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Rajshekhar  Dandin

Rajshekhar Dandin

Pune

Summary

ENGINEERING MANAGER

Having around 22+ years of experience (8 years in Product Company/Production unit, 11.5 years with Global Engineering services, 3 years in Green field Project), Expertise in Executing Projects in Global environments, leading Integrated Projects teams consisting of Global team members. Worked with different suppliers, Successfully launched Modularity project.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

ATLAS COPCO India Private Limited.
Pune
11.2019 - Current
  • Product Design, Development and Sustenance Management of Standard and Standard+ high pressure gas units(CNG Compressors, Bio-gas Compressors etc.) manufactured in India
  • Manage and coordinate the work of skilled Engineering staff, placing particular emphasis on standardization & innovation for Design and Development for expanding existing product lines, based on Division and Marketing needs
  • Stimulate and steer the Engineering Team to develop innovative products, developing a leading position within the field of high-pressure gas units, providing high value products with high and consistent quality.
  • Maintained comprehensive records of engineering activities, including test results, design specifications, changes made during development process.
  • Created detailed reports for senior management on the status of projects and deadlines.
  • Coordinated with other departments to ensure product prototypes were completed in a timely manner.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews with employees, providing feedback and suggestions for improvement.
  • Prepared and participated in project design reviews.
  • Developed and implemented engineering processes that improved project efficiency drastically.
  • Coordinated contractors, architects, and other project team members to deliver high-quality projects within specified timeframes.
  • Established relationships with vendors to obtain materials at cost-effective prices.
  • Prepared budgets for each project and monitored expenditures to stay within financial limits.
  • Resolved conflicts between staff members in an efficient and professional manner.

Team Leader

ATLAS COPCO India Private Limited.
Pune
12.2013 - 11.2019
  • Handled around 20+ design engineers to provide engineering services for Atlas Copco Product Company’s.
  • Offered training and support to keep team members motivated and working toward objectives.
  • Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
  • Participated in regular meetings with senior leadership to provide updates on team progress.
  • Established clear expectations for employees, providing guidance when needed.
  • Provided coaching and feedback on employee performance, encouraging professional development.
  • Resolved customer complaints in an effective manner while maintaining a high level of customer service.
  • Held weekly staff meetings to review project updates, discuss issues, and brainstorm solutions.
  • Facilitated communication between cross-functional teams within the organization.

Senior Deputy Manager-Designs/Mechanical

CHETTINAD Cements Corp Pvt. Ltd.
Gulbarga Dist.
05.2011 - 12.2013
  • Ensure on timely delivery of drawings and follow-up with consultancy if noticed any deviations.
  • Identifying pending project activities, Tracking and monitoring whether according to schedule works are progressing or not (through MS project schedules).
  • Co-ordination with government officials for various approvals.
  • Ensure on time releasing of General Arrangement, Civil-Construction, Mechanical Fabrication / Erection and Assembly drawings to the respective Project departments and Contractors.
  • Proposal Engineering.
  • Checking of Consultants drawing with Equipment drawings.
  • Projects forecasting and reporting to internal and external stake holders.
  • Plant up-gradation, modifications and condition monitoring to ensure optimum availability.
  • Ensure spares parts drawings availability as and when required by doing Reverse Engineering.

Lead Designer-Engineering

EATON India Engineering Center
Pune
02.2006 - 04.2011
  • Leading projects, Co-ordination between team members and the client.
  • Maintained on Time Delivery (OTD) of projects which I handled.
  • Maintained team quality metrics and provided the information as and when to Balance Score card team for rolling out team/group level scores.
  • Supported design activities to Jackson MS, Los Angeles plants of USA and Bedhampton plant of UK (Divisions of EATON Aerospace) according to engineering instructions.
  • New product development drawing creation, Proposal Support, 2D to 3D conversion, Sustaining Engineering, Fixture design, Manifold design.
  • Preparation of Bills of Material, Engineering Change Notices (ECN), Engineering Change Record (ECR) and release to plant.

Design Engineer

CATERPILLAR Engineering Design Center
Chennai
02.2005 - 01.2006
  • Conversion of 2D to 3D Solid models and the detailed drawings of various Castings, Forgings and Sheet metal components.
  • Creating Assemblies and Detailing for the CAPT to Pro/E conversion project for the D3500 Engine Project.
  • Transferring the Pro/E files into data base through PDM Software Team center Enterprise (Metaphase), registering all types of files in Metaphase and performing all types of activities in Team center enterprise.
  • Updating the information through Engineering Data Server (like BPCS)
  • Worked as a Quality checker for the 16-member team and maintained the good quality drawings (Errors per drawing was 0.17).

Design Engineer

NARALE Industries
Pune
07.2001 - 02.2005
  • Estimating and Costing of fabrication items.
  • Execution of jobs according to given design/drawing.
  • Co-ordination with manufacturing process and monitoring the day to activities.
  • Preparing the specifications sheet and Techno commercial offers based on customer enquiry.
  • Generating detail manufacturing drawings for the components if required.

Education

Master's in Business Study - Production and Operation Management

Pune University
10.2010

B.S. Engineering Technology -

BedhamptonBirla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pillani
08.2009

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -

Government Polytechnic Gulbarga
05.2001

Skills

  • Proven experience as a Engineering manager/Head or similar role
  • In depth understanding of product development process and engineering best practices
  • Strong leadership and project management skills
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
  • 22 Years of total experience with 10 years of People Management experience
  • Successful track record of project management
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience on development of complete products/package
  • Hands-on experience with Engineering Change Management, Design Transfer processes
  • Demonstrated experience on system testing, test automation & test fixture design for mechanical systems
  • Trying to adapt automation into current system
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD, preferably Creo (Pro-ENGINEER) /Inventor
  • Special knowledge on Control panel development and PLC program development for compressor packages
  • Robust knowledge of design controls and risk management standards
  • Experience in mentoring of designers or design teams
  • Experience in translating customer needs into technical requirements and clearly defining the complete needs to project members
  • Good understanding of testing critical to quality and regulatory requirements
  • Expert in prioritizing, requirement clarification, and development effort estimation
  • Proven leadership skills, work breakdown / divide work & delegation / output review
  • Great work ethics with a passion for quality, Lean and business efficiency
  • Experience in a New product development project

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Kannada
  • Marathi
  • Telugu

Hobbies and Interests

  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Browsing Internet
  • Cycling
  • Watching movies

Training

  • Six Sigma for DFSS and DMAIC model
  • Tolerance Stack up
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance
  • In-house training on Project Management (PMBOK) by PMP certified trainer

Timeline

Engineering Manager

ATLAS COPCO India Private Limited.
11.2019 - Current

Team Leader

ATLAS COPCO India Private Limited.
12.2013 - 11.2019

Senior Deputy Manager-Designs/Mechanical

CHETTINAD Cements Corp Pvt. Ltd.
05.2011 - 12.2013

Lead Designer-Engineering

EATON India Engineering Center
02.2006 - 04.2011

Design Engineer

CATERPILLAR Engineering Design Center
02.2005 - 01.2006

Design Engineer

NARALE Industries
07.2001 - 02.2005

Master's in Business Study - Production and Operation Management

Pune University

B.S. Engineering Technology -

BedhamptonBirla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pillani

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -

Government Polytechnic Gulbarga
Rajshekhar Dandin