Pramoda Udupa

• Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout project lifecycle.
• Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
• Developed comprehensive project plans with clear timelines, milestones, and budget requirements, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
• Prepared detailed reports on project status for stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment with objectives.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, securing quality materials at competitive prices for efficient use of resources.
• Streamlined project processes by implementing Agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced costs.
• Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
• Quality check and design approvals for new concept generation & final BOM release for prototype.

Client: Tevva (UK)

• Maintained good rapport with customer contacts at all levels & establishing connectivity and enabled licenses to offshore team by coordinating with IT team
• Truck chassis integration & packaging of various BEV & FCEV components
• Design & Development of mounting structures for EV & FCV components
• Conducting cross-functional design review meetings with all stakeholders & suppliers for design validation for all EV chassis subsystem components
  

Client: Dematic - GmbH

• Mechanical Design & Development of Logistics Conveyor products
• Exploring and sourcing new suitable vendors for prototype activity, obtaining quotes with capabilities, turnaround times, and quality of work
• Validating best prices for services and ensuring that vendors fulfill their contractual obligations
• Negotiating the contracts, assigning jobs, evaluating performance, Managing customer-specific requirements and offering technical support to vendors
• Worked on project schedule as per customer milestones & requirements & creation of proposals for new enquiries from customers
• Leading Design team & conducting cross-functional design review meetings with all stakeholders & Vendors for design validation for all designed components
• Quality check and design approvals for new concept generation & final BOM release for prototype

Client: Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford (UK)

• Involved in Business development activities to get new business with other cross-functional teams.
• Worked on the selection of chassis components from the manufacturer configurations list according to ADL requirements.
• Worked on Design & packaging for Driveline, Exhaust, Brakes, suspension & Coolant packs along with other related components based on the supplier installation guide.
• Adaptive frame design & development of various mounting structures for chassis components.
• Designing & finalizing the routings of Fuel pipes, Coolant pipes, Charge Air Intake pipes, Exhaust pipes, Urea supply pipes & other service pipes as per the installation requirement
• Worked on IQA documentation and calculations related to engine crank shaft BM & exhaust components as per supplier installation & signoff requirements
• Involved in chassis layout design and packaging of EV powertrain components with necessary creepage and clearance
• Liaison with various third-party suppliers to define correct material specification requirements for hoses, pipes, Insulations & chassis frame components
• Successfully delivered NPD & CME projects with whole vehicle variants for different regions such as EU, APAC & NA

Client: Alexander Dennis Limited

• New design concepts development & optimization, weight reduction & cost-effective product creation to suit the requirement.
• Preparing manufacturing drawings as per BS8888 standards.
• Quality check and design approvals for new concept generation & final BOM release for production.

Client: Alexander Dennis Limited, Guildford (UK)

• Creation of deriving turning circle radius layout, checking of suspension dampers & air bellows with max and min-height in all ride conditions with articulation.
• Worked on various designs for various capacities of fuel tanks, Urea tanks, Engine mounting structures, Exhaust mounting structures, Radiator mounting structures & many other chassis components.
• Worked on various designs of sliding Battery carrier arrangements for EU, HK & NA busses based on customer requirements.
• Worked on retrofit design for Webasto Pre-Heater and Radiator on existing chassis.
• Supported for pre-production department during the proto-build of chassis & resolved /executed the build issue logs as & when reported in the system.

• Conveyors & Oven designs for various USA-based Food industries.
• Preparation of work procedures, guidelines, Effort Estimation and checklists for smooth & easy execution of the project.
• Worked on reverse engineering projects, Re-Designing Weldment Assemblies & 2D-3D conversion.

• Supervised Engine unit assembly section and Running repair section of the Transport Division.
• Planning and procurement of spares by raising Material Procurement Requests (MPR).
• Documentation of quality control activities as per the standards.