Omkar Nagendra

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DISC Type : cs

Director of Test Engineering at Amperesand

Reno, Nevada, United States

Overview

Omkar Nagendra is the Director of Test Engineering at Amperesand, where he is helping to launch innovative Solid State Transformer (SST) systems. His background includes senior and director-level engineering roles in the clean energy sector at Generac and Tesl. He holds a Masters Degree from Boston University.

Outside of his direct professional responsibilities, Omkar has a keen interest in the broader technology landscape and academic communities, having connections to institutions like Boston University and companies such as Google.

He is a recipient of the Graphical System Design Achievement Award for developing a complex, auto-synchronized data acquisition system.

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Tough To Convince

Status Quo Seeker

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Modernizing the Grid
He recently joined Amperesand to launch Solid State Transformer systems, aiming to build more intelligent and resilient energy solutions for critical infrastructure.
Power System Reliability
He is actively hiring a leader to define reliability strategy and establish a state-of-the-art, in-house reliability lab for next-generation power converters.
Hiring Top Talent
Frequently posts about building a "powerhouse team, " seeking to recruit new graduates, experienced hardware engineers, and reliability leaders to tackle major challenges.

Media Appearances

Omkar has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Director of Test Engineering at Amperesand
10-2024 - 3-2025
Senior Director of Engineering, Clean Energy at Generac
3-2023 - 10-2024
Director of Engineering, Clean Energy at Generac
2-2020 - 3-2023
Staff Software Engineer at Tesla
12-2018 - 2-2020
Sr Software Engineer at Tesla

Education

2015 - 2017
Master’s Degree from Boston University
2008 - 2012
Bachelor’s Degree from Visvesvaraya Technological University

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Insights For Selling To Omkar

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Omkar is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Omkar

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Omkar move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Omkar take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Omkar

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