CURRICULUM VITAE

Tara Chand Mahur, PMP

Email- tcmahur@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9886320562
Address: FB-318, HAL Central Township,
Marathahalli Post, Bangalore 560037, India

Looking for the challenging role in Leading Organizations

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
 Eleven years and six months of total experience and more than 3 years
of experience in project management of Aircraft Structural design.
 Currently working in “Jaguar Aircraft-DARIN III Upgrade Program” in
“Mission & Combat System Research and Design Center, HAL
Bangalore.” Also, currently leading a project ‘Development of
Computer Based Training (CBT) package for Jaguar aircraft.
 Experience in the following types of projects:
o Design and development of rear fuselage of prototype aircraft
o Design and development of center and rear fuselage of
production fighter aircraft
o Exposure in development of piston trainer prototype aircraft
 Expertise in Detail Design and preliminary analysis of aircraft
structures.
 Technical expertise in creating Drawings of parts, subassemblies, and
assemblies using CAD tools.
 Expertise in CATIA V5 and UG (UniGraphics)/NX4 Computer Added
Design tools.
 Expertise in ENOVIA and Teamcenter PLM tools.
 Experience in creating design and manufacturing related project
documents.
 Experience in Repair of aircraft structure including composite.
 Six Months of manufacturing experience in final assembly of a fighter
aircraft
 Experience in airworthiness certification process.
SKILLS SUMMARY
 Strong technical expertise in CATIA and UNIGRAPHICS CAD tools.
 Strong technical expertise in Data Management using ENOVIA and
Teamcentre PLM environment.
 Strong in detail design and preliminary analysis of aircraft structure
 Strong in detail design of composite materials components
 Good in Scope planning, schedule development, and budget and cost
control
 Hard working and good team player
 Proficient in team leading and managing cross-functional teams and
multi-disciplinary projects.

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  Proficient in negotiating and delegating
 Proficient in MS Office
 Working knowledge of MS Project.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS

 Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship (Startup India Learning
program), an initiative of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of
India
 Certification in Internal Auditing on Aerospace standard AS9100D from
NVTQC Pvt Ltd., Bangalore
 Certificate course in MS Project, from HAL Management Academy,
Bangalore
 PMP (Project Management Professional) Certified (PMP Number
1791153) from Project Management Institute (PMI USA) 2015
 Certificate course in ‘Supply Chain Management’ from IIT Delhi
 Certificate course in 'Strategic Management' from Symbiosis
Management Institute, Pune, India
 NCCMP (NSE Certified Capital Market Professional) from NSE, Mumbai.
 Certificate in Pro-E (CAD software) from NSIC Delhi
 Certificate in AutoCAD and CNC Programming from NSIC Delhi

EDUCATION
 ‘Bachelor of Engineering’ in Mechanical Engineering from CCS
University, Meerut (U.P.), India, Year 2003.
 Intermediate from state board (U.P), Year 1998.
 High school from state board (U.P), Year 1996.
CAREER SCAN
 Manager (Design)-Programme Management Group (DARIN-III
Upgrade)
From April 2016 (till date) Mission & Combat System Research
and Design Centre, HAL, PSU Govt. of India, Bangalore

(Also, Project Manager for project ‘Development of Computer

Based Training package’ on Jaguar aircraft)

 Manager (Design)-Structural Design Group (Front Fuselage)

From January 2014 to March 2016, Aircraft Research and Design
Centre, HAL, PSU, Govt. of India, Bangalore

 Deputy Manager (Design)-Structural Design Group (Front

Fuselage)
From January 2010 to December 2013, Aircraft Research and
Design Centre, HAL, PSU, Govt. of India, Bangalore

 Engineer (Aero)-Structural Design Group (Centre & Rear

Fuselage)
From November 2006 to December 2009, Aircraft Research and
Design Centre, HAL, PSU, Govt. of India, Bangalore

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  Design Trainee (DT) –HAL Management Academy
From October 2005 to October 2006, ARDC, HAL Management
Academy, IIT Kanpur and AFTC, Jallahalli.

EXPERIENCE DETAILS

 Digitization of parts, installations, and assemblies from manual

drawings using CATIA CAD tool in Enovia PLM environment

 Detail design and preliminary analysis of “Skin and Stringer

Assembly”, and “bulkhead assembly” for various stations in CATIA/
Unigraphics CAD tools.

 Design of metallic and composite material doors, covers and panels for
Intermediate Jet trainer and Light Combat Aircrafts.

 Design of Bulkheads, Frames, and Longerons of IJT and LCA aircrafts.

 Design modification and creation of Change Notice documents to

reflect the change in design to convey to planning and manufacturing
shop.

 Experience in selecting the fasteners, creating the Bill of Material

(BOM), coordinating with the Methods and Planning departments to
procure the same.

 Rich experience in creating and managing the Drawing Applicability

List (DAL), considered the very important document to assemble the
aircraft. Challenge is to update with the latest parts, assemblies, and
installations specifically in case of prototype aircraft.

 Customer Interaction for seeking feedback and acceptance based on

the requirements specifically to fuselage of aircraft.

 Proficient in managing the shop floor activities involved in aircraft

structure assembly, raising the shop queries, production queries, and
snags, arranging the materials as per bill of material (BOM),
monitoring and controlling and quality management.

 Design support and liaison to manufacturing and assembly hangars,

which involved providing solutions to the queries and snags.

 Improvements for rainwater protection of the aircrafts involving

classification of fuselage into watertight and non-watertight zones.

 Experience in repair of aircraft structure metallic and composite.

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  Maintain all required documentation in a central repository and
knowledge management software.

 To manage risks and issues impacting project deliverables to avoid

delays in project

 Cross-functional management experience of the aerospace projects

involving various discipline stakeholders.

 Exposure to the certification process with certifying agency RCMA for

obtaining the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) and Final Operational
Clearance (FOC) for the military aircraft.

 Experience in preparation of the project status report and reporting to

various stakeholders.

MAJOR PROJECTS
1. Digitization of Light Combat Aircraft Fuselage Assemblies
Project Duration: 2 Years
The project objective was to digitize close to 2000 drawings into 3D models
and Digital drawings using CATIA CAD tool. My role was that of team
member and I joined the project when it was in its execution phase. The
project outcomes were digitized drawings of parts/assemblies, Change
Notice, Bill of Material and ‘learning points document’ derived from project
experiences of the team. I learnt a lot from this project regarding the Design
Procedure and process of freezing the design.

2. Development of the Knowledge Management software to store

Queries and Snags
Project Duration: 16-18 months
This project involved the development of an application with the help of IT
department to store the shop queries, production queries, and snags. Before
developing this application, we used to store only hard copies of these
documents and the retrieval was very cumbersome and time consuming.
Using this application we saved a lot of time and effort. Now this application
is being used across ARDC for PQ, SQ and Snag management.

3. Replacement of Larzac engine with AL55I engine in IJT-36 Aircraft

Project Duration: 6 months
Objective was to replace lower powered Larzac engine with AL550I engine.
As a Project Lead I was responsible for overall project tracking from
structure, supporting various designs and manufacturing teams and
interfacing with suppliers. Again following the concurrent engineering
concept, I was coordinating, discussing and negotiating with the other
groups.
I also coordinated with certification authorities like airworthiness and RCMA.
Ground test and flight test certification of the new engine also was a key part
of the project.

4. Design and Development of Ventral Fin of Jet Trainer Aircraft

Project Duration: 6 months

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The project involved designing and developing a Ventral Fin which gives
better stability to the aircraft and improves aerodynamic characteristics.
Project activities involved requirements of specification document and
existing fin's aerodynamic data, finite element models, stress and dynamic
analysis of improved fin, installation and testing plan on aircraft,
airworthiness certification. I was involved as a member of team. My role was
to prepare the finite element models, to coordinate with the Material group
for selection of the material, and coordinate with the Analysis group for
finalization of the design. Aerodynamics group also was a key stakeholder in
the project.

5. Installation of Anti-spin Parachute for Jet Trainer Aircraft

Project Duration: 10-12 months
Objective was to install, test and commission anti-spin parachute on IJT-36
jet trainer aircraft. My role was that of a project lead from structure side. I
was involved in developing the work breakdown structure for the project and
planning for the quantum of work involved. My role comprised also
coordination with Stress, Dynamics, Aerodynamics and Material groups for
finalization of the design. I contributed to assembly shop for installation and
to testing team also.

6. Gun Installation on Light Combat Aircraft

Project Duration: 9-12 months
Objective was to install, test and commission the GSH23 Gun on Light
Combat aircraft. This was the project I handled independently. I was
responsible for developing the project management plan, project monitoring
and controlling, getting acceptance from customer. Outcomes were gun
assembly drawings, ground firing result, in-flight firing data, airworthiness
certification and user acceptance document. I organized project progress and
coordination meetings with design and manufacturing groups, conducted
periodic user reviews and feedback sessions.

7. Weight Reduction of Structure of IJT-36 Trainer Aircraft

Project Duration: 6 months
The project was to reduce the structural weight of the aircraft including
fuselage and wing. In this project, my role was the project lead from
fuselage. I was responsible to create a detailed plan, develop a project
schedule, and execute the project. Coordinating with other stakeholders such
as manufacturing groups, Generating and distributing reports related to
project progress to the management.

8. Jaguar Aircraft DARIN III Upgrade Program (Current Project)

Project Duration: 4 years
This is a complex program on avionics upgrade of Jaguar Aircraft for Indian
Air Force. project involves the up-gradation of various systems such as
Electrical Systems, Communication Systems, Software Enhancement,
Structural Modification etc. As a project manager, I am responsible for
developing a project schedule, (IOC Schedule, FOC Schedule), composing
bimonthly report for Air Head Quarter, updating regularly project dashboard,
conducting the meetings with stakeholders for project inputs. Besides,
communicating with project stakeholders and external agencies involved is a

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crucial part of the project. I am involved in execution of the project,
monitoring and controlling, sorting out any issue in project team etc. Material
management is a challenging part of this program as many LRUs are supplied
from outside the country.

9. Development of CBT Package for Jaguar Aircraft (Current Project)

Project Duration: 15 Months
This project currently is under Initiating Phase. The objective of the project is
to develop a CBT package which will be used to impart the training to the Air
Force technicians on aircraft maintenance activities.

AWARD
1. Second Prize in Quiz competition on ‘Composite Design and Manufacturing’
conducted by ARDC, HAL Bangalore.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
1. Participating in SayTree plantation Drive in Bangalore and surrounding
areas to protect the environment.
2. Participating in social activities organized by YouthForSeva Foundation in
Bangalore and surrounding areas.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 2nd January 1982
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Married
Languages : English, Hindi
Citizenship : Indian

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