Sandesh Shivashankara

About Sandesh Shivashankara

15+ years of progressive experience in engineering services arena with a good mix of technical and techno – commercial roles. Experienced in key engineering domains like automotive, aerospace, off - highway, on – highway, medical equipment, consumer durables and O&G sector. Passionate about bid management / business development & project management. Savvy about new product design & development, manufacturing engineering, should costing and vendor development. Good understanding of product development cycle and manufacturing engineering.Self-motivated, strong willed with a desire to succeed and learn new things. Have effectively used past experience, instincts, insights, judgment and timing to succeed in delivering.Specialties: P&L Management, Business Development, Bid Management, Pre-Sales, Project Management, Account Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Nurturing Customer Relationship, Customer Negotiation, Risk Management, Interpersonal Skills, Multi-Tasking, Product Design & Manufacturing, DFMA, Reverse Engineering, Familiarity of automotive product development process.

Experience

1. Sr Manager - Sales

   Pdsvision North America

   Jul 2018 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Msc[Engineering] in Product Design

  MS Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies, Product Design, DFMA, Reverse Engineering, Physical Product Modeling, CAD/CAE

  2004 — 2006

• Diploma in Tool & Die Making

  Government Tool Room & Training Centre (GT&TC), Press Tool Design, Mold Design, Jigs and Fixtures Design

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Business Development
• Sales
• Manufacturing
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Market Research
• Aerospace Engineering
• Autocad
• Automotive
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Competitor Intelligence
• Account Management
• Management
• Product Development
• Bid Management
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Sourcing
• Engineering
• Vendor Development / Sourcing
• Product Design
• Account Mapping
• Proposal Writing