Vinay INJALKAR
Site Manager I Delivery Head I Account Delivery Manager I Senior Manager
Bangalore
Summary
20+ years of experience in the field of Engineering Design and Development in Automotive, Rail, Heavy Engineering & Automotive, Off Highway segments, Rail – Locomotive Design - Development & Technology. Bogie Frame – Design & Manufacturing - Technology Transfer, System Verification (DOORS) for Rolling Stock as per RAIL Standards, Vendor Development, Product Localization, and Serial Production Support for various domains/product life cycle management.
Specialized in setting up First Contact and Engagements with the clients for Outsourcing at Offshore and Onsite with a proven customer interfacing skills in a techno commercial environment and collaborating effectively with cross- functional teams
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Site Manager - Delivery Head – Account Delivery Manager
LTTS
03.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Forvia Technical Centre - BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
- Site Head - FCM R&D, Site responsible for New Business, Current Operations & Delivery Head for digital Services
- LTTS Acquisition of FCM Forvia – Clean mobility Services Bangalore (175+ HC)
- Managing diversified Engineering Teams Design, Simulation, Product Design & SW/AI/ML– 175+ Engineers
- Lead the strategic transition following a recent acquisition, ensuring seamless integration of operations and deliverables to Application Front End OEMs
- Transition Owner between Forvia & LTTS
- Responsible for Site movement, Licensing & Budgeting
- Managing relationships with new customers across various domains, leveraging digital solutions, Actively handle global connect meets across various geography for new opportunities and existing engagements
- Collaboration with Sales and Forvia Customer Programs – Globally and India Business (Business Owner)
- Initiated and managed digital transformation projects and identified automation opportunities by leveraging AI/ML/ RPA, KBE (CAD&CAE) & Leading the Forvia Gen AI projects
- Leading the Tech Shows, QBR, MRM and Site level Customer Financials account wise responsibility
- Demonstrated & Lead by example in creating highly engaged focused teams - Lead Quality Initiatives
- Forvia Technical Centre - BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
Senior Manager – Engineering Performance, SW & AI/ML/RPA
Faurecia Clean Mobility (FCM)
09.2017 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
- Department Head - FCM R&D, Responsible for Engineering Performance (OES-Aftermarket, PLM, Standardization, Benchmarking, Global Controlling Billing support), SW & AI/ML/RPA along with BEX responsibility for whole site
- Additional role of managing diversified Engineering Performance Team (SW/AI/ML) – 42+ Engineers
- Initiated and managed digital transformation projects and identified automation opportunities by leveraging AI/ML/ RPA, KBE (CAD&CAE) & Cloud based Software solutions
- BG Leader for India Digital Ecosystem and manage topics relates to AI/ML, SW & CAD/CAE Automation
- Lead highly successful Special Project Assignment (SPAs) – Talent Pipeline & Career Guidance
- Established yearly budgets for revenue and headcount requirements for the site
- Working with global team and India team for digital ecosystem engagements
- Responsible for Vendor Hiring and prepare recruitment plan to meet headcount targets from key AFOs, OB recruitment and BEX, On-boarding BEX to OB
- BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
Manager – Design FCM – Europe
Faurecia Clean Mobility (FCM)
09.2020 - 10.2021
- Company Overview: BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
- Department Head - FCM R&D, Delivery Responsible for Design team for whole of Europe
- Managed 5 diverse teams of 85+ engineers, handled multiple OEM accounts with revenue targets close to € 3.5M
- Actively participated in setting up the right strategy and KPIs for design teams
- Deputy Manager - Lead Ford, JLR & Volvo OEMS giants for Exhaust Domains across different regions
- Participate as panel for global technical reviews with cross functional teams for specialists
- (SME)
- Introduced Quality Wall setup at BTC with good IDP for QW, consistently achieved the Ford set Quality KPI’s
- From 75% to 99% (2yrs Consistency)
- Lead this global topic with OEM in UK – Dunton
- Effectively team building and IDP for all the senior and new engineers
- Deliver technical solutions – Set up Model of BTC acting DL for Bavans
- Optimized the billing model for these acting DL
- BTC R&D Centre, Bangalore
Program Manager
Cyient Ltd
09.2005 - 09.2017
- Deputed to OEMs in Australia and Germany
- Project Delivery Responsible and commercial liaison for multiple projects in Emerging Accounts – North America & Germany
- Team Size: 62 Members
- New product design, product localization and vendor development for specific customer requirements
- Manage Bangalore business unit complete billing cycle and customer invoices approvals for the North America, Asia Pacific, and Germany Geo’s
- Lead the technical capabilities Presentations/Roadshows to top management and delegates
- Working for New Business Team under Emerging Accounts – Role is to build wining solutions and proposals for prospect customers with BD Team/Sales
- Assist sales and presales to win new clients and projects, Managing Customer Visits/Presentations
- Vendor Identification and Qualification for product localization and kick start for supporting serial production
- Mechanical Engineer Role (Onsite): Lead a team for managing sections of loco designs(OP & Radiator Cabs)
- Writing technical specifications, Field modification instructions and interpreting supplier specifications and technical information for new clients
- Interpreting customer’s technical requirements
- Production support technical specifications, reports, and customer responses
- Conducting System Verification Gate Reviews (SVR) to confirm that all verification and validation activities for product compliance requirements in DOORS software
- Testing of Locomotives (Fuel, Vigilance, etc.), First Article Inspections close-out and R&D representative in Production Support Team (PST)
- System Verification Reviews (SVR’s) with Chief Engineer
- Lead for Event management for the Heavy Engineering and Energy team – Bangalore Facility
Deputy Engineer
Galaxy Machinery
07.2004 - 06.2005
- Company Overview: Machine Tool Builders
- Machine Tool Builders
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
VTU Belgaum
01.1999 - 01.2003
Diploma in Mech. Eng. - undefined
01.1996 - 01.1999
Skills
Strategic Management
P&L Accountability
People Management/Acceptance
Business Devp Support
Creative Problem Solving
Leading Global Topics/Drives
Agile workforce Mgmt
New Product Development
Good Business acumen
Budgeting & Cost Mgmt
Drive New Value Spaces/Business
Business process Excellence
Project management
Site management
Careeroutline
- 20+ years of expertise Project Management, Product Engineering, and Global Delivery Operations, Overseeing P&L, Revenue targets & New Value Spaces Emerging Markets and Managing Bex (Vendors for the complete R&D site)
- Steadfast, Agile & Industrious professional with Diverse roles in, Strategic Planning, Localization, handling challenging global and local customers. (Currently R&D Site Head Bangalore)
- Lead diverse team of 175+ engineers, handled multiple OEM accounts with revenue targets €6.5M
- Build wining solutions and proposals for prospect emerging customers to assist presales/sales teams
- Proficient in leading technical gate reviews, ensuring designs and prototypes align with specifications and meet DV and PV milestones, following the V-Model methodology
- Additionally Leading digital transformation team (42+ engineers) across India for Mobility Business Group with an extended target for automation with SW, AIML/RPA, and Macro Development in CAD & CAE
- Lead site initiatives for new trends and technologies and assembling effective teams to achieve assigned objectives. Additionally, played a key role in developing strategies to enhance Employee Satisfaction (ASAT) and Net Promoter Scores (CSAT) through initiatives like Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS)
- Work closely with Global counterparts from Europe, Asia, and North America on Digital, Engineering, Proto, tool shop and plant automation interface (IOT)
- Transformation Projects: Posh IC Member for Bangalore, Regional CSR sponsor, Leader of Focus Group for Employee Engagement, Lead member for work culture ideation committee. Leader of India Digital Eco-space, India Engineering Board Member & Elite Member of High-Performance Club
Internationalexposure
- Team Lead, Cyient Australia, 4 yrs., Australia, UGL Rail OEM - GE Transportation, 09/01/06, 09/01/10
- Program Manager, IEG, 2 yrs., Germany, Schmidt OEM - Off High vehicles, 09/01/10, 09/01/11
- Manager Design, France/UK, 2 Weeks, Ford, To drive Quality (RFT) & Total Customer Satisfaction
Accomplishments
- Patent IN202441071931– Method & System for LLMs – Selection of response generation for User Queries
- Received the NASSCOM Award for AI Project - won the award in the “Design & Engineering summit 2023” under “Carbon Reduction Innovation” category
- Member of Elite Cyient High Performer Club (HPC) – Tomorrow’s Leaders
- Certified ASSOCIATED VALUE SPECIALISTS (AVS) for Value engineering from SAVE International
- Received the “Quality Wall & Heat Shield Award”, “WE THE TEAM AWARD”, Winner of 5S award
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 02/01/80
Timeline
Site Manager - Delivery Head – Account Delivery Manager
LTTS
03.2024 - Current
Manager – Design FCM – Europe
Faurecia Clean Mobility (FCM)
09.2020 - 10.2021
Senior Manager – Engineering Performance, SW & AI/ML/RPA
Faurecia Clean Mobility (FCM)
09.2017 - 03.2024
Program Manager
Cyient Ltd
09.2005 - 09.2017
Deputy Engineer
Galaxy Machinery
07.2004 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical
VTU Belgaum
01.1999 - 01.2003
Diploma in Mech. Eng. - undefined
01.1996 - 01.1999