Dinesh Dhamija, Ph.D.
Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice-President

Dinesh is responsible for setting TDCI’s product and technology vision, defining long term company strategy, coordinating strategy execution and developing strategic customer, partner and analyst relationships. He is also responsible for the product marketing and information technology functions.

Prior to joining TDCI, Dinesh was an independent consultant and a tenured associate professor in the Russ College of Engineering & Technology at Ohio University. His areas of expertise were Computer Integrated Manufacturing, software systems, product design and automation technologies. He was also the technical director for Ohio University's Center for Automatic Identification and Research.

As a consultant and an applied researcher, Dinesh has worked with several companies including Cooper Industries, GE Aircraft Engines, IBM, SDRC, Hubbell Power Systems, and Andersen Consulting. His projects ranged from developing technology and business strategy, developing and evaluating software systems, project organization and consulting and education.

Dinesh is the recipient of the 2000 Sargent Americanism Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) for developing significant and innovative course work that creates a better understanding of business skills related to manufacturing among the students in colleges and universities in North America.

Dinesh holds bachelors and masters degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in integrated engineering with a focus on intelligent systems.