PricewaterhouseCoopers | Management Consultant, Automotive | Gurgaon
- For Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), managed the implementation of Indian automotive regulations, while framing future regulatory frameworks and policies
- Oversaw the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (Bharat NCAP) from conceptualization to launch, collaborating with key domestic and global stakeholders, to ensure successful implementation
- Formulated Govt. schemes worth INR 200 and 300 Cr for retrofitting CNG and EV kits, respectively, in old STU buses
- Led the scouting of 50+ futuristic technologies, enabling a global auto OEM in transforming its product development strategy
- Facilitated business partnerships between the OEM and technology holders by conducting workshops and individual meetings
- Assisted in organizing India’s largest mobility expo – Bharat Mobility Global Expo (2024) - by engaging and coordinating with 200+ international exhibitors and visitors
- Steered the product diversification strategy of a tier-1 component manufacturer, scouting 100+ companies for potential partnerships
- Generated business lead worth INR 70 lakh by leveraging industry network and managed end to end delivery of proposal
- Contributed to multiple RFPs and POVs related to growth strategy, digital transformation, product strategy etc.
- Led training initiative on Indian automotive regulatory ecosystem and developed a master repository for existing regulations in India
Maruti Suzuki | Deputy Manager, Product planning and development | Gurgaon
- Led the product development activities of 15+ door related components of a new model - Celerio.
- Driven change management activities by releasing 10+ Engineering Change Notes (ECNs) and implementing them
- Enabled efficient product planning by analyzing the design of 10+ competitors’ vehicles, mapping their product development strategies, publishing benchmarking and First Impression Reports, and generating VAVE ideas
- In a cross-border project, standardized benchmarking practices across Suzuki India, Japan, and Indonesia by leveraging a database of 100+ vehicles
- Achieved savings of ~60 lakhs/year by localizing the material and structure analysis of competitors’ vehicles body shells
Hero MotoCorp | Assistant Manager, Production engineering
- Led the change management activities for weld & paint shop, enabling the development of new model – i-Smart 110
- Oversaw the BS-III to BS-IV transition of 5 vehicle models by managing the changes in production process
- Improved the productivity of weld shop by 12.5% by undertaking work content study as per JIT methodology
- Achieved 18% reduction in consumable costs by establishing usage standards and implementing Kaizens
- Realized 85% reduction in rejection cost by driving workforce skill development and multiskilling activities
- Supervised a workforce of 50+ members, ensuring production targets were met with a minimal rejection rate
- Contributed to the implementation of TPM, digital transformation, and automation projects across the production plant