DGM

MURALIDHARAN

SATHYANARAYAN

Plot no. **, *nd Cross Street, Sri Vatsava

nivas, Sri Maruthi nagar,

Madambakkam, Chennai - 600073

Contacts: +91-994*******

Email: *******@*****.***

CAREER ABSTRACT

* Competent & diligent professional having over 16' years of experience in

R & D, Vehicle Product development, & Operations.

* Worked as DGM - Engineering Operations (Product development), with

Chrysler tech Center.

* Expertise in R & D, People Management, Operations, Design Centre,

Customer Relationship & are the mainly working areas.

* Expertise in CFD Simulation, CFD/CAE/CAD Projects, Department Budgeting,

Recruitment Drive.

* Acquired Trainings and Skills on Six Sigma - DMAIC Training, Strength

Finder & Leasing the Leadership.

* An effective communicator with excellent relationship building &

interpersonal skills. Strong analytical, problem solving & Organizational

abilities. Possess a flexible & detail oriented attitude.

* A strategic planner with expertise in R & D, Operations, Business

Development; proficiency in Team handling, building and maintaining

relationships with key corporate decision makers, establishing large

volume, and high profit accounts with excellent level of retention and

loyalty.

* Possess excellent communication with exceptional interpersonal, problem

solving, leadership, team-building & presentation skills.

* Currently with Computer science Corporation, Chennai has Product Manager

- Engineering Services & PLM

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

> Executive Management Program in Operations Management from IIM-

Kozhikode, 2010.

> M.E. - IC Engines-Mechanical Engg., College of engineering Guindy

-Anna University, 2001.

> Graduation in Mechanical from Institute of Engineers, 1996.

Area of Expertise

> Strategic Planning: Authoring business strategies and strategic

utilization and deployment of available resources to achieve

organizational business objectives. Establishing corporate goals,

short term and long term budgets and developing business plans for the

achievement of these goals.

> Operations management: Concerned with overseeing, designing, and

redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or

services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business

operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as

needed, and effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. It is

concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms

of materials, labor, and energy) into outputs (in the form of goods

and/or services).

> Key account & Relationship Management: Building and maintaining

healthy and high yield business relations with major clientele,

ensuring maximum customer satisfaction by achieving performance

parameters delivery & quality norms. Maintaining cordial relations for

the profitability of the business. Maximizing customer satisfaction

level by monitoring complaints related to services and facilities,

providing efficient services. Handling customer grievances and

resolving issues. Planning for effective customer acquisition to reach

the pre set targets.

> Admin Management: Adept at managing administrative activities

involving purchase of equipments, maintenance of procurement,

housekeeping, safety, security, employee induction etc. Planning and

preparing monthly reports pertaining to finance required for

maintaining office infrastructure and facilities. Assisting the

department in project management, cost optimization and implementing

business expansion plans. Processes, Documentation, Business Control

checks, audits etc. Monitor all Statutory Compliance areas. Liasioning

and coordinating with various departments within the corporate office

and all branch offices.

> Business Development: Identifying prospective clients, generating

business from new accounts & developing them to achieve consistent

profitability. Forecasting sales operations every month and quarter.

Compliances

> Started and setup Automotive CFD/Heat transfer in key OEMs DANA India,

Caterpillar India Engineering design center and Chrysler India tech

center

> Started after treatment virtual simulation group at Caterpillar India

Engineering Design Center with cross functionality of CFD, CAE, Design

and 1 D simulation team.

> Made Caterpillar India and Chrysler India the compelling partner for

CFD in vehicles

> Established Competencies in certain critical areas related to Vehicle

design at Chrysler India.

> Filed patent for improving diesel particulate filter efficiency at

caterpillar India tech center.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

> Heading the Virtual engineering team (CFD/CAE/CAD) to support at

Vehicle level.

> People management (appraisal and improvement plan).

> Budgeting (Software, Hardware and training).

> Responsible for establishing and developing new business related to

virtual engineering.

> Responsible for knowledge and work transfer related to HVAC, Vehicle

Thermal management, Engine management projects to Chrysler India

office.

> Responsible for New competency development related to new business

establishment in terms of (productivity, resource utilization,

Quality).

> Responsible for program and Project management).

> Responsible for heading Center of Competency meeting within Chryslers

group (China, India and Austria).

> Responsible on Organizing Industry-University collaboration,

internship, training development works.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DGM-Engineering operations (CFD/CAE/CAD) since

Aug 2008

Chrysler Tech Center, Chennai

Job Responsibilities:

> Heading the Vehicle development Aero thermal projects for China and

US. Instrumental in setting up Virtual Engineering (CFD, CAE and 1 D

simulation) group at Chrysler India.

> Responsible for fostering University-Industry relation ship.

> People management and budgeting.

> New Business development building strategy and Competency development.

> Project management.

> Leading cross functional team trainings and seminars.

> Currently managing Core Vehicle projects simulation and design work.

> The team size is around 15 engineers. (CAE, CFD and CAD).

Vehicle Aero Studies:

Cd calculations, Air flow management, cooling package optimization, Vehicle

modification studies and Thermal management.

HVAC

Cabin aiming studies, floor ducts and panel ducts optimization. Cowl plenum

studies.

Division Head

April -2006 to July-2008

Caterpillar Design center, Chennai

Job Responsibilities:

> Division head for CFD/CAE heading 13 people to support CAT related

products.

> Leading the team related to Six-Sigma projects (Process and training,

Software optimization, Quality charts).

> Involved in business development work with various caterpillar

business group.

Product Development Works:

> CAT Emission Technology Group

Mentored and played the key role in supporting the design team to Modify

the exhaust treatment such has DPF, SCR & Exhaust assembly.

> CAT Power train Group

Supported the design team to redesign the lubrication path and to achieve

the flow optimization along the entire gear train assembly.

> CATCORE Engines Group

Supported the design team to redesign the exhaust treatment assembly and

shields to support thermal loads.

> CAT Cooling System

Mentored and played key role in under hood vehicle simulation.

Project Leader

June 2005 to Feb 2006 (Dana Corporation,

USA) Dana Tech Center, Pune

Job Responsibilities:

> Supporting team comprising designers and analyst to support the design

and development of various automotive ducts and Involved in ISO 9000

related activities for the certification of design center.

Tata Technologies - Team Leader

2003 - 2005

Tata Motors - Research Engineer

2001 - 2003

Job Responsibilities:

> CFD simulation of automotive components for TATA MOTORS and for

international clients TAKATA, Japan.

> Analyzing the components and post processing the analysis, preparation

of the report, Interaction with international clients.

Experience in CFD:

> Experience in almost all CFD Models like Turbulence, Multiphase flow,

Conjugate Heat transfer, and Porous media model, MRF, Transient and

Steady State Simulation.

Industrial experience (May 1993 - September 1998)

> Worked as Project engineer in Vaks Engineering Corporation, Chennai.

Job Profile:

> Design of special purpose jig and fixture for machining automotive

components.

> Design and drafting using CAD for automotive components.

> Represented the company in auto festival 1996.

Research papers:

> National conference on thermal systems organized by Dept. of

Mechanical Engineering -IT BHU-Varanasi.

> Reduction of oxides of nitrogen emission using Cao-Fe.

> Software Tools: CaO-Fe combination Catalyst in DI-Diesel Engines.

> International Conference on Advances in Surface Engineering science

organized by Indian society of analytical scientist-BARC.

Software Tools:

> Fluent, Gambit, Tgrid, Starccm+, hyper mesh, exposure to es- ice.

ACHIEVEMENTS & REWARDS

> Received awards for establishing CFD/CAE department (Virtual

Engineering) -Chrysler tech centre.

> Received award for establishing new business opportunity.

> Received award for establishing new IT process in design centre-

Caterpillar.

> Patent filed on after treatment devices and got short listed-

Caterpillar.

> Received certificate and award for establishing CFD department-Dana

India Technical centre.

POSITIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS & SOFT SKILLS

> I first try to understand the problem and then make an attempt to

solve it with a positive attitude.

> Exercising patience with soft voice (wherever required) to discuss and

extract information which may be required to resolve the issue in the

best interest of all. Using such an approach has given me success.

Personal information

Date of birth 15th June, 1971

Language Known English, Hindi, Tamil.

Marital Status Married

Location Preferred India & Other Countries except UAE

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