PRAVEEN R. NAIR
B-4, M.S.Keerthana, S.G.Palya, C.V.Raman Nagar, Bangalore- 560093
Karnataka - INDIA
Mob: (+91) 7259182617
e-mail: ramachandran.praveen@hotmail.com
Land Line: +91 4931 203108
CAREER OBJECTIVE
"To make a unique mark in today’s world and help the industry, by offering an enriched
solution with the best of my knowledge & power to enhance the growth of the company
leading towards an exciting future”
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
1) Techno – commercial Manager at CAx Software Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
representing TNO – Automotive Safety Solutions – Netherlands. Responsible
for providing Technical support & consulting for the TNO Delft Tyre products &
PreScan – Active safety, Pre-Crash & Vehicle dynamics systems.
2) Territory cum Product Manager at CAx Software Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
representing LMS International, Belgium in India to sell and support Acoustics,
NVH, Fatigue - Durability, Multi Body Dynamics and OPTIMUS,multi disciplinary
optimization tools.
3) Product Manager for Solidworks & Cosmos, at M/S BEACON India Pvt Ltd,
involved in project management and product support. (2007- 2008).
4) Technical Manager at M/S Astra Virtual Labs involved in managing
CAD/CAE/CFD & Crash solutions for the Automotive, Aerospace, white goods,
Heavy machineries & biomedical sectors. (2004 – 2007).
5) PLM consultant to the M/S Videocon International Ltd, CAD/CAM. Played an
important role by integrating several processes, from product design to prototype
& product optimization. (2002 – 2004)
6) Design engineer at M/S Sanfield India Ltd. Involved in the design and analysis
of Heavy structural Bearings, Expansion Joints and Shock-Transmission Units.
(2001 – 2002)
7) Planning and control engineer at M/S Hindustan peter Oates Ltd., for eight
months from 12/08/2000 to 24/04/2001 involved in the planning of Reinforced
concrete and Steel Girders and Heavy structural rigs for caissons and wellfoundations adopted for the construction of a bridge across NH-5.
ACCOUNTS HANDLED AND MANAGED - INDIA
1) Responsible for Technical support of TNO software products.
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TNO Delft Tyres – MF / Swift Tyres for modeling tyres using Multi Body Simulation.
TNO SIMCAT – SCR / SCO Diesel emission modeling systems.
TNO PreScan – An Intelligent Vehicle Dynamics systems modeling software.
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Designation
Key Account Handled
Reported to
: Techno – Commercial Manager
: Automotive.
: Director Sales.
ACCOUNTS HANDLED AND MANAGED - SOUTH INDIA
2) Responsible for Technical sales of LMS software products.
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LMS Virtual. Lab Acoustics / Sysnoise. – Software for Aero acoustics & Vibro acoustics.
LMS Virtual. Lab Motion / DADS. – Software for Multi Body Dynamics – Vehicle Power
train, Robotics & Tracked Vehicle applications
LMS Virtual. Lab Durability / FALANCS. – Software for System level durability analysis
with seam and spot weld enhancements.
LMS Virtual. Lab NVH & Correlation – Software for test and simulation correlation.
Product Manager – OPTIMUS – Software for multi disciplinary optimization.
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Designation
Key Account Handled
Total Added Value
Reported to
Trained from
: Territory Manager
: Aerospace & Defense / Automotive
: Euro 210K
: Director Sales (BRIC countries)
: LMS Belgium. – Europe
ACCOUNTS HANDLED AND MANAGED - SOUTH INDIA
3) Responsible for sales & support of SOLIDWORKS software products.
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SOLIDWORKS. – Software for 3 – D CAD modeling.
COSMOS – WORKS – General Purpose Finite Element Analysis tool for simulation.
COSMOS – FLOWORKS – Software for Internal & External CFD / Aerodynamics.
COSMOS – MOTION – Software for multi body simulation & kinematics.
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: Product Manager
 Key Account Handled
: Aerospace & Defense / Automotive
 Total Added Value
: USD 170K
 Reported to
: Director
 Trained from
: SOLIDWORKS – India.
LIST OF Technical Services executed & managed
Automotive Engineering
1) Static and modal analysis of an automotive bracket component:
Package Used: CATIA V5, MSC NASTRAN
Client: M/S TVS Auto parts Ltd.
2) Random response & Durability analysis of a Heavy Duty Trailer:
Package Used: CATIA V5, FEMAP, NE/NASTRAN
Client: HAULWEL TRAILERS INDIA LTD.
3) Crash analysis of a child reclaimer Assembly.
Package Used: ABAQUS (FEA) / MADYMO (MBD)
Client: Ricaro
4) Transient & Tyre noise analysis of Tires for various OEM’s
Packages Used: ABAQUS &TNO MF SWIFT TYRE.
Client: Apollo Tyres
5) Active safety analysis of a SUV using sensor systems
Packages Used: MSC ADAMS, MATLAB Simulink & TNO PRESCAN
Client: General Motors India Ltd.
6) Active safety cum ride & handle analysis for OEM’s
Packages Used: TNO PRESCAN, MSC ADAMS & MATLAB Simulink
Client: Not Disclosed
7) Non-Linear analysis of car door frame neoprene rubber seals
Packages Used: ABAQUS
Client: FORD U.S.A
8) Dynamic Stiffness evaluation of vibration dampers
Packages Used: PATRAN, MSC Nastran
Client: PAULSTRA Inc.,
9) Air Bag deployment analysis of a passenger car (using Gas Dynamics)
Packages Used: MADYMO (MBD)
Client: Not Disclosed
10) Frontal, Rear, side impact and roof crush analysis of a passenger car
Packages Used: CATIA V5, MADYMO (MBD)
Client: Not Disclosed
Equipment manufacturing - Machine Design
1) Stress and deflection Analysis of Jaw. Keeper plate & Jaw plate Assembly (SPM)
Package Used: CATIA V5, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN
Client: LEONARDO AUTOMATIONS INDIA LTD.
2) An Internal Draft Fan (Impeller) Optimization:
Package used: CATIA V5, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN.
Client: ABB.
3) Stress Analysis of a high-speed grinding machine. (SPM)
Package used: Solid works, COSMOS
Client: WENDT India LTD / WENDT GmbH
4) Thermal stress and vibration analysis of a blast testing environmental chamber
Package Used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: Affiliated Global Technology Ventures Inc. Michigan U.S.A
5) Durability Analysis of a high speed grinding machine (SPM)
Package Used: Solidworks, ABAQUS 6.8
Client: WENDT India Ltd / WENDT GmbH
Biomedical engineering - Industrial Design - Product Design.
1) Thermal shock analysis of a ROBOT arm.
Package used: CATIA V5, PATRAN/MSC NASTRAN.
Client: Systemantics India Pvt Ltd.,
2) Nonlinear analysis of a spine Implant screws & locks.
Package used: CATIA V5, ABAQUS 6.6.
Client: Delphax Inc,
3) Crash analysis of an oxygen concentrator assembly.
Package used: Solid works, COSMOS, ABAQUS 6.9
Client: BPL India Ltd
4) Concept & Product Design of an Inline Axial Blower
Package used: Solid works, COSMOS
Client: Affiliated global Technology Ventures Inc., Michigan U.S.A
5) Crash analysis of a patient monitoring system
Package used: Solidworks, ABAQUS 6.9
Client: BPL India Ltd.
Heavy & Process engineering
1) Fatigue & Durability analysis of a back hoe of an earth mover
Packages Used: Solidworks, MSC Nastran
Client: John Deer India Ltd
2) Cabin Noise prediction due to vibro-acoustics of an earth mover
Packages Used: CATIA V5, LMS Virtual Lab. Acoustics.
Client: John Deer India Ltd
3) Seismic Analysis of a butterfly valve used in a Nuclear Power plant
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: BDK India Ltd.
4) Thermal CFD Analysis of a multi-phase oil based heat exchanger
Packages Used: Solidworks, COSMOS Floworks.
Client: Not Disclosed.
5) Stress Analysis of a chemical reactor vessel with variable impact loadings.
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: Air Liquide Engineering - France
6) Crash Analysis of a passenger elevator with belt based drive mechanism
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: OTIS Elevator Company
7) Stress analysis of a vertical high pressure vessel with seismic, wind loading
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: Indian Oil Corporation.
8) 1D-3D co-simulation of a bio reactor using CFD and chemical kinetics.
Packages Used: Solidworks, Dymola, Fluent
Client: Not Disclosed
9) CFD Analysis of a micro Gas Turbine and predict the power generated
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS – CFX
Client: Not Disclosed.
10) Concept – Product design – and prototype development of a high speed axial
blower for marine applications through CFD
Packages Used: Solidworks, ANSYS – CFX
Client: Global Technology Ventures Inc., Michigan U.S.A
Aerospace & Defense
1) Stress and deformation analysis of an aerospace sensor mounted shaft
assembly used for wind tunnel measurements.
Packages used: Solidworks, ANSYS 10
Client: Not Disclosed
2) Non-Linear analysis of a ring expander nozzle assembly
Packages used: Solidworks, Cosmos Works
Client: Not Disclosed
3) CFD Analysis of a high speed impeller and optimize the fan blisk
Packages used: Solidworks, Modefrontier / OPTIMUS, ANSYS CFX
Client: Not Disclosed
4) Optimization of gear box of a stealth fighter craft
Packages used: CATIA V5, FEMAP NE/Nastran
Client: Not Disclosed
5) Optimization of a battle tank hull, using various metal composites
Packages used: CATIA V5, FEMAP/ NE/Nastran.
Client: Not Disclosed
6) Thermal Analysis of a high temperature head lamp of a battle tank
Packages used: Solidworks, Cosmos
Client: US Defense
7) Fatigue analysis of an eye fork assembly used for mine detection.
Packages used: Solidworks, Cosmos
Client: Textron Global
8) Random vibrations, harmonic response & durability analysis of an electronic
control system inside a stealth craft, excited with a 10.5 g force swept from 10 Hz
to 1000 Hz and falling off at 6 dB/octave from 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz with a duration
of 1.5 Hours in each axis.
Packages used: Solidworks, ABAQUS 6.9
Client: L&T
COMPUTER EDUCATION
CAD Packages
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CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS and INVENTOR-5
F.E.A Packages
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MSC/NE Nastran/ANSYS /ABAQUS / COSMOS
STAADII/III/pro, LMS Virtual Lab products, ALGOR
C.F.D packages
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CF-Design, CFX, COSMOS – Flow Works
Design Optimization
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Noesis OPTIMUS, LMS Virtual. Lab Optimization.
Pre/Post processors
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FEMAP, MSC PATRAN, HYPERMESH, GID.
Mathematical modeling
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MATLAB, Amesim / Imagine Lab, Dymola.
Programming Languages :
FORTRAN-77, C, and C++
Vehicle dynamics & Crash:
CARSIM, Pre-Scan, Madymo
Acoustics & NVH
Sysnoise / LMS Virtual.Lab Acoustics
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Professional Memberships & Certifications
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CSWP certification – Professional certification in Solidworks and COSMOS
works from Solidworks Corporation – United States of America – 2007.
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Certificate of Excellence from Videocon International Limited – CAD / CAM
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Professional certification in Finite Element Analysis and specialized in
software’s like FEMAP, PATRAN & Nastran with projects from Micro CAD
systems, Chennai Tamil Nadu – India - 2000
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Elected as a honorary Affiliate to the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received the best Total Quality Management award – Value Engineering.
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Received the runner up award in advanced composites & metallurgy from the
Indian Institute of Metals.
ACADEMICS
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Bachelor of Technology – [B-Tech-Civil Engineering]
This 4 year engineering program was pursued from Government Engineering
College – Thrissur, Kerala – India, under the recognition of the University of
Calicut during the period 1996 - 2000.
Grade: Aggregate 65%.
Electives: COASTAL ENGINEERING & MARINE STRUCTURES.
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Higher Secondary Course (HSC)
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu – India, 1994 - 1996.
Grade: Aggregate 73%.
Aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics 80.5%.
Major Subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
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Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
Kendriya Vidyalaya Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu – India, 1993 – 1994.
Grade: 68 %.
PROJECT WORK PURSUED AS PART OF B.TECH COURSE
CURRICULUM
Title : “Integrated Structural Design of a Cinema Theatre”.
Role: Designed and analyzed the structural members using Kani’s method and
Flexibility Stiffness Matrix method and verified the entire structural stability
using STAAD III (Finite Elements Approach)
HOBBIES
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Travelling
Listening to Music
Reading Books
Watching and playing Football.
PERSONAL
Date of Birth
: July 12, 1978.
Language Known
: English, Malayalam (Mother tongue), Hindi, Tamil & Kannada.
Passport no
: E4534705
VISA Stampings
: Schengen (Europe) & Chinese
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Good aptitude for adapting to new technologies. Always work with high
motivation for the teams’ success.
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Have a knack and keen interest for working on innovative areas.
III.
Have very good communication skills.
Praveen Nair