Ashesh Anil Shah

E-mail: ashesh_shah2003@yahoo.com Contact No: +91 7723982434

Objective:
Contributing towards organizational growth & vision through my 11 years rich technical experience and proven
innovation expertise (9 patents filed and 4 SAE international papers published)
Areas of Competence:

Vehicle Integration, Engineering Project management, Brake system design & development
Software Known : Pro-E, Inspire-Ansys, MS Office, PLM

Volvo Eicher commercial vehicle Manager : Advance Truck program Period: Jan’15- Till Now

Working as a Team leader (reporting to Deputy General Manager) for Advance Truck BSVI Program engineering
management & Also responsible for Advance truck brake system, leading team of 8 persons
Role & Responsibilities:
 Advance truck product definition preparation & feature selection considering future HD truck market
 Vehicle level Integration for advance truck program in entire range of Haulage with BSVI
 Brake system Design and development for Advance Truck Program
 Leading as Aggregate Head for foundation Brake of Advance Truck BSVI program
 Brake system Design Specification, Design reviews & DFMEA.
 Design Verification Plan (DVP) preparation with reliability, meeting durability requirements
 Design finalization & tool go ahead for new product development
 Modular Light weight & patented disc brake development for Premium version of Advance truck
 Light weight SGI brake drum development for Base version of Advance truck
 Concept vehicle build for advance truck followed by B build, with new BSVI engine after treatment system
 1 Ton payload increment for advance truck, with use of new material technologies
 Enhancement in safety and comfort with
 Modular disc brake system and wedge brake design and development for all wheel ends
 Rear Air suspension/Rubber suspension/Haulage bogie integration
 New development from Brake system with proof of concepts for :
 Electronic stability control on advance truck
 Pole wheel elimination with patented concept of brake rotor
 Heading CFT for Proto builds and also monitoring validation issues for Advance truck
 Heading Innovation management committee for Product development in company

Professional Achievements at Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle(VECV)

 4 Patents filed as part of Advance Truck Project
1. Heavy duty vehicle frame with novel cross member concept meeting all strength criteria
2. Under run protection devices with unique cross section in alternate material
3. Wheel speed sensing mechanism without pole wheel with innovative brake rotor design
4. Hollow Stub axle with integrated adapter plate for complexity reduction and weight reduction
 Achieved Innovation award in VECV Innovation day Ingenio Jan’16, for Technical presentation on Innovative
way towards light weight and maintenance free product
 3 SAE paper published for innovative and light weight wheel end, Effective use of aluminum in structural parts,
Optimized disc brake design with virtual analysis
 Won First price for presentation of Uniquely design chassis and under run protection device in Innovex Asia 16,
organized by Triz Asia Association at Banglore in Nov 16
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Tata Motors Limited : Pune Manager : Nano Vehicle Integration Period: Aug’11- Dec’14

Worked as a Engineering Project manager for Nano Automated Manual Transmission, Nano Start Stop and Nano
Model Year Projects, leading a team of 5 persons

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Integrating the different system & subsystems in vehicle level which will meet cost, weight and
performance target as per Product Development System by suitable selection of aggregates.
 Concept package layout and later on detailed packaging with DMU build
 Alignment of DMU with the feature list and ensure DMU build as per Product configuration matrix.
 Ensure Quality in Design release process by DML checks
 Engineering design reviews and system spec finalization along with technical signoff
 Consolidate the timing requirements from individual COC related to Engineering activities thereby
converting into engineering activity timeline
 Prepare signoff at various gates of project to make sure delivery as per timeline
 Product Attribute, Target Book Management & Decision sheets for aggregate/system selection
 Digital validation plan and performance prediction for all attributes through CAE prior to Project FDJ
milestone.
 Coordination with Indoor and Outdoor testing to execute DVP, in line with project plan
 Generating Critical Information brochure(CIB) and tracking DFMEA
 Ownership of Prototype Builds and Coordination for alpha, Beta, PO and PP batch build
 Manpower management and prioritization based on the finalized Nano product plan
 Acted as cross functional team head for Vehicle validation issue resolution plan for Nano AMT
 Issue Management :Validation and Quality issues resolution for Nano Model Year
 Zero turn concept evaluation for Nano Project: Demonstrator built for Nano near zero turn project as a part
of innovation with turning circle diameter of 6m compared to current diameter of 8m.
 ERC level Major Project milestones i.e. Engineering Sign Off was completed for Nano Twist
 FDJ milestone completed for Nano AMT as per New Product Introduction Process

Tata Motors Limited : Pune Assistant Manager : Nano Brake system Period: May’08 – Jul’11

Worked for Design and development of Nano Brake System, Effectively coordinated and lead a team of with 3
CAD engineer
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Design and Development of drum brake system with completely new platform strategy considering cost and
weight constraint for Nano Gasoline and Nano CNG
 Later on up gradation of Drum brake system with disc brake variant for Nano upgrade along with the
package protection for future version with ABS
 Brake disc weight reduction of 30% w.r.t. benchmark which also contributed for fuel economy improvement
 Design robustness in Nano brake system done as a part of continuous improvement based on validation
feedback such as performance test, durability, reliability
 Brake design initiated with effective benchmarking exercise and Design of test fixtures as a part of
digital validation
 Shorten development time:
1. Design for brake system for Nano Europa done within 1 month to initiate proto built activities.
2. Brake circuit with ABS developed in short period and Design for Nano CNG parking brake lever mounting
scheme finalized within one week based on urgent requirement. 2
  Participated and ensured closure of the respective DFMEA & DVP activities with respect to brake system
 Interacted with testing departments and project planning to make sure design validation in synchronization
with project timeline
 Field failures resolution & implementation of measures for brake system issues
 Testing methodology, type of tests such as performance test, durability, reliability, multi environmental tests
and co-relation of road load data to meaningful validation on component
 Knowledge of domestic certification and export homologation requirements
 Leader of Integrated Cost Reduction brake CFT team
 Shorten product development time with complexity reduction by Front strut communization where hose
mounting scheme was only the criteria

Tata Motors Limited : Pune Assistant Manager : GET Rotations Period: Jul’07 – Apr’08
As a Graduate Engineer Trainee completed three On Job Assignments, in different departments
Assignment 1 Shift In charge for Chassis Line(Central Quality), Light commercial vehicle Period: 3Months
Central  Improvement in First Shot OK vehicle rate from 40% to 60% through resolution of high frequency
Quality defects, feed forth to line & PDI gate with strict adherence to check sheets. Also introduced Poka
yoke’s for quality improvements
Assignment 2 Process improvements done as a part of FPIG group Period: 3Months
Gearbox  Special ring developed for 2 ,3 and 5 gear, due to which Gear bore honing machine setup time
nd rd th

Production reduced by 40% with improvement in gear honing quality and reduced rejection by 20%
Assignment 3 Chassis department Period: 3Months
ERC  Nano pedal box design was developed with 10% cost reduction compared to benchmark as well as
proved on the endurance cycle at aggregate level as well as on vehicle level validation, appreciated
by department head and absorbed for final placement.

Professional Achievements at Tata Motors

 5 Patents and 1 design filed after being placed in Engineering research center of Tata Motors :
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1. Parking brake system for Nano filed in year 2009

2. Nano front disc brake module filed in year 2010
3. Front brake hose and wheel speed sensor mounting scheme filed in year 2011
4. Neutral sensor mounting scheme for Nano start stop filed in year 2011
5. Nano CNG parking brake system with pulley scheme filed in year 2012
6. Design filed for Nano multi-purpose utility box year 2013
 Won SAE Engineer of the year award on 30th July 2014, Felicitated by Mr. Daniel Hancock, President , SAE
International.
 SAE Paper published on brake disc & presented in International Brake colloquium 2014, San Francisco
 Achieved first rank in Grand innovation event Imagineering’2011 organized across all plants of Tata Motors
 Third rank accomplished in Tata group level innovation event Innovision
 Talent Pool : Selected in Talent pool of Tata Motors with consistent performance for three years as initial criteria and
cleared talent interview organized at Senior level of Plant
 Winner in GET event Srujan for paper presentation on innovative Disc brake system.
 Silver medalist in Tata Business Excellence Model (TBEM) and acted as an assessor of TBEM audit of ERC
 Actively involved in ICR and felicitated as a star suggest or by PVBU plant head
 Felicitated by Nano group head with four great job appreciation card during Nano communication meeting ‘ 2014
 Nominated for international IMechE membership and SAE membership from Nano department Head
 Felicitated by gold medal in SAE organization annual event’13
 Leadership skills exposure with independently handling of Nano nZT project
 Trainings 3

 Tata Business Excellence Module

 Vehicle Dynamics, DFMEA & PLM training
 Innovation and creativity
 Managerial development program & influencing skills
 Program Management – Volvo GDP Process
 Advance Project Management - from Dhananjay Gokhale a PMI accredited project management mentor

Academic & Extracurricular Achievements

 Selected in Tata Motors for sandwich training and completed project with Excellent grade
 Achieved 10th rank in Pune university in Second and Third year of Engineering
 Winner in engineering Model making inter college competition
 Participated in CAD MAD(Auto CAD) and debate intercollege competition
 Participated in Swimming competition and singing audition in Tata Motors
 Member of cricket & badminton teams in company

Academics

Qualification Year University/board Stream Percentage Remark

SSC 2001 Madhya Pradesh State Science 82% First class with Distinction
HSC 2003 Board
Maharashtra State Board Science 78.3% 88% in PCM
Mechanical
B.E. 2007 Pune University 70.5% First class with Distinction

Personal Attitude

Adaptability: Worked in Two major MNCs; Tata Motors and Volvo Eicher commercial vehicle ; Diversified product
knowledge from Nano to commercial vehicle; Hands on experience in Engineering research center core functions
such as Vehicle Integration, Advance technologies, Engineering project management & design and development of
brake system with customer centric approach

Eager to take new challenges, good team player & have a proven track record of successful project execution

Personal Profile

 Date of Birth: 29 August 1985

 Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarathi
 Permanent Address: B 22 Dhanalaxmi Apartment , Shaniwar Peth, Pune -30
 Present Address : 46, Anjani Nagar, Airport Road Indore