Er. Udayan Pathak

About Er. Udayan Pathak

I am multifaceted Team Leader in Indian Automotive MNC- Adaptive to varied work culture- Currently Heading, World Class Quality (WCQ) initiative for Engineering domain, First Time in the World. The focus is on delivering right quality of Product to customer- Lead Tear Down & Bench Marking team - Lead VAVE with impressive DMC Reduction- Handled responsibility as Engineering Manager with Specialization in Materials Engineering- Successfully turned around department from mere testing agency to powerful Materials Engineering Resource group- Special focus on pro-active role for Innovative Materials & Process Selection at design stage- Innovative and non- conventional areas like, Thermo -electric Materials and devices, Solar Energy applications in automotive, Light weighting concepts, High Performance coatings, Greener surface modification treatment, Laser applications, sustainability initiatives through Materials Engineering- Near net shaping & hollow constructions- Rich background of setting up Quality, Vendor Development & Supply Chain Management functions in green Project like Spicer India, DGP Hinoday, John Deere India, etc. with specialization in dealing with Castings, Forgings, Steels, Forming, Machining and Hydraulic Components for Highway & Off Highway applications- Coaching & Mentoring Skills- Excellent command over PPAP, PFMEA, DFMEA, APQP, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO TS 16949- Consortium member of CSIR - Industry Partnership initiative of AMPRI, Bhopal, worked on \"Vision Document and Road Map for Applications of Advanced Light Weight Materials in Automotive and Aerospace Industry\"- Excellent network in Indian Auto Component Manufacturers- Internal Auditor for ISO 9002, QS Lead Auditor ISO 1400

Experience

1. Head & Deputy Genaral Manager - World Class Quality, Engineering Research Centre

   Tata Motors

   Apr 2017 — Present · Pune, IN

   Redefining & Aligning Engineering Processes with 5 Level approach on migration strategy from Containment focused Vehicle Validation to Close looped 100 % Knowledge based Design Process with intermediate steps of System / Sub-system Validation; Digital Validation in Durability, Geometry and BoM, 100% Design for Purpose / DFMEA- Robust Assessment process- Focus on DFMEA, APQP, IATF 16949- TQM Vehicles PDCA, DWM, T Matrix

Education

• Dharampeth Science College

  HSSC, Science

  1976 — 1979

• Institution of Engineers (India)

  Fellow, Materials Engineering

  2009

• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology

  B E, Metallurgy

  1983 — 1986

• Govt. Polytechnic Nagpur

  Diploma in Metallurgy, Metallurgy

  1980 — 1983

• C P & Berar High School Nagpur

  S S C, General

  1969 — 1979

Skills

• 5s
• Tpm
• Manufacturing
• Fundraising
• Supplier Quality
• Machining
• Ppap
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Engineering
• Ts16949
• Kaizen
• Event Planning
• Cross Functional Team Building
• Fmea
• Software Configuration Management
• Team Leadership
• Industrial Engineering
• Welding
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Iso
• Tqm
• Competitive Analysis
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Materials
• Dfmea
• Poka Yoke
• R&D
• Value Stream Mapping
• Iso/Ts 16949
• Quality System
• Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
• Process Simulation
• Quality Management
• Metallurgy
• Root Cause Analysis
• Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
• Product Design
• Six Sigma