Pratik Shah

305, A Wing, Samarpan, Western Express Highway, Borivali (East). Mumbai 66. Tel: +91-22-28541798 / M - +91-9920574009 pratikshah69@hotmail.com Profile: Career Goal: Combine excellent sales skills and thorough engineering fundamentals to meet the growing requirement of high quality/innovative manufacturing for the Transportation & Defence Industry. Acquired Skill set: Project Management (MS Project 2007, Primavera P5 2008), Design (Catia V5 R19, SolidWorks 2012), Analysis (Ansys 10.0.), and Service (Vehicle Garage Workshop Equipment). Education: BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering, Coventry University (UK) 2006. Experience: Kineco Pvt. Ltd. (Goa): Aug 11 June 13 - Project Design Engineer Composites (FRP/Prepregs) for Rail (Metro, Indian-European Rail), Industrial & Defence Applications. Responsibilities: Engineering: Tool/Product Design using Catia V5-R19. Concept Design Material Selection, Industry standards Overview, Cost Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management. Process Design Creating Process Map and work flow Instructions for technicians. Project Management: Tender Submission for Government Institutions. Liaison with global suppliers for on time delivery of Raw Materials. Engaging production workforce to meet the manufacturing/supply deadline. Arranging Third Party Quality Inspection for the products. Logistic Design and Release documents. Customer Engagement at various stages of the project. Projects: Rail Industry: Composite Aerodynamic Front End Nose Cone Design, Costing, Production Plan, Quality Inspection Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Rail Coach Factory(RCF), Bombardier Transportation. Cab Interior Panels Concept Design, Costing, Production Process. Seats Polycarbonate based seat system. Vacuum Toilet System Tender application with JV partners Alte Transportation Barcelona Spain Albatros Group. Defense Industry: Re-Entry Vehicle System Mandrel Design, Project Planning Missile Canister System Designed Tape winding arrangement, Project Planning. Automotive Industry: Front & Rear End Panels for Buses. - Ashok Leyland, TVS Iriza. Marine Industry: Sonar Dome Costing, Tool Design, Project Planning, Customer Liaison. ChatElec Vehicles India Ltd. (Mumbai) : April 09 Dec10 (Automotive Engineer/Principle Investigator) Responsibilities: Refurbishment of 15 seater Electric Bus and 6 seater Electric Taxi prototype for demonstration of sustainable public transport system in Mumbai. Identifying & forming a supply chain network for sourcing the spares, batteries, chargers, battery management systems, solar power plant. Apply and carry out presentations for grants from Government bodies (Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy), for development of the electric vehicle and other technologies. (i.e. fast transfer of charge, battery swap arrangement, solar charging)

Achievements:

Studying Government incentives towards Electric Vehicles and Solar Installations. Studying & Coordinating with state run Public Transport organization on implementation of Electric Bus and Taxi project in Mumbai.

Sanction of Rs. 50 lakhs by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), for installation of Solar Array. Being the Principle Investigator, project application Electric Taxi for Women drivers recommended by Department of Science and Technology. Development of Electric Bus prototype in its final stages. Opportunity to make an impact towards development of Sustainable transport system. CADD Centre Training Services. (Mumbai): July 07 July 08 Cluster Manager Responsibilities: Controlling Operations and Training engineers on 3-D designing and project management, giving seminars and design consultancy, forming sales strategy. Achievements: Training of various Mechanical modeling and project management software, along with good entrepreneurial skills. Mtech Group. (UK): August 04 February 05 (Industrial Placement - Junior Consultant)

Languages: Fluent in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. German from Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai Level 1 Beginner 2007. Education: 2003 2006

BEng (Hons) in Automotive Engineering Sandwich Mode (One Year Internship). Coventry University (UK). [2:1] Industrial Project (Finite Element Analysis of Imperfections on Brake Disc) Product Innovation - Jaguar Motors S-Type (Company sponsored) Group Project (Designing Light weight front corner module) Looked into the designing and manufacturing of coil spring using composite materials for weight reduction, and carrying out feasibility study for the same.

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Industrial Placement Mtech Group Ltd Shrewsbury, UK. As a consultant, developed key skills in Product Design, Design Management, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Logistics, Marketing and Construction Management for Offsite Manufacturing Industry. Further to that, worked for Mtech Knowledge, implementing Lean Techniques (Continuous Improvement) at United Utilities for bottle flow process. Have a good knowledge of suppliers both in the automotive and construction industry, with keen interest in new materials and manufacturing technologies. Second year BEng (Hons) in Automotive Engineering Bolton University (UK). Diploma in Automotive Engineering Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic (Pune). Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School (Mumbai). (I.C.S.E)

Personal Details: th Date of Birth: 5 May, 1982. Marital Status: Single. Sports: University: Represented Bolton Institute in Badminton. College: Played for Inter College Badminton. School: Represented school in Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball and Cricket. Reading: Tech progression and Business Magazines Referees: References available on request.