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Toronto, On, Ca

Southfield, Michigan

Design and development lead for Advanced Engineering projects in diesel, gasoline, and alternate fuel technologies• Develop scope-schedule-resource plan working with product management, operations, and supply chain.• Establish detailed plans for engineering activities including design, analysis, drawing reviews, prototype sourcing, test builds and validation.• Conduct design reviews and phase gate reviews for management approvals.• Investigate opportunities to adapt diesel and gasoline fuel delivery core competencies to new fuels.• Improve or develop standard work and train new hires.

Seymour, Indiana

Platform engineering leader accountable for managing design readiness and production release of ‘Hedgehog’ platform (QSK95 Diesel and HSK78G Gas) engines and gensets • Develop scope-schedule-resource plan, track progress vs plan and develop risk mitigation plans• Ensure successful product launches by facilitating cross-team collaboration and consensus building• Ensure products meet corporate readiness measures at each phase-gate review• Review and approve design reviews and engineering releases to ensure high quality product release• Balance priorities and manage readiness for multiple programs simultaneously• Site functional excellence leader to promote best practices, develop new procedures and facilitate traininghttps://www.cummins.com/generators/hsk78g-gas-generator-series?v=3761https://www.cummins.com/engines/qsk95

Seymour, Indiana

Lead a team of global designers to deliver designs that meet the Value Package Profile deliverables- Understand program requirements, estimate resources and prioritize assignments- Set direction, ensure timely issues resolution- Promote functional excellence, identify gaps, help with improvement of current processes and development of new tools- Hire and coach new talent, cross train team and foster growthSept.2013-Aug.2015 - High Horsepower Natural Gas and Dual Fuel design team leader- Launched the QSK50DF Kit to production and progressed three other engine programs to stable design.Aug.2015 - Dec.2017 - Power Systems Engineering Air Handling Sub-system design leader- Launched QSK95 Locomotive and Marine engine programs to production and progressed other derivative engine programs to stable design

Columbus, Indiana

Lead Engineer responsible for sub-system integration and component design on new Light Duty V8 diesel engineo Develop system layout, define sub-system architecture and create concept designso Complete detailed design and analysis to ensure designs meet Technical Profile requirements and Value Package Introduction milestoneso Work closely with suppliers to manage on-time hardware delivery for engineering buildso Lead cross-functional design reviews and publish technical documentation (technical reports, management presentations, invention disclosures)o Lead engineering release process (specifications and drafting releases, drawing quality review)o Support product validation activities viz. FMEA, DVPR, 7-step FIRG problem solving etcWorked on Cylinder block assembly, Fuel systems and filtration, Valve covers and breathers, Large castings, Gaskets etc covering a variety of design/analysis methods, materials and manufacturing processes

Columbus, Indiana

• Provided purchasing support (tracking usage, preparing RFQ’s, analyzing quotes) to 6S Flywheel Consolidation project. Identified casting consolidation opportunities leading to $150K additional savings.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Worked on short term (3-4 months duration) focused projects in different departmentso Engineering Research Center : Proposed modular design for fuel tank shell and mounting brackets for heavy commercial vehicles to reduce variants by over 60%o Value Engineering : Benchmarked full-size SUV and competitive vehicles and identified areas for up to 20% weight reduction in Seats, Powertrain and Axel systemso Production Engineering : Supervised daily production activities in 8 unit CNC machine shop and monitored % utilization, down time and preventive maintenance

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Worked on Kaizen and Six Sigma projects related to productivity improvemento Implemented a tool-setting fixture for cylinder head boring machine to reduce set-up scrapo Designed a lifting tackle to prevent bending of cam-shafts

Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Assisted in preparing production schedules, quality control plans and shop floor supervisiono Developed test procedure for Performance Testing of Centrifugal Fanso Automated process of generating developed drawings for fan blades using Auto LISP

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Optimization in Engineering Design, CAD Applications, Finite Element Methods, Design of Complex Engineering Systems, Manufacturing.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical, Ranked Among Top 10 In University Of Pune

Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, Applied Thermodynamics, Engineering Graphics, Machine Design, Theory of Machines, Dynamics.