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Raghavendra Pai
Manager Design Services
Bangalore
Summary
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages
Work History
Manager Design Services
Epiroc Mining India
10.2015 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver innovative design solutions, enhancing project efficiency and client satisfaction.
- Managed project timelines and resources effectively, resulting in improved delivery schedules and communication.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather design requirements, ensuring alignment with client specifications and co. standards and pracctices.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring quality service delivery.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
- Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
- Developed a strong company culture focused on employee engagement, collaboration, and continuous learning opportunities.
- Facilitated team brainstorming sessions that led to innovative solutions for long-standing operational challenges.
- Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
Project Leader
Epiroc Mining India
06.2010 - 09.2015
- Design and development of interior plastic panels for Underground rigs.
- Sustenance activities for the underground operator cabin design team.
- Engine change projects in Surface drilling rigs with Tier4 engines
- Sustenance activities for the Surface and Exploration division.
- Onsite visits to Sweden based on project requirements, and to coordinate CPI activities.
- Understanding the products, explore the competence need and guide the team.
- Continuous interaction with divisional R&D managers to look for opportunities, as well as to seek feedback to improve further.
- Built a competent system design team for the Surface division.
- Mentored juniors and helped them to achieve more.
- Report to the manager and divisional team in a timely manner.
Design Engineer
Ingersoll Rand India
03.2003 - 05.2010
- Design and development of compressor for Indian water well market.
- Proto build and field testing.
- Design and development of Fuel group for next generation skid steer loaders of Bobcat.
- Onsite at Bobcat facility, Gwinner USA for 18 months.
- Onsite coordination.
- Competitor bench marking.
Product Engineer
Durolite Pvt. Ltd
05.1999 - 02.2003
- Drafted documentation detailing design requirements and technical specifications along with Manager and lead.
- Worked with product developement team to build new rotor assembly for Hero motors, test prototypes and develop production processes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to conceptualize and refine product concepts.
- Maintained engineering procedures and processes.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
- Responsible for final quality of the products.
- Part of vendor development team.
- Field and customer visits to study the quality issues.
Product Engineer
Miven Mayfran conveyors
10.1997 - 02.1999
- Development of conveyors as per customer requirements.
- Daily workload allocation to fabricators.
- ISO documentation
- Material follow up
- Testing
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal 04.2001 -
Pre University College - PCMB
Viveka Junior College
Kota, India 04.2001 -
Higher Primary -
Viveka High School
Kota, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Project Management
Employee performance evaluation
Strategic planning
Business development
Staff training and development
Stakeholder management
Computer skills
Software
Team centre
Creo
Autocad
Hobbies
Walking
Yoga
Reading books
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tulu
Upper intermediate (B2)
Marathi
Intermediate (B1)
Accomplishments
- Possess 25 years of cross-functional industry experience across R&D, Production, Quality Assurance and Testing, enabling holistic product lifecycle understanding and decision-making.
- 10+ years of people leadership experience, including performance management, skill development, hiring and team capability building.
- Lead and coordinate multiple engineering divisions comprising 85+ engineers, ensuring alignment, workload planning, technical reviews and timely project deliveries.
- Partner closely with customers and business development teams to translate application requirements into technical specifications and product roadmaps.
- Mentor and coach engineering teams in structured design reviews, DFMEA, problem-solving approaches and manufacturing feasibility considerations.
- Led the development of Fuel Group and Rear Hood Systems for next-generation skid steer loaders during an onsite engagement at Bobcat, Gwinner (USA), improving serviceability and manufacturability.
- Served as onsite project coordinator at Atlas Copco (Sweden) for approximately 2 years, managing cross-country engineering collaboration, design validation iterations and internal stakeholder alignment.
- Conducted competitor benchmarking studies for skid steer loaders to identify performance differentiators and guide product feature enhancements and platform strategy.
- Led vendor development initiatives, including capability assessment, first article inspection, proto trial review and cost optimization, improving supplier quality and part reliability.
Timeline
Manager Design Services
Epiroc Mining India
10.2015 - Current
Project Leader
Epiroc Mining India
06.2010 - 09.2015
Design Engineer
Ingersoll Rand India
03.2003 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
04.2001 -
Pre University College - PCMB
Viveka Junior College
04.2001 -
Higher Primary -
Viveka High School
04.2001 -
Product Engineer
Durolite Pvt. Ltd
05.1999 - 02.2003
Product Engineer
Miven Mayfran conveyors
10.1997 - 02.1999