Rakesh Bhat

About Rakesh Bhat

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (Operational Excellence) with over 24 years of experience in product Innovation, Product Development, Quality enhancement & Value engineering in Home Appliance, Consumer Goods & Lighting industries• Spearheaded the Research and Development and took mission of critical initiatives to come out with out of box radical products delivering high profitability and competitive edge generating > 30% annual revenues only through new Products A strategic planner with proficiency in optimizing business processes, defining continuous improvement processes, accelerating employees’ strengths & building powerful teams that can conquer any obstacles• Established a world class product development center / R&D center, for Conceptualization, Product design and development of futuristic critical products following sustainable R&D Process & Innovation Management practices• Steered improvement initiatives with focus on streamlining & managing development with proactive planning, Benchmarking, FMEA, prototyping, DFM, DFA, CFT Reviews, through the introduction of lean manufacturing concepts, implementing past learnings, design and process guidelines & check sheets, Kaizen, 5S, TPM, Quality Circle and Poka Yoke• Led the establishments of process for new products as per the timeline, product drawing/specification/manufacturing feasibility study, PFD, PFMEA, process parameter validation, and process capability study• Highly skilled in leading full product lifecycle activities including concept maturation, design management, feasibility study, engineering, issues control & resolution, risk analysis, cost management, vendor management and other cross-functional activities

Experience

1. General Manager

   パナソニック

   Nov 2018 — Present · Thane, IN

   Heading Product planning & Product Development for Lighting

Education

• National Institute of technology Srinagar

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  1999

• National Institute of Technology Srinagar

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Gd&T
• Six Sigma
• Engineering
• Product Development
• People Development
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Inventory Management
• Product Design
• Competitive Analysis
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Project Management
• Fmea
• Quality Management
• Vendor Management
• Iso 9000
• Global Sourcing
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Value Engineering