Muthu Raji Muruganantham

Muthu Raji Muruganantham is a software engineer at H2O.ai. Prior to this, they were a co-founder at Arttsy labs India from April 2013 to January 2017. At Arttsy, they were responsible for the launch of the proof of concept, setting up the printer and hiring designers, procuring raw materials from different vendors and importing the various post-processing tools. Muthu also established the manufacturing workflow from design conceptualization to shipping 3D printed products. In addition, they negotiated with suppliers in China on the cost of printers, raw material and other post processing tools. Muthu also built KPI dashboards, optimization frameworks and live monitoring of 3D printers using MEAN stack.

Under their leadership, the team of 20 freelance designers was able to create an extensive database of 10000+ designs of jewelries and household products, medical devices and utility items. Muthu also managed a team of 8 to build a 15 ft. replica of Airbus 380 using 3D printing technology from prototyping to assembly for a fortune 500 company. In addition, they used Business Analytics to study the market for 3D printing and formulate a go-to business strategy.

Muthu has also been instrumental in making the company profitable by reducing production scrap by 50% through product design changes, technology upgrades and process improvements such as concurrent manufacturing. Muthu has also added another vertical in our business by opening a segment to sell filaments to other industries to boost revenue. Muthu has introduced 3D printing to other hardware startups as an additional source of income.

In terms of coordination and events management, they have created awareness by organizing demos and workshops about 3D printing and what kind of future this technology has in schools, institutions and college campuses. Muthu has also conducted open-house 3D printing to potential clients for marketing and advertisement.

Muthu Raji Muruganantham went to Velammal Engineering College and studied to be an engineer. Muthu then worked in various engineering roles before becoming a professor at the college.