Renjith Chitharanjan

Background

About Renjith Chitharanjan

22 years of experience in software development for both embedded and enterprise products; experience in multi-disciplinary (electro-mechanical) product development- 11 years of functional leadership experience leading the software development and sustenance of large systems (e.g: Total Plant System - a mission critical Distributed Control System with 8M LOC)- Lead a team handling customer issues (L3 support) from a $13B install-base- Built a high performing team from scratch and lead the knowledge and ownership transfer of software development of AK98 (a complex HemoDialysis machine). Lead the team to deliver on-time on 2 critical releases (including Ak98 US Launch release) in a short span of time; making the team independent/self-sustained in a year’s time- Lead the knowledge and ownership transfer of software development of PoC Water Device and WRO products to Bangalore- Drove the development of UNO Peritoneal Dialysis Cycler (from scratch) across 3 poles; set up the infrastructure, team and processes for UNO software development & test- Drove the engagement with multiple vendors (L&T, HCL, Tata Elxsi) to manage the resource augmentation and skill augmentation needs of Renal Software- Strong execution mindset and project management skills; and driving the team for on-time delivery- Introduced agile framework for a team of ~60 software developers and testers (6 globally located scrum teams across 3 poles)- Drove the implementation of state-of-the-art software development practices (code quality, test automation, DevOps, CI etc.)- Demonstrated Functional Management expertise in 3 corporates (Honeywell, Philips, Baxter)- Demonstrated strong people leadership; retained & engaged top talent through toughest of the times; with consistent high scores in Manager NPS Survey in last 3 years- 21 years of global partnering experience; collaborating with teams that are globally located- Played the role of R&D Innovation Focal for $3B business (Honeywell Process Solutions)- Drove the budget management (Opex/Capex/People) for Renal Software for 3 years- Planned & built the Renal Software lab in Baxter, Bangalore; currently used for NPI and sustenance activities.