About

ArunKumar B is a Technical Team Lead at Western Digital with over 7 years of experience in Lab and Team Management. He is an expert in setting up and maintaining new labs, with more than 4500 systems currently being managed under Client SSD product validation in WD. He has remotely supported building new labs and environments across different geographic locations. ArunKumar has a long tenure in hiring, training, and managing a team of 15+ direct reports, including their compensation decisions. He is skilled in creating HW requirements for a new program/product validation and preparing budget estimations (CAPEX and OPEX Management) while working with management and vendors for procurement of lab equipment. Prior to joining Western Digital, ArunKumar worked as an IT Support Engineer at Flipkart and a System Engineer L2 at Wipro. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology from Tatti, an MBA in System Management from the University of Madras, and a B.Tech in Information Technology from Indira Institute of Engineering and Technology. He also completed his secondary education at Sacred Heart Matric. Hr. Sec. School in Arakkonam. ArunKumar has relevant experience of 2.78 years and is a firm believer in the power of gratitude as a catalyst for happiness. As a Senior Supervisor at Western Digital, he continues to demonstrate his leadership skills and technical expertise in managing and maintaining lab environments.