Nageetha Ghatikar
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
Proactive, performance-driven professional with more than 20+ years of experience in leadership and problem-solving in the automotive and medical-embedded domains. Adept at managing various project phases, from requirements and implementation to release and post-delivery support. Experienced in multiple roles, such as Engineering Manager, SW project management, SW delivery with subproject coordination and release management, and Coordinating Production. Cross-functional communicator who easily interfaces with high-profile staff and customers. Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Seasoned Engineering Manager adept at seamlessly integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Experienced leader and program manager with 20+ year history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Engineering Manager – ValleyLab Products
Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Centre
- Current
- Responsible for project planning, including identifying requirements, developing work plans, managing project budgets, building project schedules, and partnering with team members to determine and communicate functional and/or resource requirements
- Own and Manage execution against an aggressive but achievable project plan, provide project-related work direction to team members, work with peer project managers/cross-functional program team members to monitor dependencies, and ensure that critical program milestones and deliverables are met
- Direct responsibility for business strategy, forming teams, and planning resources.
Engineering Manager – GIH EmprintTM Products
Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Centre
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Responsible for project planning, including identifying requirements, developing work plans, managing project budgets, building project schedules, and partnering with team members to determine and communicate functional and/or resource requirements
- Own and Manage execution against an aggressive but achievable project plan, provide project-related work direction to team members, work with peer project managers/cross-functional program team members to monitor dependencies, and ensure that critical program milestones and deliverables are met
- Direct responsibility for business strategy, forming teams, and planning resources.
Engineering Manager – GM VCU Project (GM VCU)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
12.2017 - 03.2018
- Assigned first convergence project as an engineering manager to support the project execution and provide engineering support to set up the project from RFI, RFQ Phase
- Entrusted with preparing and deploying robust project resources to streamline task management for the entire team
- Direct responsibility for business strategy, forming teams, and planning resources.
Senior Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (PSA)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
04.2015 - Current
- Assigned to a high-value project as a software project manager to support the project execution and provide expert advice to recover the project from crisis
- Project team size of more than 60 dedicated developers and complete SW development responsibility with my organizational unit
- A dedicated team of 20 people, shared team of 30 people
- Entrusted with preparing and deploying a robust project management framework to streamline task management for the entire team, SW risk estimation
- Direct responsibility for SW integration management and development team planning.
Lead Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation- Ford HSRNS DAB & PSA)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
01.2013 - 03.2015
- As the lead and delivery PM for a complete software project, I am responsible for coordinating with various sub-project managers to achieve the final SW delivery
- Dedicated team size of 20 people
- Created project contracts for customers' reception of RFQ
- Other responsibilities include creating an SW plan, planning individual milestones and SW deliveries, cost planning & tracking, tracking delivery teams (testing, integration, requirements, and software configuration management teams), and SW development teams
- Typical challenges are meeting multiple change requests from customers in short deadlines and customer expectations of continuous cost lowering
- Involved in post-project analysis, including DRBFM, significant lessons learned, and strategic realignment of planning
- Project management as per five process groups laid out in the Bosch framework (equivalent to PMI PMBOK)
- VBA Tool for issue tracking.
Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation-Ford LSRNS)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
07.2010 - 12.2012
- SW development of two product families with a dedicated team size of 12 people
- The project involved maintaining (post-delivery support) two different navigation systems, as well as integrating and releasing software for them
- Typical challenge was the resolution of vaguely described field complaints.
Associate Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation-Ford MFD)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
04.2009 - 06.2010
- Jointly responsible for project management for a project lasting ~18 months and with a fixed team size of 16 people
- Typical challenges included managing risks and dependencies within and amongst development teams spread across different departments within the company as well as at the customer site.
Developer, Team Lead, and Customer Coordinator (Technical) – Car Multimedia Projects (Car Radio)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
06.2006 - 02.2009
- Worked as team lead, software developer, release manager & integrator, and independent tester for car radio projects
- Was also deputed onsite in Germany for one year as customer coordinator and requirements elicitation.
Member Technical Staff – HCL Technologies Ltd., Chennai (FIAT F198 Radio)
HCL Technologies Ltd.
06.2005 - 03.2006
- Worked as a software developer for car radio projects, developed Device Driver for MP3 Decoder and CD Manager.
Consultant – General Electrical – India Business Center, Hyderabad (Automatic Transfer Switch)
General Electrical – India Business Center
03.2004 - 03.2005
- Programming using embedded C for Microchip PIC18C Microcontroller.
Software Developer – Sankalp Cybernetics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Secrecy Module)
Sankalp Cybernetics Pvt. Ltd.
07.2003 - 02.2004
- Multiplexing and De Multiplexing module using VxWorks.
Education
MBA -
Western University
Advance Business Management -
IIM K
Certificate Program in Leadership with AI -
ISB
Diploma in Management -
ICFAI
01.2008
B.Tech. Electronics & Communication -
ISS College of Information Technology & Engineering, Affiliated to J.N.T.U
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh01.2003
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Release management
- Project Planning
- Quality control
- Negotiation
- Business Acumen
- Product Management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Workflow Process Analysis
- Systems Engineering
- Business Development
- Coaching and Mentoring
Accomplishments
- Awarded "Best Engineering Manager " Award for Team Engagement.
Certification
- PMP
- SAFe Certified
Current Location
HYDERABAD
Preferred Location
OPEN
Professional Development
- SAFe Agilest certified, Framework for Agile Development
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Certified in Project Management Level 2 from Bosch India. This covers the basics of Product Management as per PMI PMBOK
- Certified in Project Management Level 1 from Bosch India. This covers the basics of project management as per PMI PMBOK
Personal Information
Title: ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING LEADER
Timeline
Engineering Manager – GIH EmprintTM Products
Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Centre
04.2019 - 07.2020
Engineering Manager – GM VCU Project (GM VCU)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
12.2017 - 03.2018
Senior Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (PSA)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
04.2015 - Current
Lead Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation- Ford HSRNS DAB & PSA)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
01.2013 - 03.2015
Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation-Ford LSRNS)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
07.2010 - 12.2012
Associate Project Manager – Car Multimedia Projects (Navigation-Ford MFD)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
04.2009 - 06.2010
Developer, Team Lead, and Customer Coordinator (Technical) – Car Multimedia Projects (Car Radio)
Robert Bosch Engineering & Business Solution India
06.2006 - 02.2009
Member Technical Staff – HCL Technologies Ltd., Chennai (FIAT F198 Radio)
HCL Technologies Ltd.
06.2005 - 03.2006
Consultant – General Electrical – India Business Center, Hyderabad (Automatic Transfer Switch)
General Electrical – India Business Center
03.2004 - 03.2005
Software Developer – Sankalp Cybernetics Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Secrecy Module)
Sankalp Cybernetics Pvt. Ltd.
07.2003 - 02.2004
Engineering Manager – ValleyLab Products
Medtronic Engineering and Innovation Centre
- Current
MBA -
Western University
Advance Business Management -
IIM K
Certificate Program in Leadership with AI -
ISB
Diploma in Management -
ICFAI
B.Tech. Electronics & Communication -
ISS College of Information Technology & Engineering, Affiliated to J.N.T.U