Pravin Raut

Head of Digital Manufacturing Engineering & Operations

2021 - Current

Senior Program Manager

2015 - 2021

Core Manufacturing Engineering & Planning | Pioneering Digitalization in Trucks & Vans BU's @ MBRDI # Responsible for overall ME Planning & Engineering, Supply chain for Trucks & Vans at MBRDI # Pioneering Project execution in Digitalization at Trucks and Vans (Smart Factory, Data analytics @ Assembly line) # Strategized and developed business for China market: Cross function working and negotiate with support function (Legal, taxation, controlling, IPS) to bring value for company towards new and sustainable business

Technical Lead- Press part Planning & Engineering

2012 - 2015

- Developed and validate Robust Engineering- Concept Development and validated it on "Side Wall" as a pilot project - Currently in a process to Implement "Robustness" Concept in Series with the close cooperation of a team- consist of Design and manufacturing/Tryout - Working on Springback, Compensation Strategy and Surface Defect Issues method development - Developing Fine Method Plan for Side Wall (Including Draw and Following operation) using AutoForm- Die Desinger, Solver and CATIA

Asst. Mgr- Projects

2005 - 2012

AutoForm is the world’s leading vendor of software for metal-forming design and simulation products. Customers include all major automotive OEMs (GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, VW, etc.) as well as important suppliers such as Magna, Dana, Tower Automotive, Benteler, etc. Being a 'founding' member of the start-up India operation, I am very proud of the vital role I played to establish AutoForm India office, a successful unit and contributed in revenue growth of India unit from Euro 50K to Euro 800K. I was responsible for West and South of India Business operation, and played "key" role as a Global Technical Product Manager for AutoForm-Catia Interface. As an Asst. Manager, I was looking after Techno-Commercial job; it includes - Business development in India - Customer Relations & Key Account Manager for Mercedes Benz, General Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Vehama - Training, support & Services - Onsite working experience in USA, Germany and Japan

Design Engineer

1999 - 2005

Conex is an ISO 9001-2000 certified organization and in couple of years emerged one of the best tool maker and total sheet metal solution provider in India. Conex is mainly involved in designing and manufacturing of dies & fixtures, product engineering, simultaneous engineering etc - Started industrial carrier with Conex as Trainee engineer - Begun work at shop floor with assembly of dies (e.g. Draw, Trim) and fixtures (Welding, checking fixtures) - Prior shifting to design office worked on Ramboudi- high speed CNC milling machine. - Designed & developed Draw tools in CATIA environment - Closely associated with CAE engineers during validation of design in simulation s/w- PamStamp - Gained knowledge of Method plan & draw development for automotive panels - Played significant role in Eicher Projects of 33 tools for 12 components- involved in Vendor development, Procurements, Costing of dies / parts and, bye-off process. - Experience in working Cross-functional dept.: Method plan - CAE - Construction - Shop floor / Tryout - Hands on experience in Rough Method Plan using AutoForm tool - Worked on variety of sheetmetal panels- Tail gate, door inner front, Crossmember, back-panel, Frame floor under cross, under rear, Rail roof inner frt, Outer frt, Channel piller drip, Rail side outer, platform vertical, platform rear panel, etc parts for model development to CAE and CAM. - Enhance involvement in Simultaneous Engineering (S.E.) project for Ashok Layland’s G-45 and CARGO Cabin project for complete study of die process, validation, DFM, and fixture concept