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Kushal Ekbote

Kushal Ekbote

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Management
    Training
    Customer service
    Automotive
    Public speaking
    Strategic planning
    Marketing strategy
    Vehicles
    Budgets
    Negotiation
    Continuous improvement
    Operations management
    Automobile
    Automotive aftermarket
    Team building
    Electronics
    Technical training
    Qualitative research
    Hands on training
    Customer satisfaction
    Employee training
    Computer hardware
    Hardware diagnostics
    On board diagnostics
    Physics
    Gas turbines
    Business development

  • About me

    5+ years in automobile maintenance, overhaul and training including 6 months in avionics systems and gas turbine maintenance. Hands on experience in troubleshooting and rectification of automotive networking systems and protocols viz. CAN, MOST150 and FlexRay. Fully conversant with OBD II and EOBD. Passionate about cars, airplanes, tanks, aircraft carriers, rockets, shuttles, lunar modules, mars rovers and the voyagers; probably every man-made stuff that rolls, crawls, creeps, flies and floats. An electronics enthusiast (yet very curious about quantum computing) and a strenuous protagonist of EVs. Supporter of professor Hawking's theory of "Unified Physics". Interest in multiple areas of knowledge viz. Science and Technology, History, Politics, Theology and Anthropology (not a Besserwisser). I love learning and teaching; it works well for mastering newly learnt skills. Awarded by Toyota Kirloskar Motors India for Best Performance in Dealer Manpower Development.

  • Education

    • IAE, Navi Mumbai

      2007 - 2011
      AME Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

      Activities and Societies: Electrical Systems Batch group leader. Learned basic and applied electronics, theory of flight, aerodynamics, Automatic Flight Control, Radar, Instrument Landing Systems, Distress Beacons, In-flight entertainment systems and a lot of Avionics stuff.

    • MSMES Malkapur

      2004 - 2006
      Higher Secondary School Certificate Science A

    • Saint Arnold's High School Godhra

      1991 - 2004
      Secondary School Certificate

      Activities and Societies: The Green House- striving hard for school premises cleanliness. Pursued primary, secondary and higher secondary education.

  • Experience

    • Air India

      Oct 2010 - Apr 2011
      Inplant Trainee

      Assisted in line and major maintenance of Boeing B 747-400, B 777-300ER, B 777-200LR and Airbus A 310-300 aircrafts.Attended training programs on RADAR, ILS, IFE and VOR.

    • Sanya Motors Pvt. Ltd. (Tata Motors)

      Jul 2011 - Mar 2013
      Diagnostic Technician

      Carried out vehicle diagnosis jobs in Tata and Fiat cars.Conducted technical and product training for auto technicians.Managed the diagnosis and repair of electrical circuits and wiring.

    • Concorde Motors India Ltd. (Tata Motors)

      Mar 2013 - May 2014
      Diagnosis Expert cum Trainer

      Carried out vehicle diagnosis jobs in Jaguar and Land Rover cars.Conducted technical training for technicians and diagnosis experts.Managed the diagnosis and repair of electrical circuits and wiring.Acted as a subject matter expert for other team members.Functioned with expert level proficiency in daily operations, and addressed any challenges with optimism and drive.Conducted product and feature training for customers.

    • Y. M. Motors Pvt Ltd (Toyota)

      May 2014 - Jun 2016
      Training Manager

      Conducted technical, product, process and soft skills training for auto sales consultants and senior consultants.Made monthly training calendars for 3 different dealer locations (Pune, Aurangabad and Baramati).Nominated dealer after-sales staff for OEM training programs.Assisted HR in campus interviews.

    • Ace Perkins Pvt Ltd (Jaguar Land Rover)

      Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
      Master Tech cum Trainer

      Carried out vehicle diagnosis jobs in Jaguar and Land Rover cars.Conducted technical training for technicians and diagnosis experts.

    • Sai Service Pvt. Ltd. (Maruti Suzuki)

      Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
      Sales Trainer

      Conducted product, process and soft skills training for auto sales consultants and senior consultants.Made monthly training calendars for 8 different dealer locations in and around Pune city.Nominated dealer sales staff for OEM training programs.Assisted HR in campus interviews.

    • B U Bhandari Auto Pvt Ltd (VW and MG)

      Apr 2019 - Jun 2023
      Group Training Head

      Conducting technical, product, process and soft skills training for auto sales and after-sales professionals.Making monthly training calendars for 2 dealer brands (VW and MG) spanned across 5 different locations in and around Pune city.Conducting OJT for technicians, electricians and vehicle diagnosis experts.Nominating dealer employees for OEM training programs.Leading a team of 3 training professionals (2 internal trainers and 1 training coordinator).Measuring and analyzing training retention, effectiveness, change in behavior and return on investment.Assisting with recruitment and training of new employees and monitoring the productivity of current employees.Conceptualized, designed and delivered an in-house fresher training program in auto sales and after-sales domain (Program Name: Freshers' Automotive Diploma). This program is under consideration by Pune University, and soon to be rolled out as a certificate course through its Skill Development Center. Show less

    • Tata Motors

      May 2023 - now
      Regional Training Manager

      Dealer training and manpower development in Pune, Marathwada and North Maharashtra region (through Strategic Learning Solutions Pvt Ltd).Planning and executing monthly training calendars for TML dealers in the region.Conducting CRTs and OJTs for dealer sales and after-sales team on product, process and behavioral skills.Interviewing and assessing Sales Coaches for TML dealers.Managing a team of 15 CX professionals (Sales Coach and CXM) accross the region.Driving online L&D projects through LMS across the region.Conducting process audits at dealers, analyse findings and devise improvement plans to enhance CX.Liaisoning with Territory Sales Managers for TNA and regional training requirements.New product launch training. Reporting to Zonal CX Manager (West). Parallel reporting to Regional Sales Manager (West2). Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Dealer In-house Coach

      Volkswagen India
      Sept 2022

    • Diagnosis Expert cum Trainer

      Tata Motors
      Jun 2012

    • Toyota Technician

      Toyota Kirloskar Motor
      Apr 2015

    • Toyota Pro Technician

      Toyota Kirloskar Motor
      Oct 2015
      View certificate certificate

    • In-Plant Training Certificate (Avionics Technician)

      Air India Limited
      Apr 2011

    • MG Pro Technician Level 2 (Electrical)

      Morris Garages India
      Oct 2022

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kushal Ekbote
      Early Bird in Manpower Certification FSDM - West 2, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Apr 2017 Sai Service Pune bagged 2 Emerging Star trophies (Champion and 1st runner up) in April 2017 contest. Early Bird recognition for achieving sales manpower certification target in April 2017 West 2 Sales Contest.
    • Awarded to Kushal Ekbote
      Best Performance Award for Dealer Manpower Development RMEC-WEST Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt. Ltd. Jun 2016 Award for certification rate, Best practices and Kaizen.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Janitor

      Issued by B U Bhandari Auto Pvt Ltd on Apr 2019
      B U Bhandari Auto Pvt LtdAssociated with Kushal Ekbote

    • Tree Planter

      Issued by B U Bhandari Auto Pvt Ltd on Apr 2019
      B U Bhandari Auto Pvt LtdAssociated with Kushal Ekbote