VIJAY GANAPPANAVAR
Hoskote,KA
Summary
Seek an opportunity to utilize my passion for automobiles by engaging in product development. Assist in actively improving product performance by providing feedback about failures and technical solutions implemented. Support markets by utilizing experience and knowledge and provide customer with comprehensive solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Workshop Manager
VOLVO GROUP INDIA PRIVATE LTD
Bengaluru, KA
09.2022 - Current
- Responsible to plan & manage resources to execute daily activities in GTT workshop & test facility
- Manage facility for both equipment and infrastructure along with Volvo Real Estate
- Ensure that all safety guidelines and protocols are adhered to in workshop
- Responsible for end-to-end Fleet Management, ensure Maintenance Record of each truck
- Responsible for Truck configuration Management
- Responsible to setting up and managing process for work order, truck booking, and job cards
- Managing Blue Collars and set up work schedule process
- Managing and maintaining contracts with vendors for hired resources and equipment
- Responsible to budget all infrastructure needs.
- Scheduled maintenance and repair projects to maintain optimal performance of all equipment and systems
- Updated policies to reflect changing demands and improve performance, quality and efficiency of workshop operations
Complex Feature Testing Engineer
UD Trucks and JVs
Bengaluru, KA
11.2013 - 09.2022
- Reliability features responsible for medium duty segment
- Market concern analysis and updating test codes
- Securing voice of customer in early stage of project
- Responsible for planning, preparation, execution and analysis of tests
- Documenting issues found during testing and work with engineering organization to determine root cause
- Assist with verification & validation of solutions
- Responsible for deployment and validation of developed solutions on field test trucks
- Responsible for running various reliability, durability and field tests in South East Asia
- Verification of solution proposed by product design team for market issues
- Documentation of issues observed during testing using internal tools (PROTUS)
- Competence development for prototype service technicians and test drivers
- Handled a wide range of domestic and international customers and associated stakeholders
- Fault frequency prediction and target setting for Medium duty projects
- Inspection of field test prototype vehicles for appropriate functioning and provide feedback
- Cross cultural and functional meeting to realize targets
- Competitor assessment.
Vehicle Testing Engineer
Tata Motors, Pune (Consultant)
05.2011 - 11.2013
- Worked on Prima Project Monitoring
- Outdoor Testing, M0, Domestic and IB vehicles
- Project planning, scheduling and updating of plans to include for changes as testing proceeds
- Brakes and braking system analysis
- Acceleration and Driveability performance calibration
- Steering Effort measurements, turning circle and clearance diameter evaluation
- Speedometer and Odometer calibration
- Failure analysis of torture track vehicles
- Responsible for providing test status and milestone charts to testing and development teams
- Receiving new proto vehicle, taking designer sign off before starting with vehicle testing
- Preparation and action plans on ATR (Action Taken Report) for all the project
- Durability and reliability testing
- Involved with various testing related activities pertaining to BENCHMARK vehicles.
Junior Service Engineer
Swaraj Mazda Ltd (ISUZU)
05.2010 - 04.2011
- Single point of contact (SPOC) for complete customer support activities for a new fleet of vehicles for a key customer (VRL Logistics Pvt Ltd)
- Deployed on site at customer’s workshop for complete aftermarket support
- Receive the complaints from drivers
- Diagnose the problem of the vehicle
- Instruct and train mechanics to carry out the work
- Prepare technical report regarding issue and send the report to higher authority
- Maintain stocks, stock transfer, warranty claim, labor claims
- Carry out the scheduled maintenances
- Communicate to the dealers and customers for any parts to be replaced under warranty
- Attend vehicle breakdowns and support maximum uptime of the running fleet.
Service Advisor
Bellad Motors Pvt Ltd, Hubli
01.2009 - 04.2010
- Answer customer questions about services, including when to expect vehicle repairs
- Communicate with technicians about vehicle status and ensures timely delivery of vehicles to customer
- Resolve issues with clients about vehicle problems, insurance queries and warranty issues
- Processes customer payments.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Automobile Engineering - Automotive Engineering
Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
Gadag, KA01.2008
Skill Sets
- Understanding of CV industry and expectations of various stake holders, operating costs
- Product development process, testing, failure analysis and correction
- Good knowledge of vehicle dynamics
- Aftermarket workshop procedures and processes
- Converse with customers at ease and other stake holders
- Attention to detail, analytical thinking and thriving under pressure
- Training skills, imparting knowledge and experience up and down stream
Accomplishments
- Awarded for continuing tests and securing project deliveries in the development sites during pandemic
- Core member of team which successfully completed more than 1 Million km of field testing
- Appreciation Certificate for field test activities in Thailand
- Successfully tested and implemented local solution for ISUZU vehicles for customer satisfaction.
- Developed and executed successful test plan for TATA Prima LX Range
Timeline
Workshop Manager
VOLVO GROUP INDIA PRIVATE LTD
09.2022 - Current
Complex Feature Testing Engineer
UD Trucks and JVs
11.2013 - 09.2022
Vehicle Testing Engineer
Tata Motors, Pune (Consultant)
05.2011 - 11.2013
Junior Service Engineer
Swaraj Mazda Ltd (ISUZU)
05.2010 - 04.2011
Service Advisor
Bellad Motors Pvt Ltd, Hubli
01.2009 - 04.2010
Bachelor’s degree in Automobile Engineering - Automotive Engineering
Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum
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