AKASH DAVE

Experience

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  Param Technologies Inc

  Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

  Project Program Coordinator

  1. Vehicle build as per production plan & requirement.2. Maintaining 5S, Kaizen, WCQ, Poka-Yoke, Safety, PCAD etc in floor3. Conducting safety audit in shop & facility managing and tools & instruments procuring4. Facilitating tool crib for maintaining inventory & number of tools.5. Deputation of Man power as per requirement & field-testing site confirmation6. Data base of V & V vehicles servicing history & updation status.

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  Eicher Trucks and Buses

  Dec 2013 - Apr 2018

  Assistant Project Coordinator

  VECV Ltd. (Dec 13 - Apr 18), Project execution & Build Manager for Pro Series truck’s & buses.1. Prepare Sub-assemblies for proto vehicle assembly2. Providing necessary feedback to Design or Quality for vehicle assembly & Parts. Responsible for vehicle preparation for various tests, budgeting for manpower and fixture development of New Products assembly & sub assembly & testing. Installation drawing study of assembly & parts.3. Planning & Execution of vehicle build as per plan & specs, Build card & Tech documents preparation.4. Preparing DFA & NCR report and its closures with follow up & discussion with stack holders. Providing inputs smoot execution of assemblies as per line practice & aggregate sub assembly practice. 5. Conduction of DFMEA & DFS for new products with production team to capture line issue. 6. Ensuring NCR points on line build & quality improvement. Preparing sign off sheet &Documents for production hand over.7. Effective CFT member role for bridging gap between Production, Design, Parts development, Testing, CAE, Homologation, Quality etc.8. organize QRQA meetings with PE/SQE/Design/Manufacturing team to resolve defects relating Part, process, design, materials and stores9. Planning & Execution of vehicle build as per plan & specs, Build card & Tech documents preparation like DFA & NCR report, Fitment report, BOM/Installation error report and its closures with follow up & discussion with stack holders.10. Co-ordination with testing agencies at VRDE/Natrax/GRC/Legal department for smooth vehicle running Show less

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  Tata Technologies

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

  Assistant Project Manager

  Tata Technologies. (Apr 18 - Jan 20), Vehicle Engineering Manager for Passenger Harrier/Safari/CAMO/Hexa.1. Being associated with Tata technologies worked with Tata motors as VEM - Planning.2. Central planning & disposition of prototype & pre series car as per DVP & Marketing requirement3. Co-ordination of procurement, production & logistics for development of proto type cars & pre - series cars.4. Managing cross functional departmental activities - closure of issues/build issue/testing issue with proper monitoring & Documentation of data's & reports.5. Preparation of build plans by coordinating with all PAT (Performance attribute team) - HMI/DD/DU and A&U.6. Monitoring of test plan on daily & weekly basis - show up delay and defect by weekly presentation of reports.7. Monitoring & Controlling of Captured DFA,DFS ,& Quality issues & resolution of the same by cross-function interactions with concerned departments enabling mature design release before production of Vehicle from Production line.8. Assigning task and cars to teams for testing and feedback purposes.9. Tracker follow up & Closure with involving different Groups – BSR/Design/PATS/CE Officers persons.10. Visiting field for capturing customer feedback, Dealer analysis for servicing data, obtaining BM data & trial with benchmark and new Products. Show less

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  Escorts Kubota Limited

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2023

  Project Manager

  1. Understanding new product requirement of marketing & Design feasibility in terms of Cost/Time/Quality/performance & open market2. Preparation of business case for new series with Market study, Benchmark data, projected volumes & time plan’s.3. Development of full-scale project plan, scheduling, tracking, monitoring, forecasting & coordinating project activities involving relevant stakeholders.4. Co-ordination with Cross-functional team with-in and out side organization by conducting weekly/fortnightly meeting to track & monitor current status of project/program.5. Leading from front & managing escalation of hurdle up’s/issue thru change control process along with RCA & mitigation plan.6. Weekly meeting & co-ordination with HOD’s & aggregate leads to update project status, current update, hurdle up’s, support required, contingency plan with approval notes.7. Maintaining, Tracking & Monitoring of MOM points and MIS at plant level & program level.8. Material planning, co-ordination & support for Build, Service, SPD & Other essentials with approval from NPD & Sourcing heads.9. Supporting the development and demonstration of feature targets against vehicle attributes. Managing the program change management processes including change request forms (CRF), concerns, containments and releases10. Data Management, consolidation & preparation of dashboards for commercial, Material availability, Parts Maturity, Build status, Validation status, Line readiness, FSC etc11. Analysis of product cost gate wise as per business case w.r.t manufacturing cost, tooling, part cost, Manpower cost & consultant cost.12. Adherence of working as per new product introduction as per ISO standards & Process and standardizing same in all projects/Programs.13. Ensuring all identified deliverables is understood by relevant owners and then manages issues and conflict to achieve for each program milestone with the pre-defined process. Show less

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  Eicher Tractors

  Mar 2023 - now

  Product Manager & Project manager

  1. Understanding new product requirement of marketing & sales in terms of Market, customer & service requirement.2. Projecting case study & Presenting business case for new series tractors with Market study analysis, comparison data with Benchmark tractor data.3. Building & managing product & project timelines & managing previous product issue resolution with close coordination with R&D team.4. Bridging gap between Design, Parts development, Testing, CAE, Homologation, Quality & Marketing department etc.5. Analysis of product cost gate wise as per business case w.r.t manufacturing cost, tooling, part cost, Manpower cost & consultant cost.6. Maintaining Project plan & escalation view for leadership team to get approval for issue with mitigation plan.7. Creating various reports, including monthly, weekly, and project-specific, for management with analysis, status & updates8. Responsible for project governance as per Companies Knowledge book & policies.Innovating digital NPIP initiatives and leading post-launch reviews with actionable follow-ups with stake holders9. Preparing, Managing and tracking engineering Budget on monthly basis and give clear visibility to management.10. Supporting and driving various critical actions across stages of NPI.11. Material planning, co-ordination & support for Build, Service, SPD & Other essentials with approval from NPD & Sourcing heads. Show less