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Dr. Gargee A Pise

Dr. Gargee A Pise

Pune

Summary

With 9+ years of experience in Medium Duty Diesel Engine Calibration and Development, specializing in optimizing engine performance and diagnostic tuning while ensuring compliance with BSIV, BSVI, and OBD II standards. Expertise lies in developing robust calibrations for emission compliance, altitude performance, cold start optimization, and engine certification through test agencies. Hands-on experience in Real Drive Emission (RDE) cycles using Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS). Led diagnostic tuning projects for Off-Highway and On-Highway engines' After-Treatment system diagnostics. Dedicated to developing and refining diagnostic strategies to meet stringent regulatory requirements for OBD II, EPA, and CARB products, ensuring robust fault detection and minimizing false positives in NOx, SCR, and DPF systems. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Thermal and Fluid Science Engineer – Technical Specialist

Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd
11.2021 - Current
  • First lead CBM2 architecture calibration developer from India to meet the OBD II requirements; tuned features for SORT /DENT and Beta tuning to refine feedforward and feedback control strategies.
  • Innovative combustion calibration strategy eliminated the need for a PM sensor, delivering significant cost savings – Leveraged the CBM-2 features of beta locking.
  • Developed combustion surface through GT for altitude surface upto 5300 and validated the combustion strategy at Ladakh for OBDII products – authored an abstract on the work and submitted for review.
  • Quickly adapted to OBD with system-level understanding, delivering robust NUD (Key-On IRL) diagnostics calibration for Stellantis(US) program.
  • System diagnostics lead for CEV BSV and OBDII 8.5 L program
  • Delivered E-L phase for system diagnostics in global forum; both CCM and ETM including diagnostics related to regeneration performance , doser performance , DPF filtration efficiency , SCR catalyst missing , Nox sensor related diagnostic's.
  • Acquired understanding on CSAR and delivered E-phase for Barracuda (MY-27) products for Nox sensor related ETM’s.
  • Delivered calibration tune for out of mission diagnostics like SPT-2 and DPF restriction test.
  • Developed cross - model for multiple diagnostics leveraging SPBD approach and reducing test cell time to finalize on the calibration strategy.

Thermal and Fluid Science Engineer - Senior

Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd
10.2017 - 10.2021
  • Developed engine-out calibration and optimized combustion, performance, and emission strategies for BSVI, and OBD II programs, ensuring legislative compliance.
  • Designed thermal management strategies and performed steady-state/transient-state calibration to meet exhaust temperature, smoke, and opacity standards for BSVI platforms.
  • Successfully completed Type Approval for BSIV engines at ICAT and BSVI/OBD II engines at ARAI.
  • Resolved high oil consumption issues through innovative calibration strategies and ensured robust performance across engine and test cell variations.
  • Selected and optimized hardware components, including injectors and turbochargers, using GT-Power simulations to meet performance and emissions targets.
  • Acquired expertise in PEMS during a six-week training in Columbus, USA, and led RDE compliance trials, focusing on route selection, data analysis, and conformity factor validation.
  • Developed MLR models and combustion recipes to support hardware transitions from Bosch to CFS for BSVI products.

CPE Engineer

Cummins India Ltd
10.2015 - 10.2017

Developed combustion strategy to meet engine out emissions for BSIV programs.

Developed cold start strategies for BSIV engines to achieve compliance with start time and emissions standards.

Developed high-altitude calibration and lead the CPE testing in Gangtok, Sikkim, for BSIV trucks and tippers, publishing technical reports on outcomes.

  • Established strong working relationships with clients through exceptional communication skills, fostering trust and collaboration.

Education

Ph.D. - Investigation of IC Engine Emissions using Catalytic Converter with Thermal Energy Storage

Government College of Engineering
Pune
03.2018 - 06.2024

Master of Science - Thermal Engineering

University of Pune
Pune
07.2013 - 07.2015

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Pune
Pune
07.2009 - 07.2013

Skills

  • AVL Concerto
  • Concerto (PEMS)
  • Microsoft Office
  • CDAT
  • Cybercal

  • GT Power
  • ANSYS(CFD)
  • Chemkin
  • Matlab
  • GT-Power

Accomplishments

  • 1st position in Know Thy Product competition held at Cummins India Ltd as a part of EBU (Engine Business unit) -hire program 2016
  • Design Phase Calibration Readiness for 180 hp rating BSIV SCR Engine
  • Calibration Delivery to Tata Motors Limited for Umbrella SCR 180hp Tipper Rating
  • Quality & Field Issue Resolution of ISB5.9 BSIV Engine 130hp & 160hp ratings to strengthen the bus segment
  • Extra Mile Award for providing capability development trainings to Lab-Ops
  • Successful completion of BSVI 6.7 Certification
  • Identify WHVC Routes Based on BSVI PEMS Regulation Norms for India HCV Application
  • Introduction of Coalescence breather to meet PN requirements for BSVI engine
  • Successful completion of OBDII Certification.
  • Successfully organizing OBD fun workshop and bringing the team together
  • Demonstrated excellent training on Diagnostics. Overview – EDL to SPE team
  • Successful D- Phase diagnostic delivery for Sabre D-Phase diagnostics
  • Fantastic work on development and certification for Sakura Export.

Certification

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Publications

  • Pise, G., & Nandgaonkar, M. (2022). Thermal management of catalytic converter with heat pipe embedded in thermal energy storage to reduce cold start emissions. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 44(4), 9935–9954. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2143949
  • Pise, G., & Nandgaonkar, M. (2022). Thermal management of catalytic converter with heat pipe embedded in thermal energy storage to reduce cold start emissions. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 44(4), 9935–9954. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2143949
  • Gargee Pise, Milankumar Nandgaonkar,Enhancement of catalytic converter performance to reduce cold start emissions with thermal energy storage – An experimental study,Materials Today: Proceedings,Volume 72, Part 3,2023,Pages 1125-1131,ISSN 2214-7853, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.181.
  • Vaibhav D. Patil et al 2022 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 1248 012051,10.1088/1757-899X/1248/1/012051.
  • Gargee Pise et al 2019,Effect Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage on Performance of Catalytic Converter,Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019): ICTEA.
  • Gargee Pise et al , Performance analysis of the thermosyphon heat pipe collector with Integrated TES of Air and PCM , Volume 7, Issue 3-4, 2016, pp. 265-285 , 10.1615/HeatPipeScieTech.2017019630.
  • Gargee A. Pise et al , Investigation of Solar Heat Pipe Collector Using Nanofluid and Surfactant,
    Energy Procedia,Volume 90,2016,Pages 481-491,ISSN 1876-6102,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.215.


Patent

LOOP THERMOSYPHON HEAT PIPE COLLECTOR WITH THERMAL STORAGELOOP THERMOSYPHON HEAT PIPE COLLECTOR WITH THERMAL STORAGE

IN 2979/MUM/2015 · Issued Jul 27, 2022

Timeline

Thermal and Fluid Science Engineer – Technical Specialist

Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd
11.2021 - Current

Ph.D. - Investigation of IC Engine Emissions using Catalytic Converter with Thermal Energy Storage

Government College of Engineering
03.2018 - 06.2024

Thermal and Fluid Science Engineer - Senior

Cummins Technologies India Pvt Ltd
10.2017 - 10.2021

CPE Engineer

Cummins India Ltd
10.2015 - 10.2017

Master of Science - Thermal Engineering

University of Pune
07.2013 - 07.2015

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Pune
07.2009 - 07.2013

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Dr. Gargee A Pise