Pruthviraj Palaskar
Summary
Team Leader with diverse and rich experience in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets technical goals and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker and consensus builder.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager (Lead Engineer, Specialist)
Volvo Technical Center
11.2019 - Current
- Product: Trucks and Buses
- Key founding member of CFD team in Volvo,B'lore.
- Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaboration. Helped establishing quality of work standard at Global level.
- Developed efficient & accurate Wind noise prediction method (Aero acoustic) to predict interior noise and enhance product quality through human comfort.
- Managed resource planning(for Agile WoW) and balancing with respect to project work and priorities.
- Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive success as one unit. Especially for Aero devices such as upper side skirt,wheel caps and for thermal management of electronics components such as CMS ECU and LED Lamps.
- Balanced competing features such as Aerodynamics, Soiling, Noise,Crash safety and thermal safety, efficiently by understanding technicalities and challenges thoroughly.
- Provided ongoing support to team members, addressing concerns or questions promptly so they could remain focused on their tasks.
- Managed conflict resolution among team members, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
- Built strong relationships with all internal and external stake holders through positive attitude, attentive response and empathic listening.
- Assisted in recruitment of new team members, hiring highest qualified to build team of top performers.
- Streamlined and devised workflows for increased efficiency.
- Worked with team to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.
- Conducted training and educated different department teams about importance of Aerodynamics, EURO Norms,VECTO test and Wind Noise.
Lead Engineer II
John Deere Technical Center
03.2017 - 10.2019
- Product: Combine Harvester
- Leading and guiding team in designing effective and efficient analysis methodologies.
- Underhood thermal analysis, centrifugal fan flow optimization, hydraulics piping optimization, wind load pressure calculation by CFD using Star CCM.
- Improvise existing methodologies.
- Contribute in product value addition and cost saving measures.
- Optimizing products using DOE.
- Analysis based improvement for Grain flow and handling in various systems of harvester like residue management system, cleaning shoe and Grain tank loading/unloading system, using DEM by EDEM.
Team Leader
TATA Motors ERC on TATA Technologies Payroll
10.2012 - 02.2017
- Product: Passenger Cars and SUVs
- Leader of newly established Aerodynamics Team.Involved in Goal setting of members.
- Developed Aerodynamics analysis methodology to accurately predict drag within 2% and lift within 10-15 counts. Published SAE paper
- Developed team members'' skills through targeted coaching sessions, resulting in improved individual performance.
- Involved in developing 1-D analysis methods to predict underhood cooling flow requirement, fan selection and heat exchanger selection
Senior Engineer
General Motors Technical Center
08.2008 - 10.2012
- Product: Passenger Cars
- Predicting drag and lift coefficients, front end airflow using CFD
- Developed transient simulation methodology to predict drag coefficient more accurately in collaboration with team mate
- Designed complete Li-Ion Battery thermal management system using airflow for light weight passenger vehicle(Spark)
- Responsible for venting arrangement design and analysis for battery.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Lakson Industries
08.2005 - 07.2006
- Responsible for quality of products supplied to Bajaj Auto Ltd.
- Established sampling process for required sigma level quality
- Customer centricity by way of understanding pain points and arriving at solutions in collaboration with Bajaj Engineers
Quality Assurance Engineer
Crompton Greaves
07.2004 - 07.2005
- Responsible for Pump impeller quality provided by Vendors.
- Vendor quality improvement by process
capability improvement. Awarded 2nd prize at all India organization level. - Customer satisfaction improvement by improving user manual for pump products.
Trainee Quality Assurance Engineer
Lakson Industries
12.2003 - 06.2004
- Responsible for quality of products supplied to Bajaj Auto
- Understood 6 Sigma quality process. Measures taken to ensure it.
Visiting Lecturer
Govt College of Engineering
07.2003 - 12.2003
- Subject taught: Theory of Machines.
Education
M.E. - Thermal Engg.
Indian Institute of Science(IISc), B'lore
07.2008
B.E. - Mechanical Engg.
Govt. College of Engg., A'bad
06.2003
H.S.C -
Maharashtra State Board, Pune
03.1999
S.S.C -
Maharashtra State Board , Pune
03.1997
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Work Planning and strategizing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- People Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Effective Communication
- Team Building
Accomplishments
- GATE rank 15th in 2006
- University level badminton player in college team
- State Govt. scholarship in 4th standard
- Attended 1 month vocational training at Bajaj Auto plant, Aurangabad
Publications
CFD methodology to accurately predict Aerodynamic drag and lift for passenger vehicles Effect of side taper on Aerodynamics drag of a simple body shape with diffuser and without diffuser
Hobbies and Interests
- Interested in social welfare activities such as feeding needy, supplying educational material for orphan school, tree plantation etc.
- Learning about Yoga & spirituality. Nature lover.
Timeline
Senior Manager (Lead Engineer, Specialist)
Volvo Technical Center
11.2019 - Current
Lead Engineer II
John Deere Technical Center
03.2017 - 10.2019
Team Leader
TATA Motors ERC on TATA Technologies Payroll
10.2012 - 02.2017
Senior Engineer
General Motors Technical Center
08.2008 - 10.2012
Quality Assurance Engineer
Lakson Industries
08.2005 - 07.2006
Quality Assurance Engineer
Crompton Greaves
07.2004 - 07.2005
Trainee Quality Assurance Engineer
Lakson Industries
12.2003 - 06.2004
Visiting Lecturer
Govt College of Engineering
07.2003 - 12.2003
M.E. - Thermal Engg.
Indian Institute of Science(IISc), B'lore
B.E. - Mechanical Engg.
Govt. College of Engg., A'bad
H.S.C -
Maharashtra State Board, Pune
S.S.C -
Maharashtra State Board , Pune
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