PRACHI KUMAR

Chicago, IL USA +1-847-***-**** ad0cnv@r.postjobfree.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/prachipkumar

EXECUTIVE LEADER

Accomplished, versatile, and experienced executive professional with a history of success managing engineering teams towards driving execution, innovation, and profitability across a range of industries for Fortune 500 companies. Transformational leader passionate about building high-performance teams and translating strategic vision into action. Exceptional talent in software and hardware engineering, embedded products, and IT systems. History of success in launching products and SaaS to B2B and D2C. Inventor of 16 patents awarded by USPTO worldwide. Committed to creating a culture of excellence, quality, service, and profitability.

KEY SKILLS

R&D and Operations Management Team Building Engineering Leadership Product Management

Quality Assurance Customer Experience Problem – Solving Growth Strategy Continuous Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Asurion April 2022 – July 2023

Vice President

•Championed Technology and Global Enterprise Architecture teams to deliver and adapt to technology, customer, and company's strategic vision that powers a $12B IT enterprise.

•Led Call Center Technology teams for next-generation Cloud-centric, deep learning/machine learning-powered engines to smartly match the right customer service with the right customer at an economical cost to the company selling the right product at the right moment while servicing major Mobile Carriers and Retailers globally.

•Delivered end-to-end IT solutions that tie customer experience and workforce experience across channels (in stores, at home, on a call, via website and mobile app)

•Reduced operating expenditure by 20% through VAVE and Kaizen, while generating 30% more in new sales via new product introduction.

•Led a global team of ~200 engineers including software, product, quality, product management, architecture, cloud governance, and DevOps.

Philips April 2021 – April 2022

Fellow/CTO

•Personal Health Cluster Architect and Head of Architecture and Digital Innovation leading software innovations and digital transformation for medical IOT and non-medical devices for Philips Personal Health brands such as Sonicare, Avent, Lumea, Norelco, Remington, and Respironics.

•Drove harmonization, platformization, modularization, and technology choices for connected product architectures and customer engagement platforms for SaaS and IoT.

•Delivered "make/partner/buy" strategies for key software and digital IT assets, including Cloud, Mobile, Firmware, AI/ML as well as consumer care, D2C, Engagement content, data processing/control/curation. Drove technical decision for disentanglement of Philips Domestic Appliances business unit with res of Philips Personal Health to enable divestiture.

•Collaborated internally as well as externally with Industry Partners, Universities, Hospitals, Smart Cities, Insurance Providers, and Payers to deliver on Philips-wide strategies.

•Consultant to launch medical compliance for personal health and Guided Therapy (IGT) connected product lines, achieving FDA and HIPAA certifications.

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SharkNinja August 2020 – April 2021

Chief Technology Officer

•Full R&D responsibility for Shark Robot vacuum cleaners Business Unit and Ninja IoT-connected kitchen appliances, covering software and hardware engineering.

•Transformational leadership in converting hardware business to digital with SaaS, creating digital strategies and propositions, building capabilities, and sustaining growth.

•Led multi-disciplinary teams–mechatronics, navigation algorithms (vSLAM, LiDAR), Cloud, Mobile app, innovation, quality, NPD, sustenance launching wet/dry IOT-connected robot vacuum cleaners with various navigation technologies to cater to low-end as well as high-end markets globally.

•Created and executed business strategies to favor full ownership of software for SharkNinja.

•Full P&L responsibility of ~ $1B business unit, championed a return to profitability initiative for the business unit via cost reductions, VAVE in both software and hardware, factory optimizations, and M&A of software supplier.

Newell Brands September 2017 – August 2020

Senior Vice President

•Led all R&D within the Connected Home and Security Business Unit (First Alert) at Newell Brands, managing multi-disciplinary engineering groups such as software development (firmware, cloud, AI/ML, and mobile app), hardware development (mechanical, electrical, factory), advanced technologies, quality, and compliance.

•Successfully launched and value-engineered connected Smart Home / IoT products focused on home security, life safety, and senior care, resulting in top-line growth of over $500M via product launch and M&A.

•Created strategic partnerships with Amazon Alexa, Apple Homekit, and Google Assistant to embody virtual assistants into smoke/CO alarms with whole-home premium audio experience for customers.

•Led standards bodies for existing and new upcoming IoT technologies covering connectivity such as Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, Sidewalk, WiFi6, LTE-M, and NB-IOT.

Danaher Corporation April 2014 – September 2017

Lead Architect

•Technical leader of next-generation, platformed products within the Product Identification business unit of Danaher, focused on Connected Factory and Industrial IoT (IIoT) using industrial automation technologies such as Ethernet/IP and Profinet.

•Realized platformization goal of cycle time reduction by over 300% and revenue contribution of 40%.

•Created development teams and partnerships for SaaS services for connected factory equipment via rollout of Digital App Storefront, IT integrations lowering global post-sales service spend by $450M annually.

•Developed company-wide Danaher Business System as applied to Software Development (including firmware, cloud, and IT systems) to enable long-term sustained growth using Kaizen principles promoting Lean methodologies.

NOKIA September 2011 – April 2014

Chief Architect

•Product portfolio and strategy creator and overall architect for LTE, 3G, and Wi-Fi Small Cell Access Point solutions geared for top-tier telecom carriers.

•Served as a global leader in hardware platform (SoC), firmware solutions, and vendors that resulted in efficiencies in the order of 40%.

•Technical business development lead for international telecom operators introducing Nokia’s product/features, solving systemic problems like cell planning, national roaming, proliferation of smart devices, VoLTE rollout, use of LTE for embedded medical devices, etc.

•Industry-recognized IEEE and 3GPP standards author, delegate, and reviewer.

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Motorola Solutions June 2001 – September 2011

Principal Staff Software Engineer

•Progressed from Firmware Engineer of iDEN Base Station series of products for nationwide Public Safety Networks used by first responders to Chief Engineer of WiMAX 802.16d/e Network division to jumpstart the 4G LTE product line.

•Technical authority and primary architect for a group of 120 engineers spread across multiple countries covering IOT, Firmware, Hardware, and Cloud systems providing solutions and services to global telecom carriers (revenue contribution of about $6B)

•Led IoT development and certification and key contributor to IEEE and 3GPP LTE, 5G specifications.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science

Auburn University

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering

University of Pune

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & DEVELOPMENT

Rising Star Award by Women in Technology – Chicago Chapter

Member of Executive Business Council and CIO Forum for Amazon AWS and Amazon Alexa ecosystem

Active consultant to Matter standards group for IOT Chair for Smart Safety Devices Special Topic Group

Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurial Research and Innovation awarded by Georgia Tech

Best Team Wins award by Danaher

Center of Excellence award by Motorola

Inventor of 16 patents awarded by United States Patent and Trademark Office

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