Krishna Arkalgud

About Krishna Arkalgud

Accomplished executive with 20 years of experience in New Product Development/Introduction, Continuous Improvement, Project Management and leading diverse engineering functions; Strong technical and leadership background that includes complex problem solving, inventor on multiple patents, standardization of business processes, team building, mentoring & cross functional leadership; above all, the passion to improve every day, exceed expectations, create a motivating work environment and be seen as a transformative leader.AREAS OF EXPERTISETECHNICAL• New Product Development & Introduction (NPD/NPI)• Research & Development (R&D)• Product Design (CAD, GD & T, DFMEA)• Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP, PPAP, SPC, Process capability etc.)• Regulatory Product Compliance• Intellectual Property Management• Product Testing and Rapid prototyping• Injection Molding and tooling• Assembly process development• Design Center of Excellence • Simulation and Analysis (FEA)STRATEGY and LEADERSHIP• Strategic planning and execution• Green Field Operations• Budgeting and Resource planning• Team building and mentoring• Lead-from-the-front attitude• Global multi-site leadershipMETHODOLOGIES/PROCESSES• Product Life Cycle management (PLM)• Stage Gate process development and management• Quality (DMAIC, VAVE, CAPA etc.)• Project Planning & Execution• Business process development• Change Management

Experience

1. Vice President of Engineering

   Bal Seal Engineering

   Nov 2022 — Present

   Responsible for R&D, Application Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automation Engineering and Configuration Management across all product categories and market segments

Education

• University of Mysore

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Mechanical Engineering

  1992 — 1996

• Clemson University

  MS, Mechanical Engineering

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Product Design
• Program Management
• Automotive
• Injection Molding
• Apqp
• Gd&T
• Product Development
• Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Solidworks
• Finite Element Analysis
• Spc
• Fmea
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Mechanical Engineering
• Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing