Headline

Senior Manager @ Tata Technologies || Specialized in Construction & Mining equipment | Aerospace | Paving, Marine & Agri eqpt | Indl. & Mobile Hydraulics || Ex L&T KOMATSU | Ex TEREX CORPORATION | Ex ALFRED HERBERT INDIA

About

Executive Profile Accomplished Senior Engineering Leader with over 25 years of proven success driving full-lifecycle product development, homologation, and legislative compliance for digitalized construction and mining equipment. Recognized for combining deep technical expertise with sharp business acumen to deliver breakthrough innovations, streamline operations, and exceed global program objectives. Core Strengths & Achievements - Spearheaded global new-product programs from concept through commercialization, managing cross-functional teams of 100+ engineers across Europe, North America, and India - Engineered hydraulic and electrical systems for off-highway, mining, and construction equipment, achieving a 30% improvement in energy efficiency and a 25% reduction in warranty costs - Championed digital manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives, integrating telematics and equipment-health platforms that boosted uptime by 40% - Directed homologation and legislative compliance efforts in 50+ international markets, ensuring zero non-compliance incidents and expediting market entry by 20% - Led engineering change control and validation protocols, reducing time-to-market by 15% while maintaining quality metrics above 99% yield - Oversaw manufacturing engineering for material-handling systems, aerospace hydraulic modules, and industrial presses, aligning production processes to lean principles and cutting cycle times in half - Certified Industry 4.0 Practitioner and Program Manager with a track record of managing budgets up to $50 million and delivering under budget by 10–15% Professional Vision Passionate about pioneering next-generation electrification and advanced hydraulics, I thrive on transforming complex challenges into robust, scalable solutions that empower OEMs and end-users. Committed to continuous learning, I leverage emerging technologies to redefine standards of safety, performance, and sustainability in heavy-equipment engineering.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

gemini

openai

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Senior Manager - Engineering at Tata Technologies, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Leading Hydraulics CoE across below business verticals; - Industrial Heavy Machinery (Construction & Mining equipment, Material handlers, Agri & Forestry equipment) - Defense (Amphibious and Wheeled armored vehicles) - Aerospace Engineering - Power sector (Wind power Hydraulics) - Manufacturing (Large Hydraulic presses) - Automobile - Education

Lead - Hydraulics CoE, Technical Specialist at Tata Technologies, Sep 2021 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area

Senior Hydraulics Consultant at Tata Technologies, Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 · 11 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area

Hydraulics Consultant at Freelance consultant, Jun 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Accomplishments: - Consulted on development of an all-new 23 Ton Heavy duty excavator. Working as SPOC for the client as well as development team. Lead the design, manufacturing, vehicle integration, testing & validation and product sign-off - Consulted on Project Feasibility Study for 3T Electric Skid Steer Loader for Indian market - Led Project Feasibility Study for Piling Drill Rig attachment for 14T Hydraulic Excavator for projected annual Sales Revenue of INR 63 Mn - Designed and developed a hybrid dozer-cum-grader blade assembly for mining application. This is a versatile attachment that can be fitted to any front-end loaders - Consulted on Special Purpose Machine design for food packaging application for an Indian OEM - Provided training on Hydraulics, Lean & Six Sigma and GD&T for GETs and DETs - Devised the business strategy for introducing hand-held machines for PAN India market - Lead the engineering team on reverse engineering projects - Conducted trainings on ‘Hydraulics’, ‘GD &T’, ‘Lean & Six Sigma’, ‘Sheet Metal design’ and ‘Castings & Forgings’

Principal Engineer-Developing markets at Terex Corporation, Jan 2019 - Apr 2019 · 4 mos, Terex India Private Limited, Bengaluru Area, India, Accomplishments; - Team building and Team management - Implemented business model for strategic sourcing from BCC - Provided leadership for business excellence initiatives - Interfaced with segment and plant leaders for NPD projects - Performed Budgeting, carried out Performance Reviews & Appraisal

Principal Engineer-Manufacturing Engineering at TEREX UTILITIES, INC., Jan 2016 - Dec 2018 · 3 yrs, Watertown, United States, Accomplishments - Implemented Lean techniques, led the lean transformation to achieve operational excellence - Designed and developed jigs & fixtures and assembly aids - Improved ergonomics in assembly bays - Carried out custom design review and approval - Handled Six-Sigma projects - Developed short, mid-long term strategy for Operational Excellence

Lead Engineer (Delivery Head) - Product Engineering at Terex Corporation, Jan 2011 - Dec 2015 · 5 yrs, Terex India Private Limited, Bangalore, India, Accomplishments: - Demonstrated technical leadership for design and development of mini excavators. Carried out research and analysis of competitive information to improve product technicalities. - Lead the offshore team of young engineers, guided the team to focus on KRAs. Enhanced the team productivity by tracking the KPIs, maintained the utilization per target - Tripled the billing output from the R&D center in a span of one year - Managed the complete design of all-new Telehandler with hydrodynamic drive. The challenge was to convert hydro-static drive in the parent design to hydro dynamic drive in the new design. - Lead the Tier 4 Engine integration on Wheel Loaders. - Designed the new facelift 65hp Wheel Loader to introduce a mid-range loader in Terex product range. Achieved substantial product cost reduction thru design simplification and parts rationalization. - Spearheaded the NPD of one-man lift Aerial device operated thru gear drive. - Served as SPOC for customers in various geographies

Education

PGDBM, Operations & Finance Management, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Industrial and Production, The National Institute Of Engineering, Mysore