Dheeraj Sistla

Dheeraj Sistla

Engineer, R&D

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Product Manager at Orbem

  • Education

    • Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

      2005 - 2007
      High School Pre-Engineering
    • Visvesvaraya Technological University

      2007 - 2011
      B.E Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Co-founded the college's first Technical Club which organized competitions, seminars and paper presentation events. Certified in “Business Skill Development” by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from the Government of India. Co-authored and submitted a paper titled "Sliding Wear of Polystyrene Composite with Metal andCeramic fillers"​ at International Conference on Composites at IISc. Bangalore.Led a 25 member Team in a national level vehicle design competion ("SAE -Baja").

  • Experience

    • Krisam Automation

      Jul 2011 - Jan 2015
      Engineer, R&D

      My primary responsibility was to develop innovative products which cater to industrial automation requirements. Developed LASER Welding Machines, Component Testing Rigs and Leak Testing Machines.

    • Craftsman Automation Pvt. Ltd.

      Jan 2015 - Sept 2016
      Design Engineer

      Designed & Developed assembly lines, testing machines and material handling equipment.

    • Bühler Group

      Dec 2016 - Jan 2024

      Product Manager for industrial wheat milling equipment. Drive product strategy, optimising portfolio, initiating development projects and conducting launches.• Optimised product portfolio by closing out low selling variants and introducing upgrades. Expected increase in revenue of 0.3 million USD for the business unit by Q4 2023.• Created market Intelligence document that identified potential business opportunity for sales team. Generated 3 qualified leads in Jan-Feb 2023. Development lead and Life-cycle manager for food processing equipment. Mentor team members in machine design activities. Led product design within a global R&D team for developing an industrial grain processing machine. The product is hailed as a key innovation from the group and has revolutionized food safety standards in the industry. Responsible for developing equipment for processing wheat and its by-products. Processes include milling, drying and roasting.

      • Product Manager

        Sept 2022 - Jan 2024
      • Team Leader, R&D

        May 2019 - Sept 2022
      • Sr. Engineer, R&D

        Dec 2016 - May 2019
    • One Young World

      Oct 2018 - Sept 2022
      Ambassador
    • Orbem

      Mar 2024 - now
      Senior Product Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Design of Experiments

      Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers'​ Association
      Oct 2013
    • Product Management (New Certificate) PM C22 Base program

      Duke Corporate Education
      Sept 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Bühler Business Acumen

      Bühler Group
      Dec 2020
    • Product Management Certification Program-C20,C21,C22 | S1 | P

      Duke Corporate Education
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dheeraj Sistla
      Joint Winner of Innovation Challenge 160 Bühler Group Nov 2020 Business competition within Bühler provides an opportunity for employees to submit innovative ideas. Ideas judged on business potential and sustainability impact. Declared Joint Winners in 2020 edition.