NAVNEETH KANNAN
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

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.
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Created a proprietary ideation algorithm for modular product ideation in CAD.
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Established the 45-day new product development cycle using automated Iterative product ideation.
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Reduced tooling costs by 50% at ideation level by implementing relevant factors into the proprietary algorithm.
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Managed core team of 15 members for production engineering for Dispatch Scooter 3.5 and LiteScooter™.
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Supervised prototype builds for Scooter 3.5 at supplier’s production facility
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Set up facility in Bangalore for core R&D.
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Responsible for development of modular 4W EV platform for Commercial vehicles across L7E and LCV categories.
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Created all marketing collateral and presentation decks for fundraising and marketing efforts.
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Developed the dispatch vehicles website and handled SEO with systems for lead generation and hiring.
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Recruited and managed core development teams.
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Established real world vehicle testing strategy for B2B use cases.
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Pitched to numerous VCs, Angel investors and Strategic investors.
2020 - Present
Design Director, Program Leader
Artem Energy Future Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore, India
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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