Gopalakrishnan H

Profile Synopsis

Summary:  SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

o Dedicated hard working individual with the intercommunication skills to work at all levels of the organization.
o Ability to adapt quickly to challenges and changing environments.
o Energetic, positive and self-motivated.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment, Avadi,
Chennai, India as Junior Scientific Assistant Sep 1970 to May 1977 (~7 years)

TVS Motor Company Limited
Hosur 635 109, India as Member R&D, senior manager level May 1977 to May 2005 (~28 years)

Reva Electric Car Company
Bangalore Dec-2005……………..

A brief:

Started right from tracing the drawings, graduated to design of the assembly and parts of fighting vehicles for defence use. Designed various systems with direct guidance by, Director Padmashri D.P.Mukerji, CVRDE, Avadi, Chennai. Played a pivotal role of the design team, designing a 30 litre variable compression, air cooled, multi fuel I C engine, for main battle tank.
Teamed in designing:
• A variant of gun control mechanism.
• Missile launching pad
• Mobile bridge for fighting vehicles to cross deep rivers.

Having sensed less scope for forward community in Government organizations, moved on to private sector. In TVS Motor Company, designed two wheelers, right from TVS 50, the world’s first gearless, 50 cc twin seat moped, developed, manufactured, and sold in large volumes, won the hearts of people of India, a number 1 moped of India.

Seeing the success of the moped TVS 50, Japanese two wheeler giants, Honda and Suzuki, assessed and offered collaboration. TVS chose Suzuki as collaborator and made many models, the first of the Indo-Jap motorcycles launched in India.

During the above service, apart from design, had taken part in building a strong team and a world class R&D for two wheeler design and testing, grew from 10 members to 200 plus manning the R&D.

From 1986 to 2005, until retirement, was checking 100 % of all the design / drawings of motorcycles, including, fit & function, standards and value engineering. Have lead teams making (HOQ) house of quality, (QFD) quality function deployment, (FMEA) failure mode and effect analysis. Coordinated design changes for both the plants of Hosur and Mysore.

Has volunteered the role of coordinator of TQC activities of R&D and taken the participation level from 10% to 100%, facilitated members to win awards individual and teams. .

What do I have to offer (Haves): To lead any team and achive / surpass expectations in Engineering field. Innovation is my passion.

What do I seek (Wants):  To promote innovations.

Gopalakrishnan H's Profile Overview

Current Company Sr. Member R&D at Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicle Company Limited
Department: Research & Development, from Dec 2005 till now

Job Description : Design, develop, testing, prove the design and productionise. Closely follow up in field, solve and resolve if any problem, for electric vehicles..

Educational Information Diploma at Central Institute of Technology Adyaru, Chennai
from Jan 1965 till Jan 1969

Gopalakrishnan H's Additional information

Web Profile : http://www.peerpower.com/pub/gopalakrishnanh

Gopalakrishnan H's Personal Details

Gender:Male

Interest:Innovation is my passion. Every time do it differently.