Rakesh G.A

Experience

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  ABB

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2000

  Asst Manager, Design

  *Responsible for mechanical design and development of pneumatic driven HV circuit breakers *Demonstrated ability to develop large electro-mechanical system - developed a new 420kV best in class circuit breaker, with technology from ABB Switzerland. Lead the Technology transfer, developed parts - large Castings, forgings, ceramic insulators, insulating rods, machining jigs/fixtures, assembly tools and fixtures. Partnered in vendor development, manufacturing process and testing process establishment, assembled the prototype breaker and tested it.Met key customers, developed products to solve field issues in tough and risky terrains like J&K.*Lead/was part of several cost out projects that resulted in cost savings of ~ $1MM per annum. Show less

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  General Electric

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2004

  Sub-system design engineer

  *Designed the complete compressed air sub-system for a locomotive operating in the most challenging environment - a complex program with design teams spread across from Australia to USA, requiring detailed planning and precise execution (70 locos, $300MM)*Owned complete sub-system requisitions from India for global ocomotives - first time in business with design done in India, manufacturing in USA (~400 locos per year execution)*Designed compressed air sub-system for Locomotives in Malaysia (20 locos)*Developed a complete multistage reciprocating compressor with a vendor in India from requirements to locomotive validation - using DFSS process QFD, DFMEA, DOE, optimization, reliability demonstration, PFMEA / PFD, gage R&R - got the prototype first time right. This resulted in $3000/loco productivity*Was the DFSS Black Belt of the team, got certified as a BlackBelt.*Did the thermal packaging for locomotive control panels Show less

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  GE Transportation

  Aug 2004 - May 2009

  Manager, Locomotive Sub-Systems

  *Responsible for design and development of components and sub-systems for diesel electric locomotives covering - engine cooling, compressed air, equipment ventilation, bogies/trucks, platform structures and locomotive cabs sub-systems *Hired and developed a team of engineers from a 4 member team to 20+ member team. Grew talent and developed leaders over 5-7 years time period *Developed technology capabilities from handling components to complete sub-system ownership on GE locomoives from a global location*Delivered sub-systems for key customers across globe. Current GE loco cooling system was conceptualized, designed, developed, validated and implemented by my team operating from Bagalore saving $22K per loco - estimated $100MM savings to date in last 5 years Show less

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  General Electric,Transportation

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

  Section Manager, Locomotive CoE

  *Lead Locomotive CoE covering Engine cooling, compressed air & air brakes, Equipment ventilation, Bogie/Platform/Cab structures, mechanical drive systems, Propulsion(Traction motors / alternators / blowers), loco control systems, loco modernization programs *Provided leadership to Technology team leading product design and programs - global and for regional. *Developed strategy and operating plan for design of locomotive bogies in-house, a new technology for the GE Transportation, saving Multi MM$ each year and control over key technology for loco. *Lead sub-system designs on GE’s most advanced and lightest loco, enabling entry into Europe (100 locos, ~$400MM) - in 2 years v/s normal 3 years. Lead design of 6 sub-systems for GE’s heaviest loco for Brazil (20 locos, ~70MM) – a new GE loco platform*Lead modernization programs - proposal to validation, for customers across globe Kazakhsthan, Columbia, Africa, Australia and Indian Railways*Saved multi MM$ for business in cost out, Service Variable Cost Productivity initiatives. Also lead teams that conducted DFMA analysis saving ~$15MM by product should cost analysis*Lead several proposals development for Indian railways from locomotive sub-systems perspective*Put in place teams and processes for many in-country programs like Electric Drive development for earthmovers and GE's battery technology development and validation in India Show less

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  GE Healthcare

  Aug 2011 - Jan 2015

  Senior Enginering Manager

  *Lead Mechanical Engineering Team for both X-Ray Generators and X-Ray Tubes; led projects in advanced technology, new product introduction, product field quality / global customer issues and factory fulfillment / supply chain risks*Established processes to run mechanical engineering operations in a strategic manner to maximize business benefits and improve organizational efficiency / output by ~50%*Delivered~$300K+/year VCP with a pipeline for $400K in 1Q2015 and avoided 9 potential production stoppage issues*Executed 12 supply chain risk mitigation projects worth ~$800K/year for factory scrap reduction*Solved complicated product yield issues and worked on 2 advanced technology projects for GE modalities*Created Advanced Technology Platform with potential to enable ultra-portable X-Ray machines for GE Healthcare globally and made 3 proposals for modalities that would help GE to enter new markets in India*Developed local sources; enabled rigorous design transfer on 2 generators for premium CT, Value CT and Radiography under challenging circumstances and established new processes*Initiated a complete NPI for India for surgery modality (first one fully lead by Bangalore Generator Team) Show less

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  Alstom Transport, Rolling Stock

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2018

  -Responsible for Engineering Design and Development of the 12000 HP, Twin Bo-Bo Electric Locomotive for Indian Railways , ~ 4 Billion US Dollar contract that Alstom won in 2015-Reporting project director, In charge of engineering Quality, Cost and Delivery schedule (QCD) of engineering for the project, including RAMS and design for Maintainability-Provide leadership to the engineering team's efforts, 150+ engineers globally, to execute seamlessly and deliver outputs. Drive boundaryless behaviour between global engineering teams and cross functions-Drive rigor in design of the product - ensure robust requirements management and architecture development, levrage expertise of global experts to ensure design rigor and aptness of architecture concepts for meeting the QCD goals of the product covering RAMS and maintainability. Manage the planned design reviews at each stage of the project to infuse technical and development process rigor.-Collaborate with other functions in the project core team - Industrialization, Sourcing, Quality etc. to ensure smooth execution of the deliverables to achieve project objectives-Lead customer meetings and reviews: Ensure creation of high quality contractual design documents, review and timely submit to customer, conduct reviews to demonstrate product compliance to contract. Manage stakeholders in Alstom and Indian Railways for obtaining successful customer signoffs-Identify Technical risks of the product, manage the risks by conducting appropriate reviews, drive engineering and project actions to mitigate the risks-Ensure Alstom quality processes are adhered to in execution, partner with quality function to ensure rigor- Communication management: With Senior management on engineering progress, to enlist support on issues. With team downward to communicate priorities, project direction and make decisions. With core team members for transparency and collaboration between functions Show less *Lead the technical team to deliver a bid winning product definition for Indian Railways tender for Electric loco Madhepura bid worth ~4 Billion Euro, Alstom has won the bid. Defined an optimal product collaborating with global teams to meet performance, product cost and industrialization strategy, ~90% localization of the product - great enabler for cost hedging *Offering product specifications and influencing the customer specifications for mutual benefits*Defining product architecture to meet the customer specifications, with cost optimization for Alstom. Identifying reference product and product gaps, technical risks, assessing cost & schedule impact on business and driving bid-related decisions in Alstom*Taking effective actions in business to submit high quality bids timely and evolving design strategies for cost competitiveness & product risk management Show less

  • Project Engineering Manager (PrEM), E-Loco Madhepura Electric Locomotive Project

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Bid-Technical Manager

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2015
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  Alstom Transport Rolling Stock, Bangalore

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2020

  Train Design Metier Manager, RSC Engineering, Bangalore

  +Leading the Train Design Engineering team of Alstom RSC in India - one of the three core technology teams for designing and developing rolling stock for India and APAC region.+Responsible Design areas - Carbody Shell, Mechanical Integration, Electrical Integation, Cab and saloon interiors, Specialized disciplines (like CFD, Acoustics etc), Finite Element Analysis, Bogie components, Consisting of around 160 engineers and ~ 140 contractors+Current Programs in APAC - Mumbai L3, NEL + CCL (Singapore), Montreal metros, E-loco freight for India, collaboration with Global Alstom sites supporting execution of key programs like TGV2020, Paris Metro. Show less

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  Alstom

  Jul 2020 - now

  Site Engineering Director Bangalore & Train Development Director India, RSC, Alstom Transport

  +Engineering head of Train Development Engineering, Alstom Transport India and the Bangalore engineering center Director for RSC (Rolling Stock and Components) +Driving the Vision and Strategy of Alstom Train Design and development for India and Shared Engineering Center (SEC) for global sites of Alstom: to be a strategic center to design and develop trains for India, APAC and global sites and competitiveness for global projects of Alstom company by sharing workload of sites in all regions of the world. Leading an site engineering organization of 1800+ technologists delivering ~3Mn hours of engineering for Alstom+Developing products, processes and technology leaders to cater to current and future needs of Alstom in India and at company level including global sites. +Deliver projects with high quality, right first time, on budget and on time. Enhance capabilities to deliver designs from India and manufacture trains anywhere in the world across Alstom sites.+Leading the center to achieve objectives to deliver projects for APAC and Global sites, robust engineering operations, developing leaders to address evolving & fast growing organizational needs, deploying robust processes to deliver on strategies and Expanding product design capabilities of the center continuously - from Metros, Suburban and Locomotives currently to add Trams, Regional Trains etc. Team is handling 12+ projects simultaneously and ~1.5Mn hours for Alstom global site projects.+ Projects lead by Bangalore Engineering team for Indian market (Mumbai Line3, Pune L3 etc), for global markets (like Perth metro, Melbourne metro, Montreal Metro, Bucharest metro, Tren Maya sub-urban train etc.) with manufacturing in multiple global sites posing the most challenging and exciting technology work. Show less