Ankush Chopda
Project Engineer
Bangalore
Summary
To make the working environment and colleagues’ enthusiast and develop a culture of innovation and thought process of “What Next?” in the team and organization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Program lead – Engineering CAE Design Model Delivery
Tata Consultancy Services
10.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Bangalore, India
- Client- General Motors
- CAE master model development and release in team center
- Project management for estimated hours and time contract of delivery
- Support cross functional team for various load cases delivery
- Ensure model reusability by CAD comparison, CAE model comparison in various build events
- Ensure proper billing for supplier
- Others: IT assets management for 200 Engineers and ensure smooth onboarding and off-boarding data clearance for our organization
- Application access management
- Leading Various CAE tools and application upgrade and deployment up to end user
- Business planning for various programs
- Project management
- Project hours estimation and modeling planning
- Organization of Non Synchronized projects, Management leader role where I ensure business reporting for time, FTE and lead team to ensure quality and on time delivery
- Ensure FTE billing for maximizing benefits to organization with win-win situation for customer
- Bangalore, India
- Client- General Motors
- Adapted quickly to changing environments for continued professionalism under pressure.
Lead Engineer – Engineering CAE Design Model Delivery
General Motors Technical Centre India Pvt. Ltd
06.2008 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: Bangalore, India
- ERCM Lead role: (April 2015 - Sept
- 2019)
- Lead all technical deliverables for Engineering release and change Management
- Change management process setup for new product introduction
- SPOC for co-ordination with PLM team for development of new product change management software for India requirements (business, legal, local process, etc.)
- Monitor Metric reporting deliverable for cross functional team including Design and supply chain and other functions as required
- Define work elements for team members and support for completion of KRA
- Conduct train the trainer’s session for all the global process/procedure changes
- Complete DFSS black belt for all team members
- Initiated people management under supervision of Manager
- Change Management Leader:
- Conduct Change Approval Board (CAB) meetings for GM India products
- Redirecting changes in change Management process as per global directions to cross functional team and Metric reporting
- Ensure compliance, verifies PPAP level, and defines RCD based on the duration/quantity listed by the DE
- Issues/concerns to be brought to the attention of the PEM
- Approves (with Go, No-Go) for WO with responsibility for DWG impact and changes with respect to risk involved for timing of implementation and affect to Quality
- Ensure EWO will not have any implication in production or downstream functions
- Brought discipline in CAB by bringing down unwanted discussion and aiming for conclusion
- Define distribution list for WO based on the standard requirement
- Take WO to Change board for CFT approval
- Follow up for implementation in production line to achieve TID defined in CAB and capture breakpoint
- Ensure system closure with VIN and EIN details for future tracking of change
- VDS Analyst:
- Released VDS for Existing carlines from 2009 to till date
- VDS creation for all carlines and complete validation of features as per S&O
- Close technical coordination with PPPM and PEM for features being modified
- Support link functions for System Set up (MGO, POMS, and GVOC, SAP.)
- New Product Introduction and project planning
- Portfolio management with existing products
- Spec analyst: (June2008-April2010)
- Worked with detailed setup of Master Part list and system configuration for all carlines in Spec analyst role
- Worked in all SMT and conversant with different release scenario of all SMT e.g
- VAA, Less finish color release, service release and requirements
- Supports DRE in EWO writing with quality for reusability, system configuration, Programing, scheduling and other supply chain activities
- Others
- To control release activities for all process in Engineering release standards
- Represent GM India in Global forums for defining global standard of release
- Cross regional communication of changes
- Role of VDS analyst for all carlines
- Act as a backup and auditing internal processes for release standards
- Support Plants on issues of VDS and MPL
- Other work Achievements:
- Successfully migrated release data from one series to three series in 2008
- Implemented system and process as per global process for LPG in Spark and then provided solution for Beat LPG release to Korea
- Key role in the launch of Beat Diesel
- Lead in builds of Spark gasoline, diesel and LPG builds for MPL support and change content preparation which helped in easy flow of build and quick identification of parts
- Support in Enjoy builds till regular production stage for launch release
- Act as consultant for global change management process for parts release and GVDP for engineering release
- SME for CR/DN, PCN, S&O approval process requirements
- Bangalore, India
Executive-QE – Spec Control
HONDA SIEL CARS INDIA LTD.
09.2007 - 06.2008
- Company Overview: Greater NOIDA, India
- To issue Design Changes from Japan to different departments regularly
- To coordinate Design Change Meetings weekly
- To control and monitor Honda Engineering Standards at enterprise level for ISO
- Monthly Validate BOM for every department for accuracy
- Coordinate fitment trial for new production part change process
- Other work Achievements:
- Prepared database for checking issuance status of bulk drawings which is running very smoothly and saves lot of time gets consumed in manual checking
- Greater NOIDA, India
Graduate Functional Trainee
John Deere Equipment Pvt. Ltd.
03.2006 - 08.2007
- Company Overview: Pune, India
- Worked as ‘Manufacturing Spec Analyst’ and ‘Service Parts Analyst’ in Product Engineering Department
- Major Duties and Other work Achievements:
- Working as Manufacturing Spec Analyst and Service Parts Analyst
- Monitoring and coordinating Engineering Release and Change Management
- Attending projects meetings as a representative from Product Engineering
- Bill of Material and DWG release status Validation in Projects
- Maintenance of Material master, Vendor master, Track material records in SAP
- Service Parts Implication management in International environment in WISE
- Configuration of new product parts in System
- Tracking cost change, Quality of Cost and other quality data at running phases as per GVDP of project
- Created database for maintaining BOM at different levels of Project which is used for tracking the parts with different features and characteristics at different stages of Project
- This database was by project team dashboard is used by leadership
- Pune, India
Engineer
Galaxy Agro Equipment
07.2005 - 02.2006
- Company Overview: Pune, Maharashtra
- Batch type production enterprise
- Development ideas for running product
- Design, Drafting & Stock maintenance, and balancing
- Pune, Maharashtra
Education
MBA - Marketing, Finance
GPA: 68%
B.E - Production
GPA: 64%
HSSC - undefined
GPA: 69.33%
SSC - undefined
GPA: 69.46%
Skills
Product development
Maintenance scheduling
Web Security
Programming
Service requests
Project Management
Technical Support
Technical Analysis
Production design
Digital design
Content management systems (CMS)
Data warehousing
Project management proficiency
Production understanding
Budgeting
Dependable and Responsible
Extra-Curricular Activities
Participated in National Level Technical Model Exhibition – 2005 Passed Preliminary in vocal classical music Developed website with payment gateway integration Beginner knowledge for Meta, Virtual reality, JIRA, Server, SQL, PowerShell and Teamcenter, Excel VBA
Employment Status
17, CAE Design Program Lead, Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore, Karnataka, General Motors
Curricular Training
- Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, Madhya Pradesh
- Red – Ray Laboratories, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Father Contact
8105542211
Disclaimer
I, Ankush Chopda, hereby declare that the information furnished in this C.V is true and reliable to the best of my knowledge.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Shri Santoshkumarji Chopda
- Date of Birth: 06/01/84
- Gender: Male
- Religion: Hindu (Jain)
Timeline
Program lead – Engineering CAE Design Model Delivery - Tata Consultancy Services
10.2019 - Current
Lead Engineer – Engineering CAE Design Model Delivery - General Motors Technical Centre India Pvt. Ltd
06.2008 - 09.2019
Executive-QE – Spec Control - HONDA SIEL CARS INDIA LTD.
09.2007 - 06.2008
Graduate Functional Trainee - John Deere Equipment Pvt. Ltd.
03.2006 - 08.2007
Engineer - Galaxy Agro Equipment
07.2005 - 02.2006
C.V Raman University - MBA, Marketing, Finance
MIET - B.E, Production
Maharashtra Board - HSSC,
Maharashtra Board - SSC,