• Gender: Male
• Age: 45
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 20.3 Year(s)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Production (B.E.) From Shivaji University in 2004

Skill Sets

Experience of 11.5 yrs. in the domain of automotive Interior & Exterior plastic/composite products design & development.(OEM & Tier 1) at responsible positions.
Experience of 5+ yrs. in Project Management (Automotive) at OEM & Tier 1.
Exposure of working in multicultural environment & working with multiple suppliers globally.
Exposure in Handling complete development cycle from Concept to Serial production at OEM & Tier1 organization.
Good understanding of Automotive Regulations and vehicle level testing/validation.
Experience with design software CatiaV5 & UG / PLM software ENOVIA.

CAD & Kinematics  - Catia V5, CatiaV4 & Pro/E.
PLM tools - Enovia.

Work Experience

Project Manager (Technical) 
Since Oct 2014
Company Profile: Leader In IT Services, Consulting, Technology And Digital Solutions
Job Profile:
Managing Engineering team along with project budget and resource budget monitoring and controlling for offshore team.
Follow up with short and long term project KPI’S and ensuring deliveries with expected QDCF.
Ensure proper interaction with client, stakeholders & suppliers during complete project cycle from concept to production support for all the responsible project.
Major Project :
Interiors & Exteriors for SUV & Sedan vehicle:
Responsible for leading complete program technically and resource management from company which includes design and development cycle for multiple components such as Bumper, Door Trims, Floor Console, Headliner etc. from concept phase to serial production along with sourcing activities support.

Head Of Department (Engineering & Project Management)
Jan 2013 to Jun 2014 
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of Automotive Security Systems, Driver Information Systems, Plastic Injection-Moulded Interior Parts.
Job Profile:
Estimate and follow up for engineering costing, design & development budget, administration
budget for RFQ and ongoing projects.
Define and follow up for project planning, scheduling along with short term and long term KPI’s w.r.t. concerned departments marketing, purchase, PPC, quality, manufacturing etc.  
Regular meetings with all suppliers and customers to ensure proper progress of the project.
Ensure all concerned activities during development cycle including design release, prototyping 
& tooling, testing & validation etc. till PPAP as per project plan along with necessary documentation such as DFMEA, Design reviews, QFD, GD&T, FEA analysis, DVP etc. 
Resource planning & management for design, development and other supporting activities. 

Assistant Manager (Cab Department)
Dec 2008 to Jan 2013
Company Name: Volvo India Pvt. Ltd. – R&D Interiors
Job Profile:
Project : Launch of new variant for Medium Duty Truck (SEA market)
Role : Project Manager (PDPM)
Project manager role for facelift of a truck and launch of  new variant family in target market and responsible for complete project with QDCF criteria. 
Development of project  time plan (CAB) w.r.t. project milestones, intermediate gates and launch dates with concerned functions/departments. 
Fulfilling assigned Gate Targets to contribute from CAB for GPOT (Gate Passing On Time).
Follow up for planning and scheduling with all concerned stake holders/departments through
regular Project dashboard meetings and follow up meetings for short and long term KPI’S.   
Break down the project into manageable activities and criteria, document as per gate criteria 
in a Project Assurance Plan. Fulfilling assigned gate criteria in the PAP.
Quality Management: DFMEA, SFMEA, DFA, Design review, Early Forecast, Criticality
Reliability Analysis/Prediction (Pro-active Quality Mgmt). 
Budget Management : Estimate and follow up the budget for different activities.
Risk Management : Maintain project risk register to identify and mitigate risk throughout the 
project at different levels of project. 
Follow up for resource planning with respective Line managers/ technical leaders.
Coordinate for Project Builds in the project, Vehicle builds and ensure fulfillment of the
Homologation criteria for various components.

Project : Launch of  Heavy duty Truck (European Market).
Role : System Lead (Cab Interior/Exterior).
Leading team of 12-15 engineers to deliver Truck Cabin subsystems which includes deliverables like Floor Console, Dashboard, Headliners/Wall Panels and Exterior area composite parts like Front Panel (SMC) & Deflectors(FRP) etc.  
Key Responsibilities :
Responsible for preparing and follow up for planning and scheduling of deliverables/modules w.r.t. different project stages/gates.
Ensuring proper interactions and follow up with all cross functional departments/functions like Product planning, Ergonomics, Purchasing , Product finance etc.    
Finalizing  Technical Requirements(TR) and Functional Specifications(FS) for deliverables, confirming testing and validation plan at material level, component level and vehicle level.  
Engineering data management in Enovia (PLM) and other Volvo specific systems during complete development cycle. 
Leading development team during complete development cycle from concept gate (CG) to SOP (SP) ensuring proper QDCF(Quality, delivery, cost, feature) requirements for all components under responsibility till final PPAP.
Coordinate with complete vehicle team during homologation activities and participate in  
homologation activities for concerned areas.
Participate in different vehicle builds and  vehicle level testing like Shake test, Sun simulation    
test, Endurance testing, Head impact Test etc. and solving all issues.

Truck Exterior  - Research Project
Development of Exterior composite (SMC) parts using PULFI technology:
Proposed PU LFI (Long glass fibers) technology to replace SMC components in Truck 
Cabin Exterior area and managed research (Advanced Engineering) project for the same.     
Exterior area - Deflectors , Front Panels.(PU LFI in-mold painted parts)
Interior area - Front Shelf Lids. (Paper Honeycomb technology).  

Plastic Expertise (PE) CFT representative (Volvo India ) –
Representing  Volvo India site in the global Plastic Expertise (PE) CFT forum & responsible for presenting local site projects for review to this forum and supporting local site in techno commercial matters. 
Participate in technical review for  Interior/ Exterior plastic/composite components for all  
projects globally as a CFT member.

Senior Engineer. [Design & Development]
April 2007 to Dec 2008
Company Name: Tata Auto-comp Systems Ltd. -Tech centre Interiors and plastics division
Job Profile:
SUV : ARIA (Customer: Tata Motors Ltd)
Product: B-pillar -Air-vent Assembly.
MICROBUS (Customer: Tata Motors Ltd)
Product: Dashboard -Side Air-vent Assembly.

Key Responsibilities :
Directivity study and air flow analysis at concept level (for air vents) with standard manikins and standard ergonomic requirements. 
Study for packaging data, creating master sections to conceptualize locating and mounting strategy and finalize layout.
Provide inputs for A surface development w.r.t. aesthetic, ergonomic , regulations related (ECE R21 norms) consideration and locating and fixation strategy.
Product design and development activities considering manufacturing process, assembly requirements, serviceability (after market) requirements, etc.
Interact with tool makers and support in tooling development. 
Kinematic design in Catia V5 for components like Cup Holder and air vents..
Support in homologation activities.  
Involve in the process of validation at vehicle and component level till SOP.

Project Engineer-Design
May 2004 to Mar 2007
Company Name: Knowtran Technologies
Job Profile:
Pattern Die design and development activities for automotive components such as connecting rod, fork lever etc.
Design and development for automotive plastic components: - Conversion of metallic/handle bar into plastic for Transport vehicle. 

Professional Training :
GDP(Global Development Process) for complete vehicle (Volvo process) .
SIPD (Supplier Involvement in Product Development) process.
Project risk management.
Leadership skills.
Enovia (PLM).

Future Goals

To keep myself up to the pace of technological innovations and to seek responsible and challenging positions in automotive domain.