Feb 2020 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• I lead the activities R&D regarding – identifying and implementing additive manufacturing in various companies start from customer idea, then printing, then studying the actual behavior of the printed part.
• Responsibilities –
• Implementing various R&D activities – such as process parameter optimization and design of experiments with various materials.
• Supporting customers in various ways – solving the issues regarding the product, educating for technical and operating capabilities, creating awareness about the technology.

Mar 2017 – Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

• I lead activities regarding AM materials; responsible to give/develop the required material properties/quality as specified by customers; strive to provide best quality AM parts by performing lab experiments and analyzing them; responsible for R&D activities of AM projects with purpose to achieve high performance of part at the reduced cost.
• Responsibilities –
• Responsible for development and execution of process parameter optimization and design of experiments of all available (in-house) AM alloys – e.g. Ni alloys, titanium alloys, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, etc.
• Handling the material requirements for AM parts for customers’ RFQ; review and ensure the requirements; provide the solutions (improved solution as well, if required) for the same; offer the best quality AM parts
• Review the new AM technologies; managing communication with technology and innovation companies to check the feasibility to get the technology in-house
• Handling R&D projects to provide benefits to the customers and also to have a competitive advantages

Aug 2012 – Jul 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos · India

• Dissertation topic: Mechanical and corrosion properties of additive manufactured (selective laser melted) alloys: Al-Si, stainless steel, and maraging steel
• Core Responsibility:
• 1. Stuying the metallurgical aspect of the selective laser melted alloys: Al-12Si, 316L Stainless Steel, 300-grade Maraging Steel
• 2. Analyzing the processing, properties and microstructure relationship
• 3. Optimizing process parameters and evaluated mechanical (tensile, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth, rotating bending fatigue) and corrosion properties
• 4. Characterizing the defect distributions in the microstructure using optical microscopy, SEM, EBSD
• 5. Experimentally studied the effect of defects and heat treatment processes on the mechanical properties
• 6. Studied the failure analysis

Jul 2011 – Jun 2012 · 11 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Responsible for quality assurance initiatives for cast parts (foundry); executed the quality assurance strategies; effective communicator and problem solver; recommended development and review quality assurance standards policies and procedures
• Responsibilities –
• Conducted tests and inspections on cast products to evaluate quality
• Identifying and reviewing the problems to develop and evaluate solutions