Ashish Budhraja Email & Phone Number

Farmington, Mi, Us

Auburn Hills Mi

Responsible for all aspects of design, development & release activities for Power and Signal Distribution for the Large car programs (Dodge Challenger/Charger & Chrysler 300). Managing a team of wiring, systems and applications engineers to support all wiring for the cars and support the assembly plant with the launch activities.

• Manage a team of Fifteen Onsite and Offsite engineers to support design, engineering, systems, manufacturing & vehicle launches for Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro.• Worked with Product Planning & Program Management to develop plans to implement new features, bulletins and cost saving projects.• Interacting with Customers to resolve field & fast feedback issues.• Implemented Material Cost Management ideas to meet cost target for Jeep Electrical Department.• Optimize the wiring design process, to meet all the gate-lines & prepare contingency plans.• Manage projects to reduce complexity for Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro to reduce obsolescence cost and improve the quality of vehicle development process.• Prepare product assurance plan, provide risk assessments, contingency plan and obtain Senior Leadership Team approval on strategic investments in new technology.

• Develop & Implement new wiring harness design process.• Designed & released wiring harnesses for Jeep Wrangler & Liberty (Harness families: Headlamp & Dash, body, Fuel-Tank, Lift-gate, Doors & Rear Fascia)• Administration and modification of Device Transmittal Database.• Verification and testing of existing Computer Aided Engineering Tools and their inputs. • Using the Database to develop Principal Electrical schematics. • Development of new and modification of existing libraries of electrical/electronic components.• Program management and Time Line development for various stages of vehicle development. • Improving Exchange of Data and Process flow in Chrysler/Supplier Data Exchange .• Coordinating with CATIA/E3D interface, ensuring transfer of updated data from the database to CATIA/E3D for generating models for electrical harness

On assignment at Chrysler which merged with Daimler & became DaimlerChrysler in November 1998.

Joint project with United States Air Force, Wizdom Systems, Inc. Naperville IL & Industrial Technologies Institute, Ann Arbor, MI• Member of RAPTR (Readiness Assessment and Planning Tool Research) team and of the Configuration Control Board. RAPTR is front-end multipurpose computers based tool for integrating cultural, strategic, user-readiness issues, and previous project experience into reengineering and change management scenario. • Responsible for IDEF (Integrated Definition) Modeling of RAPTR using Wizdom Process Works, process mapping, database management, software testing and enhancements, documenting the project, data analysis and doing the high level and detailed assessments of change management in US Air Force.

• Re-designed the Student Information System (Automated Mailing and Admission system) for the School of Business.• Completed the Testing & implementation of the system successfully, made enhancements in the system and trained the staff.

• Perform customer's requirement analysis, asist in product selection, quote for contracts.• Technical discussions & Order negotiations with customers.• Follow up & maintain customer relations.• Presentations and Seminars on new products. Training and educating the clients with the new products. Work with Service department for training customers & problem resolutions. • Developed the product information system in MS Access.

Mba, International Business, Strategic Management, Marketing,

Ms, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Graduate Teaching Assistant for Department of Industrial Engineering on a project at the Business School..

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Inter Branch Quiz Team, College Cricket Team, Weekly Seminar coordinator, Cultural Program Committee

Education record