Ramesh Kamat

About Ramesh Kamat

Results-oriented and passionate about leadership in New Product Development, Tooling and Engineering. Proven track record of delivering exceptional customer experience and business outcomes by creating and managing highly qualified teams. • 19+ years of total experience (NPD, Tooling, Molding, Stamping, Manufacturing, Business development, Project management, SCM, Purchase etc). • Passionate about creatation of innovative, high-quality and cost effective products that delight customers and meet their expectations. • Strong technical background in tool and die engineering, as well as skills in toolings, molding, press tools, flow analysis, cost estimation, precision machining, VA/VE, DFMEA, DFM, and PPAP. • Expertise in end-to-end development and engineering of automotive, toys and consumer products/parts for various markets and OE brands. • Managing the technical documentation, standardization, specification, and testing of raw materials, plastic and sheet metal parts, BOI and packaging. • Leading the communications and technical review with customers, project management, stakeholders and vendors to ensure timely and successful delivery of products. Thus, I received positive feedback from the customers and stakeholders. • BOM and ECN management of each product. I also have expertise in ISO, ICTI, social compliance, QMS, and BIS audits. • Team building activities and mentored nonskilled workforce thru Industrial Knowledge Center. • Traveled to China and South Korea for tooling/molding qualification & buy-offs during my tenure with TACO IPD.

Experience

1. Senior New Product Development Manager

   Aequs Engineering Plastic Private Lmt

   Dec 2021 — Present · Belagavi, IN

   Working as a Sr. Manager NPD & Engineering at Aequs Engineered Plastics Pvt Ltd: Toys and Consumer Goods Industry at Belgaum/ Koppal/ Hubballi.

Education

• NTTF Technical Traning Center Dharwad.

  Diploma, Tool and Die Engineering

  1999 — 2002