India’s MSMEs either rely on automation and safety solutions priced for the larger industry, or they run without them at all. Six years of hands-on, self-taught work have gone into closing that gap factory by factory, with some of it extending beyond India as the same problem showed up elsewhere. It’s taught me what works on the floor. It hasn’t taught me how to make that work scale past what one person can personally oversee.
Built and scaled two ventures across Indian and global markets, leading R&D and innovation projects for diverse industries while delivering engineering, automation, and industrial instrumentation solutions that drive measurable business and industrial impact, with a key focus on Indian MSME development, export competitiveness, and worker safety.
Witnessing workers suffer chemical burn injuries while developing an automated solvent evaporation and residue extraction system for a nutraceutical company highlighted how many facilities remain vulnerable to unsafe operations and equipment failures.
The before-and-after images of our developed machine demonstrate how automation significantly improved worker safety and productivity by reducing manual handling, creating a safer laboratory environment, and enhancing operational efficiency.
Coming from a background with limited professional guidance, I initially chose Nautical Science after seeing others succeed in the field. I studied in Mumbai and later in the UK, believing my future would remain within the maritime sector.
However, during my time abroad, I met entrepreneurs and business professionals whose conversations around industrial systems, market scalability, and innovation completely changed my perspective. For the first time, I began questioning whether I only wanted a stable career or whether I wanted to build systems capable of creating measurable industrial and economic value.
Entering industrial business environments at a young age meant learning through supplier coordination, operational challenges, client-facing responsibilities, and process-oriented execution rather than structured corporate systems.
The COVID-19 period exposed me to industrial coordination challenges involving supply-chain disruption, lockdown restrictions, and execution under constrained operational conditions. With support from vendors and local authorities, we were able to dismantle the produced machinery for our required components to make a ventilator prototype during a time when the medical infrastructure in India was on the verge of collapse.
Focused on industrial systems, operational coordination, process-oriented execution, and scalable industrial environments.
