Mandar Dabhadkar

About Mandar Dabhadkar

Senior Engineering professional with 22+ years of experience in New Product Introduction, Product Development, Product Engineering, Technical / Program Leadership, Project Management with high level of Integrity.Impressive success in leading multiple engineering programs / projects on end-to-end development, validation & launching of products, from stage of concept design, prototyping up to manufacturability.Proficient in end-to-end new product development process including requirements management, finalization of technical specifications, design, prototype development, testing/validation, production support, design failure mode and effect analysis, field trials, field failure improvement and quality management.First-hand overview from start-to-end on APQP activities for product and business lifecycle with proven record of contributing to the revenue.Confident in leading, coaching and developing - people / team, demonstrating interpersonal skills, strategy formulation & implementation, customer interaction & stakeholder management in global matrix organization.EXPERTISE - New Product Introduction, Product Engineering, Product Development, Program Management / Leadership, Analysis Led Design (FEA), APQP, Requirements Management, Budgeting, Six Sigma & Cross Functional team Leadership.INTEREST - New Product Development Leadership, Product Engineering, Technical Leadership, Strategic Product Planning, Program Management / Leadership, General Management, Six Sigma and entrepreneurship.

Experience

1. Senior General Manager - Engineering Services Leader - Aftermarket Engineering at Cummins Inc

   Cummins Inc.

   Oct 2024 — Present · Pune, IN

   Lead Aftermarket Engineering with entire Product Life cycle responsibilities from cradle to grave - comprising Product Design, Analysis (FEA), Validation, Development, Current Product Support, Competitive Benchmarking, VAVE, Cost Reduction, Localization, Exports, Mechanical Service Tools for Aftermarket, ReCon Salvage solution, ALD, Engineering Change Management, Aftermarket Field Technical Support, Engg. Support to Cross Functions and Plants.

Education

• Somalwar High School, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur

  10th Grade, SSC

  1989 — 1994

• Nagpur University

  Bachlor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2000

• Datta Meghe Polytechnic, Nagpur

  Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1997

• VJTI - University of Mumbai

  ME in Mechanical Engineering, Specialized in CAD/CAM & Automation

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• 8d Problem Solving
• Root Cause Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Engineering
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Team Building
• Working Across Diverse Cultures
• Gd&T
• Dvp&R
• Apqp
• Product Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Communication
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Microsoft Word
• Finite Element Analysis
• Dfmea
• Validation
• Dmaic
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Product Design
• Six Sigma
• Leadership
• Engineering Management
• Automotive Engineering
• Fmea
• Automotive
• Ppap