S.N. Simha
Bangalore
Summary
I am a Product Designer with:
- over 25 years experience capable of amalgamating the inputs of different functional teams of Marketing, Sales (customer voice/product strategy), Industrial Design, Mechanical Design (CAD/CAE/CFD- Solidworks, PTC Creo, CATIA, UG), Electrical & Electronics, S/W, Tool design, Vendor development, etc & arrive at a product configuration, fit & feasible for implementation.
- Experience in Program management of Engineering Design, Research and Lean Product Development, mock-up model, virtual validation (CAE/CFD), Beta Prototypes, Lab/Field performance testing, production launch support, customer engagement & techno-commercial proposal preparation
- Good understanding of respective industry standards & regulations (EN ISO 13485, TS: 16949, CE Marking methodology for medical devices)
- Monitoring cost, time & quality trade-offs of the Engineering initiatives of the department & align to more profitable avenues & resolve the challenges that go with it.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant- Product Design & Development
PDD Consult
Bangalore
01.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: Current Engagements as Consultant- Product Design & development, engineering design services
- Tablet Docking station (vehicle mounted) for Police & specialized services professionals in US market for a US based client
- The client is a provider of docking station devices & cradles for premium segments with rugged design
- Responsibility includes developing a new styling & docking concept followed by detailed design, prototyping & testing
- Design consists predominantly of injection molded parts & Sheetmetal components for latching, anti-theft locking & PCB integration
- Retractable awning for a client at Muscat, Oman, an Electromechanical solutions provider (2022 Jun Onwards)
- The client is into development of Automotive recreational products & now developing an automatic telescopic Awning for off road vehicles
- The client has a proof of concept which needs to be aesthetically improved & engineered for functional refinements, structural efficacy, & harmonizing mechanical system with electrical actuator system
- A pre-launch prototype for field testing is in progress which comprises of Aluminum extrusions, MS sheet metal, Plastic, Composite parts, Precision guiderails, bought out hardware, 3d printed parts, etc
- Current Engagements as Consultant- Product Design & development, engineering design services
Industrial Design Lead
Capgemini Engineering
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: (Altran Technologies, Coimbatore)
- Leading Industrial Design activities including Styling for appliance in different product segments such as Air Coolers, Mixer Grinder, Storage water heater, Ceiling fans, Table, Pedestal, Wall fans
- Exploratory concept sketches, detailed design for selected concepts & concept surfaces for final mockup & CMF photo realistic renders
- Coordination with Engineering Design teams
- (Altran Technologies, Coimbatore)
- Oversaw work of junior designers, keeping team members working within established deadlines.
- Documented all processes related to design workflows in order to improve efficiency.
Senior Design Consultant/Program Manager
Skanray Technologies
Mysore
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: Medical Device manufacturing company in Mysore
- Leading a cross functional team of Mechanical, Electronic & Embedded engineers in the development of Fluoroscopic (C-Arm) radiography equipment& AED’s
- Design realization from the proof of concept stage to the pre-production version design
- Active contributor DFMEA, VA/VE, part-count reduction, robust design, Process revisit for all running programs
- Reduce the turnaround time for launch, vendor development
- Cost budgeting, control & communication with stakeholders on the health of the program
- Currently steering development of a ‘proof of concept design’ redefining the processes of manufacture, vendor development, quick assembly & service concepts, cost control by design, accessory development etc
- Composites & sheet-metal oriented enclosures with space frame structure
- Medical Device manufacturing company in Mysore
Head- Industrial design & special programs, Delivery Head
Pricol Technologies
Coimbatore
11.2006 - 03.2011
- Managed a cross functional team (India& Italy) of Styling, CAD, CAE, CFD engineers towards ‘concept to proto’ cycle of activities for TATA motors HCV
- Development of fully functional prototypes using FRP Composite material & tubular spaceframes in India
- Testing on track of the physical prototypes for aerodynamic improvements & structural integrity
Product Design & Development Manager
Cosmoplast & Interplast
Sharjah
05.2005 - 09.2006
- Company Overview: UAE’s largest plastic products company for the Industrial & consumer goods division
- Demonstrated excellence in handling the design & development of various products
- Product planning, product Design, existing product improvement, development economics, costing, Process Development, (from Ideation, solid modeling, Prototype development and manufacturing documentation and co-ordination, Product manuals etc) & pilot production run
- Team leader for product development
- Multicultural, multitasking and multiple teams
- Vendor sourcing for moulds / products / processes
- UAE’s largest plastic products company for the Industrial & consumer goods division
Product Design & Development Manager
Intermetal
Sharjah
08.2001 - 05.2005
- Company Overview: Contract Furniture Design & Manufacturing firm, UAE
- Managed Product Design, existing product improvement, costing, Process Development, (from Ideation, solid modeling, Prototype development and manufacturing documentation and co-ordination, Product manuals etc) & pilot production run
- Technology/vendor sourcing
- Achievement: Directly involved in development & launch of new products in the above segments contributing 6million Dhs over previous, turnover of 20 million Dhs
- Contract Furniture Design & Manufacturing firm, UAE
Senior Designer
Onio design
Pune
02.2000 - 08.2001
- Product Design, (Ideation, solid modeling, Prototype development and manufacturing documentation and co-ordination, Product manuals etc.)
- Achievement: Was responsible for the Concepts & development of the ZIP Telecom sponsored Internet Kiosk project
Asst Manager- Design
Godrej Office Equipment
Mumbai
08.1990 - 03.1999
- Assigned to work on developing a range of products (case good / knockdown construction) to be productionised on high production machinery
- Achievement: These products were successfully incorporated into the new design of partition systems and were part of the first project of Godrej’s open office partition system supplied to GIC & SEIMENS
Education
M. Des. - Product Design ( Industrial Design)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mumbai, India08-1990
B. E. - Production & Industrial Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering (NIE)
Mysore, India08-1987
Skills
- Product Design
- Research & Development
- Methodology
- Quality-Cost-time trade-off management
- Team allocation
- Client engagement
- Materials & Processes
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project management
- Injection molding
- Prototyping techniques
- Cost estimation
- Vendor sourcing
- Process improvement
- Team leadership
- Attention to detail
- Creative problem solving
- Analysis & evaluation
- Resource allocation
- Verbal and written communication
- Continuous improvement
- Client rapport
- Failure analysis
- Timeline development
- Change management
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/15/66
Affiliations
- Keen sense of a variety of music from multiple genres & fairly good singer
- Avid, regular & competitive Table tennis player
- good at fine arts, portraiture, traditional mysore style paintings, landscapes, abstract
Accomplishments
- Won awards in local level for performances in all the three pursuits
Timeline
Industrial Design Lead
Capgemini Engineering
01.2021 - 08.2021
Consultant- Product Design & Development
PDD Consult
01.2014 - Current
Senior Design Consultant/Program Manager
Skanray Technologies
01.2013 - 12.2013
Head- Industrial design & special programs, Delivery Head
Pricol Technologies
11.2006 - 03.2011
Product Design & Development Manager
Cosmoplast & Interplast
05.2005 - 09.2006
Product Design & Development Manager
Intermetal
08.2001 - 05.2005
Senior Designer
Onio design
02.2000 - 08.2001
Asst Manager- Design
Godrej Office Equipment
08.1990 - 03.1999
M. Des. - Product Design ( Industrial Design)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B. E. - Production & Industrial Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering (NIE)
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