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Work History
Education
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Certification
Patents
Accomplishments
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Ujjain Kumar Bidila

Ujjain Kumar Bidila

Hyderabad

Summary

Program Lead with over 17 years of experience in new product development and value engineering, achieving more than $1M in cost savings through Six Sigma VAVE initiatives. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and risk assessment, enhancing mechanical design and project management processes. Expertise in product life cycle testing and Stage Gate methodologies, effectively applying DFSS principles. Proven leadership in team management, ensuring successful project execution and delegation of tasks.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Lead – NPI/NPD/VAVE

Air Distribution Technologies Pvt.Ltd
Pune
06.2024 - Current

VAVE

  • Delivered projects valued at $500K through continuous improvement and VAVE initiatives with a team of 4 members.
  • Pioneered development of innovative products, contributing to industry advancement.
  • Executed design enhancements, material changes, and SKU rationalization projects.
  • Established project pipeline worth $800K for future implementation in commercial and industrial damper segments.

NPI

  • Designed and developed dampers and rooftop units with a team of four members.
  • Implemented Mechanical PTS consistently according to key performance indicators.
  • Conducted design reviews, phase gate reviews, and managed testing and validation processes.
  • Verified designs for Design for Assembly and Design for Manufacturing with AMEs and quality leads globally.
  • Collaborated with plants to develop control plans and test plans for random assembly testing.

NPD & VAVE

Johnson Controls India PLC
05.2017 - 05.2024
  • Accountable for design and development of Electro mechanical Actuators, dampers, Rooftop units, louvers for Data centers, Commercial buildings, industrial applications
  • Responsible for Mechanical development plan and Implementation-End to End Design
  • Validation & Testing – Accelerated life Cycle Testing, Cross functional testing , Acoustic, Vibration, IP, Closed Chamber Humidity testing, UL555S Fire Testing, AMCA etc
  • Accountable for Competitor Benchmarking, should costing and VAVE implementation of Electro mechanical Actuators, Globe and Control valves, dampers, Louvers, diffusers, grilles, Terminal units.
  • Responsible for continuous improvement and VAVE projects- delivered Cost saving ideas worth $1M

Module Lead – NPI/NPD/VAVE

Cognizant Technology Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
03.2015 - 03.2017
  • Design, Prototyping and Testing of Control Products
  • OEM Controller Design & Development
  • Functional & Performance Testing of OEM Controller
  • Experience in IP 65 and NEMA standards.
  • Active contribution for Risk assessment through FMEA.
  • Design and Development of BP Meter.
  • Predicate Study, Requirements Gathering of BP Meter.
  • Standard operating Procedure Creation.
  • Standard Operating Procedures for medical devices according to ISO 13485.
  • Complete QMS Documentation including Planning, Design Development, Design Verification documents & Validation according to ISO13485.
  • Responsible for 3D Modelling of all components , assembly integration and drawings creation with application of GD&T.
  • Risk Assessment & Evaluation according to ISO 14971.
  • Test Procedures according to IEC 60601.
  • Voice of Customer gathering from Doctors and Medicos (Clinical study).
  • Derived KCP',s KNP's and CTQ's of the product through application of the tools like QFD, CTQ Flow down, Pareto.
  • Articulated a white paper with the Title: “ Accelerating the Development of Medical devices ”

Module Lead – NPI/NPD, VAVE

Tech Mahindra (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
06.2007 - 03.2015
  • Design, Prototyping and Testing of Refrigerators
  • Design and development of Light Fabrications for Off Highway Trucks
  • Unit Level and Accelerated life testing for all major refrigerator components.
  • Design of Ice Bucket with ice dispensing mechanism for Side X Side Doors.
  • Complete design cycle, design calculation and thermal & life cycle test validation.
  • Active contribution for feasibility check, Ice Ejection mechanism validation.
  • Design and Validation for Water Filter Housing and Door.
  • Door Qualification and testing for 400 series Steel.
  • Design and development of Metal Ice Stirrer with a helix Shaft.
  • Teardown and Competitive benchmarking of Refrigerators , Air conditioners.
  • Generated and implemented VAVE Ideas worth $1M.

Education

M.TECH DESIGN ENGINEERING -

BITS-WILP
Hyderabad, India
12-2023

BACHLOR OF ENGINEERING MECHANICAL -

JNTU
HYD
01.2007

Skills

  • New product development
  • Value engineering and continuous improvement
  • Project management and execution
  • Six Sigma black belt
  • VAVE methodology
  • Risk assessment
  • Testing and validation
  • Stakeholder engagement and leadership
  • Resource planning and proficiency matrix development
  • Lean methodologies and process standardization
  • International standards compliance
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Certification

Sixsigma Blackbelt Certification, Anexas

PMP Trained

Patents

  • Actuator with Stacked Gears and Bend Shaft, 15/899,188, USA
  • Adaptors and Linkages for Actuators and Valves, 15/860,437, USA
  • Damper Inspection Systems And Methods, 17/344,589, USA
  • Smart Actuator, Design and development of a Motorless and gear trainless actuator through shape memory alloy, collaboration with IIT Kanpur. 200N Actuating force with 23mm stroke., An Actuator for a Valve, One Journal paper published

Accomplishments

VAVE

  • Product Cost Analysis & Competitive Benchmarking of atleast 50 products, constituting plastic, sheet metal and aluminum extrusions
  • Generated ideas worth $1 million
  • Executed at least 10 projects through VAVE methodology, constituting overall savings of $1.5M

NPI

  • Design and Development of a Shape Memory Alloy based Smart Actuator in collaboration with IIT Kanpur. Achieved a journal paper and a International Patent
  • Design and development of an industrial smoke damper for an operating temperature of 350°F, leading to incremental sales worth 25% for the first consecutive year
  • Design and development of an ice bucket for the in-door model of side-by-side refrigerators
  • Trained and coached a New PLM Methodology at the plant level in Mexico as a representative from GE

Timeline

Program Lead – NPI/NPD/VAVE

Air Distribution Technologies Pvt.Ltd
06.2024 - Current

NPD & VAVE

Johnson Controls India PLC
05.2017 - 05.2024

Module Lead – NPI/NPD/VAVE

Cognizant Technology Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
03.2015 - 03.2017

Module Lead – NPI/NPD, VAVE

Tech Mahindra (India) Pvt. Ltd.
06.2007 - 03.2015

M.TECH DESIGN ENGINEERING -

BITS-WILP

BACHLOR OF ENGINEERING MECHANICAL -

JNTU
Ujjain Kumar Bidila