Avinash Magdum's Linkedin Analytics

An innovative entrepreneur, building IoT based products and solutions. Founded Whiz Key (OPC) Pvt Ltd in jan 2019 with the vision of solving complex problems with simple IoT solutions. Have built multiple products like Whiz NEST: A range of smart home devices to control home appliances through mobile app over internet, through Alexa over voice and over simple hand gestures over BLE using Ragbee (a gesture controlling device), Whiz WATER: A smart water management system to provide water levels of all the tanks on mobile app and also to control water pump along with information about incoming water, and its quality, Whiz COMPOST: A portable monitoring device for the process of wet waste into manure (compost). Whiz BICYCLE: An electrical bicycle kit to convert normal bicycle into electrical bicycle in plug-n-play way. Also developed many industrial automation solutions to perform Automated Equipment Testing using robot and IoT, Remote Health Monitoring of Industrial machines to provide predictive maintenance inputs, Testing Jigs for automated components testing, EV Chargers for electrical two wheelers, Sensor Nodes for collecting different machine parameters for quality monitoring etc. Worked in IT industry for 25+ years, prior to becoming entrepreneur in variety of roles like Software Developer, Automation Engineer, Automation Architect, Technical Manager, Program Manager, Practice Head. Immensely contributed in all aspects of software quality - functional testing, performance engineering, test management, release management, code coverage analysis, RCA, etc. Hobbyist and maker in exploring IoT applications using different micro controllers, sensors, communication modules, motors, valves, relays and accessories. Pledged more than 300 technology projects on kickstarter.com Academically, did masters in Electronics Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli. Published 3 research papers in international conferences and 3 in national conferences. Worked as Lecturer in Computer Engineering and Computer Management for 5 years. Played Table Tennis at state level, representing Sangli district for 3 years during 1983, 1984, 1985. Won numerous prizes in Table Tennis in Singles and Doubles at district level. Great lover of Hindi and Marathi film music between 1940s to 1970s. Voracious reader during school and college days. My vision is to empower human beings with technologies to simplify and enrich their lives, and create as many jobs as possible.