Akhilesh PAWAR

Lead Transportation Designer

London, United Kingdom

Work Experience

Tata Elxsi

Lead Transportation Designer

Leading and managing the projects, timelines, quality deliverables and client relationships, in addition to the role as a transportation designer.
October 2021 - Bangalore, India

Tata Elxsi

Senior Transportation Designer

Worked on Exterior and Interior design along with CMF design and Livery design for various production level design programs as well as 1:1 Scale (Life size mockups) mainly in commercial, Rail, and Aviation domains.

Collaborating with the engineering team, guiding and contributing to the modelling team for successful implementation of Design & Styling solutions.
August 2017 - October 2021 India

Tata Elxsi

Transportation Designer

Ideating and developing concept proposals, creating sketches and digital renders for Exterior and Interior styling for both the domain passenger and commercial vehicles.

Worked on Exterior and Interior design for multiple production-level design programs.

Coordinating with the team, conducting brainstorming sessions on design and material requirements and user needs in futuristic scenarios.

Analyzing engineering data and identifying the feasibility of using design with prevailing manufacturing processing.
December 2013 - August 2017 India

Education

DYPDC Center For Automotive Research And Studies

Masters in Transportation Design

July 2012 - June 2013 Pune, India

DSK ISD

3rd Year Student - Transportation Design

July 2011 - June 2012 Pune, India

Tilak Maharashtra University Pune

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

July 2005 - September 2008 Pune, India

Languages

English (Fluent),
Hindi (Fluent),
Marathi (Native),

Awards

Volvo Group Trucks 2021

Certificate of Achievement | Engagement and great contribution in the Volvo Group NGDE challenge

2021

Tata Elxsi 2019

BRAVO Award | Design support and execution for the Lifesize 1:1 scale Mock-up for Mumbai Metro Line3/ Aqua Line

2019

Tata Elxsi 2018

Customer Appreciation Award | Accessories design for TATA Motors Harrier and Altroz

2018

Tata Elxsi 2016

BRAVO Award | Developing a new HMI experience for MELCO

2016

SIAM- ADC 2013

2nd Prize | Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Automotive Design Challenge

2013

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Alias, Autodesk Vred, Automotive Design, Blender, Design Research, Digital Rendering, Sketching,