Prasad Bhuktar

About Prasad Bhuktar

I am a Project Manager – Product Development & Engineering Solutions with experience delivering hardware and software products across the New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) lifecycle. With a foundation in mechanical engineering and hands-on exposure to design, execution, and delivery governance, I bring an end-to-end perspective to complex product initiatives.At Vertiv Energy Pvt. Ltd, I own end-to-end product delivery, driving execution from concept and planning through development, validation, and release. I lead cross-functional teams across software, hardware, firmware, product management, quality, supply chain, service, and offerings, ensuring alignment on scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies. I establish delivery governance, manage risks and issues, and provide executive-level reporting to ensure predictable execution.I manage hardware-centric initiatives, including HMI-based projects, involving close coordination between hardware, firmware, and software teams, as well as foundry upgrades. In parallel, I handle multiple software version releases, including Smart Infrasight and Power Infrasight, ensuring release readiness and stable deployments.I also serve as a Security Champion, owning security issue tracking and closure governance to support secure and compliant product releases.Previously, I worked at A1 Fence Products Pvt. Ltd, progressing from Project Design Engineer to Senior Project Engineer, delivering high-security infrastructure projects for L&T, Siemens, Samsung, Nokia, and NEOM (Saudi Arabia). A key highlight was a 6-month on-site assignment in Saudi Arabia, where I represented the organization and gained firsthand exposure to GCC work culture and client-facing delivery.I am known for bridging design intent, execution realities, and delivery ownership, translating technical complexity into structured plans and measurable outcomes. I thrive in environments that demand accountability, cross-functional leadership, and predictable delivery, and I am open to connecting with professionals working on impactful product and engineering initiatives.

Experience

1. Project Manager Product Development & Engineering Solutions

   Vertiv

   May 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Own end-to-end delivery of hardware and software-based products across the New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI) lifecycle, from concept and planning through development, validation, and launch.• Drive delivery governance by defining and tracking project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and risks to ensure predictable and transparent execution.• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across software, hardware, firmware, product management, quality, supply chain, service, and offerings, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders.• Manage hardware-centric initiatives, including HMI-based projects, overseeing hardware–firmware–software integration and driving foundry upgrades while keeping all teams aligned on scope, timelines, and dependencies.• Handle multiple software version releases for Smart Infrasight and Power Infrasight, managing release planning, dependency tracking, validation readiness, and deployment coordination to ensure stable and timely product updates.• Actively manage risk, issue, and change management, proactively identifying technical, delivery, and integration risks and driving mitigation actions across teams.• Serve as a Security Champion, owning security issue tracking, risk assessment, and closure governance, and coordinating with engineering and quality teams to ensure secure and compliant releases.• Prepare and present executive-level project updates, including delivery status, risks, security posture, and release readiness, enabling data-driven decision-making.• Facilitate key project forums such as kick-offs, design and technical reviews, milestone checkpoints, governance reviews, and retrospectives, supporting continuous improvement in execution.• Bridge design understanding, execution experience, and delivery ownership, translating technical complexity into structured plans and measurable outcomes that improve time-to-market and execution predictability

Education

• VPM's Vidya Mandir. Dahisar East

  SSC (10th)

• A. P. Shah Institute of Technology, Thane

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

• SVKM's Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic and College of Engineering

  Diploma of Education, Mechanical Engineering