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The SteepGraph Team

Your PLM programme deserves people who have led one before.

SteepGraph is a specialist PLM partner built for complex engineering change.

Our leaders and delivery teams combine platform depth, programme discipline and product thinking to help organisations turn difficult PLM decisions into lasting operational progress.

  • PLM-only since 2009
  • Aras partner — OEM, VAR and SI
  • Dassault Systèmes C&SI partner
  • ISO 27001 certified
Portrait of Himanshu Zalavadiya
Himanshu ZalavadiyaCEO, Founder & Chairman
Portrait of Kalpesh Zalavadiya
Kalpesh ZalavadiyaCOO, Founder

Why SteepGraph

Specialists by choice. Accountable in practice.

PLM change is never only about technology. It touches product data, engineering processes, systems, teams and the decisions that move a business forward.

That is why SteepGraph is built around specialists who understand the full picture⁠—not isolated tasks.

  1. One discipline, deeply understood

    PLM is not one line in a broad catalogue of services. It is the work we have chosen to go deep on since 2009.

  2. Leadership that stays close

    The people guiding the work remain connected to the decisions, delivery and outcomes that matter to your programme.

  3. One connected team

    Strategy, data, engineering, adoption and support work together⁠—so your programme does not become a series of disconnected hand-offs.

The founders

Built by people who chose depth over breadth.

SteepGraph was built on a simple belief: organisations undertaking serious PLM change deserve a specialist partner⁠—one that understands both the technical detail and the business outcome.

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Himanshu Zalavadiya

CEO, Founder & Chairman

Himanshu founded SteepGraph in 2009 to build a company focused deeply on PLM. He guides the company's long-term direction, innovation and customer strategy.

Direction · innovation · customer strategy

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Kalpesh Zalavadiya

COO, Founder

Kalpesh leads global operations and delivery quality at SteepGraph. His focus is making sure every engagement is run with consistency, clarity and accountability.

Global operations · delivery quality

The people responsible for the work

Meet the leaders behind delivery.

The strongest signal of a delivery partner is not an organisation chart. It is knowing who will guide the programme, shape the decisions and remain accountable when the work becomes complex.

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Tajagna Hirpara

PLM BU Head, Aras

Brings together PLM strategy, implementation and product innovation to turn complex transformation goals into solutions customers can adopt and scale.

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Nitin Tawari

Europe Business Head

Leads European growth, connecting engineering innovation with enterprise technology strategy.

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Tejas Faldu

Head of Products

Leads SteepGraph's product direction, turning delivery insight into accelerators, business applications and AI products.

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Prakash Agarwal

Project Delivery Manager

Leads SteepGraph’s PLM project delivery, ensuring teams, programmes and customers stay aligned from planning through successful delivery.

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Kelvin Vaishnani

Operations Head

Aligns delivery operations, governance and capacity planning across engagements⁠—helping teams deliver consistently at scale.

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Dibyak Biswas

PLM & 3DEXPERIENCE Presales Head

Shapes strategic PLM and 3DEXPERIENCE solutions⁠—from business vision to technical architecture⁠—turning complex customer challenges into scalable transformation programmes.

Connected by capability

One connected team for the work that cannot be separated.

A successful PLM programme requires more than one kind of expertise. It needs the right people across the full journey⁠—from process and data through engineering, adoption and ongoing operations.

Your PLM outcome

  1. 01

    Programme and process transformation

    Programme leadership, process consulting, governance, change, quality and adoption.

  2. 02

    Platforms and data

    Platform architecture, data modelling, migration and the foundations of a PLM system that can scale.

  3. 03

    Integration and product engineering

    Connections across PLM, ERP, MES, CAD and asset systems⁠—supported by SteepGraph products and frameworks.

  4. 04

    Operate and evolve

    Application support, upgrades, operational continuity and the expertise to keep critical systems moving.

One team, working globally

Global delivery. Shared standards.

SteepGraph combines engineering and delivery capability in India with customer-facing leadership in the United States and Germany, offices in Sweden and Japan, and onsite teams in the United States, Europe, the UAE and Japan.

Different locations bring different strengths. What connects them is one shared standard for collaboration, ownership and customer care.

We work across time zones, but never as disconnected hand-offs. Teams stay close to the context, the decisions and the people behind the work.

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The SteepGraph team together at COEXPERIENCE 2025

20+countries with completed SteepGraph deliveries

Nearest to you

Delivery hubOfficeOnsite teamDelivered in
SteepGraph offices
Dublin · Delaware · Florida
Onsite teams
Florida · California · Ohio · Greenville
Delivered in 3 countries
United States, Canada, Brazil

What the team shares

Real expertise is visible in the work we put into the world.

Our people share practical insight through articles, presentations and webinars⁠—so you can see how we think before you decide to work with us.

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For future SteepGraphers

Build depth. Take responsibility. Do work that matters.

SteepGraph is for people who want to go deep in PLM, contribute to meaningful engineering transformation and be trusted with real responsibility.

The work is demanding. The standard is high. But the team is connected by curiosity, knowledge-sharing and a shared commitment to doing work properly.

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With the CEO of Aras, at Aras Connect Europe 2024
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The team together at COEXPERIENCE 2023
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Sharing what we learn — our user-adoption talk at Aras ACE 2024
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Presenting at Aras Connect Europe 2025
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At Aras ACE 2024 Japan

Start with the right people

Bring your toughest PLM challenge to the people who work in it every day.

Whether you are shaping a roadmap, modernising a platform, migrating critical data or improving adoption, begin with a practical conversation with the SteepGraph team.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Leadership stays involved in engagements, and you will meet the people responsible for the work before you commit.

SteepGraph has focused exclusively on PLM since 2009, bringing specialist experience across programmes, platforms, migration, integration, adoption and support.

SteepGraph has experience across Aras Innovator, 3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter and Windchill.

SteepGraph combines engineering and delivery capability in India with customer-facing leadership in the United States and Germany, offices in Sweden and Japan, and onsite teams in the United States, Europe, the UAE and Japan.

We are always interested in people who want to build real PLM depth, solve meaningful problems and grow with an ambitious team.

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