• Gender: Male
• Age: 48
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Preferred Location: Chennai
• Work Experience: 25 Year(s)

Education

98 B.E Mechanical Engineering, Andhra University

99 M.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo,

Skill Sets

Outstanding written and spoken communication
Superlative Customer Relationship Management
Right balance of big picture overview and attention to detail

Work Experience

Project Director,
From June 2015 To Till Date
Company Profile-
Program Management experience of leading global Cross-Functional Teams to design and
develop automotive safety glasses on multi-million-dollar concept-to-launch OEM car projects

Job Profile-
Appointed in-charge of New Product Development and Project Management for Saint
Gobain Indias Sekurit Business upon return from expatriation assignment in Sekurit USA
Leveraging Sekurits global presence and technical know how with local market
knowledge and self-motivated leadership to drive new technology implementation and
R&D direction for profitability and customer delight, instrumental in turnover increase from
420 crores to 700 crores and market share growth from 16% to 29% in 6 years
Heading a Team of Program Managers and Project Leaders managing automotive glass
developments and change management from RFQ to vehicle launch catering to customer
base of Indian and global auto OEMs
Developed and commissioned cutting edge automotive glass manufacturing technologies for Sekurit Indias manufacturing plants and Service Centers
WCM-EPM Green Belt, consistently delivering 1% of turnover as VE savings every year

International Project Leader
From Sep 2010 - May 2015
Company Profile-
Program Management experience of leading global Cross-Functional Teams to design and
develop automotive safety glasses on multi-million-dollar concept-to-launch OEM car projects

Job Profile-
The Lincoln Continental IRR-Coated Heads-Up Display windshields in North America
The Ford Galaxy, S-Max and Fusion/MKZ/Mondeo windshields and backlites globally
The Escape/MKC/Edge encapsulated quarter window glasses globally
Liaised with Ford and Sekurit Project Teams to design and develop glasses to meet
prototype and pre-production build event requirements in Ford plants globally up to PPAP
Resolved design, manufacturing, assembly and quality issues at respective build events to facilitate on-time glass production
kickoff and vehicle launch.

Project Leader
From Nov 2004 To Aug 2010.
Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd

Job Profile
Member of Sekurit Indias Greenfield Project Team
Project Leader for automotive glass development for Indian and International OEMs
Outstanding Performance Award winner for consecutive years
Product Life cycle Management (PLM) and SAP implementation for all of Sekurit India
Trained in Europe R&D Centers on proprietary tooling and heating network designs and
glass-forming simulation concepts


Project Engineer
From Dec 2003 - Nov 2004.
EASi Technologies

Job Profile
Led finite element pre processing and post processing projects in vehicle durability and crash analysis for global auto OEMs
Identified to lead EASis Cross-Functional Team on CAD and CAE projects at Ford
Technology Services India (FTSI) based on unique skill set

Design Engineer,
From 2000 To Jan 2003.
Motor Company

Job Profile-
Translated PDGS data into I-DEAS
Modeled Chassis and Subframe components for the Windstar program
Designed fuel tanks and reservoirs for the Taurus/Mondeo program
Created drawings of evaporative emission systems for the Crown Victoria/Grand
Marquis/Town Car program