Paladi
Other - India - iCEO #86311

Experience

High-performing cross functional leader with deep experience in Product design & development and bringing new products to market. Worked in different OEM’s, gone through the complete product life cycle, effectively aligned and supported key business initiatives.  20.7 years’ experience in Automotive and Agriculture domain.

Major Achievements

 Design and developed light weight combine harvester, reduced 1000 kg weight to compete in market.  Developed many new products and enabled product to launch two month sooner than expected.  Resolved Production related issues, pending since more than 3 years. VALUE ENGINEERING  Value Engineering workshop– Managed cross functional team to deliver more than 1 lakh INR in annual raw material cost savings through Product design, manufacturing changes and alternate sourcing and communization.  Parts communization globally to be cost effective, to minimize investment for tools and fixture. Cost potential with >10lakh INR achieved PROCESS IMPROVEMENT  Drove process improvements by introducing new product development process and get it Implemented and followed by team.  Drove process improvements in team communication by expanding influence in Quality of drawings, BOM and dxf. Taken counter measures by Minimizing errors to avoid rework.  Prepared best practice document/lesson learnt document to avoid repetitive errors. Led Quality of 8 member team to have consistency of Quality and reduced errors  Drove process improvement in team by creating Design construction guidelines of manufacturing to follow in drawings  Drove process improvement in team through Kaizen workshops and Innovation workshops BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT  Supported in Business development. Present the capability of design, process and added reputed clients to the organization which Increased revenue by two times than earlier. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT  Successfully handled multiple functions Design and Project management during manpower crisis.

Industry Sector Competencies

Systems Integration

Packaging

Automotive

Engineering

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, Director

Sector: Automotive, Agricultural Machinery

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Anywherw

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

India

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Professional)