MANAGER
ISUZU MOTORS
Total years of experience :19 years, 10 Months
Roles & Responsibilities:
Heading Body Department - Design & Development of BIW, Interior Trims & Exterior Trims (including Electrical & HVAC)
Market survey, product strategy and Vehicle product planning
Responsible for Pickup trucks, SUV & MPV Design & Development
Parts Localization etc.
Achievements:
Design & development of flat deck load body for new models,
Pick-up Market survey & Product planning
Trim Parts localized successfully.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Understanding customer requirements given by Marketing / NPI along with project team.
Project study, planning & Risk analysis.
Benchmarking.
Study of regulatory requirements of target country, like AIS, ECE, GOST, SABS etc.
DMU study w.r.t other aggregates like Engine, Transmission, Electricals & HVAC etc.
Designed cabin ergonomics using RAMSIS / CATIA
R-point, AHP design
Comfort zones
Hand reach
Head zones
Survival space
Mirror field of visions
Frontal visibility & cluster visibility
Wiping pattern designs.
Engineering feasibility study of CAS data and creation of master sections.
Experience in design & development of BIW & Trims.
• BIW sheet metal parts like Floor panels, fire wall, Wind shied bottom Inr & Otr panels, body Side extension, roof bow & roof panels, Fender extensions etc.
• Sub structure, Cab mountings & Metal bumper etc.
• Interior trims like Instrument Panel (IP), Head box & Door trims etc. and soft trims like Roof moldings & carpets etc.
• Exterior trims like Fenders, Mudguards, Bumper & Air deflectors etc.
Updating vehicles to meet regulatory norms.
Early vendor involvement to study manufacturing feasibility to get the required quality pats and to reduce development cost & time.
Interaction with other departments like
• Vehicle Integration, CAE, NVH, Crash, Proto Manufacturing, Testing & Certification (Homologation).
• NPI, Production Engineering, ADD, Assembly line & QA etc.
Worked on PLM, RAMSIS, CATIA, ISO/TS16949/ MS Projects
Through knowledge on 4D Doc (DFMEA, DFA, DFM & DFS), GD&T, VA&VE & TPL & BOM creation etc.
Conducting review meetings with in team to understand work flow and project status.
To improve subordinates performance conducting periodical reviews & motivating sessions. Developing risk taking capabilities.
Process establishment, knowledge sharing & preparing for departmental audit ISO/TS16949.
Updating project status to the top-management in morning meetings.
Handling a team of 10 engineers.
Achievements:
Designed cabins for domestic market in N2 category sleeper & Non sleeper (LCV / ICV) Bs-II/III/IV etc.
Designed cabins for export market in N2 category like Russia (LHD) / South Africa (RHD) Euro-II/III/IV etc.
Implementation of stringent GOST norms like Forward visibility, Cabin Pressure leak tests, Wiping patterns, R46.02 for ORVMS etc. for Russia homologation cabs.
Single cab communized to reduce overall cab cost / inventory / weight by Integrated Cost reduction program - self initiative (22 Variants to 8 Variants of cabs)
Overall cab quality improvement - Aesthetic improvement - Craftsman ship
Design of common modular BUMPER for entire range of cabs like LCV, ICVs.
Design of common modular Dashboard for entire range of cabs like LCV, ICVs (RHD& LHD)
Design of common WIPER ARM BLADE for entire range of cabs like LCV, ICV, HCV to meet Russian GOST standards.
Design of common MIRRORS for entire range of cabs like LCV, ICV, HCV to meet R46.02
Design of common MUDGUARDS for entire range of cabs like ICV, HCV slpr & non-slpr to meet AIS 013
Design paper presented in TATA Innovista 2010 “Design of two-seater car using Nano platform with STYLING THEME & common LH/RH Doors, Head & TAIL lamps, Integral door handle with latch” Using Alias sketchbook pro.
Business case presented in “Imagineering 10~11” title “Conversion of Nano into two-seater car” with Market research, Positioning & with technical details.
Trainings:
• Trained in Ergonomic package RAMSIS, PLM, TC Vis Mockup
• Trained in Project Management,
• QFD
• MS Projects
• Advanced Global 8D Certified,
• GD&T, DFM, DFA, DFS, DFMEA, DFSS
• Certified in - Tata Business Excellence Model (TBEM) Programme.
• TATA Motors Development center etc.
• Quality Management Systems requirement - ISO/TS 16949 - 2009
Roles & Responsibilities:
Aesthetics & Ergonomics design of cabin
Windshield wiping and washing system design
Trims (Interior & Exterior) & Body Design for Commercial Vehicles
Design of new projects with modular concepts & Product customization
Dealing with specification (SPEC) & Bill of Material (BOM)
Responsible for preparing & reporting of project schedule to the top-management
Worked on CATIA V5 & Unigraphics NX2
Achievements:
Successfully designed wiping pattern using a single wiper for entire range of Mahindra Navistar trucks.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Trim Parts (Interior & Exterior) & Body Parts Design for passenger cars.
• Worked on luggage trims, center console etc.
Redesigned and modeled a large variety of Components and assemblies using CATIA
Study & Analysis of Design and production problems, giving countermeasures.
Engineering Change Request (ECR) study & approval.
Cost saving & Quality improvement study.
New projects design improvement.
Product customization & Value engineering for existing models.
Worked on CATIA V4.& V5
Achievements:
Study of Santro trim parts & value engineering. Aesthetic improvement of cluster.
Study and improvement of car body to eliminate water ingress problem.
Santro car clay model made to demonstrate styling changes to management.
Product Design Product lifecycle management Product Data Management etc.
Mechanical Engineering Design of Mechanisms, Kinematic design, machine design, Finite element analysis, strength of mechanics, drawng, etc...
Automobile design ,