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NAVNEETH KANNAN

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Navneeth is a multidisciplinary designer, enjoyer of DIY projects, Head of Transportation Design at Strate School of Design and the Chief Product Officer at Dispatch

RESUME

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Head of Department, Transportation

Strate School of Design

Bangalore, India

2022 - Present

Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder

Dispatch (Artem Network Pvt. Ltd.)

Bangalore, India

Dispatch is an electric mobility ecosystem provider for B2B and shared applications, it is a part of the Arya Group of companies and is responsible for development of PurposeBuilt™ modular vehicles.

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  • Led Strategy, Mechanical & Styling teams for Dispatch™ Vehicles product lineup.

  • Created a proprietary ideation algorithm for modular product ideation in CAD.

  • Established the 45-day new product development cycle using automated Iterative product ideation.

  • Reduced tooling costs by 50% at ideation level by implementing relevant factors into the proprietary algorithm.

  • Managed core team of 15 members for production engineering for Dispatch Scooter 3.5 and LiteScooter™.

  • Supervised prototype builds for Scooter 3.5 at supplier’s production facility

  • Set up facility in Bangalore for core R&D.

  • Responsible for development of modular 4W EV platform for Commercial vehicles across L7E and LCV categories.

  • Created all marketing collateral and presentation decks for fundraising and marketing efforts.

  • Developed the dispatch vehicles website and handled SEO with systems for lead generation and hiring.

  • Recruited and managed core development teams.

  • Established real world vehicle testing strategy for B2B use cases.

  • Pitched to numerous VCs, Angel investors and Strategic investors.

2020 - Present

Design Director, Program Leader

Artem Energy Future Pvt. Ltd.

Bangalore, India

  • Lead for all design and product related activities for the electric mobility effort at Artem

2019 - Present

EDUCATION

Istituto d'Arte Applicata e Design 

Bachelor's in Transportation Design

Turin, ITALY

2014-2017

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