Ankush Ujawane

Experience

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  General Motors

  Aug 2007 - Sept 2019

  Responsible for different HVAC controls components as Owner. Work on but not limited to diagnostics, fail-softing and rationalizing data, developing and improving control strategies, investigating issues. Execute automation/efficiency improvement projects using DFSS/OpEx techniques.Enhance employee engagement and development by conducting training for the team-mates in field of Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning.Work on integrating AC components controls, AC components analysis tools and vehicle level simulation tool to come up with all sim platform for detail vehicle level simulations.Associated achievements:Developed new OBD complaint strategies on Heater core temperature estimations to improve controls.Worked in development of SAE vehicle as mass engineer. Developed dashboard in Power BI for effective tracking of work.Honors & Awards:Recognized for "Innovate Now" : Developed Dashboard using Power BIRecognized for "Think Customer" : Developed <component> SW Patch for <My 23 program>Recognized for "Think Customer" : Continuous support in rectifying SW issue for GEM program. Show less Lead Energy Engineer: Doing energy and drive quality analysis for New vehicles to be launched in India. Setting performance targets for Indian vehicles. Gear ratio and FDR selection. Development and regular update of GM internal simulation tool to be used globally. Improving Fuel economy of vehicles.Lead Mass Integration Engineer: Looking after all Mass related activities for all GM India vehicles. Represent India for all global mass related work. Setting mass targets for programs and achieving them with the help of all associated teams. Tracking and maintaining the vehicle mass within target limits. Conducting mass workshops as needed to generate ideas for mass correction.Associated achievements:Identified mass activities to be done in India and made processes for all. Started process of plant audit at all Indian plants.Developed tool (Matlab) for analyzing plant audit data automatically and generate report.Developed tool (Matlab) for analyzing production and sales volumes as input for CO2 strategy.Developed tool (Matlab) for analyzing effect of AC on Fuel economy. Modeled all AC components.Honors & Awards:GM “Yo Chevy” Award: For showing high responsiveness for mass package retro fitment on field vehicles, optimizing mass packages for cost and coordination with SMT’s, program teams and after sales; Project Tavera re-launch.GM “Work of Wonder” Award: For creation of faster and improved functionality Plant Mass Audit Analysis Tool.Black belt in Design for Six Sigma Show less Doing energy and drive quality analysis for New vehicles to be launched in India. Setting performance targets for Indian vehicles. Gear ratio and FDR selection. Development and regular update of GM internal simulation tool to be used globally. Improving Fuel economy of vehicles.Associated achievements:Came up with new efficient approach to find out optimum gear ratios for Indian conditions.Developed Matlab based tool for finding out optimum gear ratios.Developed Matlab based tool to batch run all possible drive quality runs for given set of gear ratios and FDRs.Honors & Awards:Spontaneous Recognition AwardGreen belt in Design for Six Sigma Show less Work mostly on HVAC design and PTC thermal analysis of upcoming vehicles.Understanding the full vehicle thermal calculations and interlinking the different models to have full vehicle model.Developing 1D and 3D subsystem models and incorporating them with fluent for runtime full vehicle calculations.Associated achievements:Expertise earned in directionality associated with HVAC flow and HVAC design.Made Script for directionality runs with automatic vane movements.Developed 3D- PTC tool and integrated it with fluent as UDF.Developed Fan scaling tool and incorporate it in active CFD simulationsHonors & Awards:Best paper at ANSYS CONVERGENCE on 'New Approach to improve the Heat Exchanger Model Prediction in CFD Solver' Show less

  • Lead Engineer- HVAC Algorithm development

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Lead Engineer- Mass Integration and Energy

    Apr 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Energy- Senior Engineer

    Jan 2011 - Mar 2013

  • CFD Senior Engineer- HVAC/PTC

    Apr 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Assistant manager

    Aug 2007 - Apr 2008
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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Oct 2019 - Aug 2022

  Technical Product Owner - Automobile HVAC Controls for General Motors: • Product Owner for air handling, air quality and cabin ventilation modules, Recirculation, Motorized Outlets, Multizone Control, Cabin Temperature Control, Cabin Comfort, Blower Control and Diagnostics, Actuators Control and Diagnostics.• Prepare and participate in PI planning. Coordinate planning with Product Manager.• Maintain Team Backlog. • Help team apply Behavior-Driven Development to arrive at acceptance criteria for stories.• Provide technical guidance to team as subject matter expert.• Provide the clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and prioritize stories.• Understand enabler work and coordinate with other agile teams.• Participate in team demo and retrospective.Center of excellence: • Lead and Mentor engineers in Software and Product Development.• Identify client needs and develop team to meet technical standards.• Develop subject experts in team and provide services to different projects. Show less

  • Center of Excellence and Product Owner

    May 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Strategist- Automobile HVAC Controls for General Motors

    Oct 2019 - May 2021
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  BlueBinaries Engineering and Solutions Pvt Ltd

  Aug 2022 - now

  Deputy General Manager - Engineering & Technology

  In my current role as DGM, Lighting and Thermal Engineering, my focus is on expanding BlueBinaries’ product portfolio and boosting the value of BlueBinaries solutions. I lead the team to enhance overall capabilities in the Thermal management domain which includes functionalities such as HVAC controls, Battery thermal management & Comfort. My diverse experience in virtualization of hardware through coupling different 1D models,3D CFD models, and control software allowed me to lead and mentor engineers in Software and Product Development for top companies like TCS and General Motors in my previous roles. I leverage my technical expertise to connect meaningful technology to consumers’ needs and always keep a sharp eye to see the big picture before diving deep into products and partnerships. Show less