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Richard A V is an experienced Engagement Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software, with over 20 years of relevant experience. He is a customer success-oriented professional, with a focus on leadership and engagement management. Richard is a strategic consultant for businesses seeking to achieve Industry 4.0 Digital Transformation and global leadership. He is responsible for managing services for Siemens PLM Digital Industries suite with a focus on Manufacturing Operations Management, including Smart Manufacturing, Closed-loop Manufacturing, Cloud computing for Manufacturing, AI, IoT, Open JT visualization, CAD, CAM, CAE -HPC, PLM, interoperability, and Additive Layer Manufacturing. Richard has expertise in managing commercial negotiations focused on services delivery and projects and program delivery. He is an evangelist for Siemens Delivery Methodology and Industry Best Practices and has a focus on portfolio development for MoM. Richard is a thought leader in Industry 4.0 and digital transformation and manages services for the suite of World Class Industry 4.0 product lines, including Siemens Opcenter, Teamcenter PLM, Mindsphere Cloud, TIA, Tecnomatix, Sematic, Mentor, Simcenter, NX, SDKs, Polorian, and Mendix, focused on Manufacturing, Product Intelligence, and Smart Automation. Previously, Richard worked as a Senior Program Manager at Jaguar, where he led the SWIFT program, responsible for Ford to JLR Transition of PD and PD MFG. He is a Lean six sigma black belt and has expertise in policy, principles, and process formation and application across the enterprise. Richard has a Master of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from PSG College of Technology and a Self-Driving Car Engineer degree from Udacity. He has also completed a Deep Learning course from Udacity and a Business Technology Strategy-IT Architecture course from The Global IT Architect Association (IASA). Richard's tech stack includes AI, Senior Software Engineer, and Swift.