Mahesh Patel

Mahesh Patel has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and responsibilities. Mahesh currently holds the position of Sr. Director at CalAmp since November 2018. In this role, they are responsible for driving new product introductions and sustaining manufacturing operations, quality, supply chain, and organizational changes to support the company's growing customer SaaS business expansion.

Prior to CalAmp, Mahesh worked at Spectrum Brands, Inc. as a Sr. Project Leader from July 2015 to October 2018. Mahesh'sresponsibilities included identifying, evaluating, and implementing new product introductions and modification projects. Mahesh led cross-functional teams towards the goal of introducing new products while ensuring cost, quality, and timing expectations were met.

Before that, Mahesh worked at NETGEAR from February 2002 to February 2015. Mahesh held the position of Sr. Manager and Project Manager, overseeing manufacturing engineering, new product introduction, and project schedules for critical phases of new product launches.

Mahesh also has experience at DENSO, where they served as a Production Manager from November 1997 to February 2002. In this role, they supervised and planned the SMT and assembly areas, ensuring productivity, quality, and on-time delivery. Mahesh also provided workforce guidance, training, and quality control.

Lastly, Mahesh started their career at Boeing in September 1988 as a Sr. Manager in Process Engineering. Here, they provided project leadership in acquiring new business and served as the focal point for new product introductions, ensuring quality, cost, and delivery requirements were met.

Mahesh Patel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from The University of Texas at Arlington, which they obtained from 1989 to 1991. Prior to that, they completed another Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from the University of Gujarat, from 1983 to 1986. Mahesh also holds an Associate's Degree in Electronics Technology from Dallas College North Lake Campus.