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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Led and mentored a team of young engineers to develop and grow the chassis product line.• Manage, grow and develop overseas vendors• Create a healthy and innovative work environment for the team• Nurture young engineers to become the next leaders• Collaborate with QC and other departments to create and update business processes • Support sales and marketing teams with engineering data • Launch end-end critical projects

Pune Area, India

• Key decision maker with complete engineering responsibility of Suspension systems -Car units• Engineered design solutions and proof of concepts for performance,packaging, dimensional stability & manufacturing• Provided expert leadership in the DFX (X process, manufacturing, service and design) to collect and analyze data, establish actionable interventions and compliance with regulatory requirements• Analysed multi-body dynamics, stiffness, static strength, durability/fatigue & crash analysis using CAE tools such as ADAMS, Hyperworks, MSC/Nastran, LS-Dyna, n-code etc.• Saved $ 1.5 million, Resolved high incidental cost and customer irritant axle quality issue by developing over 50 8D/QC story reports and implementing 11 corrective actions• Experienced in roll fatigue testing of axles, half car model, and full vehicle rig simulation• Develop product performance (PAT) & mass target to establish best in class position.• Steered all stakeholders,through NPI "a staged gate process" toward project completion• Developed excel based mathematical model of half car suspension model• Seasoned with all facets of a project such as engineering, manufacturing & quality assurance• Liaison with engineering partners, testing agencies and manufacturing partner to develop roadmap for future products of car suspension• Mentored a talented team of ten engineers and four draftsmen

Pune Area, India

• Created excel sheet for design calculation, to design suspension system e.g. spring rates, damper rates, system roll stiffness, under-steer budget, weight transfer and motion ratios• Designed HSLA DP800 based Semi-trailing arms, Cross-beam, Lower links , and wheel mounts• Created proof of concept data in PTC Creo 2.0 and Solidworks V14• Hands on with CQI activities such as collect, and use data for facilitating effective decision-making, using PDCA, affinity diagram, Bird eye view-Pareto chart, ISHIKAWA and Delhi techniques• Prepared RFQ, DFMEA, DVP, design review sheet and decision sheets for suspension system• Reduced 25% design time by implementing new approach of suspension system design • Benchmarked (Subjective and objective) suspension components of competitors • Developed testing requirements of axle surface protection, surface protection used Autophoretic (800 series) CED .• Executed CQI (continuous quality improvement) project at tier 1 supplier plant, Using Kaizen • Used BOLT CAL and PTC Creo-Simulate toolkits to reduce design time. • Engineered and released $ 1 million VA/VE ideas in chassis system for Tata- Zest/Bolt/Indica • Engineered 22% cost-effective and 15% lighter suspension system in the segment • Created 3 D solid model concepts of axles in Creo 2 and Solidworks• Implemented 3D annotation in PTC Creo modelling, saving 15% design time• Used 8 D/QC approach, for solving part quality and warranty issues in the field and plant• Successfully implemented design for six sigma in new product development project • Executed Continuous quality improvement project at tier-1 site, using PDCA, SPC and QFD• Problem solved: Rear Hub bearing warranty issues, Wheel alignment/ Tyre wear issues,Noise issues and Plant quality issues on manufacturing line• Implemented Continuous quality improvement project at tier-1, using PDCA, Kaizen, SPC and QFD, reducing attrition rate from 30 % to 4 %

Gaydon, United Kingdom

• Developed project charter, Formalized project scope, RACI and created Request for information • Engineering and manufacturing partner selection.• Negotiated project scope, budget, and schedule.• Collaborated with engineering partner to develop proof of concept.Achievements:• Liaison with six teams ( Magna-Austria, Lotus-UK, Ricardo-UK, TML-India, JLR-UK,Cosma Magna India) from different geographical regions to plan meetings and establishing objectives of the project.• Selected engineering partner and manufacturing partner for the project and saved 1.5 million USD during initial negotiations.

Pune Area, India

• Suspension components design : Spring, Frame, Lower links, Knuckle , Spindle, bushes and joints, for assembly and manufacturing• Implemented TQM at tier-1 supplier, Increasing part reliability and reduction in part attrition • Designed and implemented ~$2 million cost and weight saving ideas in chassis system through VAVE• Solved product issue with the help of 8 D approach .• Devise procedures to inspect and report quality issues of critical to quality parameters• Handling Control documentation for Part/Product development - APQP, PPAP etc.

Hinjewadi- Pune- India

Roles and Responsibilities:• Concept development in CAD software Pro-e in 3 D , 2 D format and drafting• Digital markup of suspension system• Creating engineering bill of material, RFQ and DFMEA documents.• Supporting project review meetings with project status update.

New Delhi Area, India

Teaching assistantship : 1. Course planning meeting with instructor.2. During the course :• Organizing reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by.• Conduct seminar, lectures, tutorials, or labs session to complement the lecture classes.• Proctoring exams,Marking exams, assignments, and lab reports.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, 8 Cgpa

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