SUMMARY:

• A conscientious and disciplined professional, who has gained extensive and wide - ranging experience through assignments on numerous development projects and launching for different vehicular parts.
• Strategic thinker and self-starter; establishing strong relationship between company and customer striving for common goals and commitments to achieve win-win situations.
• Highly experienced on customer & suppliers management, field claim management and problem solving.
• Strong coordination and communication proficiency with cross-functional teams established from different countries and cultures.
• Hard worker, team player, proactive; always searching for innovation and the continued improvement, taking care of cost reduction activities through all phases.
• Competent for working under pressure; target oriented; highly flexible; fully capable for cross-cultural and new circumstances adaptation for business and personal. Experienced, fast learner and versatile engineering professional
• Project Management, Program Management and Portfolio Management of large scale projects
• Resource Management, Stakeholder analysis, Cost Management, Quality Management, Time Management
• Product & Process Development, Project Engineering, Change Management in project

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Program Manager, Livonia, MI

• Responsible for Program Management of Chrysler (FCA) USA account of LuK BU Transmission Technology and additional responsibility for Ford hybrid module and OWC programs.
• Programs responsible as program manager -
• Ford Modular Hybrid Transmission Front Module FHEV and PHEV - (overall $35mil invest + tools with $0.5 trillion program turnover)
• Responsible from New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept till production (cradle to grave) which includes prototype developments, design development, mechanical and electrical supplier development, tool and gauges designs, machine and fixture development
• Worked with bailment suppliers, direct buy suppliers and supported APQP of new developed suppliers
• Worked with Ford to finalize requirements with support from AE team and then to finalize internal component / sub assembly / assembly designs
• Worked with team to develop prototype and production intent Stamping tools, heat treat tools and machining tools along with their gages
• Chrysler 9speed automatic transmission 242mm & 230mm Torque Converter Piston-Damper;
• Chrysler 9speed automatic transmission Ring Gear Carrier
• Ford10R140, 10R80 and 10R60inside transmission OWC programs (10R80 OWC won 2017 PACE award)
• Regular visits to Ford ATNPC and CTC - Chrysler (FCA) for technical support and other program discussions
• Scope of activities starts from acquisition process, product & process development until mass production launch. Post launch support to production in technical and capacity discussions
• Multidisciplinary and global team coordination including Project, Cost Estimation, Sales, Purchasing, Engineering, Advanced Quality, Production, Logistics, SQE, Specialized functions.
• Serve as the “face of the company” in customer meetings; serve as the “face of the customer” in internal management reviews and daily development activities.
• Earn cost savings and improve profit margins by product & process improvements
• Proven record as a go to guy for managing complex development projects that are high visibility, high investment projects.

Confidential

Deputy Manager

• Management and coordination of all BU Transmission Application projects in India. New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept till production (cradle to grave).
• Projects Launched -
• MF60X Suzuki Flat Arresand MF70C NRB for MSIL from design, prototype till launch
• Total critical parts developed - 6; Assembly lines - 2; Special Gauges - 5
• Vendor development, tooling development, customer negotiations, machines buildup, PPAP, launch
• Managing and coordinating large scale projects as project leader. Solely responsible for achieving project targets in terms of cost, quality and time.
• Knowledge of Schaeffler software tools, such as SAP, Planisware, Windchill and other procedures such as new product development and project management procedure.
• Define scope of projects; create project charters and time plans. Provide inputs for PPA's and investment folders.
• Conduct risk analysis and manage & coordinate regular project reviews with local and global teams
• Recommend team member for my projects and to other’s projects based on their performance to their functional managers.
• Update team member’s performance to his/her functional manager. Recommend people for regular spot awards for their dedication towards work.
• RFQs handled -
• Shift Tower: Mahindra S102, GMY4M, MSIL MF70C & Honda XTJA transmission;
• NRB: Getrag GFT-MX65, Honda 2WH and TATA GB950;
• CRB: Hyundai EF1 & CF1, Ford CSC, Renault-Nissan Sx1 and MSIL Y9T
• Products developed are plastics (injection molding), sheet metal products and bearings

Confidential

Benteler Automotive

• Lead the project development team and control the developments for brand new parts or design change requests, for New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept till production (cradle to grave)
• Multidisciplinary and global team coordination from several countries including Brazil, China, Germany.
• Meet customer demands with cost, time and quality from RFQ to launch phase.
• Components developed and launched are: Front Cross Member, Body Bracket, Rear Twistbeam, Front Lower Control Arm,
• Projects launched - Flawless launch of Ford B515 China and B515 India (Eco Sports):

Confidential Southfield, MI

Research Assistant

• Work on parameter analysis during research on ‘Condition Based Maintenance’ (CBM- A type of preventive maintenance) to increase the reliability of the product
• Come up with new applications of e-maintenance, physics of failure and CBM

Confidential, Warren, MI

Advanced Research Engineer

• Served as R&D Project Leader for R&D projects.
• Breakthrough process design for 'Automated Metal Finishing on Class-A area’:
• Performed DOE for process design and setup for surface finishing of laser welded blanks
• Prepared new methods and conducted trials.
• Performed cost analysis and cycle time-throughput analysis
• Project 'Tubular Rollformed Products Energy Management System':
• Researched new designs for BIW& chassis components that absorbs energy during impact
• Performed DFMEA and cost analysis on analyzed parts
• Coordinated with CAE group for optimum design that meets the set requirement.

Confidential Ferndale city, MI

R&D Technician

• Improvised on paint line cleaners (zero-volatile organic compound (VOC) hydropurge) by performing research on paint bell
• Worked on full setup of paint line
• Received appreciation for the work as Confidential managed to get back some business from GM and established new business with FORD KTP in 2008
• Developed new methods for cleaning of paint bell to work on water-born and solvent-born paint cleaners
• Assisted seniors in tech support to OEMs
• Trained and applied “KAIZEN-5S” principles