RAKESH NERELLA

• Lead a team of 10+ members, from India and global team members reporting to me driving project completion within strict deadlines and quality standards.
• Managed conflict resolution within the team, fostering a positive and productive work environment.
• Monitored team performance, identifying improvement areas and implementing corrective actions for better outcomes.
• Evaluated team performance and provided constructive feedback to improve daily goal achievement.
• Established project team in India, coordinating recruitment and onboarding to enhance team readiness.

Led cross-functional teams in the delivery of high-profile projects, meeting strict deadlines and budget constraints.

• Delivered projects on time and within budget, overseeing all phases from RFQ to final production.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams, facilitating communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive project success.
• Conducted project reviews and generated reports for senior management, highlighting progress and identifying key performance insights.
• Designed and developed optics for projectors, enhancing performance and functionality.

• Designing cost-efficient optical system for Head Lamps and Rear lamps for Four Wheeler and Two Wheeler.
• Designed optics to meet market regulations and collaborated with cross-functional teams on product feasibility.
• Delivered optics design proposals to customer, incorporating feedback from style team.
• Analysed customer specifications for lamps, ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
• Managed programme from request for quotation to launch phase, ensuring timely progress.
• Optical evaluation of prototype and production parts.
• Prepare and deliver final optical performance including photometry and renderings.
• Delivered detailed tooling instructions to suppliers for efficient optics manufacturing.
• Developed DCRM strategies to reduce product costs during design and production phases.
• Homologation support for new programs and ensure on-time launch.
• Delivered optical support to offshore team for two-wheeler vehicle projects over 1.2 years.

• Design and develop new products, and improve existing products.
• Designed the product for cost cutting and improving the performance quality of the instrument.
• Improved specifications over previous models resulting in substantial improvements of the material cost and 50% of the previous assembly time by optics design.
• Optimisation of optics chamber designs by using trace pro tool.
• Test and develop new technologies from pre-production through to build and alteration.
• Developed and implemented a system to optimise production processes, enhancing overall efficiency.
• Trained production optical technicians on new design practices.
• Collaborated with vendors to resolve fabrication challenges and manage lead times for development.
• Created a prototype model for exhibitions, including the major GIFA exhibition in Germany, showcasing innovative designs.