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Dr L N Satapathy

Dr L N Satapathy

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic Additional General Manager at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, I spearheaded the establishment of India's first space-grade Li-ion cell manufacturing facility, driving product development and strategic planning. My leadership in manufacturing processes led to successful ISRO missions, showcasing my expertise in quality management and cross-functional team collaboration.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Additional General Manager

Bharat Heavy electricals Limited
Bengaluru
08.2017 - Current
  • Established India's first space grade Li ion cell manufacturing facility at BHEL, qualified the product and executed commercial order for ISRO
  • Manufactured and tested Li ion battery and used in ISRO satellites for successful historic missions like CHandrayaan 3 and SPADEX missions of ISRO.
  • Designed and developed Li ion battery for advanced medium combat aircraft - A Make in india Product under testing and certification
  • Manufactured space grade solar panels for almost all space missions of ISRO in last decade.
  • Member, CII National committee on space
  • Factory Manager of BHEL- Electronics Systems Division

Sr. Manager, DGM and SDGM

BHEL
Bengaluru
06.2007 - 07.2017
  • Designed industrial level microwave furnace to sinter alumina based wear resistant ceramics and drying of high voltage porcelain insulators
  • Developed a patented composition of Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst and first time demonstrated in a side stream of thermal power plant with high ash content coal in India

Education

Ph.D. - Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru, India
01-2003

MBA - Marketing Management

Indira Gandhi National Open University
New Delhi
07-1998

PGDEE - Environment Management

Indian Institute of Ecology And Environment
New Delhi
06-1996

Master of Technology - Materials Science

Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
01-1991

Master of Science - Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay
07-1989

Skills

  • Product development
  • Manufacturing processes
  • Team leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Problem solving
  • Cost reductions
  • Cross-functional team management
  • Networking
  • Quality management

Affiliations

  • Youngest Past President of IISc Alumni Association
  • Past Joint Secretary and present Council member of Indian Ceramic Society
  • Life member of IIM, Incers, MRSI, IITBAA, IIscAA

Accomplishments

  • UNIDO fellow @ Alfred University, USA and BOYSCAST fellow @ PENNSTATE, USA.
  • only recipient of four major awards namely R. L. Thakur memorial award for Young Scientist in 2002, Malaviya award for best technical paper in 2008, Sashadhar Ray memorial award for Industrial Excellence in 2010 and D N Agarwal memorial Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 instituted by Indian Ceramic Society
  • Appreciation letters from Jt. Secy./ MHI, GOI, Director/ ISRO and Felicitation by former Union Minister of MHI, GOI
  • published more than 50 technical papers in international refereed journals and proceedings and granted 21 Indian patents and four Copyrights

Certification

  • Fellow, Indian Institute of Ceramics and Institution of Engineers
  • Member, Editorial Board of Transactions of Indian Ceramic Society

Timeline

Additional General Manager

Bharat Heavy electricals Limited
08.2017 - Current

Sr. Manager, DGM and SDGM

BHEL
06.2007 - 07.2017

Ph.D. - Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Science

MBA - Marketing Management

Indira Gandhi National Open University

PGDEE - Environment Management

Indian Institute of Ecology And Environment

Master of Technology - Materials Science

Indian Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology

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