Milind Dhake has over 9 years of experience in automotive interior project management, design, and development. He has led projects for automakers like Bentley, Daimler, Ford, Toyota, and Nissan. These projects include designs for door panels, center consoles, and instrument panels. Dhake has strong skills in CAD software and expertise in various production processes. He aims to deliver projects on time, with high quality, and within budget while meeting customer requirements. Dhake also has international experience working in Sweden, Germany, the UK, and South Korea.

1. MILIND DHAKE
mdhake@gmail.com • Cellular +46 769512946
Project Lead (Automobile Interior)
Executive Summary
• 9+ years of Total Experience including Project Management, Design and Development of Automotive
Interiors like Door Panels, Centre Console, and Instrument Panel, Production Process Development.
• Project planning to achieve Delivery targets, Quality, and Customer requirement
• Concept Engineering, Prototyping, Design and Development of complete product
• Experience in Plastic injection moulding, Carbon Fibre, NFPP, SRIM, Blow moulding, etc .
• Assembly feasibility, Tooling feasibility, Covering processes (Foaming, Leather etc.)
• Software Skills: Catia V5 – Surfacing, Solid modelling, Drafting, DMU
Employment Summary
1. Tech Mahindra Ltd, Pune. April 13 – Present
Project Lead
2. TACO Technical Centre, Pune Oct 12 – Apr 13
Sr. Design Engineer
3. Faurecia Technology Centre India Pvt. Ltd, Pune Oct 07 – Sept 12
Design Engineer
4. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Mumbai Jan 05 to May 05
Project Trainee Engineer
International Exposure
• CEVT, Sweden Mar16 – Till date
• Bentley Motors Ltd, UK July 13 – Dec 14
• Faurecia Interior Systems Ltd, Germany Aug 08 – Oct 08
• Kwan-Jin Faurecia Interior Systems Ltd, South Korea Oct 08 – Oct 08
Education
P. G. D. Tool Design (M. I. T., Pune) 2007
B. Tech. Mechanical (M. I. T., Aurangabad) 2005
Diploma, Mechanical (J. T. M. Polytechnic, Faizpur) 2002
Achievements:
• Door Panels: Got Appreciation awards for Excellent Feedback and On time Delivery for Daimler Door
Panels
• Centre Console: Got Appreciation awards for Excellent Customer Feedback and CSS rating.
• KM: Got appreciation Awards for Improving Knowledge Management for TFDC engineers

2. Project Responsibilities
Project Management:
 Plan activities as per Project milestones from Concept to Tool release.
 Perform Quality check to ensure customer requirements
 Propose multiple solutions for Cost optimization, VA/VE, and to achieve quality.
 Ensuring the Project success, customer and employee satisfaction through optimum and effective utilization
of available resources
 Project/Program Execution: Initiation, Planning, Organizing, Implementing, Monitoring & Control
 Timely escalation & resolution of critical issues, Management Information System and Reporting,
Competency Building, Assessment & Man Power Planning
 Sharing knowledge with Trainees and improve them for their better performance.
 Member of Cross Functional Team
Product Designing:
• Product: Door Panel, Centre Console, Instrument Panel
• Onsite and Offshore Support for Design from Concept to Tool Release.
• Plan for design activities at different stages.
• Study Different themes of ‘A’ surfaces and propose as per engineering requirements.
• Analyse surfaces for Packaging, Assembly Feasibility, Part Split, Leather wrapping conditions, etc.
• Prepare concept sections for Part design, Fixing strategy, Gap and Rads, Foaming and Leather conditions
etc.
• Benchmark C/O products and use C/O Components, Fixings etc for Cost reduction.
• Design Wooden Parts like Waist rail, Infill Panel.
• Design SRIM parts.
• Design Curtain Package parts like Curtain Rails, Fixing Brackets, Drive Tube routing, Sleeve etc.
• Propose BIW interfaces in critical areas.
• Conduct DMU analysis.
• Prepare Part and Assembly Drawings
• Product: Concept Engineering (IP, DP)
• Based on the information or Vehicle data provided as inputs, Create BOM, Generate Concept Layouts,
it's design as per parts fitment in the vehicle according to applicability.
• Packaging Study, Accessibility Study, Assembly and disassembly feasibilities study and propose Styling
surfaces if required
• Analyse the Style for Draft Analysis, Gap and Flush, Developed surface etc.
• Prepare Analysis sheets like Nesting Layout, Skin Usage Sheet, and Data Evaluation Sheet etc.
• Create Concept sections for Tooling, Interfaces of parts etc.
• Improve new and existing product and processes to improve overall capabilities and reduce cost.
• Suggest proposals for Interfaces on the component.
• Tooling requirements and feasibility of the component.
Projects Executed:
• Employer : TechM
Customers: Bentley, CEVT
Projects Executed:
1. LWB/XLWB Door Panel (Onsite/Offshore)
2. XLWB RR and DIV Console
3. SUV FR and RR Console
4. Instrument Panel (Onsite/Offshore)

3. • Employer : TACO Technical Centre
Customers: Daimler
Projects Executed: Centre Console
• Employer : Faurecia Interior Systems India Pvt. Ltd
Customers: Daimler, Ford, Toyota, Nissan
Projects Executed:
1. Door Panel - MB S class, A class
2. Front Console - MB S class, C class
3. Door Panel for Proto for Toyota
4. Concept engineering for GM, Nissan, Toyota etc.
5. Instrument Panel - Ford
 Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Mumbai
Project Trainee
Responsibility:
• Responsible for Incoming and Outgoing material quality, Production line setup, etc.
• Completed training projects in KD packing dept such as Automation and Reduce cycle time.
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 26th
March 1983
Languages known: English, German (1B), Hindi, Marathi
Passport No.: L8976754
Milind Dhake.