NIRANJAN KULKARNI Mobile: +91 77210 01444 E-Mail: kulkarni.niranjan.a@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE To work in challenging and competitive environment in order to stand with the latest technology and widen my technical and interpersonal skills to the best of my abilities for the organizational excellence and my career growth.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A competent professional with 4.5 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering. 4 years in Design Engineering, Product Design and Development (out of which 1 year is onsite in Belgium) &

Production Engineering for 6 months. Currently designated as Project Engineer with Atlas Copco (India) Ltd., Pune. Hands-on experience in the conceptualising, designing and engineering using the latest CAD tools and worked on projects

consisting of engineering and execution at site.

Possess a clear understanding of the industry, technology trends with the distinction of instituting quality assurance practices to

achieve business excellence at the lowest overall cost.

An effective communicator with sound analytical & organisational abilities. Acting Team Leader for team working for Atlas Copco India Ltd, Pune, India from Feb 2013 to July 2013 & for team working for

AARIAC, Robassomero, Italy since June 2013.

Onsite experience of 1 year in Atlas Copco Airpower Belgium from March 2014 - Feb 2015.

ACADEMIA

B.E. (Mechanical), Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Shivaji University with 70.59 % marks (First Class with Distinction in each

year) in June 2011. 12

th (Science) H.S.C., Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, Pune Board with 61.83 % (First Class) in June 2007.

10th

S.S.C., Dravid High School, Wai, Kolhapur Board with marks 81.33 % (First Class with Distinction) in June 2004.

EXPERIENCE CHRONOLOGY

Project Engineer : Atlas Copco (India) Ltd., Pune, India (Portable Energy Department) Mar.2015 - present

Key Deliverables:

Working in Portable Oil-Free Screw Compressor Product Range (PT/PN) on new extension. Involved in New Product Development feasibility of extension of PT-PN. To design and development of Mechanical Components & different commodities of Oil-free Portable Compressors like Canopies, Frames, Cooler piping, Air Inlet assembly, Drive arrangement, Exhaust System as well as different layout

designs combined as a whole package etc. Preparation of 3Ds for Concept design, part design, assembly design, layout and 2D for those mechanical components &

commodities like Sheet metal drawing, Hose, flexible & piping drawings, Assembly drawing, Assembly Instruction Drawing, Dimension drawings.

To be part of brain storming sessions and to come up with acceptable and feasible solution for a stated problems.

Design Engineer : Atlas Copco, Airpower, Belgium (Portable Energy Department) Mar.2014 - Feb.2015

Key Deliverables:

Working on Projects in Portable Oil-Free Screw Compressor Product Range (PT/PN) To design and development of Mechanical Components & different commodities of Oil-free Portable Compressors like

Canopies, Frames, Cooler piping, Air Inlet assembly as well as layout designs etc.

Preparation of 3D and 2D for those mechanical components & commodities. To be part of brain storming sessions and to come up with acceptable and feasible solution for a stated problems.

Engineering contact person for Customer, Marketing person and Supplier. Involved in different stages of New Product Development Cycle i.e. from Feasibility Study and Prototyping to Batch Production and

Product maintenance.

Design Engineer : Atlas Copco (India) Ltd., Pune, India (Reciprocating Compressor Department) Dec.2011 - Feb.2014

Key Deliverables:

Working on Projects in the Piston Compressor Product Range The Range Covers Oil-lube. Compressors (LE-LT) & Oil-Free Compressors (HN-HX) Preparing Project Planning, Project Estimation, Project Status, Project Quality and Resource Management Reports Responsible for design check and quality of design. Co-ordinating with on-site clients to support their engineering requirements. Recommending design concepts/modifications based on client requirements. Preparation of 3D and 2D for development of product. Reducing time required for execution of BPCS activities by using advance techniques like BPCS QUERY, BPCS-Excel Macros etc. Customer contact person for AARIAC, Robassomero, Italy and ACIL, Pune, India. Active part in preparing spare part books and instruction manuels of LE-LT.

Graduate Engineer Trainee : Bharat Forge India Ltd., Pune,India

Jul 2011 – Nov 2011

Key Deliverables:

Production Shift Incharge for 8000 T Press Forging Automation line o Project Execution. o Manufacturing readiness assessment and its execution (Assembling of Dyes & Press as well as rollers).

o Training and Deployment of operators for the all the machineries in the production Line. o Ordering and procurement of Bolster, tooling and other production needs for the Line.

PROJECTS WORK

Piston DNA

Scope & Role: o This project is defined to create an overview of the piston products and document their performance and mechanical

construction for the companies of Atlas Copco, Quincy, Agre, AARIAC and Puska. The goal of the project is to create o A view on performance & technical specifications o An overview of the different technical arrangements with pro's and con's o A recommendation for design synergies & streamlining the product portfolio.

CAD-Q Check

Scope & Role: o This project is defined to have uniform drawings by following standard practices in the industrial division to avoid internal

arguments and to increase output quality. o New approach for the checklist o Correct, clear and consistent use of Atlas Copco’s standards and methods. o Worked as a reviewer for this project.

Beltguard Design Scope & Role:

o This project is defined to change the design of existing beltguards for safety purpose for a beltguard range (60 Beltguards) of HN-HX compressors.

o Ensure closing of all the gaps for moving parts in the beltguards still the beltguards should easily comprise in all the respective layouts as earlier.

o Beltguards should be easy for maintenance.

Air-Cooler Conversion Kits Scope & Role:

o This project is defined to prepare the layout for Air-Cooled Conversion kit for HN machines externally. o To design air & water piping for Air cooler Conversion kit o To prepare 3D & 2D drawings of different components in the layout.

BPCS Projects Scope & Role:

o This project is defined for BPCS activities in DN like BOM upload, Item creation, increase of Item edition, to modify descriptions of items, BPCS-Smarteam & BPCS-Vault mismatch etc.

o To reduce the time required with Query techniques & Excel Micro Programming when information of thousands of items to be modified. With these techniques 100 hours work can be done within 10 hours.

o To create checklist for BPCS when initially no time-saving solution is available. o To reduce mistakes & errors in exhausting manual work & to achieve customer satisfaction by submitting exact output in

less time.

Smarteam & Autodesk Vault Projects

Scope & Role: o Integration process to be achived for Atlas Copco acquired Companies. o To remove BPCS-Vault mismatch & to synchronise drawings as per Atlas Copco standards & methods for AARIAC,

Robassomero, Italy. o To remove BPCS-Smarteam mismatch & to synchronise drawings as per Atlas Copco standards & methods for Atlas Copco

India Ltd., Pune, India.

Oil-free Portable Compressor Package Design (Onsite Project in Belgium)

Scope & Role: o Design and Development of different commodities, layouts & whole package of PT/PN Oil-free Portable compressors. o Preparation of 3D and 2D for those mechanical components & commodities. o To be part of brain storming sessions and to come up with acceptable and feasible solution for a stated problems by

contacting customer and supplier.

BAJA All Terrain Vehicle (Graduation Project)

Scope & Role: o Our basic aim was conceptualizing, designing, fabricating, testing and marketing of an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle). o Team leader for Innovation team for ‘Go Green’ theme – Concept, Design, Fabrication & Testing o Fabrication of Roll-cage, Suspension system o Marketing Presentation for Sponsorship o BOM making, Technical Report & Cost Report Making & Presentation o Sponsored by: Endowment Trust, Islampur.

SKILLS

CAD Softwares: Autodesk Inventor Professional 2011, AutoCAD 2011 Data Management Softwares: Enovia Smarteam, Autodesk Vault Professional 2012 ERP Software: Business Planning & Control System (BPCS) Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Power Point 2007

ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONOURS

Got 18th rank in ‘BAJA SAEINDIA 2011’: This is a national level competition of conceptualizing, designing, fabrication testing

and marketing of an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) for students of engineering colleges.

Runner Up in National level event of ‘Paper Presentation’ twice Winner in a National level event of ‘Roborace’. 20th rank in ‘Primary Scholarship Examination’ Got selected as a young artist from India & the painting had been dispatched to Japan for International Competition

Star Award for 'Piston DNA' project & Appreciation from VP of Atlas Copco Belgium- Industrial Air Division.

MANAGERIAL SKILLS

Acting Team Leader for team working for Atlas Copco India Ltd, Pune, India from Feb 2013 to July 2013 & for team working for

AARIAC, Robassomero, Italy since June 2013. Secretary of ‘Mechanical Engineers Student Association, RIT’ for the year 2009-10 Chief Coordinator of ‘Paper Presentation Competition’ & ‘Roborace Competition’ in college events. Tour Leader in SeeEU is the travel community in Europe. It organizes different tours to different locations in Europe.

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Date of Birth : 12th

Nov., 1988

Gender : Male

Permanent Address : 23/2, Anand Nagar, Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune-411038, India.

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Marathi & German (A1 level)

Hobbies : Travelling (Travelled across 15 countries till now)

Marital Status : Single

Religion : Hindu