Umakant Katu
Senior Director of Engineering @Dover Food Retail
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Director of Engineering @Dover Food Retail
Richmond, VA, US
Handling incremental responsibilities of Refrigerator Display Case design with Natural refrigerant (Co2 and R-290) portfolio development including air cooled self-contained (plugin), water cooled (semi-plugin) and remote cases.
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Professional Certificate Program , Architecture and Systems Engineering
Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Rajaramnagar, SAKHARALE
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering
Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Government college of Engineering Karad
Master of Engineering , Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT UMAKANT KATU
INNOVATION-DRIVEN ENGINEERING LEADER WITH GLOBAL EXPERIENCE IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTUmakant has 20+ years of versatile and global experience in Engineering, Quality & Product Strategy in Appliance, Food Retail & Automotive. A leader with passion, skills, and experience in Project, Product & People Management. He is an expert in Engineering Design, Strategy & Planning, Innovation, team building, and Project Management(PMO). He is currently associated with Dover Corporation as Director of Engineering. His present focus is on Sustainable engineering, cost and quality projects, innovation & new product development. Also, he is involved in driving global development work for refrigeration products. Proven track record in the delivery of a number of mega projects(>$5M to $50M project budget) by developing & leading high-performance teams in the Home Appliances and Automotive industries. Handled increased responsibilities and deliveries as NPI Leader, Cost & Quality Improvement, Advanced Development and Innovations, Project/Program Management, and Strategy & Planning. As a result, he has the unique ability to lead multi-functional & multi-cultural teams & navigate through complex challenges. Also, he has led a number of Value Engineering and Innovation workshops to resolve complex challenges.He holds Bachelor\'s and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He has also completed his MBA from Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign. He holds a certificate course on system engineering from MIT. Some of the specialties include • Engineering Management & Leadership• Innovation, Strategy & Planning, New Business integration, Program, and Project Management • Quality improvement through Six Sigma principles• Cost Improvement through Value Engineering and AnalysisHe is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), OPEX/Six Sigma Black Belt certified, Certified Associate Value Specialist(AVS), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) from ASQ, and Certified Lean Professional. 10+ US patent grants with the prime inventor on these patents. Published 10+ research papers in journals, and international and national conferences.
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