Viral Desai
Engineering Unit Head, Sr. Director -Industry 4.0 / Smart Factory & Asset(MES, MOM, IIOT, Manufacturing Intelligence, Industrial Automation, Operational Technology)
- Role
- Engineering Unit Head, Sr Director -industry 4 0 Smart Factory & Asset at Capgemini Engineering
- Location
- Pune, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Viral Desai
Viral Desai - Engineering Unit Head Sr. Director - Smart Factory Intelligent Operations at Capgemini Engineering, India GEC. With 25 years of expertise in discrete and process manufacturing domains across North America, Europe, APAC and India. Viral is seasoned leader driving innovation and transformation in Manufacturing through digital convergence, digital continuity and intelligence. Presales and Business Development: Spearheaded the growth of a M Smart factory portfolio through multimillion-Euro RFPs, account mining, and customer-focused solutions Strategic Consulting: Led enterprise-wide Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation strategies, delivering 3digitM€+ in ROI for clients and generating multimillion-Euro downstream business. Designed frameworks like I4Tools and Manufacturing Maturity Assessment Practice Maturity & Delivery Excellence: Established a 3 digit member Smart Factory & Asset Practice COE with 10+ technology capabilities. Achieved a significant margin improvement and benchmarked utilization through Industrialized factory delivery models, reusable assets, and innovation labs Innovation Leadership: Fostered a culture of innovation with award-winning solutions.
Experience
Engineering Unit Head, Sr Director -industry 4 0 Smart Factory & Asset
Jun 2024 — Present · Pune, IN
Viral Desai - Engineering Unit Head Sr. Director - Smart Factory Intelligent Operations at Capgemini Engineering, India GEC. With 25 years of expertise in discrete and process manufacturing domains across North America, Europe, APAC and India. Viral is seasoned leader driving innovation and transformation in Manufacturing through digital convergence, digital continuity and intelligence. Presales and Business Development: Spearheaded the growth of a M Smart factory portfolio through multimillion-Euro RFPs, account mining, and customer-focused solutions Strategic Consulting: Led enterprise-wide Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation strategies, delivering 3digitM€+ in ROI for clients and generating multimillion-Euro downstream business. Designed frameworks like I4Tools and Manufacturing Maturity Assessment Practice Maturity & Delivery Excellence: Established a 3 digit member Smart Factory & Asset Practice COE with 10+ technology capabilities. Achieved a significant margin improvement and benchmarked utilization through Industrialized factory delivery models, reusable assets, and innovation labs Innovation Leadership: Fostered a culture of innovation with award-winning solutions, including:• AI-driven constraint algorithms for manufacturing optimization.• Generative AI-powered MES Co-Pilot tools.
Education
Dharmsinh Desai University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Instrumentation & Control Engineering
Skills
- Business Process Mapping
- Automation
- Manufacturing Execution System
- Visual Basic
- Integration
- Mes
- Tws
- Strategic Planning
- Modbus
- Engineering
- Sdlc
- Solution Architecture
- Dcs
- Software Project Management
- Project Management
- Process Automation
- Remote Monitoring System
- Plc
- Manufacturing
- Scada
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Requirements Analysis
- Commissioning
- Re-Engineering
- Application Reconciliation, and Standardization
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