Mandar Desai
Manager
Experience
Oct 2024 - Present
9 months Thane, India
Manager
SolarDuck Engineering
- Lead Assembly Engineering Team and Oversee the engineering, manufacturing, transportation and assembly for the complete offshore floating solar platform.
- Process mapping and implementation of Lean
- Provide technical guidance to the team with an optimize overview for scope, time and cost.
- Aligning with other disciplines to ensure balance design is achieved that complies with all requirements.
- Lead and define the scope and requirements of work packages within projects.
- Review, Approve and contribute to engineering drawings, specifications and technical reports.
- Collaborate closely with the project manager on delivering the scope of work on time and within budget.
- Leading design review, Risk assessments and Failure mode analysis.
- Ensuring all design and integration processes comply with regulatory requirements, QHSE.
Feb 2021 - Oct 2024
3 years 9 months Pune, India
Sr. Manager
iASYS Technology, Engineering
- Create & implement best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes & procedures to aid & Improve business performance.
- Prepare Annual Engineering Budget & manage budget from identification to completion of projects.
- Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market & technology change & potential effects on Engineering.
- Contribute to new business initiative (Projects) & communicate the impact on engineering activities.
- Support sales team in developing product specification & quote activities.
- Appraising & interpreting client requirement to ensure that technical, legislative & commercial aspects are delivered on each Project.
- Set Department Objectives, KRI’s & monitor ongoing progress & performance.
- Ensure that the Plant health, safety environmental policies to ensure the safety & wellbeing of staff & visitors.
Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
6 months Hosur, India
Senior Manager
PSA Group
- Supervising the progress made in the: 100K Powertrain line & ensuring that the project is completed on time.
- Setting-up product & component assembly lines involving preparation of RFQ for capital equipment, finalization of specifications, capital-purchase requisition, finalization of orders, facility planning & commissioning.
- Developing & releasing Process Design for existing / new processes (development of FMEA, CP, Layout Preparation)
- Installing & commissioning of facilities; analyzing need for CAPEX; planning capacities based on equipment specifications.
- Providing support for Root Cause Analysis; identifying solutions to improve cost, quality & performance.
- Implementing Value Engineering methods for standardization & to reduce costs; controlling quality parameters as per FTQ, PPM; facilitating technical audits & compliance with quality standards.
Dec 2011 - Jan 2020
8 years 2 months Pune, India
Manager (Assembly & Testing)
General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
- Implementation of new products with key focus on quality, cost & delivery as Program systems engineer. (PSE)
- Led, motivated & managed cross-functional teams & drove engine assembly & testing projects to completion with limited supervision as Manufacturing responsible engineer. (MRE)
- Safeguarded adherence to pre-set quality standards & ensured zero defects: initiated throughput & OEE improvement measures for process enhancement.
- Responsible for adherence & development in PFD, FMEA & CP for current & new projects.
- Conducted the DC tool programming as well as leveraged experience with Bosch-Rexroth & Altas Copco tools as well as facilitated Q trance programming.
- Monitored the daily meetings/communications to ensure active participation of all employees that are assigned to specific projects as well as conducting weekly safety meetings with team members.
- Minimized unplanned downtime, identified opportunities for improvement; reviewed the operation of plant equipment & systems constantly, executed projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
May 2008 - Dec 2011
3 years 8 months Igatpuri, India
Assistant Manager - Projects in CME
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
- Development of common leak testing machine for four different models on mHawk engine assembly line
- Cycle time reduction to 50% by development of Quick release coupling in leak testing machine
- Installation & commissioning of testing facilities for mHawk & mEagle engines & their variants
- Common Test Bed for Diesel & Petrol & 85 KW, 103 KW engines
- Capacity enhancement 100% by development of Quick-change coupling direct on engines
- Development of injector code flashing arrangement caters to improvement in engine testing.
Apr 2007 - Apr 2008
1 year 1 month Igatpuri, India
GAT – Process Engineer in CME
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
- Engine testing cycle time reduction Projects – Common Dipstick for EOT, Harness, ECU Box, Smoke sharer unit
- Continuous Improvement Projects – PS Pump Testing Unit.
- Root Cause analysis – Torque low, Boost Pressure/Temp Low
Summary
- Targeting challenging opportunities in Manufacturing Engineering with an organization of high repute.
- Strategic & tactical responsibility for implementing engineering strategies.
- Manage organizational goals to exceed customer expectations for product development, quality, cost & delivery
- Overall, 18 years of productive & qualitative experience in driving end-to-end manufacturing, assembly, testing & troubleshooting.
- Expertise in Modular Architectural and assembly solutions in offshore floating solar technology.
- Proven expertise in performing assembly & testing projects for Powertrain while ensuring adherence to defined quality parameters & timelines.
- Excellent track record of working in technically advanced & state-of-the art production systems & assembly & test lines of leading automobile manufacturing companies supplying to high profile export markets.
- Highly skilled in enhancing operational efficiency & continuously improving effectiveness of processes by analyzing Cold test & hot test data
- Led continuous improvement projects such as Value Engineering Projects, Multi Spindle Torquing Solutions, Kaizen Projects to reduce operating costs.
Languages
English
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced
Marathi
Advanced
Education
K.K. Wagh College
Bachelor of Engineering in Production · Production · Nashik, India · Higher Second Class
S.M.E.S. Polytechnic
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · First class
Certifications & licenses
Six Sigma Black Belt – IN/3373/24573 (CLSSBB)
Red – X Certification
ISO Internal Auditor
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