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Director, CTech Labs Pvt. Ltd. SINE IIT Bombay
www.ctechlab.com
Educational & Professional Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology,
Mesra, Ranchi. (1969)
- Post-graduate Diploma (equivalent to Masters degree) in Product Design
from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. (1972)
- R.D. Sethna Scholar at School of Industrial Design Engineering, Royal
College of Art, London, England (1974)
- UNESCO Fellow at Technical University of Hanover, Germany, Universite
de Technologie de Compiegne, France, Sottsass Associati, Italy. (1982)
- Founder member & past vice-president, Society of Industrial Designers
of India (SIDI)
Fields of expertise:
Teaching, Research and Practice in the following areas
- Product Design,
- Product Detailing,
- Automobile Design,
- Design Methods,
- Design Mangement,
- Professional Design Practices
Significant & Recent Assignments:
- Head, Industrial Design Centre, Indian Institute of Technology,
Bombay (1996 -99)
- Full Professor and member Senate of Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay (1986 - present)
- Guest Professor at Lulea University of Technology, Sweden, department
of Human Work Sciences (1998)
- Professor of Design Management at Middle East Technical University,
department of Industrial Design
- Professor,Oslo school of architecture and design ,Olso,
Narway( 2003- )
- Coordinator, Product Design Programme at Industrial Design Centre,
IIT Bombay (1990 - 1996) Offering programmes at Masters level in Design
Management, Design Communication, Product Ergonomics, Product Development
and Design Methods.
- Involved in research in the area of Development Policy, R&D Management,
Interactivity, New Product Development, Methodology, Design-Ergonomics
Integration and Pedagogy.
- Lectured on the above subjects at various universities abroad
including University of California, L.A., University of Compeigne, France,
Brunswick Polytechnique, Germany, Le Atelier School of Design, Paris,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok , Tokyo University of Art & Design,
Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa. Lulea University of
Technology, Lulea Sweden, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
- Management Adviser and Design & Development Consultant to more
than 40 industrial organisations including Crompton Greaves Ltd., L&T
Ltd., IBP Ltd., Godrej & Boyce Ltd., Ponds India Ltd., HMT Watch Directorate,
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Godfrey Philips Ltd. Cadbury India Ltd.,
Indian Railways (RDSO) etc. etc.
- Directed product design programmes for various successful innovative
products and design programmes for international markets. Some of the
products have sold more than million units. The first product of the range
developed for L&T has received 'Good Design Award' (IF Award) at Hanover
Engineering Fair in Germany. Invited by Swiss Office of Trade Promotion,
Zurich to help Indian Rubberwood industry, develop products for European
market.
- Supervised and guided more than 75 product design and development
projects. Some of these sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology,
Department of Electronics and Ministry of HRD, Government of India, Hino
Motor Corporation, Japan etc.
- Setup a new product design & development facility at HMT Watch
Directorate, Bangalore, as a part of corporate function integrating marketing
requirements with R&D and production, and a panel expert for indigenisation
programme at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, New Bombay. Management Adviser
(Change Agent) for new product & strategies at Crompton Greaves Ltd. and
'Adviser to the President', Power Systems Group from 1996-2000. Introduced
the concept of Methodology, Monitoring & Mentoring in their Technology
Cells.
- Developed training programmes for industrial managers and conducted
workshops on new product development at Tata management Training Centre,
Indian Space Research Organisation, Hindustan machine Tools, Crompton
Greaves Ltd., Department of Electronics. BHEL. etc.
- Published articles/papers (some of these seminal in nature) in
professional publications internationally. Presented papers in international
conferences in Switzerland (Ergodesign), France (Interactivity), Hungary
(Design for Traffic Safety), Japan (Water), Hong Kong (Design & Development)
the Netherlands , Canada & Israel (Science & Technology Education) etc.
Designs published in Modo, Italy, Design Journal, Korea, International
Design Yearbook etc.
- Under international academic cooperation with universities abroad accepted
students from University of Technology of Compiegne, France, to do their
project work under my supervision.
- Member of various Government of India committees for making recommendations
on technology transfer, technology upgradation, formation of Design Council,
member Human Engineering Panel, DRDO, CII Technology Committee etc. & faculty selection committees for IITs and IISc. Member, Research Advisory
Committee for GIAN (Gujarat Grassroots Augmentation Network)
- Award for Good design (Hanover IF) and design consulting (Government
of India).
- Member, Selection Board for Civil Services 2004.
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munshi999@yahoo.com
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