PANDURANG GURUNAYAK

• Should Costing:
• One of the initial team members responsible for establishing the organization’s first Aerospace engine component should-costing project for a leading engine manufacturer.
• Played a key role in developing customer-specific costing methodologies, calculation frameworks, and best practices for a new and highly specialized initiative.
• Successfully delivered models that built customer confidence and demonstrated measurable value, contributing to the conversion of the pilot initiative into a confirmed long-term project.
• Worked closely with the Software Development team to conceptualize and develop an in-house machining cycle-time calculator, replacing dependency on high-cost commercial software and contributing to significant savings in software-related costs for the organization.
• Provided domain expertise and should-costing inputs to ensure the in-house calculator accurately reflected machining processes, cycle-time calculations, and customer-specific requirements.
• Develop multiple secondary-process cycle-time calculators covering customer-specific requirements as well as standard/general process requirements, improving the consistency, speed, and reliability of costing calculations.
• Delivered quality models and analytical outputs that strengthened customer confidence in the organization’s capabilities and contributed to the successful conversion of the pilot initiative into a confirmed long-term engagement.
• Aerospace Manufacturing & Process Development:
• Successfully manufactured and proved a wide range of critical Aerospace components, including casing rings, rotating swash plate masts, hydraulic manifolds, turnbuckle components, and other precision parts with stringent quality and delivery requirements.
• Gained extensive hands-on experience machining difficult-to-machine Aerospace materials, including stainless steels, titanium alloys, and Inconel alloys, while maintaining required quality and process performance.
• Took ownership of First Article proving and critical process setups on multi-axis CNC machines, successfully establishing and validating processes for complex and high-value Aerospace components.
• Played a key role in process proving, optimization, and standardization, converting successful First Article processes into stable and repeatable production processes.
• Maintained close interaction with customers to understand critical requirements, resolve manufacturing concerns, and ensure timely delivery of priority Aerospace components.
• Collaborated closely with Process Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, and CNC Programming teams, providing practical shop-floor inputs to develop effective machining strategies, tooling approaches, setups, and CNC programs.
• Contributed significantly to improving machining strategies and CNC programming by combining hands-on machining expertise with practical knowledge of machine capabilities, tooling, fixtures, and process constraints.
• Demonstrated strong ownership in handling technically challenging components and critical manufacturing requirements, from initial setup and First Article proving through process stabilization and production.

CNC Machining Training From NTTF - Dharwad

Six Sigma Green Belt Assessment Completed

• >20 Years Experience
• >$5M Cumulative Client Savings
• 15 Years Cost Modelling
• 30% Model Preparation Time Reduction
• 5 Years CNC Supervision
• AS9100 Aerospace Environment

• Practiced Supply Chain exposure across Aerospace manufacturing and should-costing, including material sourcing, supplier inputs, lead times, external processing, and their impact on cost and delivery.
• Incorporated raw-material cost, material availability, supplier lead times, bought-out components, and external processing requirements into should-cost models.
• Worked with Manufacturing, Process Planning, Procurement, Engineering, and supplier-related teams to evaluate dependencies affecting cost, manufacturability, production schedules, and customer delivery.
• Applied manufacturing and costing knowledge to assess supply-chain implications of material selection, process routes, make-or-buy decisions, manufacturing capacity, and external processing.