Kumaran Durairaj
Senior Manager-Interior/Exterior
Chennai,TN
Summary
- 21+ years of experience in design and development of Automobile Seating system, Interior- CPM , Trims and Exterior-Wiper /wash, Mirrors.
- Proven track record of Leading and executing Global Nissan projects from conception to Design release.
- Possess excellent negotiation, organizational, relationship management, problem solving and interpersonal skills with cross-cultural adaptation & creative abilities.
- Expecting Top Management or upper middle management Role in Automobile Engineering / Project management.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
Renault Nissan Technology and Business center India Pvt Ltd
Chennai, Tamilnadu
09.2008 - 04.2021
- Successful managed to complete all digital lot activities from design concept to design freeze of Vehicle development for Interior and exterior parts of Nissan projects with Nissan Technical center ,Japan.
- Achieved target of 10% increase in productivity for continuous 3 years by implementing Automation tools and Best output process creation for all vehicle development milestone activities.
- Serial life project management for Interior and Exterior parts for Nissan Kicks and minor change variants of Micra & Sunny.
- Achieved 2% Cost reduction target for Interiors department Nissan projects.
- Lead a team for ORVM commonization for 3 vehicles (Nissan vehicles) considering all the regulation and customer requirements that resulted in reduction of lead time for Styling convergence.
- Successfully managed career development for team members and implementation of training plan to increase the skill level of the team.
Team Lead
Altair Engineering India Private Limited
Bangalore, Karnataka
10.2005 - 09.2008
- Design optimization of BIW parts for Trucks using OptiStruct tool and CATIAV5
Team Lead
Dana India Technical center Pvt Ltd
Pune, Maharashtra
09.2004 - 10.2005
- Design of Structural parts for Trucks
- Drawing release in Team center
Lead Engineer
Tata Johnson Controls Automotive Ltd,India
Pune, Maharashtra
07.1999 - 09.2004
- Led a team of design engineers for doing feasibility studies, concept proposals, layouts, modeling and detailing and guided the team to reach better design solutions.(Seating system, Interior)
- Deputed to USA for 3 years .Worked as design engineer for Ford Projects
Education
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Anna University
Chennai 06.1995 - 05.1999
Skills
Design and development of Interior/Exterior
Project management Activity & Team Management
Cost reduction and localization activity
Supplier management and finalization
Offshore/Onshore work Management
Business Process Improvement
Accomplishments
VP award for Quality of Management
VP award for Business expansion of GFS activities
Timeline
Senior Manager
Renault Nissan Technology and Business center India Pvt Ltd
09.2008 - 04.2021
Team Lead
Altair Engineering India Private Limited
10.2005 - 09.2008
Team Lead
Dana India Technical center Pvt Ltd
09.2004 - 10.2005
Lead Engineer
Tata Johnson Controls Automotive Ltd,India
07.1999 - 09.2004
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering -
Anna University
06.1995 - 05.1999