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Dhangarwadi Village, Khandala Taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra, India

Following are key outcomes from experience at Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI) Ltd.:• Led R&D projects on New Product Development and Verification & Validation Testing of two assemblies and two bought-out components that are part of Industrial Automation products.• Co-Led R&D on Automation process development for Electric Vehicle Motor Rotor assembly.• Established use of known analytical, statistical and data-driven approaches, for example, use of Capability… Show more Following are key outcomes from experience at Precision Automation and Robotics India (PARI) Ltd.:• Led R&D projects on New Product Development and Verification & Validation Testing of two assemblies and two bought-out components that are part of Industrial Automation products.• Co-Led R&D on Automation process development for Electric Vehicle Motor Rotor assembly.• Established use of known analytical, statistical and data-driven approaches, for example, use of Capability indices, Reliability Engineering metrics and Design of Experiments, during design, development and testing of components and assemblies.From March to Sept 2018, as Resource Manager / Head of Development and Management group:• Led, Engaged and Guided PARI team focused on R&D, Intellectual Property Rights and Knowledge Management roles.• Facilitated and co-guided all R&D projects at PARI. • Managed PARI Testing Lab focused on executing V&V Testing portion of R&D projects. This includes Capex and Revenue Budgeting, Staff hiring and allocation to various R&D projects.• Led organization-wide efforts in driving improvements in the existing products and development processes through implementation of PARI’s Knowledge Management approach.• Created and Shared knowledge with various PARI teams in informal meetings and formal classroom trainings on various topics, such as Reliability Engineering, Process and Gage Capability, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Design, V&V Testing and Data-driven approaches. Show less

Ghatkopar, Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra, India

In aggregate: 2.5 months.• Worked on establishing a business in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector. • Planned on providing Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) and assembling and offering a variety of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies, such as Single Board Microcontrollers (SBMs) and Single Board Computers (SBCs).• Tasks done includes: - Understanding and Studying ESDM market in India and Embedded Systems market globally. - Identifying what… Show more In aggregate: 2.5 months.• Worked on establishing a business in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector. • Planned on providing Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) and assembling and offering a variety of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies, such as Single Board Microcontrollers (SBMs) and Single Board Computers (SBCs).• Tasks done includes: - Understanding and Studying ESDM market in India and Embedded Systems market globally. - Identifying what should be the target Products and Services offerings based on: 1) market study, 2) brainstorming about new Product Ideas, 3) understanding of existing products that are in trend and feasibility of manufacturing and selling them, and 4) previous experiences. - Researching and Planning out various aspects about business, such as who will be the targeted customers, who will be the competitors, what will be the unique selling point, what pricing model will be used, where the business will be located, what will be the manufacturing technique, which all materials and equipments will be required and how to select and procure them, what are the government incentives in this sector, how much is the personal and monetary investment required, what is the expected duration after which the business will start making profits. - Connecting with associations, other businesses, component suppliers, equipment suppliers, regulatory bodies in ESDM sector. Show less

Chandler, Az

• In this Technical Product Management role: led development, qualification, and supplier engagement activities for Transport Media, i.e., Metal Carriers and Plastic Trays that are used to handle and transport products (Processors, Chipsets) through various equipment on assembly line.• Improved way of working on multiple fronts in newly formed Transport Media group, it’s internal partners, and suppliers by introducing detailed analytical and data-driven development, and promoting… Show more • In this Technical Product Management role: led development, qualification, and supplier engagement activities for Transport Media, i.e., Metal Carriers and Plastic Trays that are used to handle and transport products (Processors, Chipsets) through various equipment on assembly line.• Improved way of working on multiple fronts in newly formed Transport Media group, it’s internal partners, and suppliers by introducing detailed analytical and data-driven development, and promoting collaboration, trust, candour, innovation. • Enabled assembly process development of Cloverview/Clover Trail and Cloverview+ Atom processors/platform at 3x accelerated timeline by: 1. Developing new simple Transport Media solutions that causes minimal disruption to existing assembly processes, equipment and tooling.2. Promoting collaboration, informed risk taking, lean approach and results-orientation while Integrating Transport Media design, manufacturing, procurement, testing, qualification, usage, and ramp efforts by suppliers, ~15 internal groups, and High Volume Manufacturing sites.• Led manufacturing and business process improvements at suppliers of Metal Carrier and Carrier Tape & Reel (T&R) with an overall goal of meeting new design, quality and yield requirements.• Led a global cross-functional task force to improve Finished Good packaging in T&R thereby preventing lines down situation at three customers of Atom products.Example Innovations:• Developed and Implemented in High Volume the Hybrid Carrier that enables assembling Cloverview. This also enables cost savings of 4+ million USD and ROI of 5.5x.• Developed a prototype Precision Carrier with 33% to 61% reduction in various tolerance values which enables assembly processes for products with 8+% smaller interconnect pitch and Die Side Components.• Evaluated capabilities of suppliers of Vacuum Oven equipment by conducting experiments with a goal of selecting a supplier and equipment technology for reflow process. Show less

Ann Arbor, Mi, Usa

• Managed and improved the practical lab portion of the course: Design & Manufacturing – I.• Taught fundamental concepts and hands-on use of CAD/CAM software - Pro/Engineer and CATIA - and CNC machines.• Created training resources/contents.• Co-advised and evaluated performance of more than 50 teams in total, each with 4 to 5 students, on term project involving design and manufacturing prototype of a new product, such as iPod Dock, Flashlight, USB Pen Drive with Laser Pointer, and… Show more • Managed and improved the practical lab portion of the course: Design & Manufacturing – I.• Taught fundamental concepts and hands-on use of CAD/CAM software - Pro/Engineer and CATIA - and CNC machines.• Created training resources/contents.• Co-advised and evaluated performance of more than 50 teams in total, each with 4 to 5 students, on term project involving design and manufacturing prototype of a new product, such as iPod Dock, Flashlight, USB Pen Drive with Laser Pointer, and Self-Propelled Miniature Vehicle.• Administered student teams’ usage of manufacturing workshop, comprising of machines such as benchtop CNC mills and lathes.R&D Focus on: Application of Computer Technology and Computer-based Data Mining Methods to Mechanical Design and Manufacturing areas, Design Automation, PLM, Engineering Change Management:• Solved a problem relevant to Design and Manufacturing industries by Developing a Systematic and Automated Method for predicting cost impact of a new proposed Engineering Change - scope is limited to Product Part changes; input to the method is company’s previous Engineering Changes data and relevant Manufacturing domain-data, stored in a machine-readable format - this forms the Knowledge-base.• Built an example Product Part Change knowledge-base, and identified and applied Data Analysis techniques to test efficacy of methods developed in this research.• Overall method is based on the ideas that: 1) similar changes are likely to have similar impacts and 2) only some of the change Attributes, out of 100s or 1000s, are important in solving the problem. Accordingly, developed two more methods: 1) To Compute Similarity between Engineering Changes and 2) To Determine Important Attributes of Engineering Change.• Developed methods are implemented using a combination of Excel, Matlab and C++ programs.• Dissertation Title (available on web): Knowledge-based Methods for Evaluation of Engineering Changes. Show less

Chandler, Az, Usa

• Defined and executed a plan for qualifying a new Material Handling equipment that is 2.3x faster and 3.5x more reliable.• Developed a procedure and a tool for testing Metal Carriers that carry products on assembly line. Tool was developed by interfacing Force-measurement Metrology hardware to LabVIEW software.• Validated functioning of a new Material Handling equipment system and determined optimal software parameters.

Buffalo, Ny, Usa

R&D Focus on: Application of Computer Hardware Software and related Augmented/Virtual Reality Technology to Mechanical areas, Application of Mechanical Analysis method to Medicine field:• Developed a method for constructing a computer model of a physical part. This is useful, for example, in cases wherein an original drawing or computer model for a physical part is unavailable.• Based on the developed method, created a software called ReverseGeoModeler using C++ programming… Show more R&D Focus on: Application of Computer Hardware Software and related Augmented/Virtual Reality Technology to Mechanical areas, Application of Mechanical Analysis method to Medicine field:• Developed a method for constructing a computer model of a physical part. This is useful, for example, in cases wherein an original drawing or computer model for a physical part is unavailable.• Based on the developed method, created a software called ReverseGeoModeler using C++ programming language.• Thesis Document Title (available on web): A new reverse engineering approach to reconstruction of three-dimensional CAD-models.• As part of a multi-disciplinary team, Designed and Developed Interactive Software for: a) creating virtual battlefield scenarios with terrain and road data, and b) simulating data fusion and networking algorithms on created scenarios. This included innovating and applying methods and algorithms from areas of Graphics in CAD and Computational Geometry.• As a representative of multi-disciplinary team, gave regular Demos of developed softwares to project sponsors and stakeholders.• As part of a team, developed a Finite Element Method (FEM) based approach to simulate the guidewire-organ interaction for Haptic-based surgical training. Show less

Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India

• Assisted in managing Lottery and Other Assorted Goods retail shop and business.• Facilitated operation of Newspapers and Magazines retail shop and business.

Mumbai, India

• Assisted Inspection Department personnel in variety of tasks, including defining and executing non-destructive testing methods on equipment, such as Heat Exchangers.

Mumbai Area, India

• Assisted Office Equipment Division’s Design Department personnel in variety of tasks, including modifying an existing door design to create a new product called Dust Proof doors that addresses the requirements of a few specific customers.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering, 3.55/4.0

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Mentor, Centre for Research on Learning and Teaching at University of Michigan. This education.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Graduate Indian Student Association (GISA), 2004. This education, pursued in an internationally.

Be, Mechanical Engineering

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, 9.08/10

Activities and Societies: Joint Cultural Secretary - 1997-98 Academic Year