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S R KRISHNA KONDPALLI

S R KRISHNA KONDPALLI

Sr. Manager Product Design & Integration
Chennai

Summary

Versatile Senior Manager specialized with over 15 years 11 months of relevant experience in off-road vehicles (Agricultural Tractors) and skilled at product design and integration, planning, implementing, compliance to regulatory requirements and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Sr. Manager New Product Design & Integration

Tractors And Farm Equipment Limited
11.2015 - Current

Projects:

  • Currently responsible for delivery of MR GE Stage V variants ranging from 49.5 hp to 75 hp for Turkey market.
  • Successfully resolved failure of center housing in compact series due to 3 point linkages mounting and converted proposed idea into cost saving project and implemented in 2023.
  • Successfully completed and delivered MR GE Stage III A & Stage III B variants ranging from 55 hp to 65 hp in year 2022.
  • Successfully completed and delivered smart lift feature for all Turkey projects in year 2017.
  • Resolved Air cleaner failure concern in Morocco for MF290 and MF275 Xtra models in 2019.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for managing entire projects in NPI process using wind-chill with support of CFT members.
  • Responsible for leading vehicle aggregates, confirming vehicle layout with other functional aggregates and providing technical & support to cross functional teams
  • Responsible for organizing weekly meetings with CFT members for effective communications and resolving cross functional issues.
  • Responsible for product cost estimation, projects planning and tracking activities against detailed project plan.
  • Performing design proposals, Design verification & validation, Digital simulation with plant, DFMEA, Stack up calculations and tolerance analysis.
  • Responsible for timely and quality delivery of Alpha and Beta builds with appropriate sign-off
  • Review of project at each NPI Stage Gates and present to SMG

Manager R & D, Vehicle Design and Integration

Escorts Limited
08.2012 - 10.2015

Responsibilities:

  • Design and packaging of operator floor area and running boards, fenders and dual foot step.
  • Elegantly designed and packaged operator's floor mat and plastic consoles with utility features like water bottle holding, placing coins and mobiles etc.
  • Design and weight optimization of tow hook assembly and mounting brackets
  • Design, packaging and effort optimization of transmission gear shift controls, PTO controls, Quadrant levers and Splitter lever (16+4 variant).
  • Design, packaging and effort optimization Service Brake, Parking and Clutch linkages and Throttle linkages

Sr. Section Manager, R & D, Engine Auxiliary's

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd
02.2012 - 07.2012

Responsibilities:

  • Cost effective design of radiator concept in coordination with supplier by avoiding core support frame.
  • Integrated design of radiator shroud (Plastic) and side panels.
  • Done a mistake Proof design for holding air cleaner assembly
  • Design and packaging of shell type down draft muffler.

Sr. Member R & D, Vehicle Design and Integration

Tractors And Farm Equipment Limited
06.2008 - 02.2012

Responsibilities:

  • Design & Packaging of sheet metal guards and its mounting brackets, Fuel tank mounting brackets and routing of fuel pipe lines
  • Introduced lock pin lift rod assembly for providing floating and non-floating action.
  • Design & Packaging of cooling System, radiator hoses, sealing plates and mounting brackets
  • Design & Packaging of air induction system - size selection, plastic duct, connecting hoses and mounting brackets.
  • Designed and Packaged Mid Mounted Protective Structure for orchard variant.

Education

M.Tech - Farm Machinery And Power

Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, India
04.2001 -

B.Tech - Agricultural Engineering

College of Agricultural Engineering
Bapatla, India
04.2001 -

Intermediate - MPC

Sri Sai Junior College
Bapatla, India
04.2001 -

SSC -

A V V High School
Bapatla, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Project Planning and Prioritization of work

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Accomplishments

  • Innovation award winner for introduction of floating and Non floating action in hydraulic Three Point linkages
  • Innovation award winner for Standardization of 40 Exclusive components of 4WD tractor to 2WD tractor.
  • Innovation award winner for Elegant Packaging of Plastic air cleaner duct.
  • Appreciation certificate for cost effective design of cooling system.

Software

Creo

UG NX 75

MS office & Excel Programming

Working knowledge in SAP 91 & Windchill data management

Working knowledge in Oracle & Team center data management

Certification

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from MSME-TDC, Chennai, June 2022, No: PD/2022-23/1625

Timeline

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from MSME-TDC, Chennai, June 2022, No: PD/2022-23/1625

06-2022

Certificate of Completion, Excel Dashboard Master Class from Zero to Hero (Self Learning From Udemy)

06-2022

Certificate of Completion, An introduction to Reliability Engineering (Self Learning From Udemy)

11-2021

Sr. Manager New Product Design & Integration

Tractors And Farm Equipment Limited
11.2015 - Current

Manager R & D, Vehicle Design and Integration

Escorts Limited
08.2012 - 10.2015

Sr. Section Manager, R & D, Engine Auxiliary's

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd
02.2012 - 07.2012

Sr. Member R & D, Vehicle Design and Integration

Tractors And Farm Equipment Limited
06.2008 - 02.2012

M.Tech - Farm Machinery And Power

Indian Institute of Technology
04.2001 -

B.Tech - Agricultural Engineering

College of Agricultural Engineering
04.2001 -

Intermediate - MPC

Sri Sai Junior College
04.2001 -

SSC -

A V V High School
04.2001 -
S R KRISHNA KONDPALLISr. Manager Product Design & Integration