Vipul Kumar Email & Phone Number

Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I have worked on projects involving mentoring of design teams, setting-up of factories for reputed national and international clients, design of products and systems, working on sustainability projects involving natural resources as basic as water, sun light and air.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Responsible for heading the product design, product engineering and quality functions of Wipro Furniture Business. Created "Design and Innovation" as the core philosophy for Furniture Business and have established Wipro as one of the most innovative product company in Indian Furniture Industry. Responsible for setting the strategic direction for new products, conceptualization, development, tooling and setting up the production facility for all new products. I have helped in many successful… Show more Responsible for heading the product design, product engineering and quality functions of Wipro Furniture Business. Created "Design and Innovation" as the core philosophy for Furniture Business and have established Wipro as one of the most innovative product company in Indian Furniture Industry. Responsible for setting the strategic direction for new products, conceptualization, development, tooling and setting up the production facility for all new products. I have helped in many successful international design collaborations for the business. I am also looking after the quality function for business covering a large network of factories, vendors and sub-vendors. I am passionate about user centric designs with great emphasis on ergonomics, affordability, eco friendliness and aesthetics. Show less

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Championed the creation of a large bouquet of new products for Warehousing Storage solutions like Heavy Duty Racking, Long Span Shelving, Powered Industrial Compactors, Metal Pallets and Modular Mezzanine solution in a very short span of two years. Led the R & D team in consultation with IIT Chennai professors for design and material optimization to create most efficient Seismic resistant heavy duty raking and Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) racking. Extensive use of latest in… Show more Championed the creation of a large bouquet of new products for Warehousing Storage solutions like Heavy Duty Racking, Long Span Shelving, Powered Industrial Compactors, Metal Pallets and Modular Mezzanine solution in a very short span of two years. Led the R & D team in consultation with IIT Chennai professors for design and material optimization to create most efficient Seismic resistant heavy duty raking and Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) racking. Extensive use of latest in Finite Element Analysis, Computer Simulations and Physical Testing using strain gauges was done and product certifications were obtained which opened the potential to export for business. Show less

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Headed a team of Designers and Engineers for Office Desking Portfolio. Created a range of Office Desks, Meeting and Conferencing range, Range of computer tables for homes, Classroom Furniture and Special Customized furniture for General Motors Showrooms and Reliance Web Stores across India. My designed Conferencing solution was for the first time displayed at NEOCON (USA) in biggest trade exhibition. I was also a member of Godrej corporate brand identity team.

Lucknow / Jamshedpur / Pune

I joined as a GET from college through campus placement at Jamshedpur. Had an exhaustive training as GET in all three plants at Jamshedpur, ERC Pune and New plant at Lucknow. Was the founding member of Design team at Telco, Lucknow. My role included planning and implementation of New Main production line, Gear shop and Frame shop for Truck and Bus Chassis. Design and development of production tools, jigs and fixtures and Material Handling Equipment. I also designed and fabricated few SPMs… Show more I joined as a GET from college through campus placement at Jamshedpur. Had an exhaustive training as GET in all three plants at Jamshedpur, ERC Pune and New plant at Lucknow. Was the founding member of Design team at Telco, Lucknow. My role included planning and implementation of New Main production line, Gear shop and Frame shop for Truck and Bus Chassis. Design and development of production tools, jigs and fixtures and Material Handling Equipment. I also designed and fabricated few SPMs as import substitute with crazy timelines and budget to facilitate production plan implementation. Show less

Post Graduation, Industrial Design - Product Design

B Sc. Engg., Mechanical Engineering

Senior Leadership Program