Dinesh Kulkarni Email & Phone Number

Pune, Mh, In

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Technical Project Lead for Supplier Transfer of Components & Sub Assembly -"Image Guided Therapy Mobile Surgery C -Arm Product". Driving Supplier Transfer Projects for Supplier De-Risking and BOM Productivity from HCC to India - Supplier LocalizationDriving Projects Through Philips End to End Modified Launch Design Cycle Process Thorough deep dive DFM's with Supplier to ensure First Time Right of Prototype SamplesDeveloping, Owning and Releasing QMS documents - DMR Form, DCR Form, Project Master List, Unit Test Plan, Unit Test Report in Windchill.Flawless Releases of Documents, Part Numbers, Drawings in Windchill via Promotion request, Quick Release CN's, Manufacturing CN'sWorking Closely with Key Stakeholders Business Unit, Manufacturing, Service, Operations, Configuration, Marketing, V&V, Design Quality Assurance, Procurement, Supplier.Verifying and Confirming Supplier's First Article Inspection ReportDeveloping Full proof Quantitative Fit and Assembly ReportWorking Closely with Supplier Quality Engineer and Supplier for a seamless PPAPCoordination with Manufacturing on deploying Strategy for Pilot/Trial run with PPAP PartsClosing the Project with Handshake Review with listed Stakeholders and Ensuring a Smooth Continuous Production

Pune Area, India

Project Lead for 2nd Level and 3rd Level Rack of Dishwasher, part of a NPD ProgrammeDeveloping and maintaining Project PlanIdentify and Maintain Stakeholders based on power vs Interest gridInitiate FMEA along with first step of Product MapDeveloping DVP&R right from Concept validation to Design Validation, and Production part validationPopulating Pugh Matrix to screen out the weak concepts, with critical thinking on criteria and rating.Identifying key risks and maintaining a risk register to track the sameDeveloping Tolerance stack Ups for Variation analysis for identified critical gapsLeading timely design reviews with Global stakeholders : Marketing, GCD, Usability, Manufacturing, Product Approval Team, Service, Project leads of different subsystems, Procurement, SI, Programmer manager.Driving the project through Whirlpool's Product Development process ensuring the Project is delivered on Cost, Quality, Time.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Delivering component and subsystem of Dishwasher as an engineering project lead for Cost optimizationConducting Competitive bench marking / Virtual tear downs to generate Cost optimization ideasPrepare Project Plans – Maintaining Smart sheet tracking Project HealthDevelop FMEA, which also includes Functional block diagram, Interface mapDevelop DVP&R, driving it rigor inline with FMEA throughout the projectDevelop Concepts to optimize cost without compromising & improving the qualityDevelop Cad Models / Prints for the proposed conceptEvaluate the Concept through Hand calculations and simulations in first stageDevelop Rapid Prototype parts for the proposed conceptDevelop Tolerance Stack ups for Variation AnalysisConducting Marketing, GCD, Usability, Safety, codes and service reviewsCoordinate with Plant on DFA and Suppliers on DFMRelease Cad Models/ Drawings in Windchill through CN’s for Tool Kick OffCoordinate to build Subsystems/ Units for Final Approval TestingDriving the projects through Whirlpool’s Product development Cycle benefiting the company with $ & €.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Design Support for Model Line ProjectsDeveloping 3D Cad model and 2d drawings for the assigned ML ProjectsDeveloping Stl files for prototypes (SLA,SLA,FDM)Developing customized cad as per request from Project lead + Simulation capturing worst case scenariosApplying GD & T while developing drawingsProviding inputs to Project lead in FMEA and DVP'sParticipating in Design Reviews and DFM's.

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Training - Creo (ProE) tool for 3D modeling and detailingLearned basics of GD&T and Tolerance stack upParticipating in Tear down workshops to understand Product Functions and Process Know howOnline courses from Whirlpool virtual university

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering