Ambarish Walimbe
VP - Membership
Ambarish brings almost 18 years of experience in leading projects through Strategic Initiatives. He is eager to apply his knowledge to support the development of Engineering Centers in India. With close to ten years of experience managing Engineering New Product Development projects, each exceeding $10 million, and a proven track record in overseeing Software Projects as part of Digital Transformation efforts, his varied expertise in Engineering and Digital Integration positions him as a distinctive asset.
For over 14 years, he has worked with a single client in multiple roles, such as Engineering and Manufacturing Support Project Manager, Configurator (CPQ) Developer for Sales Tools, and managing the digital transformation of Engineering Department workflows into CRM. He has also created dashboards within the CRM system. Furthermore, he initiated new business ventures in CAD Automation and SharePoint, emphasizing Intranet Portals and the optimization of business processes.
He has a demonstrated history of leading engineering and digital integration and transformation initiatives, emphasizing the creation of Product Roadmaps and customizing project frameworks to meet specific needs. His expertise in understanding requirements, process mapping, application development. His strong belief in KAIZEN has implemented several incremental improvements which enhanced operational efficiency and reduced costs.
He has successfully overseen comprehensive Stage Gate New Product Developments (NPDs) and agile Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC), facilitated the development and upkeep of various applications and platforms, and directed all phases of project activities. He tried, tested and implemented various project management frameworks such as Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid. And also led the transformation framework to move from waterfall to hybrid.
Ambarish holds 2 patents which shows his innovative nature.
He is a person who can be trusted for taking new initiatives and converting the ideas into reality.