1. ANIRUDDHA DEV
Mobile No: +91 98862 85111 | Email: dev_a@hotmail.com
PROJECT LEADER / MECHANICAL TEAM LEADER
Project/Team Leader with nearly 12.5 years experience in Product Design with 9 years of project/team leadership.
Area of expertise includes:
 Handled multiple projects independently.
 Leading and managing team
 Worked with offshore cross functional teams (electronics, industrialization, industrial engineering, purchasing
and tooling), to gather requirements, to synchronize with their expectations and to bring the project to
completion on time.
 Implemented six sigma tools for the projects undertaken.
 Design and development of products throughout the full life cycle process (PMP)
 Recognized expert in IP (Ingress protection), functional dimensioning and ISO 8015/ASME Y 14.5.
 Provide technical training in ISO 8015, Functional Dimensioning, GD&T and Tolerance Manager, CETOL v8.3
 Review the drawings/models and act as a filter for every release.
 Domains of knowledge include Automotive interiors, Low Voltage, Medium Voltage, Fixture design, lead frames,
busways, electro-mechanical products, electronic housings, Scroll pumps
 Safety and literature review
 Packaging design for products
 Design of Plastic , sheet metal,casting, extrusion and machined parts
 Verification and Validation plan
 Experience in handling UL/CE/IEC/RoHS/REACH/WEEE/BSMI/CCC/FCC/NSF/EHEDG certification
 Working with certification agencies like UL / TUV / Wipro Tarang Labs
 Independently set-up product validation & verification & certification team in the current organization
 Driver for developing & launching the EPDM system (With US agency ) and migrating all data.
CORE OF COMPETENCIES
 Mechatronics/EMI-
EMC/Electromechanical
devices/Automation
 Fixture design
 Design life Cycle
 Circuit Breakers
 PDU
 Tolerance Analysis
 Customer Safety
 Mechanism analysis
 GD & T
 Literature review
 Push Buttons
 ECN/ECO process
 New Product Development
 System level understanding of
verification & validation
 Product certification
 VA/VE
 Automotive
 DFMEA /DFM/DFA
 “Green” products
TOOLS/SOFTWARES
 ProE WF3
 SolidWorks 2014
 Tolerance Manager
 TDC
 GeoMagic
 Office tools
 MSP
 Windchill
 EPDM
 TAE
 Minitab
 CATIA V5
 CETOL

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Team Leader Rockwell Automation India Pvt Ltd Jun 2015 – Present
Roles
 Leading a team of 8 engineers ( team is still being formed with more recruitments) + 16 contractors + 2 interns
 Project Leader
 Building the entire mechanical team of engineers as a start-up
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Technical Leader Methode Electronincs India Pvt. Ltd Oct 2013 – Jun 2015
Roles
 Leading a team of 6 engineers
 Launch lead
 Verification & Validation Lead
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Project Leader Schneider Electric India Private Limited Aug 2004 – Oct 2013
Roles
 Mechatronics leader – for 3 multi-functional projects with core competency being Mechatronics
 Discipline leader – for defining the process, tools and strategy for mechanical activities in the organization
 Super User/Trainer for ISO 8015 and GD&T
 Green products champion
 Project Design Leader
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PRODUCT RANGE
 Modular products used in rack-servers,panels and switchboards for monitoring , control and communication
 Torque Test fixture development
 Designing of scroll pump
 Circuit breakers/PDU/Display units
 Design and development of
 Entire range of products for switchboard management and server/rack management
 Push buttons with emphasis on IP 67.
 Handheld / electromechanical devices
 Training on IP in Singapore for a period of 3 months
 Design and Development of mechanism of Manual Transfer of Switch
 Rotary Handle mechanism analysis using tolerance manager
 Scanning of parts and preparing FAIR using Geo-Magic comparison tool
 Reasearch into measurement of torque using elasto-magentic properties
 Design of door lock handle using Touch Sensing technology .
 Rotary multi-functional switch which has motion across all planes
 Centre stack for automobile interiors
 Automatic transmission
 Steering Sensor unit for heavy vehicles

3. DOMAIN EXPERIENCE
 Electro-mechanical design of LV/MV switchgears & Rack Server
o Circuit Breakers – MCB/MCCB/RCCB/ACB
o Push buttons/beacon lights
o Sensors/limit switches
o Switchboards/panels
o Hand-held devices
o Display Units / cabinet consoles
o PDU
o HMI
o Bio-metric sensor
o Cabinet console
o Automatic and Manual Transfer switch
 Pump
o Scroll Pump
 Food Industry
o Display unit for meat processing industry
o NSF/EHEDG
 Oil and Gas
o Remote reclosure for ACB
 Automotive
o Torque testing fixture (4500Nm/based on magneto-elasticity sensing) – Thyssenkrupp
o 8 way , 3 motion rotary switch – Nissan
o Touch based door handle lock – Honda
o Glass box/ Centre console – Toyota/Great Wall Motors
o Seat Belt – Nissan
o Flex plate design for Automatic transmission – Honda
o Steering sensor unit based on magneto-elasticity sensing - ThyssenKrupp
 Manufacturing technologies
o Plastic
o Casting
o Machining
o Extrusion
o Sheet Metal

4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS
 Thorough understanding of product life-cycle management from VOC till product Launch
 Building/leading team across different functionalities viz. design,tooling,industrialization,
quality,verification,validation,certification,logistics,marketing.
 Schedule building & monitoring, supplier mapping,risk and mitigation plan,product requirements
document,stage gate deliverables and decisions,negotiations
 Product costing and cost control in accordance with Product management and PMO
 Effective communication and team management
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PROCESS EXPERIENCE
 Analysis of VOC to derive the technical requirements and the CTQ
 With the help of system engineering working towards system level functional block diagram
 Interaction with cross-functional teams, including electronics, purchasing, industrialization, logistics, validation,
verification, branding and marketing
 Analysis / simulation : Thermal / structural / moldflow
 Concept development and selection using as a concept prioritization tool or Pugh matrix
 Selection of materials appropriates for design, certification and tooling.
 Understanding of verification plan, validation plan and the certification standards for different countries
 Detailed design using ProE, Tolerance Manager, DFMEA, Risk analysis, DFM, DFA, FTA, simulation tools for
analysis, prototyping, including SLA, FDM, silicon mold and soft tool, and output of verification test results.
 Packaging design, design of labels and instruction manual
 Helping in tool development, tool modification and correction and part qualification.
 Overall product qualification.
 Prototype development and verification
 Product verification, validation and certification
 Understanding of CMMMi requirements
 Underwent 10days of Six sigma training by BMGI
NOTABLE TECHNOLOGIES
 Touch Sensing and touch panels
 Research on finding a new material that can be used for magneto-elasticity sensing thereby reducing the
following noises
o Repeatability
o Hysteresis
o Axial
o Temperature
o System RSU
o Module RSU
 This was achieved in partnership with IISC
 Laminated PCB/Flexible PCB
 EMI/EMC and shielding
 Belt/chain drives and gears
 Bio-metric sensing
 IR communication
 Permanent Magnets
 Zigbee Communication

5. EDUCATION
 BE (Mechanical Engineering)(VTU) 76% RVCE,Bangalore 2004
 Higher Secondary Certificate(ISC), 85.2% St.Xavier’s Collegiate School . Calcutta 2000
 Senior Secondary Certificate(ICSE), 85.2% St.Xavier’s Collegiate School . Calcutta 1998
ACHIEVEMENTS
 Recognized as a top performer at work.
 Won the award for BEST PROJECT
 Won the award for BEST TEAM, for taking initiative to drive ISO 8015, ASME, GD & T and functional
dimensioning awareness.
 AWARD for the amazing work and out-of-the-box thinking for concept development
 AWARD for on-time delivery
 Recognized as a global expert for Mechatronics product development
 Corporate trainer for ISO 8015, Tolerance Manager and Functional Dimensioning
 2 patents logged, 4 ideas logged , 1 white paper
 Leader in delivering green products
 Independently set up certification,verification and validation team at Methode Electronics ,
successfully completing product certification
 1St Runner up from APAC on global innovation summit at Rockwell Automation.