RAVINDRANATH KOTI
Deputy Chief Engineer
Bangalore
Summary
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL with over 19.5 years of experience in: ASSIGNMENTS IN MACHINERY AND PLANTS PROCUREMENT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT/ NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PROCESS ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING CHANGE PROJECTS/ SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT/ QUALITY ASSURANCE Proficient in New Projects and upgrades in Process engineering function across specializations of machining, fabrication, assembly and running Process-oriented operations through process improvement, engineering change; streamlining operations, invigorating businesses, productivity improvement, systems & procedures, planning of Metro Rail Depot Machinery and plants their procurement and handing over. PROFILE SUMMARY KEY DELIVERABLES SKILL SET
Overview
2065
2065
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Chief Engineer
01.2001
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited
Bangalore
05.2016 - Current
Executive Engineer
Depot Procurement
1 1 - 09.2016
- Key Result Areas: Depot Machinery, Plant, equipment planning, procurement and handing over to O&M
- Responsibilities:
- Depot Section:
- Planning and procurement of Machinery and Plant for existing depots of Phase-I and upcoming new depots of BMRCL Phase-II, their installation, testing, commissioning, proving and handing over to Operations and Maintenance
- Preparation of need assessment, cost-analysis and Capital expenditure of M&Ps as per DPR for their procurement
- Benchmarking and preparation of technical specifications for depot machinery like Pit Wheel lathes, Automatic Train wash plants, Rail cum Road vehicles, Electric Bogie Tractors, Battery chargers for coaches, material handling equipments, work tables, fixtures etc
- Through BMRCL established Tendering procedure
- Contract Management and Vendor Management related to M&P procurement
- Contracts execution by interacting with the Contractors as per Key dates and Contract conditions of the awarded M&P tenders
- Performance monitoring of the M&Ps as per Contract conditions
- Handing over of M&Ps to O&M with necessary co-ordination with supplier
- Interfacing of the Contractors with all the stakeholders of the Contract for the Contract’s successful completion
- Review of design document of the M&Ps and their verification in compliance to the technical Specifications of the Tender document
- Inspection of M&Ps by carrying out Inspection as per technical Specifications of the Contract at suppliers works by conducting Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and at BMRCL works by conducting Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)
- Assisting in review of Depot designs review of depot layout and depot drawings of Phase-II new depots
- Co-ordinating and managing the execution of DLP/Warranty/AMC/CAMC of the awarded Depot M&P Contracts
- Assist O&M in bottleneck activities in depot M&Ps in their refurbishment/repair of M&Ps
- Ensure availability of trouble-free M&Ps during BMRCL emergent situations (like P-155 emergency at Trinity Station) by ensuring Contractor personnel to attend any breakdown of the facilities
- Assist O&M section for preparation of M&P procurement Tenders
- Accomplishments Depot Section:
- Procurement of Truck mounted machinery to BMRCL depots, conducting of Acceptance Tests
- Conducting of Acceptance Tests of Wheel mounting Press
- Finalization of Technical Specifications, and procurement of Machineries like Vertical Turning Machine along with Axle diameter measuring station for rail wheel machining, Under Floor Wheel Lathe, Automatic Train Wash Plants, Mobile Lifting Jacks, Pit Lifting Jacks, Electric Bogie Tractors, Rail cum Road Vehicle with Re-railing and Rescue equipment for Hebbagodi, Whitefield and Kothanur Depots of BMRCL Phase-II Project.
Assistant Manager
Development for Production Engineering Department
02.2013 - 04.2016
TVS Motor Company Ltd
Hosur
07.2010 - 04.2016
Asst. Manager
TVS Motor
Hosur
06.2010 - 04.2016
Asst. Manager, Assistant Manager
Production Engineering Department, Engineering
07.2010 - 02.2013
- New Product Development for Production, Handing over of the New Processes of machining, assemble, fabrication and painting to Production team with PPAP submission
- Proposing and Finalizing of manufacturing options and investment proposal considering manufacturing feasibility, cross functional coordination to arrive at should cost estimates for sourcing proposal and Make or Buy decisions, project financial viability check and approval
- Implementing Engineering Changes in existing products
- Monitor and ensure achievement of Project Targets, delivery of parts/assemblies as per QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) project milestones by resolving conflicts and addressing problems with suitable counter measures by co-ordinating with Manufacturing teams, Vendors, and Design teams
- Ensure Completion of Technical Process Design Reviews as per SOP along with Learnings and obtain management approval in all the Review gates for Project completion
- Plan & deploy resources to support Production Engineering activities for Product implementation and to support customers (plants)/suppliers in trouble shooting and improvements
- Risk assessment and Mitigation plans and Weekly project status reporting to Management
- Conduct and participate in DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM (Design for Manufacturing) / DFA (Design for Assembly) ensuring cross leanings and addressal of past product problems and existing line problems
- Institutionalized proto builds for design verification and complete detailed process design proposal, equipment planning, DAP, ordering, trails &commissioning considering DFMEA, PFMEA and past product problems
- Process design verification (Beta Build), Validation (Quality Production) and MP (Mass Production) sign-off with customers through trials
- Trouble shooting all levels of Product implementation and achieving agreed Manufacturing Process Targets
- Accomplishments
- Contributed towards increase in market share (5% in the scooter market) and profitability improvement by implementing new scooter “TVS Zest”
- Implemented 4 Scooter refreshes creating attractive features to customers thereby increasing sales by 20%
- Successfully delivered Zest project by ramping up to additional demand of 100% within time period of 6 months by incorporating the changes for productivity improvement
- Achieved 90% direct pass related to process design criteria at designed capacity of 800/day
- Successfully controlled the investment and process scrap costs by creating flexibility in machining process
- Successfully implemented New features in Scooty Pep creating attractive features to arrest its decline in sales by implementing Engineering Changes (ECR project).
Asst. Manager, Assistant Manager
Production Engineering Department
07.2010 - 02.2013
- Process design for transmission components manufacturing for connecting rod and crankshaft
- Supervising the design & development of new SPM machines for Crankshaft and connecting rod
- New machines procurement and reconditioning of existing machines (VMC’s and SPM’s) in line with TPM with technical and commercial evaluation, equipment note preparation along with maintenance, production and purchase department involvement from initial stages
- Ensuring in-process compliance by monitoring processes, identifying defects and making changes for final scale-up & handing over to the production department complying all stages of APQP
- Improving productivity through line balancing, debottlenecking and Cell re-reengineering & introducing latest tools to reduce working time
- Monitoring & inspecting the product quality and impact of design modifications on product features; conducting test, generating technical documentation and describing the specifications/usage of products
- Preparing SAP routing of PFD (Process Flow Design), QCPC (Quality Control Process Control), PFMEA (Process), Rate Routing of process sequence and PRT (Production Resource Toolings) creation for all new and existing products of crankshaft and connecting rods
- Monitor achievement of Manufacturing Process Targets, delivery of parts/assemblies as per project milestones and address problems with suitable countermeasures co-ordinating with plant to support PE & PPE
- Conduct process cell audits/ process plant audits, give feedback, with correction methods, assist in audits & reviews, support and train engineers
- Prepare image plan for group policy targets to align with and achieve section policy targets, monitor project plans to align with NPI project milestones
- Participate in DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM (Design For Machining) / DFA (Design For Assembly), ensure cross learnings and addressal of past product problems and existing line problems
- Finalize manufacturing layout options and complete approval process and monitor implementation
- Attend consultant reviews and implement feedbacks points, monitor process audits
- Technology scanning and Planning for implementation of new technologies
- Accomplishments:
- No of machines procured 35 nos (SPM’s & VMC’s)
- No of machines reconditioned 12nos (SPM’s & VMC’s)
- Achieved cost/component for Crankshaft deep hole drilling operation with 50% cycle time saving and 36% manufacturing cost saving using MQL deep hole drilling concept
- Successful in reducing process rejection rate of the connecting rod by 20% (2lakh ppm) through change in fixturing concept which has been deployed horizontally in all other models
- Reduced downtime of machines by 90% by studying their MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) & MTBF (Mean Time between failure) by laser calibrating them and replacing faulty parts
- Pivotal in streamlining processes for NPD projects for new model
- Recipient Prof Washio award for “Best DOE” project for “Crankshaft pin bore boring parameters optimization.”
- Improved handing over of Manufacturing targets by benchmarking across all mfg line before finalising Manufacturing Process Targets for NPD giving realistic targets for implementation.
Manufacturing Engineer
Terex India Pvt Ltd
Hosur
05.2008 - 06.2010
- Key Result Areas
- Establish and prove Process sequence for screening machines in Hosur plant
- Plant layout for assembly and sub assembly build for single flow line material movement with 6 hours takt time
- Jigs, Fixtures, material handling equipments and other toolings for the initial trail production and continuous production requirement
- Communicate with UK team for the product related queries educate and train the operators for production in usable form
- Prepare production schedule for screener and plan toolings, prepare work instructions and train operators for new machine build.
Manufacturing Engineer
Terex India Private Limited
Hosur
05.2008 - 06.2010
Visited Terex
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Powerscreen in North Ireland and Terex-Pegson near Birmingham for a period of 7 months from, , where I was based in North Ireland for understanding Screeners and for the knowledge transfer to Hosur plant
- Accomplishments
- Set up Process for assembling 40T “Screening machine” used in mining sites by preparing SOP’s, recruiting manpower, and training them to assemble the machine considering all 6M conditions
- Ordered tools and fixtures worth approx INR 10 million
- Set up new plant for TEREX at Hosur planning layout, procuring tools, fixtures gauges, recruited and trained manpower for assembling” Screening “machines
Senior Executive Engineer
L&T Komatsu
Bangalore
07.2007 - 04.2008
- Headed ‘Quality Control’ function in the Hydraulic Cylinders group
- My work included
- In-house Quality Control, Vendor Supply Quality Control
- Conduct Quality review meetings
- Answerable to any Zero-hour complaints from Machinery works
- Any Special projects related to production viz single shot induction hardening machine
- Production Support related activities
Production Engineering Executive
L & T Komatsu
Bangalore
07.2007 - 04.2008
L & T
09.2002 - 04.2008
Production Engineering Executive
L&T
Mumbai
09.2002 - 07.2007
- Areas
- Process planning for Machining, HT & Assembly of Undercarriage parts (rollers, carrier rollers, links, sprockets, idlers etc) used for Earth moving machinery
- Designed jigs, fixtures and gauges for Track link drilling, boring and milling used in Heavy Earth Moving Machinery
- Debottlenecking process related issues
- Closely interact with suppliers for developing new material required for Defence projects
- Vendor development, interaction with the vendors regarding quotation, procurement and modification of the components
- Developed vendors locally in Mumbai for our regular manufacturing of fixture parts, gauges and other toolings on regular basis
- Accomplishments
- Involved in Defence projects: “Hydraulic In arm Suspension System” and “T-72 model Support Rollers” used in Indian Battle Tanks
- Assembled, tested and proved the performance of the same to Defence Personnel’s specifications
- Manufactured, assembled and proved out HAL Carburizing fixture
- Developed vendor for special Nickel based material “Inconel” used in carburizing fixtures in HAL, Bangalore
- Worked in SAP for, making ‘PO’, creating ‘vendor master’, ‘material master’
- Implemented successfully “PRT (Production Resources Tooling)” in SAP
- NPD process planning for Undercarriage parts (links, rollers & roller groups)
- Procured, commissioned and productionised “Sprocket” induction hardening setup with complete planning and supervision and by designing Inductor of 221mm ID used in the setup
- Was part of team for new plant establishment for Undercarriage manufacturing at Talegaon, Pune.
Senior Engineer
L & T
Mumbai
09.2002 - 07.2007
Education
B. E - Mechanical
Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Mangalore University, NITK
II P.U.C. 12th - Mathematics
Satya Sai Junior College, University Board
10th - undefined
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Skills
IT SKILLSundefined
Timeline
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited
05.2016 - Current
Assistant Manager
Development for Production Engineering Department
02.2013 - 04.2016
TVS Motor Company Ltd
07.2010 - 04.2016
Asst. Manager, Assistant Manager
Production Engineering Department, Engineering
07.2010 - 02.2013
Asst. Manager, Assistant Manager
Production Engineering Department
07.2010 - 02.2013
Asst. Manager
TVS Motor
06.2010 - 04.2016
Visited Terex
06.2008 - 12.2008
Manufacturing Engineer
Terex India Pvt Ltd
05.2008 - 06.2010
Manufacturing Engineer
Terex India Private Limited
05.2008 - 06.2010
Senior Executive Engineer
L&T Komatsu
07.2007 - 04.2008
Production Engineering Executive
L & T Komatsu
07.2007 - 04.2008
L & T
09.2002 - 04.2008
Production Engineering Executive
L&T
09.2002 - 07.2007
Senior Engineer
L & T
09.2002 - 07.2007
Deputy Chief Engineer
01.2001
B. E - Mechanical
Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Mangalore University, NITK
II P.U.C. 12th - Mathematics
Satya Sai Junior College, University Board
10th - undefined
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Executive Engineer
Depot Procurement
1 1 - 09.2016
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