Ganesh Bhandari

Dynamic and results-driven Design Engineer with [15 years] of experience in product development, specializing in mechanical design. Proven track record of delivering innovative designs and solutions to meet project requirements and exceed customer expectations. Skilled in Root cause analysis, simulation, prototyping, and cross-functional collaboration. Proactive Senior design engineer with 6+ years product management experience in small start-up business environments. Effective driver of product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. Communicative and collaborative with proven history of improving business operations to support corporate growth and revenue.

• Vacuum Pump in refrigerator (Innovation project), Design a bin which can be used to preserve the food by creating a vacuum inside it., Find a low-cost vacuum pump to create high vacuum pressure in the container., Bin should be structurally sound to avoid collapsing due to vacuum., Proto-typing models for testing the life of food, inside and outside the vacuum compartment., Low-cost bin with maximum vacuum pressure.
• Atomizer for Humidity control (Innovation project), To find an atomizer which can be used for moistening the vegetables and fruits., Atomizer should produce maximum amount of humidity in short time of period., Develop proto for testing the effect of atomizer on food., Distinguish between non-atomizer and atomizer effect on food.
• Modular Architecture Engineer (Structures), Reduction in part Count, Find consolidation opportunities, Prepare Module Specification & governance strategy
• Negative Ion Generator for food preservation (Innovation project), To find an ion generator which can be used for removing smell from vegetables and fruits., Ion generator should produce moderate number of ions., Develop Proto for testing the effect of ion generator on food., Testing to carry out the effect of ion generator on food compartments.
• Noir Handle for cross category, Noir handle is Jenn-air's premium handle which is going to use all over cross category. It is the costliest handle in Whirlpool., To interact with all categories to define the interface and design as per their Goals and release the handle for all categories.
• Whirlpool Product, Quality Engineer for BIR (Built-In Refrigerator) Development project, Simultaneously working on BIR Master assembles as well as quality issue. Onsite coordinator for 2 years to support the build activity and address and resolve quality Issues.
• Stack-up analysis for assembly variations, 3D STACK-UP ANALYSIS, To find the parts or features which are contributing to the variation., To find the solution to reduce the total variations., To study the actual variation effects in manufacturing and implement it in stack-up analysis., Doing COV, DOE study to find the actual contributors., Received employee of year award in 2010., Leading Cetol team for all categories including cooking, Refrigeration, Dishwasher, Small appliances, Ovens for all regions., Received "Pinnacle Award" for the efforts to bring the visibility of stack-up analysis globally.

• Modular Architecture Training, Pune, Whirlpool, 2 weeks
• Reliability Training, Pune, Whirlpool, 2 weeks
• Black belt (OPEX) Training, Pune, Whirlpool, 4 weeks
• Fundamentals of GD & T- y14.5, 2009, GE GEA, 5 Days

• Working on 6 Patents for cooking innovation and 3 submitted for filing.

• Won 1st Price at Innovation challenge, held at Roper in 2023.

• Global experience- Worked in Brazil for 9 months (2009-2010) for DVA(Dimensional Variation Analysis) Projects. • Located in USA for 2 years (2012-2014) for parma-2 built in refrigerator at whirlpool

• Awarded with the Pinnacle award of year for contributions to PARMA-2 Project.