Rakesh Singh Ph.D., Pe

Rakesh Singh, PhD, PE, MBA has a strong work experience background in various industries. Rakesh currently serves as a Senior Program Manager, Global Customer Quality at Onto Innovation. Prior to this, Rakesh worked at DuPont as a Manager, Global Customer Quality and Product Quality Engineering, where they provided proactive customer and product quality engineering support for a portfolio of over 100 products. Rakesh also contributed to product and process quality improvements, root cause investigations, and continuous improvement projects.

Before DuPont, Rakesh worked as a Technical Advisor and Principal Consultant at R&RInnovations LLC and as a Manager, Application Engineering and New Product Development at Rypos, Inc. These roles allowed him to utilize their technical expertise and project management skills in various industries.

Rakesh also gained valuable experience at Entegris, where they held the positions of Manager, Worldwide CMP Applications and New Business Development, as well as Lead, Liquid Applications R&D. In these roles, they led global projects and teams in application engineering, R&D evaluation, and new business development.

Earlier in their career, Rakesh held positions at Edwards Vacuum as Manager, R&D Laboratory, BOC Edwards Chemical Management Division, and Senior Mechanical Engineer, BOC Edwards Chemical Management Division. Rakesh contributed to technology evaluation, application/design engineering, and R&D of ultrapure chemicals and CMP slurry blending systems.

Rakesh began their career as a Product Development Engineer at Monarch Industries, where they performed product research, design engineering, and development of centrifugal pumps.

Throughout their career, Rakesh has demonstrated strong technical expertise, project management skills, and a focus on achieving results through collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Rakesh Singh, PhD, PE, MBA, has a diverse education history. Rakesh pursued an MBA in Technology Management from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, graduating in 2008. Rakesh also holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. Additionally, they completed an Advanced Diploma in Management with a focus on Technology Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University. Rakesh earned their M.N. National Institute of Technology degree in Design of Process Machines and their B.E. in Mechanical Engineering with First-Class Honors from the University of Allahabad. Rakesh also holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.E. in Design of Process Machines from Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology.

Rakesh has further expanded their knowledge and skills through various certifications. Recently, in 2022, they obtained several certifications from LinkedIn, including "Becoming an Agile Coach," "Critical Thinking and Problem Solving," "Customer Service: Problem Solving and Troubleshooting," "Professional Networking," "Project Management Foundations: Teams," and "Using Power BI with Excel." In March 2022, Rakesh acquired certifications in "Adaptive Leadership for VUCA Challenges," "Becoming a Product Manager: A Complete Guide," "Building Accountability into Your Culture," "Business Analysis for Project Managers," "Change Management for Projects," "Communicating with Empathy," "Data-Driven Project Management: Project Metrics That Matter," "Diversity and Inclusion in a Global Enterprise," "Effective Listening," "Leading with a Heavy Heart," "Learning Integrated Content Marketing," "Learning Microsoft Project," "Management Excellence at Microsoft: Model, Coach, Care," and "Managing Project Benefits."

With their extensive education and certifications, Rakesh Singh brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their professional endeavors.