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India

India

✔ Leading advanced technology innovation projects for automotive display product lineLead projects from conceptualization to potential RFQ award❏ Extensive interaction with suppliers and partners and complete ownership of internal demonstrator buildingactivities for customer promotions and CES showcase❏ Leading the cross functional interaction with different domain verticals such as mechanical architecture, HW architecture, Optics, Lens team❏ Sucessfully led development of PHUD (Panoramic HUD) demonstrator for CES 2024

✔ Program manager for R&D projects related to EV product development mainly DC-DC converters and battery charger✔ End to end program management as per APQP process using Zoho project management tool

India

✔ Leading innovation programs from Pune Innovation Lab for automotive seating business unit related to development of seat integrated and aftermarket solutions❏ Complete ownership and leading of innovation projects using Faurecia's stage-gate process closely interacting with counterparts from Europe region❏ Interaction and co-ordination with costing, quality team (DFMEA, ERA), metier experts, HMI and Ergonomy experts for technical discussions, marketing teams and innovation managers. ❏ Involves design, prototype building and business case mapping❏ Interaction with local supplier eco-system for prototype manufacturing❏ Identification of potential production and distribution partner for one of the potential product launches in India❏ Preparation of project schedule and timelines❏ Preparation and presentation of projects status during global steering committee review meeting to report project status according to phase-gate process ❏ Innovation fueling activities - Identification of ideas and presenting during global committee meetings❏ Co-ordination with local suppliers for fabrication of mockups and demonstrator prototypes for preliminary feasibility check by conducting seat clinic studies✔ Support activities❏ Maintaining internal work orders to keep track of budget and activities❏ Key user for the new Innovation portfolio management tool being launched for project management data globally❏ Team management activities involving work order management for resources, TISAX audit preparation etc❏ Core team member leading the efforts for India wide innovation challenge for generating new ideas and spur creativity in the teams

India

✔ Leading the innovation programs from Pune Plateau ❏ Leading the programs using Faurecia's innovation management process closely interacting with counterparts from France and Germany ❏ Interaction with costing, plastic experts, marketing team and innovation manager ❏ Functionally managing team of 2 innovation engineers✔ Innovation management activities ❏ Core team member leading the efforts for Innovation challenge for Pune and Bangalore centers for generating novel ideas

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

✔ Supporting development of a prototype on a novel technology working with subject matter expert in the US related to opthalmic evaluations ❏ Submitting research grant proposals working with SME and presenting to technical expert panel e.g. government committees✔ Management of current ophthalmology products: ❏ Facilitating the interaction between production, supply chain, engineering, quality and management team to ensure that the show stoppers are resolved. Supporting problem solving and root cause analysis for field service issues. ❏ Closely working with sales and marketing, engineering team for feedback relating to product provements, clinical validations etc ❏ Coordination and project management for improvement project involving several improvements related opto-mechanical design, electronics and software development. Handling engineering documentation such as ECR-ECO notices, IFU (User manual), software release documents required for ISO13485. Working closely with quality for review of product technical file, review and closure of CAPA, deviation documents. ❏ Collaborating with external algorithm development companies and institutions to facilitate integration of advanced analysis algorithms into product’s software app. Work involves signing NDA agreements, defining requirements, regular follow-ups and testing to make sure the timelines are achieved ❏ Primary single point of contact for sales team and distributor team for technical support – Proven ability to delve into technical details ❏ Owning the technical product training for new employees and distributors ❏ Responsible for product demonstrations to international customers and leads ❏ Attending conferences for promoting product sales✔ IP management for inventions filed through the company through co-ordination with external law firm ❏ Writing invention disclosures, review of draft specifications and claims before filing as a patent application

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Projects accomplished: ✔ Responsible for building a web based IP tool for global engineering community for management of patent database ❏ Involved extensive interaction with third party vendor for tool development ❏ Responsible for design of tool layout and updating of patents data ✔ Worked on patent landscape and white space analysis for different repair technologies used in aircraft engines domain. Also conducted the IP SWOT analysis for GE ✔ Novelty assessment studies for disclosures filed in aviation business ✔ Conducted IP training workshop for beginners and also conducted basic TRIZ workshop for beginners✔ Responsible for generation and distribution of monthly patent newsletter for aviation biz and additive manufacturing technology group

Pune, Maharashtra, India

✔Worked on development of a remote control assembly for gear shifting arrangements used in truck transmissions(MT’s) ❏ Developed six conceptual models for new design of remote control unit and selected the winning concept using Pugh analysis tool✔ Developed technical database of PTO units from different suppliers for selection by application engineers✔ Competitive benchmarking for analyzing competitor’s upcoming gearbox design. ❏ Work involved analyzing information collected from web, product catalogs and combining it with the IP search study to brainstorm on possible architecture ❏ Filed an invention disclosure related to simplified gearbox architecture

Pune, India

✔ Research analytics support for Eaton Vehicle Group programs and Innovation Center research programs ❏ Involved in creating technology landscapes related to various technology areas in hybrid hydraulic vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, dual clutch transmissions (DCT’s), superchargers, wind turbine condition monitoring, vehicle differential drive systems to understand the top competitors in the given area, research focus areas of the different competitors to validate Eaton’s ability to commercialize the given invention and ability to block others. ❏ Monthly patent watch for Eaton’s vehicle group business worldwide ❏ Training for new employees and engineering teams ❏ Lead role in preparing and presenting IP primer course for new employees and engineering teams to illustrate basics of intellectual property rights ❏ Lead role in preparing webinar in consultation with patent attorneys and counsel in US for IP basics training involving Eaton engineering community worldwide✔ Co-ordinated the IP Green Belt project reviews for engineering community

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Projects accomplished: ✔ IP analytics support for aircraft engine noise reduction research program ❏ Created technology landscape on noise reduction techniques to understand various types of noises occurring in aircraft engine and various noise reduction technologies involved ❏ Identified key players and their patenting activity ❏ Developed expertise in the technology involved to successfully perform patentability analysis of various inventions ❏ Extensively interacted with overseas technology team and patent attorneys to understand customer CTQs and deliver work products ❏ Preliminary technical literature survey and IP analysis performed in 2008 resulted in funding for year 2009 ✔ IP analytics support for oilfield flow meter research program in the area of oil and gas energy ❏ Created technology landscape in the area of electrical methods of multiphase flow metering to analyze and identify key players in the domain ❏ Developed and utilized technical expertise on electrical methods related to measurement of multiphase flows to perform patentability analysis of various inventive ideas ❏ Identified few critical prior art references through IP search ❏ Proposed IP filing strategy though analysis of patents portfolio of main competitors in consultation with the technology team. ❏ Supported due diligence activities related to study of patent portfolio of 3 competitors ✔ Business case development support ❏ Generated business case of ~93M $ for a research program in the area of nondestructive testing– helped the team for future CEO funding proposal ❏ Resulted in the white paper proposal which was nominated as one of the best business case proposals ✔ Office action response drafting for USPTO

Cincinnati, Oh, Usa

✔ Developed expertise in CNC programming using Powermill software for programming tool paths for 3-axis CNC machining center✔ Mentored two junior assistants on CNC programming to empower them to perform CNC programming independently

Pune, India

✔ The training program was based on GE's Edison Engineering Development Program pattern. It involved inductions in three different departments to get exposure to different types of technical domains and business processes at Cummins India.✔ Partly automated engineering release process to avoid proliferation and duplication of parts designed and released in application engineering department. ❏ Developed a comprehensive database of the engineering parts defining the values of different technical attributes (e.g. diameter, length) for 40 engineering parts ❏ Thoroughly studied engineering drawings of the parts to build the comprehensive database

Mumbai Area, India

✔ Design of press tools like piercing dies, piercing and blanking dies✔ Received special award for designing record number of tools as an intern

Mumbai Area, India

✔ Induction with different Godrej manufacturing plants to understand manufacturing processes and design✔ Final induction in supplier quality division of Godrej Storewel division. Project involved elimination of incoming inspection of the parts supplied by vendors.

Msme, Mechanical Engineering

Worked on the development of a heuristic algorithm for automatic inspection of sculptured surfaces. Work involved developing algorithm.

Be, Mechanical Enigneering

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering