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Vasant K. Katdare Freelancer, Automobile
 
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Vasant K. Katdare
Freelancer, Automobile
Automobile
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Mumbai, India
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Vasant K. Katdare's Experience
Current :

Freelancer, Automobile
Automobile
Previous :

M/s Nityanand Infrastructures Limited
MUMBAI

Worked from 1970 to 2004

Brief summary :

Recent Assignment: An assignment of SOPs for Central Maintenance Workshop of M/s Nityanand Infrastructures Limited, Panvel, was completed in short period. The Workshop maintains DG sets up to 2000 KVA capacity, Construction equipments like Tippers, Dozers, Graders, Piling equipments, hydraulic lifts etc. The equipments are rented out and also used for companys own construction sites. THE BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRICITY and TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING, MUMBAI Jan 1970 - Dec 2004 BEST is state/BMC managed undertaking managing bus services with 4400+ buses across Brihan Mumbai limits (a cluster of seven islands spread over an area of 430 sq. kms). Schedule of Assignments during service span Designation Department Period Asst. General Manager - Transport Engineering Jun 2004 to Dec 2004 Chief Engineer Transport R and D and Operations Feb 2002 to May 2004 Deputy CET Workshop Jan 1998 to Jan 2002 Executive Engineer Transport Workshop Jun 1992 to Dec 1997 Superintendent Transport Engineering Jun 1987 to May 1992 Assistant Engineer Transport Engineering May 1978 to May 1987 Deputy Engineer Transport Engineering Oct 1971 to Apr 1978 Probationary Engineer Engineering Jan 1970 to Sep 1971 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER - TRANSPORT: Guided a team of 10 direct reporting officers and over 5300 employees indirectly as Head of the Transportation Engineering Department, with final responsibility for management of the Workshop, 25 Depots and the Training Centre Successfully concluded wage/ work agreements with staff Unions and resolved issues to ensure their continued engagement towards committed work targets. Also finalised specifications for low floor buses and successfully completed tendering process for the same. These were required to be procured for use by physically challenged people in the city. CHIEF ENGINEER TRANSPORT - R and D / OPERATIONS Designed a refresher course charting fuel conservation measures and generated 10% savings within a year under monitored implementation, resulting annual savings of INR 200 million. Group Leader for developing specifications for chassis and bus bodies for procurement under World Bank Project - MUTP II. Reduced first step height from 425 mm to 360 mm, eliminated one step by reducing the floor height from 1150 mm to 860 mm and introduced air suspension on rear axle besides other changes. DY. CET - WORKSHOP Efficiently managed workshop operations including chassis and bus body repairs, tyre procurement and maintenance, electrical maintenance, work - study, training and safety sections. Successfully developed a computerised Tyre Management System which drastically reduced information availability time to 25 days as against 8 months earlier. Reduced incidences of tyre punctures with close monitoring resulting in enhanced tyre life from 110000 to 140000 kilometres generating cost saving of over INR 55 million annually. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TRANSPORT Resolved labour problems amicably holding constructive discussions with Staff and Union. Developed a tender evaluation system for tyre tenders providing for improved transparency and logical evaluation. Implemented a project to decide `Economic Life of Buses for BEST using a model to analyse the correlation between scrapping ages of buses and corresponding annual maintenance costs + capital carrying cost. SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORT Developed computerised systems for internal material handling of engineering department. Demonstrated a pilot computer system for maintenance of buses and secured competent approval for computerisation of maintenance activities. In charge of Bus Body and Chassis Inspection ASSISTANT ENGINEER TRANSPORT Implemented preventive and predictive maintenance practices and significantly enhanced service life of major units like gearbox, differential, steering box clutch with effective application of diagnostic skills. Productivity level of section improved by 30% with use of simple fixtures and changing two men operations to one man operations. Successfully developed and standardised reclamation processes for various automobile components for overall cost economy. These initiatives resulted in BEST receiving award as the `Conservationist of the Year Award in Transport Sector in 1983. Was awarded third position in 1985. Associated with Bus body inspection for buses under MUTP - I DEPUTY ENGINEER TRANSPORT Managed bus Depots - Poisar, Marol and Deonar. Registered wide Improvement in fuel consumption and reliability of buses at Deonar Depot. The depot bagged first position in performance for six consecutive months in BEST. PROBATIONARY ENGINEER Received structured training in various sections of the Engineering Department including Driving, Training and Defect Diagnosis. EDUCATION:B.E. (Mechanical) from Maulana Azad College of Technology,(REC) Bhopal in 1968

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TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING ,
MUMBAI

Worked from 1970 to 2004

Brief summary :

THE BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRICITY and TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING, MUMBAI ( Jan 1970 to Dec 2004) BEST runs bus services across Brihan Mumbai limits (a cluster of seven islands spread over an area of 430 sq. kms). Designation Department Period Asst. General Manager - Transport Engineering Jun 2004 to Dec 2004 Chief Engineer Transport R and D and Operations Feb 2002 to May 2004 Deputy CET Workshop Jan 1998 to Jan 2002 Executive Engineer Transport Workshop Jun 1992 to Dec 1997 Superintendent Transport Engineering Jun 1987 to May 1992 Assistant Engineer Transport Engineering May 1978 to May 1987 Deputy Engineer Transport Engineering Oct 1971 to Apr 1978 Probationary Engineer Engineering Jan 1970 to Sep 1971 ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER - TRANSPORT Reported to the Addl. General Manager / General Manager, led a team of 10 direct reports and over 5300 employees indirectly as Head of the Transportation Engineering Department with overall charge of the Workshop, 25 Depots and the Training Centre. Held discussions with OEMs and chassis manufacturers to expedite supply of buses under the World Bank Project - MUTP -II / regular supply so as to meet statutory requirements and High Court deadline for bus replacement. Interacted with Staff Unions to resolve various issues and negotiate agreements to ensure smooth operations. CHIEF ENGINEER TRANSPORT - R and D / OPERATIONS Managed overall executive responsibility for all Depot operations of BEST and identified / resolved problem areas in the Transportation Engineering Department with focus on continuous improvement. Key Accomplishments Designed a refresher course highlighting steps to be taken and points to be emphasized to implement fuel savings; post management buy-in, these were implemented resulting in an improvement of 10% within a year. Overcame many obstacles whilst monitoring and improving the habits of 10,000 drivers and the final results were very satisfactory netting an annual savings of INR 200 million. Prepared / submitted a paper comparing the working of BEST and BMTC, indicating scope for improvements in different fields for BEST. Appointed as Group Leader for developing specifications for chassis and bus bodies to be procured under World Bank Project - MUTP II; reduced first step height from 425 mm to 360 mm, eliminated one step by reducing the floor height from 1150 mm to 860 mm and introduced air suspension on rear axle besides other changes. Held discussions with Tata Motors to solve difficulties in achieving low floor buses for use of physically handicapped persons; this resulted in 30 low floor buses being deployed by the BEST. Achieved reduction of about 500 staff out of 6000 by introducing various working method changes, tools and equipments during the period. Initiated trials of `Bio- Diesel of 5% and 10% concentration along with HPCL in BEST; currently, approximately 5% of the fleet plies on 5% concentration `Bio-Diesel. Conducted a feasibility study of using GPS system on BEST buses with a view to track and optimise bus movement in the city. DY. CET - WORKSHOP Handled chassis and bus body repairs, tyre procurement and maintenance, electrical maintenance, work - study, training and safety sections. Key Accomplishments Improved the life of self-starters and alternators by 25%. Developed a computerised Tyre Management System by which information for taking various important decisions was available within 25 days as against 8 months earlier. Implemented procedural changes in buying tyres, tubes and flaps as a set as against separately as was being done earlier; by procuring the extra quantities required of tubes and flaps separately it ensured that new tyres went into service with new tubes and flaps. Planned / implemented a project of reducing tyre punctures which also increased average tyre life from 110000 to 140000 kilometres resulting in the annual tyre cost being reduced by INR 55 million. Introduced radial tyres in the BEST after conducting various evaluation trials. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TRANSPORT Assigned overall responsibility of the tyres, electrical, bus-body repairs, major unit overhaul, engine overhaul sections and the machine shop of the BEST workshop at Dadar; in addition was `In-charge of the City Zone and Western Suburb depots. Key Accomplishments Solved labour problems in a few depots after discussions with concerned Staff and Union. Analysed recurring defects on buses across depots and prepared preventive checklists to enable all depots address these defects. Liaised between the department and programmers to develop various computer systems at depot level. Developed a tender evaluation system for tyre tenders (new purchase and tyre resoling) dependent on parameters affecting cost to the Undertaking; the system was also useful for other major components where measurement of tyre life was possible. Selected to execute a project initiated by the GM to decide `Economic Life of Buses for BEST using a model to analyse the correlation between scrapping ages of buses and corresponding annual maintenance costs + capital carrying cost. SUPERINTENDENT TRANSPORT Studied data generation and information required at various levels in Traffic and Engineering departments. Key Accomplishments Submitted a report to the GM indicating priorities of activities to be computerised, possible savings and other advantages of the systems. Implemented systems for internal material handling of engineering department. Designed and demonstrated a pilot computer system for information required for maintenance of buses at depot level to the GM who approved the budget for computerisation of maintenance activities after the demonstration. ASSISTANT ENGINEER TRANSPORT Assigned varying responsibilities including: Inspection of bus bodies built under World Bank Project - MUTP I In charge of brake and transmission units Overhauling Section. In charge of Machine Shop and allied sections like bench fitting, welding, black smithy doing reclamation work of automobile components. Liaison between Maintenance Department and Stores Purchase Section. Member of the team developing workshop design and layout to be built under a World Bank Programme. Key Accomplishments Increased the life of major units like gearbox, differential, steering box clutch by improving diagnostic skills of staff and attacking root causes of failures. Achieved productivity improvement of these units up to 30% by introducing simple fixtures and changing two men jobs to one-man jobs. Developed an economic reclamation processes for various automobile components after studying amount and type of wear on the parts, requirement of the component, available reclamation processes and other parameters; method improvements in welding, machining and bench fitting operations were also considered while standardising the reclamation process of a component. These efforts resulted in BEST being awarded the `Conservationist of the Year Award in Transport Sector in 1983 and being awarded third position in 1985. Redesigned incentive scheme for Welding Section; the earlier scheme was based on consumption of electrodes but as the processes were redefined resulting in excess consumption of electrodes and subsequent extra machining it was changed to a time based incentive scheme. DEPUTY ENGINEER TRANSPORT Managed various Depots (Poisar, Marol and Deonar) Key Accomplishments Improved fuel consumption and reliability of buses at Deonar Depot; the depot stood first in performance for six consecutive months in BEST. Undertook a project of arriving at fuel consumption of a type of bus under three different driving cycles and submitted results to the management. Attended six weeks training course for Depot Managers at CIRT, Pune; the course covered various aspects of both Traffic and Maintenance Management including preventive maintenance planning, improving reliability of vehicles, route planning and scheduling and various parameters used in evaluating performance of fleet managemen

Previous :

Special Steel Limited

Worked from 1968 to 1969

Brief summary :

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE ( Jul 1968 to Dec 1969) Worked at Special Steel Limited (Heat Treatment Department) and Sah and Sanghi (an Automobile Garage). TRAININGS Seminar conducted by the European Natural Gas Vehicle Users Association in Malmo, Sweden in May 2001 (3 days). Workshop on Strategic Planning in Transport at CIRT, Pune in Oct 1999 (3 days). Study Tour of Bangalore Municipal Transport Corporation for possible improvements in Fuel Consumption and Tyre life during May 1999. Workshop on `Safety Audit conducted by National Safety Council at Bangalore in May 1999 (2 days). Study Tour of APSRTC, Hyderabad to study computer systems developed by them in 1991. Internal Training in `Computer Programming in 1986. `First Aid conducted by St. John Ambulance Brigade, Mumbai in 1982 (4 weeks). `Civil Defence conducted by Home Guards Institute, Mumbai in 1979 (2 weeks). Course for Depot Managers by CIRT, Pune in 1974 (6 weeks).

 
 
 
 
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