Vineel Kadarla
Västerås
Summary
Driven individual with talent for building strong client relationships and achieving sales targets, complemented by excellent communication and leadership skills. Demonstrates proficiency in strategic planning and team management, ensuring successful execution of sales initiatives. Ready to deliver substantial growth and customer satisfaction in Sales Manager role.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Sales Manager, HVDC Service
Hitachi Energy Sweden AB
Ludvika
03.2017 - 04.2025
- Demonstrated an exceptional talent for seamlessly integrating customer demands into project deliveries, resulting in consistent customer satisfaction and alignment to their needs
- Developing the business plan per station and market materials needed for promotion of the service portfolio
- Increased business opportunities and service sales for utilities customers, Nampower (Namibia), SNEL (DR Congo), ESKOM (South Africa), Equinor (Norway), Statnett (Norway), TenneT (The Netherlands) by 80%
- Delivered comprehensive bid proposals for HVDC System and winning orders under 20M$ for the assigned 16 installed base projects located in African continent, India, Ireland & United Kingdom with a hit rate of over 90%
- Expertly developed proposals encompassing spares, HV Apparatus, SLA’s, C&P upgrades, and Cyber-security agreements, showcasing versatility in proposal crafting
- Coached the local service centres with new and updated HVDC Care product portfolio quarterly
- Successful in selling AC/DC yard material to third party customers via channel partners
- Sold first HVDC Cybersecurity service contract worth 3,7M £ Caithness Moray HVDC project to SSE (UK)
- Initiated new sales interface processes that led to 60% increase customer response time
- Overhauled salesforce reports to increase the data quality resulting in an increase in performance of handling orders
- Took charge of cross-functional leadership, orchestrating seamless collaboration among Engineering, Finance, Tax, Insurance, Freight, Contract management, and procurement teams to guarantee the timely and successful delivery of the bids
Product Maintenance Lead, HVDC MACH R&D
ABB AB
Ludvika
02.2015 - 02.2017
- Pioneered a transformation in the MACH electronics maintenance portfolio by leading the overhaul of circuit boards, overseeing an annual product maintenance budget of 10MSEK
- Guided and empowered a team of five experts in defining HVDC MACH product classifications and spearheaded the creation of comprehensive product database
- Ensured rigorous quality standards thorough the regulation of annual EMS supplier audits, alongside the meticulous calibration of MACH test equipment calibration at their facilities, managing a vast portfolio of over 200 circuit boards
R&D Engineer, HVDC MACH R&D
ABB AB
Ludvika
05.2013 - 01.2015
- Conducted rigorous prototype testing and authorised comprehensive routine test specification for valve electronics, ensuring the highest standards of quality in critical components
- Resolved Dolwin 2 - Gen 4 Valve control issues in the delivery project by performing root cause analysis in the FST
- Maintained PSCAD design library and tool for MACH Hardware design team
- Built and trained personal with automated test infrastructure for switching of BIGT valve cell (Gen 5 Valve electronics)
Project Lead, Product development
Dhruva Space Ltd.
Hyderabad
10.2012 - 04.2013
- Designed the stratospheric balloon test platform for scientific experiments to be carried out across Indian Universities
Electronics Engineer, Philips Centre of Excellence
Cyient
Hyderabad
06.2007 - 08.2008
- Served as an offshore consultant electronics engineer specializing in Philips Lifestyle products, contributing to technical expertise and innovative solutions to enhance product quality and performance
Education
Master of Science - Space Technology & Instrumentation
Luleå University of Technology
Kiruna, Sweden 09.2010 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science
Warangal, Telangana 09.2003 - 05.2007
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
- SAP
- MS Project
- Visio
- PSCAD
Certification
- CF APMP
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- PMI - PMP (In-Progress)
Custom
Swedish Citizen
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Swedish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Telugu
Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Area Sales Manager, HVDC Service
Hitachi Energy Sweden AB
03.2017 - 04.2025
Product Maintenance Lead, HVDC MACH R&D
ABB AB
02.2015 - 02.2017
R&D Engineer, HVDC MACH R&D
ABB AB
05.2013 - 01.2015
Project Lead, Product development
Dhruva Space Ltd.
10.2012 - 04.2013
Master of Science - Space Technology & Instrumentation
Luleå University of Technology
09.2010 - 10.2012
Electronics Engineer, Philips Centre of Excellence
Cyient
06.2007 - 08.2008
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics & Communication Engineering
Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science
09.2003 - 05.2007
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