Anirudh N Joshi

• Led cross functional engagement with internal stakeholders and the leadership team to build and guide supplier partnerships that delivered superior value across cost, quality, service, risk, sustainability, diversity, and innovation • Strategized cost-out projects and steered successful implementations of best Sourcing Excellence practices delivering significant business savings • Developed supplier collaboration programs for new components and software services to achieve product sophistication catering to mass volume production needs, with a focus on DFM (design for manufacturing) • Championed sourcing initiatives and negotiated best-in-class strategic agreements for total costs, payment terms, service level agreement, and other key terms through the use of should-cost models, RFPs, advanced analytics and e-sourcing tools • Drove supplier readiness for new product introductions (NPI), strengthening launch reliability through comprehensive audits, technical capability assessments, and targeted risk mitigation actions. • Developed and implemented enterprise-wide category strategies for Product Software including system, embedded, and application software to support on‑time product launches, serviceability and maintenance.

• Provided subject matter expertise on electronics from a component engineering and future technology development for next-generation electronics components • Developed vendors from a capability and capacity standpoint to ensure that the components are delivered to the requirements of quality and quantity as required by the business unit • Managed supplier change notice lifecycle to ensure timely closure and appropriate management of the change notices to completion associated with the electronics commodity • Handled long term technology/supplier scanning as input into product/technology roadmaps and provided technical engineering expertise and leadership to the Supply Management organization.

• Provided subject matter expertise on electronics from a component engineering and future technology development for next-generation electronics components • Championed lean six sigma projects for electronics, including process improvements and operational excellence improvements using DMAIC/six sigma/LEAN principles to drive high capability processes at high capacity • Developed vendors from a capability and capacity standpoint to ensure that the components are delivered to the requirements of quality and quantity as required by the business unit • Managed supplier change notice lifecycle to ensure timely closure and appropriate management of the change notices to completion associated with the electronics commodity • Handled long term technology/supplier scanning as input into product/technology roadmaps and provided technical engineering expertise and leadership to the Supply Management organization.

• Managed projects independently that were worth more than $1M, as part of new component development (antennas, capacitors, inductors, FETs, solder puck). • Championed high valued, critical projects with suppliers to develop Six Sigma and Value Improvement projects, manufacturing control plans, appropriate acceptance activities, quality controls, resolution for non-conforming materials and inspection procedures to ensure supplier parts meet product specification • Developed and executed characterization, qualification and reliability test plans to support new integrative components development and for risk mitigation. • Performed statistical data analysis to determine feature-level capability, performance analysis of components and pursued quality enhancement projects. • Enhanced Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) in new product development to achieve design for manufacturability and reliability. • Supported supplier evaluation, selection, and development, along with product launch ramp-up aligned with commodity and development strategies • Inventory planning and logistics management for the execution of component qualification. Component types included mechanical, actives, passives, semiconductor, memory, fabrication and PCB • Lead cross-functional teams to drive root cause analysis and final resolution of supplier related issues. • Supported internal certification, change requests, CAPA, quality audits and drafted documents for Quality Management System (QMS). • Implemented LEAN methodologies in engineering projects to achieve quicker, more efficient production rates and meet higher quality standards for certain fast moving products. • Executed product quality by identifying manufacturing issues, developing cost-effective solutions, and overseeing successful implementation into production.

• Obtained and prepared regulatory documents throughout the duration of a study including IRB submission forms. • Assisted with the screening of patients for participation eligibility using inclusion/exclusion criteria as outlined in the study protocol and under the direction of the Principal Investigator. • Managed clinical trials and related data collection through testing of different types of health and fitness sensors on participants that included both the healthy and unhealthy population sets. • Performed timely and accurate data entry of study specific data sets into case report forms. • Conducted large scale data analysis to understand and interpret the unknown physiological data that help in predicting disease progression in patients and administration of appropriate medical interventions.

• Designed and developed Non-Contact Type Pulse Oximeter that can measure multiple parameters like heart rate, heart rate variability accurately and then report these continuous quantitative data in real time helping in efficient and early diagnosis of disease • The Pulse-oximeter design has been highly miniaturized to be integrated along with other sensors in multi-sensors wearable patch. • Flex circuitry design, flex components are currently being developed for this above module with consideration of Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal aspects of sub-system design. • Preformed system accuracy testing. Troubleshooting and debugging of prototype hardware while designing wearable patch sensor. • Derived resolution for cross-functional issues including those related to device architecture, performance, power consumption, thermal behavior, quality, failure analysis and manufacturing. • Responsible for verification and validation of new or changed products plans, schedules and equipment required for testing. • Developed and maintained design control documentation, test procedures and test protocols. • Constructed control system models and simulations to verify design concepts and leveraged models to build, test, and modify product prototypes, using MATLAB, PLECS, SPICE, or Simulink.

PRANNAANJ is an exciting wearable device company working exclusively for the Innovation and Development of advanced medical devices. Roles Description: • Leading projects related to electrical circuit designs, including design in ECAD, PCB layout, and overall system integration for development of new products and implementing product design changes. • Designed and developed health record management system to help doctors obtain the continuous data of critical parameters from the patients that would help in diagnosis of the disease in timely and efficient manner. • Analyzed the risks associated with the device and created documents based on the design associated risk and user associated risk (dFMEA and UseFMEA). • Executed various hazard analysis associated with the new device and gave engineered solutions to eliminate the risk related problems. • Ensured regulatory compliance, quality management through Validation & Verification and developed plans for final analysis and acceptance of products.

• Product Review, Comparison and Evaluation of Medium Voltage cable accessories like CATJ, CSJA and Elbow products. • New IEEE Qualifications for MVCA. • Produce designs and redesigns of new and existing products to complement and enhance product offerings and continually improve quality, minimize production costs and sustain a competitive advantage. • Work closely with marketing/sales on new product concepts, features development and prototyping. • Evaluate material selection, cost analysis, and vendors as required to implement new designs. • Worked closely with the operations department to affect suitable changes in operations and manufacturing procedures to decrease the lead time on the end products. • New Bill of Materials (BOM) Structure development to support planning and operations with main goal of improved safety stock levels, packaging practices and lead-time reductions.

1)Facilitate the selection of suppliers based on competitive raw material studies. 2)Detailed Make-Or-Buy analyses report preparations. 3)Review of logistic levels and safety stock analysis. 4)Demand study of products and intelligent forecasting. 5)Head engineering projects related to product prototyping, PCB design, component selection, component assembly and final testing for solar LCD lanterns

Managed and coordinated all the activities of the Biomedical Engineering Department to include installation, evaluation, troubleshooting of hardware, replacement, service and repair of biomedical patient equipment. Also Provided necessary support to doctors, nursing staff and operators in terms of equipment‟s usage.

• Detecting and evaluating new opportunities. • Developing products that satisfy needs, including products that enhance society’s quality of life. • Mapping customer perceptions, preferences, and requirements. • Creating a competitive environment that helps lower product prices. • Developing product distribution systems that offer access to products to a large number of customers and many geographic regions. • Communicating customer wants and expectations to product designers. • Making sure that customer orders are filled correctly and delivered on time. • Checking that customers have received proper instructions, training, and technical assistance in the use of the product. • Staying in touch with customers after the sale to ensure that they are satisfied. • Gathering customer ideas for product and service improvements and conveying them to the appropriate departments