Director of Engineering

• oct. 2022 - - aujourd’hui

Engineering Manager

• août 2018 - oct. 2022

Multi-Fab Products manufactures and sells a complete line of aftermarket parts and accessories for all major manufacturers of loading dock equipment and specialty door parts. As an Engineering Manager I have been responsible for:a. Design, evaluate, modify and test products and systems using systematic approach to manage products lifecycle from idea to product launch based on customer requirementsb. Work with cross-functional team to establish and deliver the product road-map – Innovate and develop new productsc. Perform project management responsibilities and lead the design and integration of products to productiond. Manage, hire and mentor strong engineering team to create an environment of curiosity, encouragement and technical growth

Engineering Services Manager

• août 2014 - août 2018

As an Engineering Service Manager to the entire Engines division of Kohler Company WI, USA, I have been responsible for:a. Budget planning and executionb. Periodic review of ISO procedures, Department standards & guidelinesc. Team building and hiringd. Developing strategy and roadmap for businesse. Provide leadership and management to businessf. Research and procure latest tools for Advance Developmentg. Managing merit poolh. Setting up capital & expense plan for the divisioni. Career development and coachingj. Training department leaders, providing discipline and performance feedbackk. Developing and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous improvementsl. Setting up SMART goals and responsible for achieving all performance related targets

General Manager

• juil. 2012 - août 2014

As a General Manager on Expat assignment to Setup and build operations of India Tech Center of Kohler Company Pune, India, I have been responsible for:a. Setup and Day-to-Day operations of the divisionb. Budget planning and executionc. Setting up standards & Guidelinesd. Team building and hiringe. Developing strategy and roadmap for businessf. Managing merit poolg. Setting up capital & expense plan for the divisionh. Career development and coachingi. Training department leadersj. Business developmentk. Setting up SMART goals for the year

Mgr - CAD and Design Services

• mars 2008 - juin 2012

As a CAD and Design Service manager to the entire Engines division of Kohler Company WI, USA, I have been responsible for:a. Supporting CAD software and hardwareb. Providing user support and trainingc. Facilitating timely work completion and reporting status to upper managementd. Preparing department budgetse. Developing CAD standardsf. Performing staff development and reviewg. Identifying promising new technologyh. Assisting in setting up the India Design Centeri. Perform Gallup review and actions

Project Leader - Consultant through Geometric

• août 2000 - févr. 2008

As a Project Leader (Consultant) to Mercury Marine Fond Du Lac WI, USA, I was involved in designing and developing critical components for different models of the various outboard Engines. Shared responsibility of design process optimization, design and re-engineering. Suggested and helped Mercury Marine in the creating the parts, molds and trimming process for the components assigned to me for design. Improved the assembly creation process using the Top-Down method in Pro/e. Worked on Cowling and related part designs for V6 Optimax team. Involved in off-shore, onsite project co-ordination, quality control and business development along with managing a team of contract engineers at the customer location.Provided GD & T trainings at Mercury Marine China for group of 30 engineers during July 2005 and May 2007.

Sr. Design Engineer - Consultant through DSQ Software

• avr. 2000 - août 2000

As a Consultant to Ingersoll-Rand (Air Compressors Division) Mayfield KY, USA, I was involved in designing and developing critical components for different models of the Air Compressors. Shared responsibility of design process optimization, design and re-engineering. Helped in Specification and selection of supporting technologies. Assisted Ingersoll Rand in Data management and Pro/Intralink Applications. As a Consultant to Ingersoll-Rand (Air Compressors Division) Mayfield KY, USA, I was involved in designing and developing critical components for different models of the Air Compressors. Shared responsibility of design process optimization, design and re-engineering. Helped in Specification and selection of supporting technologies. Assisted Ingersoll Rand in Data management and Pro/Intralink Applications.

Design Engineer

• sept. 1998 - avr. 2000

As a Design Engineer I have actively participated in all the projects carried out for clients like John Deere Mannheim, John Deere Zweibrucken, Volvo, Hermen Miller, Steel Case etc.,Some Important Project Details at DSQ INDIAa. Volvo Truck Corporation INDIA - This project includes migration of all the components of their truck trailers from P-CADAM to Pro/Engineer. After creating the 3D models, sub-assemblies and later the whole Trailer assembly was created using Pro/E. Parts and Assemblies are segregated and placed accordingly in Family Tables. Drawings for all the components and the assemblies were created using Pro/E according to the Volvo Standards.b. John Deere, Zweibrucken Germany - The entire components of John Deere (Harvest Machines used for agricultural purposes) were migrated from PCADAM to Pro/E. Migration included casting parts, surface models, sheet metal parts, large assemblies and drawings.c. Ingersoll Rand USA - This was an off shore project which included the Assembly of Cooler Cover End, which consists of 120 parts. This Assembly was done for 2 Stages (Fabricated Assembly and Machined Assembly). I was leading the team and was involved in the Quality Control of the project and interaction with the customer.d. Volvo Truck Corporation - This project involved modeling of Casting and Machining part using master merge technique in Pro/E. The NC Tool path was generated using Pro/Mfg. I was involved in the Quality Check of the parts and in the generation of NC Tool paths for the Pattern and Casting Parts for Fanuc controller.

Application Engineer

• avr. 1997 - sept. 1998

As a Application Engineer I was responsible in providing technical support to customers on products like Pro/E, FaroArm, Power Mill, Power Shape, Copy Cad etc.,Some Important Project Details at EDS INDIAa. HI-Tech Gears PVT LTD., INDIA - Modeling and Manufacturing of Ratchet Gear using Pro/E the tool path for the roughing and finishing graphite electrodes were generated using Pro/Mfg.b. Sumi Mother Son INDIA - Reverse Engineering, Modeling and Manufacturing of Carburetor cover; Point cloud data taken form Cyclone Machine was taken to Copy Cad for refinement and finally into Pro/E for splitting the molds and manufacturing.

CAD / CAM Engineer

• nov. 1994 - mars 1997

I was in the CAD/CAM Dept and responsibilities included design and Manufacturing of High-pressure Die-Casting components using CNC Machines.Some Important Project Details at Dolphin Die Cast Pvt. Ltd., INDIAa. Mico, Bosch Group INDIA - This project involved creating the entire tool design drawings for Governor Cover and Governor Housing, and the same was used to create the cutter path for Flat and Ball nose end milling cutters.b. SIEMENS Germany - This project involved creating the entire tool design drawings for IMPELLER, and the same was used to create the cutter path using advanced CAD tools.c. LML INDIA - This project involved mold design, manufacturing and mold proving for the Break Pedal Lever. Because of the complexity of the part all the factors of the die casting was considered and arrived at a complex stepped parting line for 2 cavities and the gating position was chosen such that there was a uniform flow of the metal without any turbulence. The die also contained hydraulic side cores. Detailing for all the components for the die was made.