Prakash Gopinath

Experience

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  Hero MotoCorp

  Mar 1997 - Sept 2007

  • Design Validation & Value Engineering proposals.• Technical Liaisons with vendors for New Model Development.• Development of Sheet Metal components, Tubular components, Rec.gauge, & M/C components.• Manage Product Launch activities & Identifying the Root cause analysis on D&D and Vehicle testing.• Analyzing & approving PPAP Documents for SOP [DFMEA, APQP, FMEA, PQCS & Flow Diagram].• Giving Inputs to the Designers of Honda Team for Future Models.

  • Sr. Engineer -R&D

    Mar 1997 - Sept 2007

  • R&D Senior Engineer

    Mar 1997 - Sept 2007
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  Piaggio Group

  Sept 2007 - Feb 2008

  Deputy Manager -Product Manager

  • Identifying the market needs and preparing business case study.• Project management on quality, cost & time estimation.• Technical liaisons with principals for technology transfer & up gradation.• Managing Product Launch activities on D&D and monitoring Homologation.• Regular reviews with all CFT and locate bottlenecks & suggest corrective actions

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  Ford Motor Company

  Feb 2008 - Nov 2010

  Sr.Engineer :Product Development -APA Region - Body Exterior & Interiror

  • Design & Development of Body Exterior & Interior parts for the Ford’s Global Car –Ford Figo.• Bench marking the Design with competitors & existing models.• Feasibility study of Design with supplier's & understanding the cost impact (cost estimation).• Identifying potential risk on Design & Manufacturing. [DFMEA, Quality History, TGW, DVP&R, GD&T, 8D]• Manage the CAD Team & Product Launch activities as per Fords GPDS. • Customer compliant handling through VRT & GQRS. Show less

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  Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2019

  • Strategy Management: Define & Propose vehicle crash safety strategy for Local market. [NCAP, Regulation] • Vehicle Crash Safety Development: Define Component Target setting for Crash Safety Performance through Advance Lot and ensure to achieve on Design & Validate in Digital lot and Physical Lot.• Project Management: NTC, NTCNA, NTCE Vehicle Crash Safety Group, Global Engineering support & Local project management in line with Quality, Cost, Delivery. [Domain: Frontal / Side / Pedestrian & Rear Impact]• People Management: Engagement for capability ramp up & providing ownership. Ensure good CFT work with internal & external customers. • Budget Management: Optimum utilization of the resources and travel budget in line with corporate expectations. • Network Development: Presenting our key activities in Global Safety Engineering Group Meeting and show our capability to acquire other market engineering support. Show less • Heading the Innovation activity & Market survey for innovation or USP features.• Business case study ROA, & ROI with management, Propose needs of Indian customer requirement.• Heading the Advanced Engineering study with team of 30 members for the new concepts.• New concepts design & development and Commercial (Cost, PR, PO) & Technical discussion with vendors for tooling, prototyping and testing for new unique selling features introduction. • Present USP features through advanced engineering exhibition and Global Product Planning meet. • Trained at NATC for Life on Board & established of Advanced Engineering process at RNTBCI. Show less

  • Section Manager - Vehicle Crash Safety Performance Planning - Advanced Engineering & Passive Safety

    Apr 2015 - Sept 2019

  • Section Manager - R&AE : Technology Planning & Advanced Engineering

    Nov 2010 - Apr 2015
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  RENAULT NISSAN MITSUBISHI ALLIANCE, INDIA

  Sept 2019 - now

  PWT EMBEDDED SOFTWARE EV/HEV ALGORITHMS - LEAD

  • Renault Nissan Electric Vehicle Global Engineering Support for Software development & Validation.• Scope: People Management, Project Management, Business Development &Budget Management. • Team Management: - Inverter / Charger, BMS, High Voltage Charge , High Voltage Global coordination. Software Development and Validation.