Five years of strong experience in biw & trim design in the automobile company using cad package catia v4 and catia v5

Name :Amol P. Pathak.

Permanent Address: Flat No.‑8/A, Shri Ram‑raj Park, Near Kakade Park,Keshavnagar, Chinchwadgaon, Pune – 411033

Present Address: Nirmala nilaya,S.No‑35,S.G. palya,CVramannagar,Bangalore‑560093

Objective: To gain expertise in the latest technology & to be associated with a progressive organization, achieve professional excellence & career management through innovation & commitment skills

Professional Summary

Experience in

Education

B .E (Mech.) 1999 70% Shivaji University
H.S.C 1995 88.5% (PCM‑94%) Kolhapur Board

S.S.C 1993 89.0% Kolhapur Board

Personal Details

Date of birth: 24th March 1978

Marital Status: Married

Languages known:English, Marathi and Hindi, learning German

Experience

Volvo India Technology center, Bangalore

Asst. Project Manager June 2005 ‑ till date

Achievements:

•Learned various systems of Volvo Truck Corporation, Sweden.
•Working on lower and upper front grill of volvo truck.

Tata Technologies Limited, Pune.

Senior Engineer Nov 2000 – June 2005

Achievements:

•Successfully worked as a team member & in charge in the car project “Indigo”& “New Indica V2 facelift”.
•Contributed significantly in the shop floor activities for making prototypes of car.
•Learned latest technologies like Rapid Prototyping etc.
•Knowledge of GD&T,
•Knowledge of ECE & EEC regulations for interior & exterior projections.
•Knowledge of tests carried out on plastic components like vibration tests, Environmental test, head impact test, etc.
•Attended three days IMPLAST’03 symposium on “Theory of Plasticity” at IIT New Delhi
•Attended three days seminar on “New trends in automotive plastic” organized by SPE in Mumbai.
•Visited Geneva Auto show 2004 to study emerging trends in Europe in car design.
•Attended “Ergonomics by RAMSIS “training given by M/s Human solutions Germany.

Kirloskar Brothers Limited, Kirloskarwadi

Junior Engineer Oct 1999 – Oct 2000

Achievements:

•Worked on AutoCAD 14 for cross sectional drawings, foundation drawings for pumps.
•Selection of pumps from database according to requirement of customer.
•Successfully completed design activities like deciding impeller diameter, bearing life, selection of coupling etc.
•Teaching experience of engineering graphics, machine drawing to fresh apprentices.

Strengths

•Achievement oriented, with excellent people management skills and ability to manage change with ease.

Projects handled

Tata Technologies Limited

1.Project name: New Car (sedan type) ProjectClient: Telco (Tata Motors Ltd.)
Location: Pune
Duration: 2 years
Team Size: 12 members
Role: Team member
Operating System: Irix / AIX
Cad Package used: Catia V4

Description:

1.Designing TRIM parts such as hood strip, goggle cover, door handles, B pillar trim & C pillar trim, from A class surface in Catia v4 using surface modeling.
2.Checking plastic parts for mould direction & undercut using Draft analysis in Catia v4.
3.Checking surfaces for curvature analysis in Catia V4.
4.Making A class finish surface for small plastic parts.
5.Data Migration from any CAD software to Catia V4 & vice versa.
6.Making drawings & exploded views of assembly parts.
7.Space design and packaging of different parts of Indica and its variants using Catia V4.
8.Modifications in the design according to testing and supplier feedback.
9.Calculation of interior volume of indigo & its competitor vehicles using SAE procedures.

2.Project name: Face lifted Car

Description:

1.Benchmarking other cars for product specifications.
2.Design & development of exteriors like front bumper, rear bumper, top & bottom grills, fenders add on, sill valance cover in Catia V4.
3.Design and development of interior trims like center cluster, tray cover, magazine pocket, bottle holder in Catia V4.
4.Discussing with supplier & other agencies for better product design & ease of production.
5.Participating in DFMEA (Design Failure Mode Effective Analysis) to avoid forthcoming problems on product.
6.Packaging study with Vismockup 5.1.
7.Design Support to production line issues.

Tata Technologies Limited

3.Project name: New Car Project
Client: Telco (Tata Motors Ltd.)
Location: Pune
Duration: One Year
Team Size: 6 members
Role: Team Leader (Exterior & Interior trim)
Operating System: Irix / AIX
Cad Package used: Catia V4/V5

Description:

1. Benchmarking for trim components of competitor cars.
2. Packaging study of major assemblies in Vismockup software.
3.Support to Prototype shop for making static mule & seating buck.
4.Conversion of scanned data of cloud points to surfaces in Catia V5.
5.Design of b pillar upper & lower trim in Catia V5.
6.Design of front & rear bumper including radiator grills.
7.Ergonomics study of dashboard by RAMSIS software.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for design and development of exterior & interior trim components from concept to production. This includes understanding and mastering methodologies and processes for vehicle development, scheduling, making, designing and issuing parts drawings using CAD, and planning development with suppliers and following up to keep schedule and performance requirements on track.

Amol P. Pathak