Vivek Prasanna P.

• Overview: Technology & Engineering Centre, Chennai-Supply & Operations of America - New Equipment Business, Modernization Services, Tender/Spares Business
• Responsible for Elevator Structural Component design, Analysis per ASTM Standards, Elevator layout design with adherence to ASME codes; Yellow Belt Task force member for lean six sigma projects
• Successfully performed product feasibility study considering passenger traffic, elevator shaft construction over 5+ product portfolio
• Contributed to order conversion of over 5+ high volume projects with customer-centric design solutions
• Designed Elevator car frame for loading conditions exceeding 25% of rated threshold
• Analyzed the impact of seismic loads on rail supporting brackets and reinforced brackets
• Achieved durability threshold with new bracket designs as well as considering ease of installation
• Developed all steel car platform weldment for various passenger handling capacities and loading conditions
• Compiled design documentation and analysis reports for statutory approvals
• Established strong relationship with project managers with on-time Design/Engineering milestone completion
• Project Chief Engineer - Design & Installation Support - San Diego New Airport Terminal Project (one of KONE's Prestigious project in North America)- Primary responsibility for the project, starting from feasibility checks, tender estimation, Component design, Layout design, Preparation BOM, and Installation Technical Support

• Responsible for product design conceptualization, FEA, design validation, preparation of detailed drawings, risk assessment, new product costing-support, equipment specification preparation
• Designed Fabricated plate-construction type roll stand achieving average stress levels on par with steel slab
• Demonstrated 18% reduction in material cost and with the new roll-stand design
• Developed compact motor-gear reducer drive arrangement with 43% reduction in machine foot print
• Supported procurement team & sales team in vendor development & cost estimation of new product
• Collaborated with production team to ensure ease of manufacturing and assembly
• Held customer surveys on a regular basis to incorporate key functionalities in new product design
• Prepared new product development schedule, design drawings, analysis reports, validation reports and new product specification

GPA: 9.0/10