Chintan Modi

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Sr. Engineer at Kent

Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Overview

Dr. Chintan Modi is a Senior Engineer specializing in industrial automation and machine vision. Holding a Ph. D. from IIT Bombay and a PMP certification, he has extensive experience in both industry and academia, including a past role as a professor. People who have worked with him describe his work as excellent.

Outside of his direct engineering work, he maintains strong connections to the research community. He actively engages with new concepts like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and collaborates with peers on solving complex problems in areas like medical imaging. He has been described by colleagues as a noble person.

He holds several patents, including one for a unique method for fitting a straight line to data with outliers, and has authored over 44 research papers.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Industrial Automation
His career, from a professorship to senior engineering roles, is centered on industrial automation, process control, and machine vision.
Image Processing
A core area of his Ph. D. research and technical expertise, with dozens of publications and multiple patents in the field.
Research Collaboration
Actively discusses and collaborates with other researchers on topics like GANs and their application in advanced MRI reconstruction.

Media Appearances

Chintan has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Sr. Engineer at Kent
6-2025
Consulting Services at Kahnscatter Svcs.
9-2024 - 7-2025
Professor - Industrial Automation at Fanshawe College
1-2023 - 9-2024
Sr. Engineer at Suncor
6-2012 - 1-2023
Sr. Controls Engineer at Langtree Controls

Education

2005 - 2011
Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

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Insights For Selling To Chintan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chintan is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chintan

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chintan move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Chintan take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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