Pradeep Kumar Mohan Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

- Electric Double Decker Bus- conceptualization of vehicle architecture for Next Gen Platform

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

- Light Weight Modular Bus Body for electric buses- Redefined product Structure for faster customisation

Chennai Area, India

- Modularization of legacy fleet of buses- Enhancing vehicle variant count despite reducing part count- Unified all the legacy fleet into one platform there by achieving a significant reduction in part count and also reduction of resources , development cost and time required for the same - Upon modularizing the existing fleet achieved a reduction of 1.5 to 7 times the part count over existing fleet- Yet increased the variant count by over 30%

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

* Provide Engineering Support to Subsidiary company (Optare) projects * Understand technical requirements from offshore and offer solutions* Lead team of engineers offshore and co-ordinate with team at UK* Projects : Metrocity Upgrade , Solo Drive Train indeginization

- Develop concepts based on Market leads- Convert customer’s voice into product- Do feasibility assessment , arrive tentative BOM cost & support business case preparation- Additionally support deployment of electric mobility in India

Chennai Area, India

- Develop vehicle architecture for modular buses & coaches ranging from 8m – 24m- Ensure compatibility with global markets Viz ASEAN, CIS, Latin America, Europe & Africa- Ensure modularity across the entire platform- Developed unique architecture for City buses. 2 Patents filed for the designs.

Chennai

- Project co-ordinator for the light weight transit bus- Vehicle Integration- Plan for Launch & track progress- Interact with the technology partner (in USA) for body structure development. Also deputed for 3 weeks to support proto build- Vehicle engineer for 12m Low entry light weight transit bus- Monocoque body made entirely of composites- Offers a weight reduction of 20% & 3 times the service life of a steel bus

Chennai Area, India

* Vehicle integration* Source proto parts & assemblies for the developed vehicle* Support proto build of chassis in factory & body at coach builders end* Co-ordinate pre-launch tasks – homologation, user manuals, part catalogue & brochures- Vehicle Engineer for Jan Bus - Midi, Semi low floor bus- Attained a single step entry on a front engine bus with mechanical suspension, first of its kind- Developed a modular frame construction that supports LHD – RHD, 8m – 9m & city – commuter variants with minimum parts

Ennore

- Manage inspectors deployed at critical stages in the assembly line- Keep track of process & product audits- Resolve internal & external customer complaints- Additional responsibilities - tracking Cost of Quality & tracking rework pending in machine shops & assemblies for entire plants

Hosur

- Compatibility study of the BOM for the runner models (Ennore Factory)- Study done on prime models. Buses - Viking, Cheetah & Trucks – 2214 , 2516- Study also served as basis in formulating the new product structure- Alternate source development (Strategic Sourcing)- Developed local casting suppliers for Alwar factory for bulk components with revisited casting weights & re-worked machining break up- Achieved total savings of 111.2 lacs on the landed cost- Base price lowered by 17% by re-worked machining break up

Bachelor’S Degree, Manufacturing Engineering

General Management Program, Business

Technology Leadership Program

Graduate Certificate, Industrial And Product Design