Senior Executive Product Management

Akshay Colaco

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaycolaco/

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Senior Executive with 10+ years of experience in Defense Rugged Product Development / Product Management driving innovation in system engineering, new product design, system architecture, Technology Solution and system integration.

Work Experience:

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Senior Executive (April 2022 - August 2023)

Led the system design and development of the (NPI) CTS for the Indian Navy.

Project planning: Defining Project timeline from Concept to Design to Product Lifecycle Management release to Production / Manufacturing to Delivery to Installation & commissioning.

Prepared Requirement Capture Document, Bidirectional Traceability Matrix Document, SCK Matrix Document, and other hardware technical documents (Requirement management documents, HRS, DR, FDR, ATP, PTP, ATE, QTAT, FAT, User Acceptance Testing & Release the same in PLM.

Selected Components & Modules for Long Lead Bill of Materials.

New part codification/registration & Naming Convention in Teamcenter.

Compared Components/ Modules (Risk Assessment) selecting the best cost to availability / Budgeting.

Defined BOM, EBOM Structure/Architecture & created it in PLM (Teamcenter / Product Data Management), Routing & Releasing it.

Selected modules for the projects.

Compared and analysed various legacy & latest Processors on various OS support. (Semiconductor Industry)

Created Design Change Request (DCR), Engineering Change Request (ECR), Engineering Change Notice (ECN), and Change Notice (CN) in PLM (Change Management, Change Control). Engineering Validation Testing (EVT), Design Validation Testing ( DVT), and Production Validation Testing (PVT)

Conducted CCB Change Control Board Meetings.

Assigning Work Flows for Product, Module, Component Release in PLM.

Designed cable harness according to the Interface required between modules release the same in PLM (Teamcenter).

Defined various plans of Installation/Layout design and proposed the same to Customers, Managing Customer Requirements.

Communicated with various vendors & manufacturers OEM ODM for module/component delivery timelines, Quotations, & SCM team for Production Planning / Timeline (Program Management).

Coordination with the Mechanical team to take care of the look & feel of the product.

Supervising during the Assembly Process of trial production of the unit before mass production.

Coordinated with the software team for UI/UX design.

Conducted technical interviews for Technical Recruiting, evaluated candidates through practical problem-solving scenarios and theoretical questions, and collaborated with the hiring team to shortlist top talent.

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), Executive Engineer (March 2016 - March 2022)

Headed the integration and support team for the 3D ASR (Automated Surface Radar) project.

Performed integration testing of the Radar system with TASL sub-systems solely at a remote location on field application in conjunction with the Indra Sistemas team.

Performed reliability calculation of the system using Reliasoft Lambda Predict, Weibull++, Blocksim.

Served as Product Manager for the (NPI) Rugged PC Server project.

Creating Technical Documentation (RCD, HRS, DR, FDR, ATP, PTP, ATE, QTAT), Design Document, Line Diagrams and upload & release of the same in PLM (Teamcenter).

Selected components & modules.

Project planning: Defining timeline from Concept to Design to PLM Routing & release to Production to Delivery to Installation & commissioning.

Classified Long Lead BOMs Components & Modules.

Compared Components/ Modules (Risk Assessment) selecting the best cost to availability.

Defined BOM Structure and System architecture & created it in PLM (Teamcenter).

Designed cable harness according to the Interface required between modules.

Communicated with various vendors & manufacturers for module/component delivery timelines, Quotations, & SCM team for Production Planning / Timeline and strategic Planning (Program Management, Project Management Planning).

Frugal engineering cost reduction by at least 10%, reducing complexity by at least 20% & improving the space availability by at least 30%.

Created Software clone for easy production and implemented the instructions in PTP.

Supervised assembly process & testing of the unit (EMI/EMC, temperature, humidity, altitude, shock, vibration) i.e trial production of the unit before mass production.

Performed Installation & commissioning of unit.

Provided on-site & remote support/ Field Support (Customer Service) for the unit.

Concurrently also worked on multiple legacy defense projects, including Dual Multifunction Console, Camera Video Distribution Unit, Installation & configuration of OS in Rugged Server (ATCA blade headless RS422), Configuration of ATCA switch blade (RS422), Network Bonding, Rugged Router, and Tactical Field Computer Series.

Led the design peer review & improvement and support team for the Combat Management System for the Indian Navy's INS Vikrant aircraft carrier.

Solved critical network architecture problems related to Bonding i.e. network redundancy.

Collaborated cross-functional Collaboration with the software team for solving Storage & Memory application issues.

Prepared comprehensive technical documentation, which includes system design reports, installation guides, and maintenance manuals, Reliability Documents, Configuration Baseline Documents, Illustrated spare part lists.

Defined LRUs for the Combat Management System for the Indian Navy's INS Vikrant aircraft carrier.

Conducted reliability analysis using Reliasoft Lambda Predict to identify potential failure modes and improve system resilience.

Coordinated with customers for hardware integration, debugging, and providing on-site support to ensure system uptime.

Performed root cause analysis on the multi-function console to find a permanent solution to the display problem.

Keep up-to-date BOM / EBOM in PLM (Teamcenter) for obsolescence.

In charge of DCR, ECR, ECN, and CN in PLM (Teamcenter).

Created Design Change Request (DCR), Engineering Change Request (ECR), Engineering Change Notice (ECN), and Change Notice (CN) in PLM (Change Management, Change Control)

Took care of Obsolescence Management (NRND, EOL) for old components with no or minimum modifications in PCB.

Checking Compliance for project audits & representing as a Auditee for (AS9001) Internal & External audit.

Quess Corp (Ikya) (Deputed at TASL), Engineer, (January 2015 - February 2016)

Design & Development of High-speed SERDES HDI PCB board for two/Four-wire Display.

Performed Component comparison (Semiconductor ICs, Resistor, Capacitors, Inductors & other components) analysis & selection.

Created ECAD Symbols of new components (OrCad).

Designed Schematic for Serdes Transmittter & Receiver.

Release of the design in the PLM (Teamcenter) system.

Performed Board Bringup & Testing (LVDS, Display, Backlight).

Worked on Battery Fuel Guage & Charging Circuits.

Fabtech Consulting Engineers (Deputed at TASL), Electronics Engineer (February 2012 - January 2015)

Headed Cisco Router project.

Coordinated with the mechanical team for packaging and thermal management.

ECAD Symbols, Component comparison analysis & selection.

Created cable harness design (Power, Ethernet).

Played a key role in the Battle Management System project.

Performed component and module selection, schematic design, power supply design, and hardware-software integration.

Worked on the Rugged Networking & Computing Devices project, handled tasks such as schematic debugging, hardware testing, CPU benchmarking, environmental testing, DCR, ECR, ECN, and CN in PLM (Teamcenter).

Performed Integration and testing of various modules of Future Soldier and RNCD project.

Education:

M.S. Business Analytics, Golden Gate University (Expected Graduation: Sept 2024 with CPT)

Thesis project: Developed a AI machine learning model to predict/forecasting diabetes risk in females with 85% accuracy.

Coursework: Advanced analytics, optimization, and data visualization techniques.

B.E. (Electronics and Telecommunication), University of Mumbai (2011)

Diploma (Industrial Electronics), Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (2007)

Core Competencies:

Cross-functional team leadership, People Managemant and coordination to deliver complex projects on time

Providing hardware solutions and applying frugal engineering principles to reduce complexity and cost

Preparation of comprehensive technical documentation for projects with multiple independent modules, ICD.

Technology Alignment according to customer thought process.

Reliability analysis and root cause identification for complex, fail-safe systems, improving reliability

Hardware and software testing and integration, ensuring compatibility and performance

Research, Comparison/Analysis on Latest component & Technology, Market Data

Business process optimization and change management, DCR, ECR, ECN, CN driving efficiency and alignment with organizational goals.

CCB Change Control Board.

Clear Understanding of Supply Chain Management

Very clear Understanding of Teamcenter Functionality.

Process Improvement.

Market research on Latest Components & Modules, Analytical Skill

System Engineering

Process Improvement

Giving Technical functional Demo, Product Presentation to Customers at Product marketing & Technical Sales events.

Professional Network with Customers to know how requirements.

Verification & Validation, Proof of Concept & Prototyping of product

Multiple Projects Simultaneously.

Technical Skills:

Hardware Design: Schematic design, component and module selection, cable design, power supply design, PLM & BOM management, NPI, DFM, DFA, FMEA, Obsolescence Management, MIL-STD-810, D38999 Connectors, COTS component, RoHS, REACH, Automotive Grade & Extended temperature components.

Proficient in understanding and working with various interfaces Ethernet, RS-232, CAN, USB, UART, LIN. I2C, SPI, communication signals/protocols, and power types, Power Converters DC-DC, LDOs.

Clear Understanding & Proficient in Network Management, Configuring IP, LAN, VLAN, WAN, Load Balancing, TCP/IP, VPN, Storage, RAID Modes, Windows Server

Network Hardware: Worked on Multimode, Single Mode Fiber Cables, ST, LC, & SFP modules.

Worked on Various Video Capture cards, HDMI, DP, CVBS, Video Converters, H.264, Camera modules, MIPI Interface.

Proficient in creating Requirement Capture Documents, Bidirectional Requirements Traceability Matrix (BTM) Documents, and comprehensive technical documentation, Audit Compliance.

Proficient In Version control.

Software: C programming, Windows OS, Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu), virtualization tools, VMware,

Schematic CAD Tools: OrCAD Capture, Component Library, Footprint, Allegro, KiCad EDA

Mechanical Design Tools : AutoCAD, Solid Edge, SolidWorks

Worked Extensively on Product Life cycle Management: Teamcenter, Wrench

Programming Tools: Silicon Labs IDE, Xilinx ISE, ATMEL ICE, Arduino IDE

Scripting: SQL, R, Python.

Visualization Tool: Power BI, Tableau, Tensor Flow, Keras

Prescriptive Analytics, Data Analytics,

Familiarity with MapReduce, PySpark, Cloud Service, Hadoop Ecosystem,

Benchmarking: Passmark, ATTO Disk Benchmark, CrystalDiskMark

Understanding of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning concepts.

Oracle ERP / SAP

MS Office Suite: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Project

Root Cause Analysis

LSSGB Six Sigma, PMP Aspirant.

Scrum

Personal Details:

Gender: Male Marital Status: Bachelor

Bilingual: English, Hindi, Marathi (Speak-Read-Write)

Hobbies: Travelling.

Volunteering: Served as VP of Church Youth Group, Supervising Mass Live Broadcasting configuration & setup.

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