1. Shaktikumar M Potdar
Address: A203, Silvercrest, Shivteerthnagar, Kothrud, Pune - 411 038
Phone: +91 9850970553 | Email: smpotdar@rediffmail.com, potdars2010@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/shaktikumar -potdar/25/baa/974
Se nior Level | Manager - Design/New Product Development/Me chanical Engine e ring | Me chanical Industry
EXECUT IVE PROFILE
 A dedicated & hardworking Engineering Leader with 17 years of diversified industrial experience.
 Master’s Certificate in CAD/CAM and BE in Mechanical; also certified Six Sigma green belt.
 Proven abilities to enhance production & process operations, optimizing resource & capacity utilization and
escalating operational efficiencies, while curtailing costs.
 Well experienced in engaging cross functional teams situated at multiple global locations.
 Team management capability; guiding team members to meet organisations goals/objectives .
 Rich hands on experience and seasoned professional with challenges in new product design, engineering,
machine shop, tool room and plastic moulding.
 Capable of independently leading multiple projects from concept design to production release.
 Extensively worked on high-end CAD/CAM systems.
 Attributes include adaptability, planning, critical thinking and problem solving.
COMPET ENCIES/SKILLS
Leadership : Project Leader ● Plant Head ● Team Leader ● Project Planning & Management ● Phase -Gate
Process ● Cross Functional/Global Team Coordination ● Customer & Supplier Interactions ● Team
Building ● Performance Management ● Training & Development
Te chnical : New Product Design ● Product Customization ● Customer Proposals ● Product Validation
● Agency Approvals/Certifications ● Technical Documentation ● Tool Room ● CNC Programming ●
Production Shop Floor ● Plastic Injection Moulding ● FEA ● CFD
Softw are : PROE ● I-DEAS ● CATIA ● MASTERCAM
CAREER PAT H
Cummins 2011 - Pre se nt
Technical Specialist/Group Leader
 Fuel system business and mid range engine business.
Emerson Innovation Ce nte r 2006 – 2011
Senior Design Engineer
 Diversified global manufacturing and Technology Company, offering wide range of products and services in the
industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network
Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions businesses.
AVCON Controls 2002 – 2005
Product Design Engineer
 Manufacturer of solenoid valves, actuators, limit switch boxes & accessories. Had a dedicated modern tool
room with the facility for manufacturing plastic injection moulds, die-casting & forging dies.
SV Industrie s 2000 – 2001
Design Engineer
 Manufacturer of special purpose machines, pick & place units, conveyorised systems. In-house manufacturing
and assembly set up.
Pre cision Engine e rs 1997 – 2000
Development Engineer
 Sub contractor for auto ancillaries, manufacturing various transmission components of automotive application.
Plant set up consisted of general production machines including Honing, Broaching & SPMs
KEY CONT RIBUT IONS - HIGHLIGHT S
Cummins
 Leading the Fuel systems team to provide design & FEA/CFD support in developing common rail fuel injection
system for Indian market and stage 5 emissions readiness.
 Being actively involved with executive leadership in identifying the program level strategies, roadmaps, mile
stones, resource planning and hiring.
 Established processes to ensure cohesively working of teams in cross functional environment.
 Currently leading the design team of various engine platforms from 3.3 litres to 15 litres. Guiding & mentoring
the team in their stage 5 emission projects and other global VPI projects. Reviewing their deliverables –
drawings, validation plan, iDFMEA, GD&T, technical specs, project timelines, customer proposals etc.
 Providing trainings to team members on products and various technical tools such as iDFMEA, GD&T, tolerance
analysis, etc.
 Conducting cross functional design reviews.
 Conducting performance review of team members. Identify training needs & align with career growth plans.

2. Operational Highlights/Key Contributions:
 Fuel System:
 Developed patented design for common rail pressure relief valve for lymph home mode.
 Developed oil lubricated, high pressure fuel pump, high pressure rail and injector.
 Engine Business:
 Developing high sulphur tolerance kit for tier 4 engines used in emission uncontrolled countries.
 Developing heat shields for feller buncher application for Komatsu.
 Worked on several cost reduction and quality improvement projects.
Eme rson Innovation Ce nte r
 Worked as project leader for ASCO Numatics division, with customer specials engineering group.
 Developed tailor made products for key customers across US market, catering diverse industries such as in
medical, automotive, food, petroleum, etc.
 Application requirements varied from normal environment to critical medical conditions & hazardous locatio ns
requiring international agency approvals such as ATEX, UL, CSA, FM, etc.
 Shouldered the responsibilities from engineering investigation of marketing/customer inputs & customer
proposals, till the final production release.
 Effectively utilized the synergy of cross functional teams situated at multiple global locations.
 Provided trainings to the young engineers on products & processes.
Operational Highlights/Key Contributions:
 Owned & delivered the projects worth USD 15 Million from design till production release within 3 years.
 Obtained business opportunity of around $8M for manifold mounted solenoid valves, used in oxygen
concentrator.
 Developed operating manifold drives for Intra-aortic balloon pump through comprehensive experiments and
validation up to 60 Million cycles.
 Created derivative design and obtained UL certification for feed valve used in open well fryer.
 Developed customized plastic valve for urea dosing system for Cummins emission solutions.
AVCON Controls
 Led operations of the plant, reported to Director of the company.
 Lead the NPD projects from concept design till final production release.
 Successfully introduced many new products into the organization portfolio.
 Exhaustively worked on CAD tools to create new product designs. Developed all the necessary tooling (die
casting, forging & plastic) using fully integrated CAD-CAM tools.
 Established supplier base.
 Managed the production for solenoid coils & other plastic moulded parts of the products.
Operational Highlights/Key Contributions:
 Provided key contribution in obtaining export opportunity for pneumatic linear actuators through innovative &
cost effective design.
 Significantly reduced the rejection rate of solenoid coils from 35% to 0.2% through improvement in product
design and the manufacturing processes.
 Reduced the product cost of rack and pinion actuator by 40%. Improved the performance through
comprehensive redesign & validation testing using various materials.
 Designed limit switch boxes for rotary & linear motion actuators.
S V Industrie s
 Worked as key team member of design. Created designs of various conveyorised systems, stamping machine,
leak testing machine.
 Actively involved in customer interactions. Provided detail design inputs for manufacturing dept.
 Collaborated with cross functional teams for assembly & testing of the machines.
Pre cision Engine e rs
 Supervised the production line set up with team size of 15 people.
 Improved the productivity through developing machining fixtures.
 Developed copy turning attachment for lathe machine.
 Synchronized man and machine utilization through detailed work study.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 DFSS green belt certification at Cummins.
 Certified as product specialist by ACSO University, New Jersey.
 Participated in orientation program by UL India on ATEX and other international agency requirements.
 Emergency Response Team Member – Trained in CPR, first aid, fire fighting, emergency rescue techniques.
EDUCAT ION
 Master’s Certificate in CAD/CAM - Central Institute of Tool Design, Hyderabad 2001
 Bachelor of Engineering (Me chanical) - Shivaji University 1997
REFERENCES: Available on request.