Suroju Ramakrishna

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.