EDUCATION
Ph.D. Intelligent Fault Diagnosis. Graduated: June 2008
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Liverpool, United Kingdom.
M.Sc. with Distinction in Intelligent Control. Graduated: January 2005.
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
B.Eng. with First Class honours in Electrical Engineering. Graduated: July 1991.
University of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan 2015-Feb2016
Alexander Dennis Ltd NPD
Manager/Principal Architecture and Software
Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership to drive the innovative development of multiplex software; Manage and support 14 build sites internationally for complete vehicle software delivery, end of line testing, functions verification and validation against the requirements.
Manage software development life cycle, revision control, traceability, documentation and timely delivery; Support prototype vehicle builds, software integration testing and calibration; Deliver highest customer satisfaction through safe, reliable implementations.
Arrange and coordinate activities with external partners to achieve quality, cost and delivery targets.
Major Projects:
Discovered skill gaps and planned appropriate trainings for staff to fill the gaps; Developed missing processes and corrected inadequate processes for timely delivery; Captured Voice of Customer and Voice of Business, analysed voices and planned action accordingly to deliver highest level of customer satisfaction.
Managed delivery of all software components for sophisticated virtual electric vehicle; Managed complete process from capturing functional requirements to complete validation planning and execution; and delivery of production software for modern vehicles globally.
Feb 2013 – Dec 2014
Cummins Generator Technologies Ltd Global Test & Data
Acquisition Specialist
Responsibilities:
Develop and manage technical services failure investigation plans globally and communicate to customers, suppliers, internal/external stakeholder and higher management; Conduct risk assessment and ensure compliance to Cummins standards of Health and Safety at site.
Facilitate continuous improvement of investigation, verification and validation processes; Provide training for Tech Centre Engineers, Service Engineers and Customers’ Field Engineers.
Give guidance on developing specialised test techniques to meet technical data collection needs, including remote data acquisition and telemetry applications; Assist product validation activity globally where required, assessing plant capability to maximise utilisation and capability, developing best-in-class field test capabilities.
Major Projects:
Managed DFSS 6-Sigma projects on technical improvement in Cummins in-house developed data acquisition system as well as specified a capable system to acquire data from remote sites.
Supported technical services investigations over 15 million USD globally; Led risk assessment and compliance to Cummins Health and Safety standards as Senior Authorised Person; Developed test procedures; analysed diagnostic data and wrote reports.
Aug 2008 – Jan 2013
Cummins Engine Business Ltd
Principal Engineer
Responsibilities:
Manage Six-Sigma projects to optimize test cell data acquisition processes to increase testcell utilization and productivity. Increase data confidence level by reducing measurement uncertainties and optimizing process stabilization; Identify and drive projects which have potential of cost saving/avoidance, time saving or improving quality of data acquired from the test cells.
Lead all work related to Automation Software System for Engineering Test (ASSET) including writing project proposals, raising purchase orders and requisitions for capital; Write, debug and test code for controls software for performance testing of engine; Troubleshoot, further develop and optimise controls and stability to reduce variance.
Major Projects:
Achieved savings over 250k USD by redesigning and optimising data acquisition and control software in a DMAIC Six-Sigma project.
Managed system improvement 6-Sigma project to avoid unnecessary re-running of same data points and saved over 50k USD.
Supported 2M USD upgrade of performance test cell and overlooked equipment commissioning; Managed & implemented complete control system integration for complex containerised test cell.
Sept 2003 – Jul 2008
Liverpool John Moores University Student and Demonstrator
Teaching/ Markings/ Tutorials/ Lab work:
Guided undergraduates in different laboratories and marked their coursework; Assisted undergraduates (all levels) for different subjects namely Simulation Methods; Artificial Intelligence, Control System Design, Computer System Applications, Process Control, Fault diagnosis and computer simulation, Expert Systems, Microprocessor Based Systems, Microprocessor Lab, Web Publishing, Circuit Analysis.
AWARDS
International Award : ORSAS-2005 Award from the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, UK for outstanding merit and research potential.
National Award : The best student paper award in 13th CA&CS Conference, 2007, Stafford.
University Awards : The best poster awards in GERI Annual Research Symposium, UK in 2005 and again in 2006. Bursary from the School of Engineering for three consecutive years from 2005/06 to 2007/08.
Mensa UK : Membership Award of Mensa UK since 2005.
IT SKILLS:
Expert user of MS Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms. Used MATLAB & Simulink for 4.5 years during postgraduate studies. Good user of engineering tools fornECU communication, Cuty, Minitab, LabView. Good user of MS Office for regular office work.
PUBLICATIONS
Published 8 research papers in refereed international Journals of high reputation; Published 11 conference papers in refereed national and international conferences.
TRAINING
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Cummins, UK; Team Based Work System Training, Cummins, UK; Mentor Training from the IET, UK; Certified Senior Authorised Person (SAP).
