Prasad Pawar
Project Manager
Pune,M.H.
Summary
Lead Project Management for MCAD and PLM applications, guiding Windchill and CATIA releases per year, governing 10+ vendors, demand intake, and service operations across global stakeholder networks. Drives end-to-end delivery through license optimization, contract renewals, and release coordination while protecting continuity during upgrades and migrations. Aligns internal teams and external vendors to keep incidents, changes, and projects on schedule.
Overview
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Certifications
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years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Project Management
MAN Truck and Bus India Pvt Ltd
06.2025 - Current
- Currently serving as Application Owner and Project Manager for MCAD & PLM applications
- Led PLM application operations and service governance, ensuring effective management of incidents, changes, releases, and risks while maintaining high service quality and user satisfaction.
- Led demand management and prioritization forums, partnering with business stakeholders to capture requirements, assess business value, prioritize initiatives, and drive end-to-end delivery from solution proposal through development, testing, deployment, and go-live
- Governed end-to-end delivery by coordinating vendors, onsite teams, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely execution, service quality, and adherence to agreed SLAs and KPIs.
- Lead CATIA & Windchill releases, enhancements, infrastructure planning, licensing, procurement, testing, deployment, and go-live activities.
- Worked on the PTC Windchill functional enhancement and major version upgrade project, supporting business continuity and improved PLM capabilities
- Coordinated vendors, onsite teams, and internal stakeholders for end-to-end delivery, ensuring timely execution, service quality, and adherence to SLAs and KPIs.
- Managed software license lifecycle, including utilization monitoring, demand forecasting, renewals, and compliance, ensuring optimal license allocation aligned with business requirements.
- Oversaw license, maintenance, and service contract renewals, evaluating utilization trends and business demand to optimize costs and maximize return on investment.
Technical Specialist - Mechanical Design
Knorr-Bremse Technology Center India
12.2017 - 06.2025
- Served as Engineering Lead for product transition projects, coordinating global stakeholders across Europe and India to localize air brake valve products for heavy commercial vehicles while meeting quality, cost, and timeline objectives.
- Managed project planning and backlog prioritization using Agile methodology and JIRA
- Alignment with cross functional & overseas Internal customers (Bendix-US, KB-Hungary, KB-Germany & KB-Italy) for R&D technical release and product validation.
- Project Execution :
- Developed product specifications from customer inputs (e.g., Volvo, Iveco, Scania), secured customer approval prior to internal release, led DFMEA activities, prepared DVP, and released 3D & 2D drawings based on specifications while evaluating and supporting existing and new part suppliers (casting, machining, plastic) during design stage gate phases.
- Reported project status, highlighted risks, and drove corrective actions to achieve milestones.
- Quality Assurance & Design Reviews:
- Conducted design & DMI reviews, drawing checks, and validation of test and R&D documents.
- Problem Solving & Risk Mitigation:
- Led root cause analysis and resolution of product failures identified during Design Verification Plan (DVP) testing and customer field issues, driving corrective actions and risk mitigation
- People Management:
- Led team of CAD engineers, overseeing design calculations and product design upgrades, providing training and technical guidance, offering feedback, identifying training needs, and supporting team members in acquiring necessary competencies.
- Change Manager - Engineering Change management Projects ( May'23- Jun'25 ) :
- Led a portfolio of Engineering Change Management projects for the Drivetrain product group, coordinating stakeholders across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Suppliers to deliver changes on schedule and within scope.
- Led project planning, impact assessment, risk management, governance reviews, and implementation tracking for engineering changes across the product lifecycle.
- Facilitated Change Control Board (CCB) meetings, driving stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, and approval decisions for critical change initiatives.
- Oversaw ECR/ECN workflows within Teamcenter PLM, ensuring traceability, audit readiness, and successful project execution with minimal operational disruption.
- Monitored project schedules, change KPIs, risk registers, and communication plans to ensure timely completion of change initiatives across the product lifecycle.
- Acted as the primary liaison between Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customers, ensuring effective communication and seamless change deployment.
Assistant Manager - Engineering Dept.
Amphenol Interconnect India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2011 - 11.2017
- Led team of four CAD engineers, overseeing on-time delivery (OTD) and task management to ensure project goals were met
- Managed product sustainability and maintenance according to MIL standards.
- Managed product sustainability / maintenance as per amendments of MIL standards
- Reviewed 3D and 2D drawings to ensure compliance with GD&T requirements.
- Reviewed 3D & 2D with respect to the GD&T requirements as well stack up analysis
- Performed thorough DFMEA at the concept stage to capture the product failures & hence reducing further risk
- Supported supplier deviations by conducting preliminary design calculations for fit and function.
- Directed transition of MIL-DTL-38999 electrical connector from France to India, facilitating seamless project execution
CAD Engineer
Rubicon Design Technologies
10.2010 - 04.2011
- Acquired knowledge of CAD practices requirements and managed CAD data using Windchill PLM
- Developed detailed 2D and 3D CAD models using AutoCAD and SolidWorks for design projects.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure design specifications met client requirements and standards.
- Conducted thorough design reviews to identify potential issues and improve overall project efficiency.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University
Aurangabad, Maharashtra01-2010
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
MSBTE
Mumbai, Maharashtra01-2007
Skills
Project management
Engineering change management
Agile methodologies
Dfmea
Product development
Plm application management
Teamcenter
Windchill
Cad data management
3D modeling
Vendor management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Release management
Team leadership
Certification
Attended training sessions for PMP certification exam preparation and am currently preparing for the PMP examination
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Feather in Cap Award : Successfully completing EU QRV streamline technical release., Award for Outstanding contribution in HBV Valve project.
Timeline
Lead Project Management
MAN Truck and Bus India Pvt Ltd
06.2025 - Current
Technical Specialist - Mechanical Design
Knorr-Bremse Technology Center India
12.2017 - 06.2025
Assistant Manager - Engineering Dept.
Amphenol Interconnect India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2011 - 11.2017
CAD Engineer
Rubicon Design Technologies
10.2010 - 04.2011
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
MSBTE
Bachelor Degree - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University