Ganesh Hegde
Pune
Summary
Dynamic career of 14+ years with extensive exposure in Vehicle diagnostics, Software development, Vehicle Architecture, Project management, Product Development Processes, Benchmark Studies, Technical Specification, DVM, Concept Design, Homologation, DFMEA, DVP, DFM, DFA, DFS, Chassis System Design, Vehicle Integration activities and VAVE to increase the value of the products. Proven career in conceiving, executing & implementing effective projects / ideas / strategies that can add value to the organization through inspiring leadership, rich experience & innovation excellence; targeting challenging roles in Project Management / Vehicle Integration & Engineering to deliver solutions for complex product, business process management & technical requirements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Tata Motors Ltd (TTL)
Pune
04.2024 - Current
- Delivered the Modularity Vehicle project for the IB Market from BSI to the BSVI range.
- Responsible for end-to-end delivery of hybrid commercial vehicles.
- Product owner of tractor-trailer vehicles from 40T to 55T.
- Leading driveline simulation team for commercial vehicle models to select best driveline.
- Responsible for project budgeting, resource allocation, and project management activities.
- Leading a team of 12 members.
Project Manager
KPIT Technologies Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2022 - Current
- Handling JLR, BRP, One Inc and VinFast Accounts (Diagnostics Practice).
- Handling a team of 30 team members
- Responsible for JLR, BRP, One Inc and VinFast Accounts for all diagnostics related projects.
- New Proposals for upcoming Projects & extension Projects
- Resource Planning.
- Project Planning.
- Effort and Revenue calculation
- Invoicing as per milestones.
- Customer pain point addressing
- Managing Time and material projects
- Managing fix price Projects
- Managing customer escalation
Sr. Team Lead
Tata Motors LTD (TTL)
Pune, Maharashtra
01.2011 - 06.2022
- Project Manager for LNG fuel in Tippers (from 28 ton to 48-ton Tippers).
- Analysis of customer requirement which received from NPI.
- Defined Vehicle Benchmark & Setting performance attribute target.
- Planned and implementation of project.
- Facilitated definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables.
- Defined project tasks and resource requirements.
- Developed full scale project plans.
- Defining & managing project budget.
- Managing project resource allocation.
- Plan and schedule project timelines.
- Constantly monitor and report on progress of project to all stakeholders.
- Defining Vehicle architecture.
- Preparation testing requirement & monitoring.
- Maintaining complete Digital Mockup for project.
- Conducting design reviews time to time.
- Preparation of Long lead item of project for part development.
- Defining no of proto requirement for Teasing, Certification & Build issues resolution along with CFT.
- Vehicle testing issues closure & Engineering sign-off & Hand over to production. Project Completed: Project Manager for Prima Tippers.
- Delivered Prima 3ST BS6 Tippers
- Delivered Prima 28T BS6 Tippers
- Delivered Special Purpose vehicle Prima 28T & 35T cement spreader.
- Delivered Prima 28T & 35T REPTO Vehicles for Cement mixer application. Additional Responsibility Undertaken: Lead Engineer for MHCV category vehicles.
- Vehicle Performance & Fuel Economy Simulation using AVL Cruise Tool.
- Conducted 2000 + simulation and defined driveline for truck, tipper and tractor.
- Simulation conducted with various duty cycles all over India and co-relation with physical testing.
- Working on CV driveline simulation for future project.
- Contributed 8% Fuel economy improvement in tipper through innovative ideas.
- Working on Higher rating engine driveline selection for Upcoming projects.
Design Engineer
Force Motors Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2009 - 01.2011
- Developed steering system design for MHCV Bus.
- Completed for Designing, Lay-outing, and Making component level drawing of Steering System.
- Supported of Building Prototype.
- Supported for component development of steering system.
Education
M Tech - Mechatronics
Vellore Institute of Technologies
Vellore, Tamilnadu, India05.2009
BE - Mechanical Engineering
Vishweshwaraiah Technology University
Belgaum, Karnataka, India05.2006
Skills
- Project management
- People management
- Problem-solving skills
- Vehicle design and development
- Decision making
- Benchmarking
- Vehicle performance simulation
- Team leadership and collaboration
- MS Office
- Digital mockup
- Vehicle architecture
- Vehicle integration
- Risk management
- Project management methodologies
- Project planning
- Project scheduling
- Project tracking
- Adaptability
- JIRA
Accomplishments
- Patent filed: Traction on demand in tippers, reached TATA innovista final round in the year 2021
- Applied for IPR: Coil type heater for soot burning to improve Fuel economy in BS6 vehicles
- Applied for IPR: Single piece 5th wheel coupling in 2019
- Applied for IPR: Any time adjustable driver workstation for Bus & which we delivered to Spain
- Paper Presented in Tata motors technical seminar 2018: ICR Methodology (for cost & weight reduction)
- E-trailer : New technology demonstration and Patent filed in the year of 2025
Awards
- 2023: Best Project manager of the Month for the June'23.,
- 2021: Best Project team of the Year for delivering BS6 tipper Product.,
- 2021: Award received for Benchmarking of competition and improvement done in fuel economy,
- 2020: Man of the month for completing engineering sign-off of BS6 tippers on time
- 2019: Man of the Year for BS6 Driveline selection for MHCV,
- 2018: Best project of the quarter for delivering special purpose tippers to customer.,
- 2017: Award received for field issues resolution.
Timeline
Project Manager
Tata Motors Ltd (TTL)
04.2024 - Current
Project Manager
KPIT Technologies Ltd
06.2022 - Current
Sr. Team Lead
Tata Motors LTD (TTL)
01.2011 - 06.2022
Design Engineer
Force Motors Ltd.
06.2009 - 01.2011
M Tech - Mechatronics
Vellore Institute of Technologies
BE - Mechanical Engineering
Vishweshwaraiah Technology University