kakkar

Experience

1. Product Manager

   Intel

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Led BE team for M2+ layers to oversee successful execution of defect reduction projects that helped save $5M in yield improvement for the 10 nm products - Identification & maintenance of key items in the roadmap for defect reduction to meet quarterly and annual goals for on-time product delivery to the customers - Tracked key performance metrics (KPIs) to ensure the key stake holders were focused on defect density reduction and yield improvement - As a product lead, developed New Product Introduction (NPI) process & targeting methodology, finalized on run strategy with cross-functional teams of worldwide Intel factories, reviewed performance and evaluated control plan for volume product- Mentoring team members for how to better extract clean and clear message from the large quantities of complex data worth for a quicker adoption and implementation of processes

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemistry

  2012 — 2018

• St. Stephen's College, Delhi

  Bachelor's degree, Chemistry

  2007 — 2010

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Master's degree, Chemistry

  2010 — 2012

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Certificate in Business for Non-business Graduate Students

  2015 — 2015

Skills

• Genetic Engineering
• Cell Culture
• Microsoft Word
• Matlab
• Fplc
• Nmr
• Python
• Microsoft Excel
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (Nmr)
• Data Analysis
• Vector Cloning
• Protein Chemistry
• Spectroscopy
• Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (Lc-Ms)
• Mass Spectrometry
• Sds-Page
• Research
• Biochemistry
• Microsoft Office
• Chemistry
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Pcr
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Hplc)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)