Prashant Deshpande
Accomplished leader with over 2 decades of international experience leading COE for Advanced Robotics, Physical AI, packaging solutions enabling next-gen industrial automation revolution.
- Role
- Associate Director- International Engineering at PepsiCo
- Location
- Pune District, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Prashant Deshpande
Currently spearheading the establishment and growth of a Center of Excellence(COE) for…
Experience
Associate Director- International Engineering
Jan 2016 — Present · Gurgaon(Delhi), IN
Leading advanced automation work stream for PepsiCo’s global snack operations international markets. Responsible to deliver Automation solutions for Developed & Developing (Labour intensive) markets.• End to end responsibilities to scope & deliver pilot for new technologies in APAC, AMESA, Europe & LATAM as per markets dynamics. Demonstrating cost sensitivity & business acumen to deliver ROI, negotiate & align Capex delivering TCO & performance KPI’s.• Leading COE for Advanced robotics & Physical AI domain ( Humanoid, AGV-AMR, manipulative robotics & Vision systems )• Developing potential supply base globally to cater diverse markets cost & service needs• Business responsibilities for advanced automation in areas of Humanoid Robotics, AIV (Autonomous intelligent vehicles) & Manipulative robotics, Pick n Place technologies, Late product packaging customization solutions for manufacturing, warehousing & distribution centers to enable omni/multi-channel DTC & last mile solns.• Delivered projects in areas of Primary & Secondary packaging, Auto case packing(ACP’s), Palletization & Auto truck loading (ATL) systems.
Education
St.John High School
Secondary School Certificate
1996
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
EPGBM, Executive Program in Global Business Management
2019
Govt. College Of Engineering, Maharashtra.
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics & Power
1998 — 2002
L C Jr. College of Science & Commerce
Higher Secondary School Certification, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology
1996 — 1998
Skills
- Market Research
- Electronics
- Team Leadership
- Dmaic
- Design for Manufacturing
- Testing
- Pro Engineer
- Leadership
- Product Design
- Management
- Project Planning
- People Management
- Dfmea
- Problem Solving
- Operations Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality Management
- Continuous Integration
- Injection Molding
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Negotiation
- Market Analysis
- Team Management
- Engineering
- Business Development
- Fmea
- Sourcing
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Product Marketing
- 5s
- Product Innovation
- R&D
- Ptc Creo
- Kaizen
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Business Process Improvement
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