PricewaterhouseCoopers | Management Consultant, Automotive | Gurgaon
- For Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, as a subject matter expert, assisted in formulating and implementing automotive regulations including battery standards for EVs, implementation of AIS 142, Bharat NCAP etc., and proposed roadmap for future regulations
- Formulated the proposals for incentive schemes having a total budget of ~INR 500 crores (200 + 300) for retrofitting CNG and EV (Electric Vehicle) kits in State Transport buses
- Designed the organization structure and the funding mechanism of Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme) and coordinated with various stakeholders (including Global NCAP, UK) for the successful end-to-end implementation of NCAP in India, a milestone for the Indian automotive industry
- For a global auto OEM scouted 50+ futuristic technologies and proposed 30+ technologies for implementation in new models; conducted a workshop and 20+ meetings to bring together the senior management of the OEM and the technology suppliers for potential technology partnerships
- For EEPC, India, as a knowledge partner, identified and reached out to 200+ international exhibitors/ VIP-visitors, and assisted in organizing Bharat Mobility Global Expo, 2024
- For an Indian tier 1 auto component supplier, scouted 100+ technology companies in the EV and connected car domain to identify partners for potential joint venture or acquisition
Maruti Suzuki | Deputy Manager, Product planning and development | Gurgaon
- Within the product development team of Celerio, led the development of 4 door accessories, contributed to the development of 10+ door & related components, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assessed design changes, released 10+ Engineering Change Notes (ECNs), and implemented them at assembly line.
- As a part of product planning team, analyzed design of 10+ competitor vehicles to map product development strategy and generate VAVE (Value Addition Value Engineering) ideas
- During a project stint in Suzuki, Japan, strengthened benchmarking parameters against industry standards by utilizing data from 100+ vehicles, resulting in a unified benchmarking database across three Suzuki subsidiaries- India, Japan & Indonesia.
- Facilitated localization of material & structure analysis of competitor vehicles’ body shell, resulting in savings of estimated 60 lakhs/ year.
- Conducted extensive automotive market research through secondary sources and published 12 benchmarking reports and 5 First Impression Reports.
Hero MotoCorp | Assistant Manager, Production engineering
- Orchestrated new model development activities for weld shop for upcoming model (i-Smart 110)
- Directed changes in weld shop production process for transition of 5 vehicle models from BS-III to BS-IV
- Undertook work content study as per JIT methodology and improved productivity of weld shop by 12.5%
- Established consumables usage standards and a robust skill development plan, resulting in consumables cost reduction by 18% and rejection cost reduction by 85%
- Implemented Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) practices at weld shop