SamridDHI

About

Welcome to SamridDHI

“SamridDHI” is a Ministry of Heavy Industries initiative to boost competitiveness in India’s Capital Goods Sector. The program focuses on technology-driven new product development in Industrial Machinery, particularly Rotating Machinery, collaborating with seven Indian companies over 2.5 years to achieve global competitiveness and localization. This effort aims to enhance GDP, reduce import dependency, create jobs, promote exports, and nurture intellectual property.

 

Meet the Team

SamridDHI is a vibrant team having expertise and skills from different industries and areas. They are the enablers and the driving force behind SamridDHI’s successful execution

SamridDHI Core Team

Prof B. Gurumoorthy

Director, FSID & Principal Investigator
A professor at the Indian Institute of Science in the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing (CPDM) and the Department of Mechanical. He has a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, an ME from Carnegie Mellon University, and a BTech from IIT Madras.

Dr. Srikanth Kannapan

Program Advisor & Product Expert

Yogesh Pandit

Business Innovation Leader
Consulting and training for Ideation, Innovation funnel, Commercial hypothesis development, Market frame, segmentation, competitive analysis, solution value, business viability analysis. Product management, GTM strategies, Product lifecycle

Parash Sharma

Program Manager
11 years of total work experience across diverse roles & functionality spanning Program Management, Process Automation, Project management, Process improvement, Strategic Planning, Engineering consulting, IT consulting, Vendor and Team management, Layout Planning & Designing.

Manish Khopkar

Product Manager

Certified member of Project Management Institute & 14+ years experienced, progressive minded Product Manager in Automobile domain.

Certified member of Project Management Institute & 14+ years experienced, progressive minded Product Manager in Automobile domain. Looking for international/domestic opportunity in the field of Technical Engineering/development & Project/Product Management

 

Namrata Sharma

Finance/Accounts Officer

 I am a Chartered Accountant with six years of experience in Finance and Taxation. Presently, I hold the position of Finance Officer at FSID, the corporate arm of IISC Bengaluru. Within this role, I am responsible for overseeing the financial aspects of research projects as its finance controller.

I am a Chartered Accountant having nearly 5 years of experience in Indirect Taxation & managing various financial and accounting matters involving budget formulations, variance analysis, internal controls review, MIS Reporting, fund flow management and Credit analysis; Bills receivable.

 

Yamuna Bhagwat

Communciation and Administration Officer
Certified Project Management Professional with 16+ years of experience in providing administrative support, executive assistance, and project management. Possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and accuracy in collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information.

Manjunatha Narasimha Murthy

Accounts Manager, FSID
A result driven, self-motivated and resourceful finance professional having 15+ years of strong experience with a proven ability to provide key financial data, support and reporting to assist in key business decisions.

Support Partners

Program Management Partner
led by
Mandar Padgaonkar

With over 25 years of industry experience, performing a senior leadership role in Digital & Advance Technology Business Unit at TATA Consulting Engineers (TCE), one of the leading Engineering Consultancy in India. 

Market Research Partner
led by
Mahesh Madhavan

Associate Vice President I Management Consultant I Construction & Building Material I Policy Advocacy

Intellectual Property Advisory Partner
led by
Gopinath A S

Drafting, prosecuting of Patents and Designs. Providing opinions such as infringement opinion, Freedom to Operate, Patent-ability, & the like to clients in the area of mechanical engg, electro mechanical & Bio-medical.

Mandar Padgaonkar & Team

Program Management Partner

Mahesh Madhavan & Team

Market Research Partner

Gopinath A S & Team

Intellectual Property Advisory Partner