Sundar Ananthasivan

VP Engineering, Project Management and R&D, Wausau Window and Wall Systems

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Sundar Ananthasivan is an accomplished Strategic Engineering, Technology and Innovation professional with experience leading global teams in 4 different industries.
He is a thought leader having provided business counsel to various senior leadership teams on ease of doing business , acquisition, technology and engineering and product development and management strategies. He has 2 patents and has published numerous papers on various topics in the areas of Product Design, Simulation and Engineering business leadership. He has been key in integrating new technolgies while in the boating industry and has helped industrial machinery companies with various global engineering and technology integration efforts.
He is currently an executive leader at Wausau Window and Wall Systems, a division of Apogee enterprises and chairs the Apogee Technical Council which consists of key technology leaders of 8 business units within the Apogee group.
He has a Masters in Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

Session Track: Leadership & Development Day

Tuesday, June 9 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM LiveWorx On Demand

LD1432B - A Practical Guide to the Evolution of Leadership

Design, engineering, and manufacturing organizations are filled with value stream leaders, managers, directors and vice presidents across various functions. These are all individuals at different leadership levels working through metrics and processes to achieve various business targets. How do you, as an individual, know if you are making a difference in your team? How do you gauge if you are having an impact on developing the next level leader? How do the various metrics and targets being tracked amount to a greater purpose for your self and the organization you are in? This session aims to get you thinking and provide a practical insight into how leadership has evolved over the last decade. We'll look at the data available and how the process around streamlining efforts driven by metrics may cause purpose and potential to be mismatched.

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Katie Linendoll

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Jon Hirschtick

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Mike Campbell

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Kevin Wrenn

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Sarah Reynolds

Vice President of Marketing, PTC

Tim Salau

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Michael Ekbundit

Director, Engineering Development, GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Lori Austin

Senior Customer Success Coach, Arena, a PTC Business

Olabisi Boyle

Vice President, Product Planning and Mobility Strategy, Hyundai Motor North America

Michael DiTullio

EVP and President of SaaS, PTC

Linda Lokay

Product Management VP, Advanced Development, PTC

Kelly Bryant

Deputy Section Manager, Mechanical Design/Drafting & Manufacturing, Jacobs Engineering

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