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Abhishek Pruthi
EDU Manager Cab Interior Systems (Expert)
Bengaluru
Summary
Experienced manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in independent decision-making and sound judgment to improve deliverable quality. Involved in complete product life cycle from design specification to supplier co-ordination, product validation and commissioning of interior commodities.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
EDU Manager- Cab Interior Systems
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
- Successfully drove team growth from 2 to 8 members in under a year, building a high-performing team through strategic recruitment, comprehensive onboarding and targeted performance improvement initiatives ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
- Mentored & trained 4 System Engineers and a potential expert in interior commodities
- Played a pivotal role in securing Alstom's floor solution for the Pune L3 project by leading customer discussions and conducting rigorous testing at the supplier facility, which significantly influenced customer approval
- Overseeing technical project execution for 6+ simultaneous projects, ensuring adherence to quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) targets, while maintaining high team efficiency (>92%)
- Conducted regular performance assessments and implemented targeted improvement strategies, resulting in a significant increase in team output and successfully achieving 100% On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery from July 2024 onwards
- Led development of a comprehensive governance tracker enabling real-time monitoring of all EDU KPIs, enhancing visibility and facilitating data-driven decision-making
- Spearheading the adoption of innovative engineering practices, driving continuous improvement and a reduction in engineering development time as part of India Ref Sol
Rolling Stock System Engineer (Expert)
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Led new supplier development activity for plywood floor panel for Perth EMU and Bucharest project, achieving cost avoidance of 240KE with respect to existing supplier. Developed solution used as reference for future Alstom APAC projects
- Led new supplier development activity for passenger seats for Perth EMU project, achieving localisation target and crash compliance with cost avoidance of 1.68ME with respect to standard supplier. Developed solution used as reference for ANZ market
- Influenced Perth EMU and Melbourne customer to accept standard floor covering and driver seat solution respectively, which resulted in cost avoidance of 245KE with respect to alternate solutions
- Developed add-on leg rest solution for Tren Maya business class seats, avoiding costly redevelopment of entire seat solution
- Spearheaded innovative development of seat fixation to floor panel meeting crash requirements in Perth DMU project, simplifying carbody support structure
- Technical referent for Floor Systems & Sealant for all Alstom engineering sites in India
- Member of Crash Core Community Network (CCN) as recognition of work done on crash compliant passenger seat development for Perth EMU project
- Qualified auditor for floor panel suppliers across all sites for DOS (Development on Specifications)
- Led 8Ds to resolve floor issues in Kochi, Lucknow projects during revenue phase and REM project during validation phase
- Strong connect with central network of interior commodities and interior passive safety with improvements suggested in Alstom internal standards (DTRFs)
Mechanical Engineer- Interiors & Cab
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
08.2016 - 11.2021
- Led development of heated floor solution with simplified control logic for REM project (first time for Alstom India). Project in revenue service from 2022 without any issues
- Led development of floor system for Mumbai L3 project with most stringent loading requirements. Solution became a part of India Ref Sol catalogue
- Demonstrated significant process improvement in terms of technical compliance of floor commodity through rigorous implementation of Train Design metier rules and service experience from previous projects
- Developed standard Technical Purchase Specification formats for floor panel, floor covering and passenger seat commodities
- Strong support for floor and seat commodities for various global tenders like Ontario, Bangkok, Jurong, Pune, Athens, Taipei, Singapore CCL 6 and COMPASS
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Alstom Transport India Ltd
07.2015 - 07.2016
- Executed successful implementation of standards section of APSYS for TD- Interiors & Cab domain
- Instituted requirement management process for TD- Interiors & Cab domain using IBM DOORS tool as part of E-Loco project
Education
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering -
Thapar University
Patiala, India 06.2011 - 2015.06
Higher Secondary School - PCM
DAV Public School
Patiala, India 04.2009 - 2011.03
Secondary School -
Assumption Convent School
Abohar, India 04.2000 - 2009.03
Skills
Product specification
Project and technical management
Cross-functional teamwork
Development for Quality
Decision making
Team leadership
MS Office
Accomplishments
- Contributed to DTC savings of 2 M Euros on floor and seat systems through local supplier developments
- Awarded Gold Medal by Alstom India Train Development Director in December 2021 and April 2025 as a recognition of strong contribution for multiple interior subsystems
- Recognised by Alstom central leadership team for rigorous implementation of APSYS and SMS for effective EDU governance
Interests
History
Book Reviews
Bike Travel
Cafe Hopping
Software
IBM DOORS
CATIA/DMA
Timeline
EDU Manager- Cab Interior Systems
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
Rolling Stock System Engineer (Expert)
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
12.2021 - 03.2023
Mechanical Engineer- Interiors & Cab
Alstom Transport India Ltd.
08.2016 - 11.2021
Graduate Engineer Trainee
Alstom Transport India Ltd
07.2015 - 07.2016
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering -
Thapar University
06.2011 - 2015.06
Higher Secondary School - PCM
DAV Public School
04.2009 - 2011.03
Secondary School -
Assumption Convent School
04.2000 - 2009.03