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Sujith Prabhakaran
Senior ManagerAutomotive Interiors,Seeking roles in Product Design &
Development,Program Mgmt,Part Design,Quality Control,Budgeting,3D
Modeling,Design Modification,RFQ,Technocommercial Operations, OEM,Press
Molding,Product Costing,AutoCAD,Catia
Current Designation: Senior ManagerAutomotive Total Experience: 16 Year(s) 0 Month(s)
Interiors,Product Design,Product Development
Annual Salary: Rs 20.0 Lac(s)
Current Company: Hinduja Tech
Highest Degree: PGXPM [General Management]
Current Location: Chennai
Address: 86, First Street, Annai Theresa Nagar,
Pref. Location: Chennai Puzhuthivakkam,, Chennai 600091
Functional Area: Engineering Design / R&D
Role: Product Development Mgr
Industry: Auto/Auto Ancillary
Date of Birth / Gender: 09 Jun 1977 / Male
Marital Status: Married
Key Skills: Senior ManagerAutomotive Interiors,Product Design & Development,Program Mgmt,Part Design,Quality
Control,Budgeting,3D Modeling,Design Modification,RFQ,Technocommercial Operations, OEM,Press Molding,Process
Costing,Product Costing,AutoCAD,Catia
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ID: 1bdaf56b5a5f5de005 Last Active: OctDec 2015 Last Modified: OctDec 2015
Summary
Total 15 Years of Experience
* Product knowledge Instrument Panel, Door Trims, Inside Door Handles, Pillars and Consoles.
* Product Development Knowledge Tooling Feasibility, gauge concept, quality tools, CFT coordination, Reviews with
global experts, customers and vendor Management.
* Design and Development Process, Interior requirements, Product Design, Part Design, , Assembly process/ technologies
etc considering various feasibilities and failure modes.
* Experience of working for various OEM's in India like Renault, Nissan, Tata, Ford, Mahindra, Volvo etc. and for Daihatsu
Design Center, Osaka, Japan.
* Forming and managing Product Design Team.
* Product and process costing for RFQ's and Making Technocommercial proposals.
* Understanding of Product Planning (Trained using Markstat), Positioning Strategies, Sales, Management Accounting,
Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Product and Brand Management,
Strategic Management.
Work Experience
Hinduja Tech as Senior ManagerAutomotive Interiors,Product Design,Product Development
Feb 2013 to Till Date
The role includes complete QCD responsibility of all Hard Trims for a Program at RNTBCI.
The responsibilities include Manage design and development team activities to meet the Quality, Cost and Time Target.
It includes coordinating with Chief Vehicle Engineer, Program Management, Styling, Budget Control, Buyers, Vendors,
Testing, Manufacturing, Vehicle and Part Quality engineer.
Larsen & Toubro IES as ManagerGlobal Cockpit Module Business Unit at the ODC dedicated for
Calsonic Kansei
Aug 2012 to Feb 2013
The role includes complete responsibility of the Cockpit Module Business Unit.
Responsibility was to form and manage a design team to deliver the design work as per customer requirement.
Developed Processes to manage the work such as work flow, SOW, training plan, Check Sheets, etc.
Visteon Automotive Systems Ltd as Assistant ManagerProduct Development Interiors
Dec 2006 to Aug 2012
The role includes complete responsibility as a Project Lead in terms of Program Management and Engineering.
This Includes Interaction with OEM, Product and Process Experts, CAD & CAE team, Tooling, Graining, Raw Material,
Gauging Suppliers, Testing Agencies, SPE, Purchase, MPL & Leadership Team...
Projects:
* Mahindra Xylo Instrument Panel Design.
* Complete system Design and Development of Tata Aria Door Trims.
* Design Review and Proposals of a W408 Door Trims for Mahindra.
* Development of Ford Figo Door Trims Export.
* Design of a 2 Piece Pull Cup for Ford Figo.
* Current Model Issues for Figo Domestic.
* Development of Renault H79 Door Trims.
* Design of Nissan K2 Instrument Panel.
Pursuits:
* Mahindra International Limited 935 world CAB
* Mahindra & Mahindra W 201 IP
* Tata Motors Y1 IP
* VW Polo IP
Product & Manufacturing Technology Experience
* Modular IP architecture
* Door Trims Single and Multi Piece
* Pillars
* Injection molded part design
* Fabric/Vinyl Wrapping
* Heat Stalking
* Ultra Sonic Welding
* Thermo/Vacuum Forming
* Inmold Decoration
* Painting
* Press Molding
* Back Injection on Formed Skin
Education
UG: B.Tech/B.E. (Mechanical) from st peters engineering college, chennai in 1999
PG: PGXPM (General Management) from Great Lakes Institute of Management (GLIM) in 2012
Other Qualifications/Certifications/Programs:
Six Sigma Green Belt
IT Skills
Skill Name Version Last Used Experience
CatiaV5
AUTOCAD
3DSTUDIO max
MECHANICAL DESKTOP
CAD/CAM
Languages Known
Language Proficiency Read Write Speak
English
Hindi
Tamil
Malayalam
Affirmative Action Work Authorization
Physically Challenged: No Countries: India
Job Type: Permanent
Employment Status: Full time