Sreedevi Krishnan

Manage high performing team of engineers to support Sales and business development across various industries in Central United States. Achieve consistent double-digit growth annually. Collaborate with Sales to drive business development and product strategy. Provide AI/ML technology leadership and global collaboration for enterprise customers.

Led a team of high performing engineers to support Sales and business development in Central United States. Industry sectors ranged from Healthcare to Automotive and Off-highway to Process industry. Contributed to consistent double digit growth year over year. Strategically partnered with Sales teams to influence business development while also bridging the gap to influence product strategy.

Led Pre-Sales activities for global and regional customers, aligning customer strategies with ANSYS’s vision. Mentored engineers in technology and customer interactions. Collaborated with development teams to integrate customer requirements into product roadmaps. Provided feedback to management on process improvement and resource utilization. Expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics applications, specializing in Automotive and Aerospace industries.

Managed global technical engagements at two designated enterprise customers in close association with Sales counterparts to support business development. Built customer relationships at different levels ranging from the analysts to the executive gaining insights into customer business drivers and uncovering business opportunities for Ansys. Responsible for broadening and deepening ANSYS usage at both accounts.

Pre-Sales support and business development for customers in the Midwest and Central regions with focus on automotive applications. Consulting lead for Midwest and Central regions responsible for project scoping, proposal development and managing project execution.

Cross industry Pre and Post Sales support for customers in the Midwest for CFD applications.

Cross industry Pre and Post-Sales support for customers in the Midwest for CFD applications.

Extended doctoral research work and mentored incoming graduated students supported by AFOSR research grant.

Thesis: “CFD Modeling of Flow in Blood Vessels Affected by Cerebral Aneurysm”

Dissertation: “An Efficient Adaptively Refined Eulerian Methodology for Moving Boundary Problems Applied to Biomedical Systems”

Research Project: “Transient Temperature Analysis of Resistor Elements of a Dynamic Brake Used in Electric Locomotives”