Pushkal Litoria
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
A seasoned Design Leadership Specialist with more than two decades of experience, committed to delivering outstanding results in the Automotive and Occupant Safety domain. Skilled at conceptualizing and executing intricate and scalable solutions. I have repeatedly demonstrated my ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives that result in significant business growth. My track record highlights my commitment to promoting employee engagement and motivating teams, ultimately leading to increased efficiency and optimal performance. Aspiring to a leadership opportunity with a prestigious organization.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager & Associate Senior Manager, Seatbelts Product
Autoliv India Private Limited
01.2022 - Current
- Currently pursuing a course in Artificial Intelligence Tools for leadership and productivity improvement
- Lead the team to develop Innovation and continuous improvement culture
- Expanded business into multiple domains
- Customer contact for Advanced Technology Developments
- JIT Champion for Lean Engineering through Autoliv Production System
- Team engagement leader for BU
- POSH Team IC Member
- Virtual Product Management
- Customer Collaboration for Commercial Vehicle Restraint Systems
- Created Lean Practices and Zero-Defect Culture
- Delivered P&L for Seatbelt Team with year-on-year productivity improvement
- Leading a team of over 55 members, championing quality processes to deliver zero-defect products to customers, achieving a 10% productivity increase
- Managing EBIT and P&L for Seatbelt Product
- Deployment of Training & Certification Calendar in team and across CFT's based on Business Forecast
- Demonstrating capabilities and connecting with customers
- Customer domestic contact at Autoliv for advanced Seatbelt products and technologies to create the strategy for Future Autoliv Roadmap
- Build strong relationships with the customer and coordinate with Customer Engineering Managers on product and technology roadmaps
- Align Autoliv technology road map with customer expectation.
- Identifying new business engagement areas.
- Overseeing the entire product lifecycle from engineering to development
- Providing visionary leadership and strategic direction for innovation and continuous improvement to enhance efficiency, improve product design, and increase overall profitability
- Successful implementation of internal processes to ensure 100% Standards Adherence
- Defining and Implementing Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to achieve organizational objectives
- Fostering Team Engagement through effective collaboration and motivational strategies to boost team productivity and morale
Senior Project Lead, Seatbelt CAD
Autoliv India Private Limited
Auburn Hills, Michigan
09.2013 - 03.2018
- Complete Business set-up with American Team from processes to Quality and way of communication
- Established Trust with American counterparts to successfully generate business of over $0.5 million in a calendar year
- Identify Customer Requirements and future needs based on interaction
- Train the team on various Processes and standards per Customer expectations
- Review Team performance and implement identified improvements
Engineering Lead, Seatings Systems
Infosys Technologies Ltd
06.2009 - 07.2013
- Release Coordination activities for Nissan OEM
- Lean concept of Engineering - JIS, One Pagers, Automation
- Lead a team of 5 Members to effectively Manage American Customer
- Design for basic packaging and functionality
- Change Management, Quality Control and Project management Activities
- Design and Safety Sign-off support for Product launch Cycle
Engineering Analyst, Seatings Systems
Infosys Technologies Ltd
Germany
09.2008 - 05.2009
- Onsite Coordinator Peugeot Project Support.
- Offshore Team coordination for job execution and knowledge transfer
- Supplier Interactions for Design Enhancements
- Design and Development of Seat Structure Components
- Change Management, Quality Control and Project management Activities
- Customer Design Review
Engineer, Seatings Systems
Infosys Technologies Ltd
11.2004 - 08.2008
- Design & Development of Seatings Structural Components - CATIA & I-Deas
- Manage Project Engineering and Release Activities
- Packaging Studies and proposal definition for structural implementation
- Detail Drawing and Layout Creations for Structural Components
- GD&T & Tolerance Stack-up Studies
- Customer Interaction
- Creation of Knowledge Database Assets
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
01.2004
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership and Team building
- Risk management
- Profit & Loss
- Decision-making
- Problem-solving
- Goal-setting
- Business Development
- Change management
- Resource allocation
- Collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Mentoring & Coaching
- Product Design & Development
- Delivery Management
Accomplishments
- Best Project Award for Lean Engineering Concept 'iTrim' in Infosys Technologies Ltd
- Autoliv Employee Champion of the year 2018
Languages
English
Hindi
Personal Information
Title: Senior Manager
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing Cricket and Table Tennis
- Listening to Music
- Reading Books
Training
- AI Tools workshop from Be10x
- Basics of Leadership
- LeadNXT Leadership Development Program (Bumblebee Leadership Academy)
- Sustainability and Corporate ESG | Practical Implementation
- SPARC Workshop for Vehicle Occupant Safety
- Situational Leadership
- Leading Change
- Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
- Safety Belt for Pregnant women
- Automobile with Emergency flotation system
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the information furnished above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge Pushkal Litoria
Timeline
Senior Manager & Associate Senior Manager, Seatbelts Product - Autoliv India Private Limited
01.2022 - Current
Senior Project Lead, Seatbelt CAD - Autoliv India Private Limited
09.2013 - 03.2018
Engineering Lead, Seatings Systems - Infosys Technologies Ltd
06.2009 - 07.2013
Engineering Analyst, Seatings Systems - Infosys Technologies Ltd
09.2008 - 05.2009
Engineer, Seatings Systems - Infosys Technologies Ltd
11.2004 - 08.2008
M. S Ramaiah Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
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