Interview with Vestas

Digital Quality Capability Leader

Your background and experience
• Edu: Engineer, MS –ES, EMBA-IIMK, Also I am PMP certified and have been trained on AI/ML
for leaders
• Exp: 20 yrs, 14+ in Q&P as
• Global Initiative Lead
• SEPG Leader
• Quality Head for BUs of revenue more than 200M$
• As Global Initiative Lead, I had successfully carried out various initiatives across organization
• Colloaboration is key success factor for any initiative
• So for each of these initiatives I have collaborated with multiple leaders to ensure the initiatives are
successfully roll-out and meeting their targets
• We had multiple leadership teams, for example I Collaborated with Busienss Leaders for problem
identification & Ideation, IT & BI leaders & teams for Implementation & Testing, Roll-out & Support, SEPG
Leaders for training
• Towards digitalization, we ran multiple programs including Real Time Dashboard, Automation of Project
Management gates, Auto alert and escalation etc
Please briefly introduce yourself (personal
background, academics, hobbies and interest).
• Location: born & broughtup in Chennai, did my Engineering in Chennai from Dr. MGR , Madras university
• Academics: Engineer, MS –ES Full time program from Manipal academy of HE,
• EMBA-IIMK,
• Also I am PMP certified and have been trained on AI/ML for leaders, Trained in Lean six sigma practices
• I believe in continuous learning and reflection is key to personal and professional growth

• Exp: 20 yrs, 14+ in Q&P as

• Global Initiative Lead
• SEPG Leader
• Quality Head for BUs of revenue more than 200M$
• As Global Initiative Lead, I had successfully carried out various initiatives across organization
• Colloaboration is key success factor for any initiative
• So for each of these initiatives I have collaborated with multiple leaders to ensure the initiatives are successfully roll-out and meeting their
targets
• We had multiple leadership teams, for example I Collaborated with Busienss Leaders for problem identification & Ideation, IT & BI leaders &
teams for Implementation & Testing, Roll-out & Support, SEPG Leaders for training
• Towards digitalization, we ran multiple programs including Real Time Dashboard, Automation of Project Management gates, Auto alert and
escalation etc
 Please speak about your digital transformation
experience as a journey in your overall experience.
• As Global Initiative Lead, I had successfully carried out various initiatives across organization
• Colloaboration is key success factor for any initiative
• So for each of these initiatives I have collaborated with multiple leaders to ensure the initiatives are successfully
roll-out and meeting their targets
• We had multiple leadership teams, for example I Collaborated with Busienss Leaders for problem identification &
Ideation, IT & BI leaders & teams for Implementation & Testing, Roll-out & Support, SEPG Leaders for training
• Towards digitalization, we ran multiple programs including
• Real Time Dashboard –
• Problem multiple team referring multiple data in reports, xls, resulting in data discrepancy during reviews at different levels
causing less productivity and ineffective governance
• Objective to have one source of truth for entire organizations and updated in real time
• Ideation & solution- SEPG Leadership and BU leadership team to identify the appropriate dashboard design including layouts,
filters and priority metrics
• Convert the idea in to RS for IT/BI team to implement – weekly sprints
• First Release Dec’22 – Risks – Potential to escalate- Status of actions, Escalations –
• Second Release
• Training

• Automation of Project Management gates, Auto alert and escalation etc