Bhavin Prajapati

• A results-driven professional with complete accountability for achieving annual savings of €2M through continuous improvement initiatives. Expert in budget ownership and financial planning, managing a €12-15M budget for a 200+ headcount engineering center. Proven track record of controlling budgets within limits, and maintaining minimal variance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Resource Planning: Effective allocation of engineering resources across multiple teams to optimize budget utilization.
• KPI Monitoring and Reporting: Monthly tracking and reporting of key performance indicators to the business head.
• ODC & Vendor Management: Full ownership of Offshore Development Center operations, managing three vendors with 50+ contract resources. Responsibilities include resource allocation, cost negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management.

Digital Solutions:

• An Excel-based cost-measuring tool has been developed using cloud solutions, including PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, and SharePoint as the database, which saves approximately 78K euros annually by increasing the efficiency and productivity of colleagues. Similarly, we developed an SAP designation for the engineering community, a training evaluation, and a feedback tool for L&D, etc.
• Agile Project Delivery: Leveraged agile and scrum methodologies to lead the development and implementation of an ERP hours booking tool using SAP, MS Teams, Excel, and Power BI.
• Process Automation: Designed and deployed an end-to-end automated procurement tracking system with Power BI and Power Apps, integrated with SharePoint, delivering a record-breaking implementation timeline.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Thermal Performance Evaluation Projects.

1. Thermal Performance Evaluation and Optimization: Utilized conjugate heat transfer (CHT) simulations to assess the thermal performance of a cylinder-head-liner assembly. Optimized the water jacket design for improved thermal efficiency and effective coolant flow distribution.

2 .Blowby System Performance and Optimization: Simulated the complete blowby gas path, including the pre-separator, crankcase ventilation, and pressure control unit. Predicted system behavior under various operating conditions, and implemented design modifications to reduce pressure drop and improve gas/oil separation efficiency.

3. Marine CFD – Hull Resistance under Wave Conditions: Conducted multiphase transient simulations with a dynamic mesh to evaluate added resistance on a vessel hull under different wave profiles. Extracted heave and pitch data for stability and performance assessment.

4. Water Jet Inlet Optimization: Performed CFD simulations to determine the optimum surface roughness at the water jet inlet for minimizing pressure losses. Initial methodology development through 2D simulations, validated against the Moody chart. Extended to 3D simulations for full-scale evaluation, and reported findings to Manufacturing Engineers for surface treatment, and production adjustments.

• We used to carry out meshing using ICEMCFD/T-grid software and generate a high degree of meshing for Airbus at TTL.

• I was deputed on-site at Cummins Research and Technology India Ltd. As a CFD engineer. Worked on various CFD projects, ranging from pressure drop analysis to porous media modeling, for various products, like manifolds and filters.
• Some of the projects are to predict the pressure loss coefficient and provide design optimization suggestions for the air intake manifold and exhaust manifold of a diesel engine using Fluent. Predict the pressure drop across the air cleaner assembly, air and lube filter, fuel-water separator, and bypass filter.

• Being a lecturer at BIT in the Mechanical Department, I am responsible for sharing knowledge with first and final year students. Also, coordinator for Training & Placement Division. Project guidance and seminar activities with students.