Harshad Malondkar

• Owned the Petroleum Supply Chain product portfolio generating $50M+ annual revenue
• Led product strategy, pricing, roadmap, and go-to-market for the Aspen Unified Platform
• Managed a global team of 25 Developers and 10 QA, driving execution and delivery
• Key contributor to the enterprise transformation from Waterfall to Agile/SAFe
• Drove customer-led product discovery, market research, and competitive differentiation
• Partnered with Sales to strengthen value-based selling and enterprise solution positioning
• Acted as a trusted advisor to global refining leaders, shaping end-to-end integrated solutions
• Collaborated with strategic customers to define end-to-end solution architectures integrating supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing systems
• Trusted advisor to leading global Oil & Gas companies in the refining sector, with a strong network of relationships built over a 15-year career

Key Initiatives :

• Part of core team for subcontracting development to 3rd party for faster delivery to customers
• Led several initiatives for machine learning and LLM applications for Refinery Planning and Scheduling use cases
• Supported First Principal AI-Driven Hybrid Modelling for Model update workflow for strategic customers

Achievements :

• Scaled the Aspen Unified Platform from concept to 30+ global deployments
• Twice honored with the CEO Award for significant contributions to product growth and customer adoption

• Project Lead Consultant for Aspen MSC implementations (PIMS, APS, MBO) across global refinery and petrochemical customers
• Led $300K+ consulting engagements, delivering LP optimization, blending, and scheduling solutions
• Enabled measurable margin improvement, delivering $1–5MM annual uplift and $0.20–$1.00/bbl improvement through optimization-driven decisions
• Led solution-selling initiatives to quantify economic value and support product adoption and sales
• Mentored 10+ new consultants, accelerating proficiency in business fundamentals, LP modeling, planning, and scheduling
• Traveled extensively to work with global customers, navigating cross-cultural and language barriers