Tejas Ashtekar

• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
• Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Improved marketing to attract new customers and promote business.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.

• Improved team efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing innovative management strategies.
• Identified areas for improvement within the department, implementing strategic initiatives to address gaps in performance or resources.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive business growth and achieve corporate objectives.
• Increased customer satisfaction levels by developing targeted strategies to address client concerns effectively.
• Created and maintained a strong team culture that promoted high levels of collaboration, employee satisfaction, and overall performance.
• Mentored junior staff members on best practices for project management and team collaboration skills, fostering a supportive work environment.
• Developed strong relationships with stakeholders to facilitate smooth communication and project completion.
• Enhanced employee performance by providing regular feedback, coaching, and training opportunities.
• Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
• Interviewed, performed background checks, hired, and trained [Number] of associates in [Year].
• Offered hands-on assistance to customers, assessing needs, and maintaining current knowledge of consumer preferences.
• Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service.
• Monitored cash intake and deposit records, increasing accuracy, and reducing discrepancies.
• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to employees.
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
• Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
• Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
• Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
• Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
• Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
• Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
• Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.
• Managed senior-level personnel working in marketing and sales capacities.
• Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
• Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers.
• Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
• Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
• Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.

• Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
• Improved customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complaints promptly.
• Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
• Promoted teamwork within the workplace by encouraging collaboration among staff members on various project tasks.

On job training on Door modules

• Company Overview: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Germany
• Projects : Window regulators
• Ford B515 (Ecosport) - Single guided Window Regulator (2011-2012) Supported lead designer in 3D and 2D design
• Tata X1 (Bolt) - Single guided Window Regulator (2013-2015) Lead designer throughout the product development from conceptualization to testing
• Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën P84C China - Double guided Window Regulator (2014-2015) Lead designer from Kickoff in China and later executed the design from India with active communication with project members in China.
• Projects : Door modules
• Volvo L541 China - Door module (2014-2015) Supported lead designer in 3D and 2D of carrier plate and door module
• Fiat Chrysler 556 Jeep - Door module (2015-2016) Supported design for India location with support from lead location North America.
• Shanghai General Motors K226 China - Door module (2016) Lead designer for design of door module in coordination with counterpart from China
• Renault Espace France - Door module (2017) Lead designer for design of front door module. Door module developed to fit in existing conventional Renault Espace door to demonstrate function and performance to customer. Project executed completely in Germany
• Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG Germany
• Responsibility :
• Design and support development activities of window regulators and door modules from RFQ stage to SOP meeting quality and project milestones.
• Preparing glass drop kinematics and glass rotation study. Prepare helix surface and helix curve to ensure smooth guidance of glass.
• Design first 3D concept of window regulator and door module using Catia V5 as per customer specification & door packaging.
• Interaction with customer for modifications required on door, glass channels and seals, directed parts of door module such as speaker, latch, pressure sensor, wiring harness etc.
• Coordination with internal teams like sales, purchase, industrial engineering, quality, electronics, tooling and testing to finalize the concept and bill of material for quotation.
• Coordination with FEA team for virtual simulation of assembly and single parts.
• Perform tolerance stack up analysis.
• Support DFMEA and conduct APQP meetings with suppliers.
• Support to resolve issues in fitment and function observed during fitment and function trials.
• Participate in lessons learnt workshop and any design support after release of assembly and parts.

• Kickoff of design for SGM K226 door module project to support further design activities from India

• Received training and experience on door module project Volvo L541
• Design and Coordination of DPCA P84C window regulator project from India location

• Parametric modeling of sheetmetal and plastic components in Catia
• 2D drafting of automotive components in Catia V5 and AutoCAD