Pushparaj

# ***, ***** **, ****** ****** Colony, 25th Main, 10th Cross,

LIC Flats, JP Nagar 1st Phase, Bangalore–560070

Phone number 094********, E-mail: q4mwt0@r.postjobfree.com

Seeking challenging assignments in areas of Product Design and Development in a progressive organization

Professional Synopsis

 A competent professional with over 9 year’s experience in Product Design , Development and over 3 years in Production and Manufacturing activities.

 Currently working with Akuva Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore. As Manager - Design and Development.

 Distinction of designing and developing injection Moulded parts for automotive interior and exterior components, consumer durables like Refrigerators, coolers, Television cabinets, Luggage parts etc.

 Possess significant experience in developing Moulds for domestic and international markets.

 In depth knowledge and working experience on CAD packages Like Unigraphics / ProEngineer /Catia

 Distinction of Handling New Product development activities such as Reverse engineering, Prototype Development, Mold / Press tool development till Production within limited timeline at a competitive cost.

Academic Credentials

 4 Years Advanced Diploma in Tool & Die Making & Mold Design from NTTF Bangalore, in 1997.

 B.S in Engineering Technology from BITS, Pilani, in 2004.

 Diploma in Business Management from ICFAI.

Employment Profile

Since Mar’09 Akuva Infotech Pvt. Ltd Manager-Design and Development

Jun’07-Mar’09 Easi-Allegis Service India Pvt. Ltd Senior Design Engineer (P.D)

Apr’04-Jun’07 Tooltech Global Engineering Pvt. Ltd. Senior Design Engineer

Sep’01-Apr’04 Tata Auto Plastic Systems Limited Associate Member Toolroom

Oct’99-Mar’01 Videocon International Limited Senior Toolroom Engineer

Nov’97-Oct’99 Access Plastic Private Limited Toolroom Engineer

Key Traits & Knowledge

Product Design/Tool Room/ Injection Mould Operations

 Studying Product Feasibility, Modifying based requirements, Designing injection moulds in Interaction with the clients for obtaining specific design requirements.

 Managing operation of Product Design, Mould Design and Tool Room activities like Mould development, Vendor development, Vendor Follow up, VE initiatives, Trials & Part Approval, Trouble shooting of Moulds/tools.

 Ensuring that the Product Design/ Injection Moulding activities are executed within the budgetary parameters.

 Production process/Material knowledge on Sheet Metal, Plastic Moulding, Aluminium Die-Castings, Machining, Surface treatments etc

 Knowledge of Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)and statistical process control tools

 Ability to maintain a vigorous follow up with suppliers on new Parts development to meet project timeline,

 Knowledge of Mould cost estimation and Part Pricing parameters

 Ability to plan and achieve cost reduction in supplier parts as per YoY targets.

 Negotiation Skills and Commercial Acumen.

Process Enhancement & Control

 Overseeing production related tasks including planning, control and trouble shooting.

 Setting up production targets and achieve the same within time and cost parameters.

 Developing process parameters, testing techniques to improve the quality of the production tools and reducing the rate of rejection and re-work.

Quality Assurance

 Proactively identifying areas of obstruction in Part Design / quality failures of products using APQP and taking appropriate corrective measures.

 Practicing quality standards such as Six Sigma, KanBan with key emphasis on improving quality in line with ISO/TS 16949 standards.

Significant Contributions

At Akuva Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore

 Excecution of Projects related to Reverse Engineering, Prototype Development, Mould Flow Analysis, Mould design, General Engineering Design and development activities.

 Involved in Projects from enquiry till execution. i.e Estimation of Project cost, delivery schedules resource allocation , project execution and Delivery.

 Optimum utilization of 3D Laser scanning Equipments and software’s like Rapid form, Geomagic, Cam 2 Measure,solidworks2008,ProEWildfire-2,Unigraphics NX4 etc for reverse engineering activities and CMM Inspection activities.

 Involved In Business Development Activities

At Easi - Allegis (India) Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore.

 Leading a Team of Designers, Guide them on automotive plastic product Design activities.

 Project execution, Quality check as per Customer Standards prior to delivery.

Title: Legacy Data Migration of Automotive Interior and Exterior components of GM-DAT

Projects : The scope of the project was to create parametric model in Unigraphics NX3 using IGES

wire and Surface data.

Software Used: Unigraphics NX-3

Title: Modeling of Universal Joints from 2D drawing: The scope of the project is to create sketch

Based parametric 3D solid models of casting and forging components for Universal joint yokes from

the given 2D drawings.

Software Used: Unigraphics NX-3

At Tooltech Global Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Pune.

 Distinction of handling the following design projects:

Title: Product Design and Mould Design for automotiveInterior and Exterior parts for oversees

clients, mainly for Clients in USA and Europe; product feasibility is done interacting with supplier

and customer.

Software Used: Unigraphics NX3/ Unigraphics Mould Wizard/Catiav5 R14.

Few of the molds designed: Front Door LH for J.C.I,B Pillar Upper Substrate for J.C.I

Rear Door Panel for G.M, Fascia for Ford, HEV Upper /Lower for Mann & Hummel

Title: Hatch Cover Design for Mac GREGOR – FINLAND

Software: Pro Engineer.

Title: Development of Switchboard for Earth mover-Atlas Copco, Sweden, using sheet metal

module.

Software: Pro/Engineer / Unigraphics NX3

 Initiated customization of mould wizard library which resulted in improved delivery schedules,

 Standardized procedures for customer inputs and delivery requirements,

At TaTa AutoComp Systems Limited, Pune

a wholly owned subsidiary company of Tata Group with customer base ranging from Tata Motors, General Motors India, Toyota Kirloskar, Ford India, John Deere, Mahindra Renault in Domestic Market and Ford Motor Company, Europe, General Motors and Faurecia in Export Market

A TS16949 & ISO 14001 certified company manufacturing automotive components,

 Being part of Project Management team Involved in Product design, Mould design Mould development for automotive components interacting with Design Department and Mould Developers for Mould related to Automotive Interior and exterior parts like Bumper, Dashboard parts,DoorTrims, A-B-C Pillars etc,

 Manufacturing feasibility study of Part design, suggesting design changes.

 Design review of moulds, tools & identifying critical characteristic of Part and Mould.

 Regular follow up of Moulds manufactured at various toolmakers to meet the time line & supervision, technical guidance to toolmakers.

 Exposure to Wide Range of Automotive components/Assemblys,Moulds and Moulding Machines

 Attended Trials, Regular troubleshooting during Production.

At Videocon International Limited, Aurangabad

Leading OEM of Home Appliances and Consumer electronics.

 Designed and Manufactured Molds for Television cabinets, Audio, Refrigerator and Cooler parts etc.

 Monitored the product development activities during its developing stages till trial, approval and

Final Assembly.

At Access Plastic Private Limited, Nasik

A Commercial Tool Room and Production Centre

 Involved in preproduction operation with customers

 Designed and manufactured Moulds for components of VIP, L&T John Deere, Keystone etc,

 Supervised Tool room and Injection molding unit,

Training :

 At EASi- DKI (Domain Knowledge Institute) on Automotive Domain

 Core Automotive, Automotive systems & sub systems

 Product development lifecycle

 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerance

 New Product Development process

 Training program on Combustion Engines & Transmission System by SAE INDIA

 Mould Related Hydraulics at Telco, Pune.

 Undergone advanced Training on Pro-Engineer at Pentasoft Technologies, Pune

 Basic Training on CNC Programming, Auto-Cad, Solid Works, Hydraulics and Pneumatics,

Unigraphics Mould wizard etc.

 Undergone Training on Catia V5-R13 at EDS Technologies, Pune

Date of Birth: 20th November 1975.

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