Taranatha Shetty

About Taranatha Shetty

Experience in establishment of Test lab for Passive safety, structural & Functional durability, Airbag deployment facility. Proficiency & Expertise in •Structural (fatigue) & functional durability tests. •Passive safety tests like SBA, HRP, EDP, Child restraint, Seat anchorage, luggage retn •Vibration study, simulation & analysis, BSR tests. •Modal analysis using FFT analyzer •Field data acquisition related to strain, acceleration, displacement, force, Current etc. •Field data Analysis using n-Soft E & Glyph works. •Pressure mapping of seats, BPD, Comfort evaluation SAE j2896 measurements, Ingress Egress path generation for robot • AIS023, ECE R14/R17/R21/ R80, FMVSS 202a/207/210/225, IS-15139/15546, JIS, SAE etc • Development of test rigs as per regulatory specs like ISO, ECE, FMVSS, IS etc. •Exposure on Auto interior components like Instrument Panel, Console, Door trims - testing •Homologation of Products for National/ International Standards -with ARAI, CIRT & TUV, VCA. •Translation of engineering validation requirements into test lab requirements •Test lab failure analysis and recommendations based on physics of failure •Continuous improvement of test strategies, programs, methods & tools to create World Class test environment. •Preparation of Internal test standards, SOPs, Reports and documentation of test results •Build external labs/partners relationship to manage work load & special validation requirements •Manage calibration, annual maintenance & operation Schedule of all the test Equipment. •End to End test lab setting which involves Budgeting, Procuring, activities like •Project Execution – DVP, Costing, monitoring, Controlling, reporting to OEM •Team building Two wheeler components testing n Validation

Experience

1. Engineering Manager - Validation Center

   Lear Corporation

   Apr 2009 — Present · Pune, IN

   Established World class test lab for passive safety, structural & functional durability, Airbag test facility-Recruiting, Training, developing resources- Resource Management, Test lab Planning- Revenue generation-Responsible for Test lab safety & EHS-Responsuble for Test lab Logistic activity-Developed various test facility at in-house to meet the various customer requirements-Executed more than 25 DVPR for customers like Mercedes, Renault, Nissan, Mahindra, Tata, GM-Test lab accredited for NABL ISO/IEC17025-Lab approvals from VCA UK, TUV, Nissan motors Japan, VW Germany-For the first time power seat testing demonstrated in Lear IEC, India-Established relation with External test lab, provided services for various tests-Developing infrastructure to meet upcoming regulation & to cater various customers.

Education

• B. M. S. College of Engineering

  BE, Mechanical Engineering

  2004 — 2007

• Sri Vivekananda College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Nehru Nagar, Puttur-574203

  PUC, PCMB

  1996 — 1998

• Karnataka (Govt.) Polytechnic, Mangalore

  DME, Mechanical Engineering

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Iso/Ts 16949
• Pneumatics & Hydraulics
• Iso
• Field Data Analysis Using Nsoft E
• Homologation of Product
• Laboratory
• Automotive Engineering
• Free Hand 3d Sketches
• Ts16949
• Instumentaion & Strain Gauging
• Structural & Functional Durability
• Data Acquisition
• R&D
• Vibration & Fatigue Analysis
• Testing
• Establishment of Test Laboratory
• Design and Development Sp Test Systems,
• Calibration
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Dfmea
• Field Data Aquisition & Analysis