Rajiv J Dhawan is a senior management professional with over 21 years of experience in project management, strategic planning, process planning and design for the automotive, heavy construction, railway and aerospace industries. He is currently the Assistant General Manager of Projects at TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. in Pune, where he manages projects and operations in robotics, jigs and fixtures for aerospace and non-aerospace programs. Prior to his current role, he has worked as a Project Manager at ABB Ltd. and EDAG Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. He holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

1. Rajiv J Dhawan
Mobile: 09552523719
E-Mail: rjdhawan@yahoo.com
Permanent Address: D 204, Anshul Casa, Sr. No. 226 Kaspatevasti, Wakad, Pune-411057, Maharashtra
SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
| Program/ Project Management | Strategic Planning |
Extensive experience in executing full life-cycle development projects; ramping-up projects within time, budget & quality
parameters, as per project management & best practice guidelines
Location Preference: Pune | Industry Preference: Automotive OEM’s
PROFILE SUMMARY
 A focused professional with over 21 years of experience in Project Management,
Strategic Planning, Process Planning & Design and Heavy Construction Equipment
for tooling requirement for automotive, heavy construction equipment, Railways &
Aerospace domains
 Well versed with CAD Software’s Catia v4.2.4, Catia v5 R12 on Unix & Windows NT,
Digital Mockup using DMU Navigator, EAI VisMockup, PDM eMatrix & VPM, Simulation
& Planning software eMPlant and Visview
 Demonstrated expertise as performed research on Agile Manufacturing and Studied the
Trends in Manufacturing Leading to Agile Enterprise
 Exposure of working with various customers such as Ford India, Fiat, Mahindra,
Texmaco UGL, BEML, Bombardier, Savli, India for their Metro Coach Building & Bogie
Tooling Projects and Case New Holland (Fiat Group Company) for their Harvestor &
Header Product Tooling, BOEING, UTCAS, HAL Aircraft & Helicopter Division
 Holds the distinction of handling projects & operations of Robotics, Jigs & Fixtures
Aerospace and Non - Aerospace Programs in the BU
 Effective leader with excellent motivational skills to sustain growth momentum while
motivating peak individual performances
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Planning process, simultaneous engineering and buyoff of the
completely built fixtures at the customer’s site for Ford India Pvt. Ltd,
Chennai (Fiesta)
 Formulating job cost analysis reports; working in close coordination with
the procurement and project department for preparing final technical
offers to be submitted to client before due dates
 Working on different proximity queries related to assemblies &
clearance analysis
 Developing project baselines; controlling projects with respect to cost,
resource deployment, time over-runs and quality compliance to ensure
satisfactory execution of projects
 Coordinating with external agencies for techno-commercial negotiations,
preparation of Tender & Contract documents, cost estimates, including
billing, variation & deviation proposals, claims, etc.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Program Management
Process Planning & Design
Procurement
Strategic Planning
People Management
Resource Allocation
Cost Optimization
Liaison & Coordination
Process Enhancement

2. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Oct’11 TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd., Pune
Growth Path:
Oct’11 to Nov’13 Divisional Manager, RJF Projects, RJF BU
Nov’13 till now Asst. General Manager – RJF Projects, IMS BU
Role:
 Responsible for managing Projects & Operations of the Robotics, Jigs & Fixtures Aerospace & Non - Aerospace
programs in the BU
 Accountable for handling Program Management activities for various customers such as Texmaco UGL and
Bombardier, Savli, India for their Metro coach building & Bogie tooling projects, Case New Holland (Fiat group
company) for their Harvestor & Header product tooling
 Heading a team of 20 members comprising of Project Managers, Sourcing team, Design and Quality Engineers of the
Aerospace & Non - Aerospace programs in the BU
 Monitoring revenue & financial parameters of the RJF group
Highlights:
 Ensured overall revenue of 15 crores in FY 13 – 14
 Distinction of handling key clients such as Bombardier, Case New Holland, Boeing, UTCAS, and ensured optimizing
resources by implementing effective & productivity improvement measures
Aug’06 to Sep’11 ABB Ltd., Robotics & Mfg. Auto., Bangalore as Project Manager, BIW Projects
Role:
 Managed project related functions such as design, installation and commissioning of completely automated hemming
cells with auto gluing
 Handled project activities such as scheduling, planning, resource allocation, cost monitoring and budget control for the
financials, data & project document management
 Worked in coordination with final customer, design house, electrical & mechanical vendors and follow up with
suppliers, support to the site management team, cycle time prove out, MFMEA, PFMEA, resolution of snag lists, safety
compliance & complete buyoff of the equipment as per contract terms & launch schedule
 Supported business development team on technical proposals & feasibility analysis such as detailed process flow,
planning, assembly sequence analysis and equipment content analysis for automotive welding fixtures
 Received:
o Internal Certifications for project risk reviews, project management, change management & basics of financials
from the organization
o ABB Certified Project Manager Status
Projects Handled:
 SGC Paint System project for Maruti Suzuki Ltd., Gurgaon & Paint System Cell for Kansai Nerolac, Ratnagiri
 Robot Roller Hemming Project for:
o Ford India Pvt. Ltd. Figo Vehicle Closures Line
o Genio Vehicle from Mahindra, Chakan from Aug’08 to Mar’09
o Xenon Vehicle from Tata Motors, Pune & its Tier One Supplier Panse Auto Comp from Aug’06 to Oct’07
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Jun’00 to Jul’06 EDAG Technologies India Pvt. Ltd, Gurgaon as Group Leader, Production Solutions
Jun’98 to May’00 Fr. C.R. College of Engineering, Mumbai as Lecturer, Production Engineering Dept.
Jan’98 to Jun’98 Mahindra Ford India Ltd., Chennai as Engineer, Body Construction & Press Shop
Dec’96 to May’97 Alltech Management Consultants, Flint, USA as Trainee Engineer (Practical Training)

3. Dec’94 to Dec’96 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA as Graduate Research Assistant (Centre for
Advanced Mfg. & Design)
~Underwent project work on discrete event Simulation Modeling & Analysis from Dr. David Kelton
Jun’93 to Nov’94 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Mumbai as Junior Engineer, Body PU
Projects Handled:
 Worked onsite for VW, Shanghai in the Quality Control Department (PMP project) for the Car Santana in Shanghai, China
 PMP (Quality control) Project
 Reduction in Consumption of Spot-Weld Electrodes in the Body Construction Area
EDUCATION
2013 PGDBA (Finance Management) from Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning (SCDL), Pune
1997 Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1993 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from University of Pune, Pune
Others:
 Received Research Assistantship from the Center for Advanced Manufacturing & Design of University of Cincinnati
 Research in the field of Concurrent Engineering & Agility specific to automotive industry
PUBLICATIONS
 Trends in Manufacturing Leading to An Agile Enterprise, Proceedings of the Fifth National Agility Conference, 1996, Boston
 Reconfigurable System Analysis for Agile Manufacturing, Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conference, 1996, Irvine, California
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 29th July 1972
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and German