Ing. Praveen Kumar S

• Onsite project lead at Ford GES, India. Lead powertrain ECM team with six designers. • Acted as first point of contact for external and internal customers of Ford. • Modeled engine and transmission sub-assemblies and components like casting parts, gears, clutch systems, pistons etc. in Catia V5. Good exposure to PDM (Product Database management).

• Recruited new team members and managed a team of 15+ members. • Trained students and corporate in Catia, Siemens NX, Solidworks, MS Project & AutoCAD. • Conducted market research and brainstorm meetings with stakeholders. • Analyzed product market, competitors and business to develop customized training programs.

• Lead the OPD team of eight design engineers for 6F15, 6F35, 6F50, 6F55 & HF35 programs. • Created 3D solid parametric models from 2d drawings or dump solids in Catia V5. • Participate in technical meetings, monitored process compliance to meet all requirements • Worked in Automotive BIW, Interiors and Chassis OPD teams at Ford, India. • Initiated Ford’s Axle & Driveline project. • Acted as single point of contact for project stakeholders.

• Recruited new team members, lead a team of 7 engineers to meet the training targets. • Identified performance impacting areas and reported to leadership • Trained students and corporates in CATIA V5, Ansys, AutoCAD, Solidedge, Solidworks, MS Project.