CEO
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Shekhar Chandrashekhar has over 30 years’ experience as a leader, strategist, and innovator with a history of driving improvements that streamline operations, drive growth and increase profitability on a global scale. His background in business and technology leadership, and his deep knowledge and advanced training in engineering management, have provided him with a unique talent—the ability to transform organizations, influence product positioning and drive a laser focus on priorities that support the company’s vision and goals.
Prior to joining iNEMI, Shekhar was responsible for managing the national network of Smart Manufacturing Innovation Centers (SMICs) for the Clean Energy & Smart Manufacturing Institute (CESMII). In this role, he worked with the SMICs to demonstrate the value of deploying Industry 4.0 solutions to the manufacturing industry. Similarly, with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting, he oversaw the implementation of Industry 4.0 and digital technology solutions, building a network of systems integrators that impacted more than 35,000 small and medium sized manufacturers in California in their deployment of smart manufacturing solutions.
He has also worked with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as managing director, programs, for the association’s executive leadership team. In that role, he led business strategy development and created a program portfolio focused on workforce and global development. He helped influence the global engineering community by constructing and implementing content strategies to drive quality, innovation and revenue growth.
He received the Advanced Technology Excellence Award from Bell Laboratories and the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from SME. He is a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Concurrent Engineering Research and Applications and has published over 25 papers in international journals and conferences.
Shekhar has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai).
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