Pramod Melgade

CEO

Pune, Maharashtra, India11 yrs 2 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Proven track record in hydrogen product design and validation.
  • Expertise in regulatory compliance across multiple certifications.
  • Strong leadership in cross-functional project management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Hydrogen and Electrical Engineering expert with a focus on regulatory compliance and project management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Project ManagementRegulatory ComplianceEngineeringElectrical EngineeringProject EngineeringInstrumentation

Other Skills

H2 DispensersCertification CoordinationEngineering ReleasesSupply Chain ManagementHydrogenValidation ProgramsGlobal CertificationsProject SchedulingRisk ManagementEngineering ExecutionVendor CoordinationChange ControlCompressor SystemsProject ExecutionClient Discussions

About

Lead Hydrogen Product Design Engineer years of experience delivering compliant, safety‑critical products across hydrogen, CNG, and oil & gas industries. Proven track record leading cross‑functional teams across NPI, ETO, and electrification programs, driving schedule, cost, and compliance excellence. Experienced in global certifications (CE, UL, ATEX, IECEx, EMC), functional safety, and hazardous-area systems. Currently leading hydrogen product releases and validation programs supporting global HRS deployments, mentoring engineers and partnering directly with customers, sales, and certification bodies. I hold key industry certifications, including CompEx, Functional Safety, and EMC/EMI compliance, supporting my strong foundation in electrical, control, and instrumentation engineering. Ethical professional with extensive experience at industry leaders Atlas Copco and Ingersoll Rand, deeply committed to corporate compliance and business codes of practice.

Experience

11 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Ingersoll rand emeia compression systems

Lead-Hydrogen Product design engineering (Haskel)

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · India · On-site

  • Serve as the bridge between product engineering and project delivery for H2 Dispensers/Boosters integrated into HRS/OEM packages.
  • Align engineering releases with project schedules and material plans; track gates, risks, and dependencies with PM & Supply Chain.
  • Coordinate with certification bodies (ATEX/CE/UL) and labs to minimize approval lead time and avoid site delays.
  • Strengthen commissioning readiness: FAT procedures, checklists, spares/BoM accuracy, and red-tag burn-down to sustain 95% first-pass acceptance.
H2 DispensersProject ManagementCertification CoordinationEngineering ReleasesSupply Chain ManagementRegulatory Compliance

Atlas copco

3 roles

Team Leader - Project

Promoted

Oct 2021Nov 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Own master project schedules and detailed work plans using WBS, milestone planning, and dependency tracking, ensuring alignment across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and certification activities.
  • Prepare and present weekly and monthly planning dashboards highlighting schedule variance, risks, and recovery plans.
  • Track baseline vs actual progress, identify critical path risks, and drive corrective actions to protect delivery commitments.
  • Led engineering execution for multiple parallel ETO compressor projects for oil & gas, CNG, and industrial customers.
  • Coordinated AC product company Wuxi/India/Belgium, engineering, procurement, vendors, and site teams to meet scope, quality, and schedule commitments.
  • Coordinated for EPC Contracting, Bank Guarantees, Letters of Credit (LC), Liquidated Damages (LD), Limitation of Liability, Change Orders, Extension of Time (EOT) Claims, Price Escalation, Retention Release, Dispute Resolution.
  • Managed change control, risks, and milestone billing; supported on time invoicing and cash collection.
  • Standardized engineering and project practices, improving traceability and reducing execution issues.
  • Led client and EPC discussions for rotating equipment Trunkey proposals across pre‑FEED, FEED, firm bids, and execution.
  • Managed suppliers for turnkey scope like soft starters, PDB panels, cables, receiver, instrument, piping etc.; balanced cost/lead‑time/technical risk to achieve ~10% BoM savings and protect schedule.
Project SchedulingRisk ManagementEngineering ExecutionVendor CoordinationChange ControlProject Management+1

Project Engineer (Product)

Aug 2019Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Produced complete electrical packages for compressor systems: SLDs, wiring, I/O, C&E, loops, alarm rationalization; PLC/HMI configuration (Siemens/Schneider).
  • Coordinated power system studies with EPCs and specified MV/LV protection, starting methods, and compliance for hazardous areas (Ex d/IS).
  • Worked with EPC COMPANY for EPC project documentation requirements & execution.
  • Preparation of Instrument datasheets, Wiring/control/SLD schematics, Hook-up drawings, Loop drawings, I/O list. Cause & Effect diagram, Alarm rationalization, HAZOP study, operation philosophy.
  • Confer with vendors for the selection of electrical parts & technical specifications.
  • Testing and validation of New Product
  • Creating a commissioning manual & necessary instruction for special design.
  • New product development as per requirement of Master specification.
  • Focused design based on cost reductions & standardization and lead time reduction.
  • Application approval for newly developed components as per product requirements.
  • Testing, Validation and Assembly line support.
Electrical PackagesPLC ConfigurationPower System StudiesEPC CoordinationElectrical EngineeringProject Engineering

Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer ( AC WUXI Onsite)

Jun 2016Aug 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Electrical & control design Experience for Custom design team - AC China. Onsite – 3 year
  • Technical support for customer center & end user for product understanding & clarification.
  • Confers with EPC team for EPC project documentation requirement & execution.
  • Technical co-ordination between Gecia & system Wuxi
  • Motor standardization for OFA product as per requirements.
  • Executed various documents for EPC project such as – Instrument list, Instrument datasheet,
  • I/O list, Control panel drawing, logic diagram, control philosophy, service diagram.
  • Control Panel design for export market with required approval for country (UL/CSA).
  • Various make PLC based control panel design for compressor.
  • Implementation of Rosemount transmitter & for OFA products.
  • Implementation Pneumatic actuator for ZH compressor.
  • ABB & Schneider soft starter implementation on OFA products.
  • Designed VSD starter with bypass for low starting current requirements.
  • Been to Atlas Copco Wuxi – China (3 Years):
  • KOM meeting – understanding scope of design, feasibility check for customer requirement.
  • Delegate project design to Engineering center India.
  • Technical support & co-ordination between Engineering center India & China.
  • Verify design done from Engineering center India.
  • Confers with vendors for the selection electrical parts & technical specification
  • Testing support for design projects engineering center India.
  • Creating commissioning manual & necessary instruction for special design.
  • HAZOP meeting & end customer meeting for project understanding
Control DesignTechnical SupportEPC DocumentationControl Panel DesignElectrical EngineeringInstrumentation

Vishay intertechnology, inc.

Project Trainee

Dec 2014Jun 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Energy conservation & Electrical Audit

Atlas copco india ltd.

Electrical Design Engineer

Jul 2012Sep 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · HInjewadi Pune

  • Electrical Design Engineer

Education

All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society College Of Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree — Electrical Engeineering

Jan 2013Jan 2016

Cusrow Wadia Institute Of Technology

Diploma in Electrical Engineering — Electrical engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2012

lonkar madhymic vidyalay

ssc — Primary school

Jan 1999Jan 2009

AISSMS Institute of Information Technology

Bachelor of Engineering — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CWIT

Master's Degree — Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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