Rajesh Prabhakaran

About Rajesh Prabhakaran

Inspirational and Dynamic Leader with 18+ years of expertise in product design, business operations, financial oversight, and resource management. Wearing many hats to accomplish dynamic business objectives. Demonstrated success in handling the full product development lifecycle with an efficiency-driven approach. Skilled in process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment and project deployment. Big picture thinker with expertise in RF and Wireless products. Strong Engineering background with MTech on Radio Frequency Design and Technology from IIT Delhi.

Experience

1. Director, Projects and Engineering Services

   ANDREW an Amphenol company

   Feb 2025 — Present · Goa, IN

   Global project management leader for the BSA R&D group. Spearheaded the establishment of the complete project management and engineering services group of the India Innovation center from grounds up. Responsible for all key site and business KPIs: Drive Technology development & innovation– development of 5g beamforming, massive MIMO, high efficiency & multibeam antennas, RET design, development & localization, Products release for Global market –50+ products per year Speed to market- improved speed to market by 30% over 3 years through new process introduction & efficiency improvement, Org development, competency/skill enhancement, automation, supply chain development and management Process Engineering, Proto & Pilot line leader– Critical focus on DFM, detailed root cause analysis, Transfer to production and support. Resource management for optimum efficiency while being lean Operational capacity and efficiency– Complete R&D Infrastructure development and setup including state of the art labs and antenna test range (NSI, SG128 & Far Field). Efficient process design to maximize output and minimize downtime. Global Cost reduction and VA/VE Leader - Product Cost Control and Reduction through product re-design, new operations cost model and aggressive component negotiations Development of a low-cost product line up for APAC markets Component consolidation and standardization across antenna platforms Supplier VAVE focused on design improvements to aid more efficient manufacturing process. High container utilization through packaging redesign – Breakthrough project which help company save significant amounts of costs during COVID times where the shipping costs had increased substantially.

Education

• Institute Of Technology And Management

  Bachelor, Engineering

  2000 — 2004

• FAPS

  ISC, School

  1991 — 1999

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  MTech, Radio Frequency Design and Technology 2004

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Electronics
• Lte
• Base Station
• Microwave
• Telecommunications
• Wimax
• Umts
• Antennas
• Wireless Technologies
• Gsm
• Rf Engineering
• C
• Signal Integrity
• Wireless
• Agilent Ads
• Integration
• Mobile Design
• Cdma
• Rf
• Pcb Design