Ashok Biradar

Email : x16ashok@iima.ac.in | Mobile : 9881091582 | www.linkedin.com/in/ashokbiradar

Career Summary
Experience in Design & Development for Automotive Industry across Multiple Product Segments / Variants.
Experience in preparing questionnaires and interviewing customers / experts to arrive at customer pain points.
Experience in Strategy & Business Development in the Aerospace Sector.
Expertise in Team Building, Dealing with Ambiguity, Conflict Management, Problem Solving, Statistical
Modelling & Monte Carlo Simulations.
Roles 10 years 11 months
Strategy Development Specialist (Internship at Boeing India) May2017 Present
Divisional Manager (Tata Motors Limited) 2014 16
Senior Manager (Tata Motors Limited) 2011 14
Manager Grade M3 (Tata Motors Limited) 2008 11
Manager Grade M2 (Tata Motors Limited) 2005 - 08
Professional experience
Strategy & Business Development
Assisted in preparation of a market entry strategy by estimating the market size, charting the roadmap for market
entry & establishing economic feasibility by mathematical modelling
New Technology Introduction
Led Design & Development efforts in the capacity of lead engineer for the first Automated Manual Transmission
Project executed in the Company.
Managed ambiguity, specification development, in house skill development, development issues & associated
stakeholder anxiety throughout the product lifecycle.
Product & Project Management
Handled a portfolio of 3 key product platforms with 6 major product variants spanning Defence, Passenger Car &
Commercial Vehicle Segments.
Ensured Product Quality & Timely Product Delivery by in house Capability development & Effective Stake Holder
Management.
Team Development
Managed a Team of 12 Engineers including 4 direct reports for managing the product portfolio.
Developed a relatively inexperienced team to independently handle complex & challenging responsibilities in a
span of 18 months by constant mentoring.
Education
Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives (1year full time MBA) 2016-17
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India CGPA (3.37/4)
MTech., Design of Mechanical Equipment 2003-05
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi CGPA (9.75/10) 1st Rank in the Class
B.E., Mechanical Engineering 1998-2002
University of Mumbai (68.43%)
GMAT Score - 760
Academic Projects
Co-authored a Case for Brand Assessment of a Tertiary Care Multi-Specialty Hospital (Under Review for Publication by
IIMA case centre): Conducted market research by preparing a questionnaire & interviewing 10 doctors, 10 Nurses
& 55 Patients for brand identity assessment. Presented the data collected in the form of a case-study which will
be used for teaching MBA students.
Ashok Biradar
Email : x16ashok@iima.ac.in | Mobile : 9881091582 | www.linkedin.com/in/ashokbiradar

Capital Structure Evaluation of a Pharma Company Estimated the capital structure policy of the company. Used CAPM
to calculate beta & analysed the reason for its variation over the years. Used CAPM to calculate the weighted average
cost of capital by estimating the bond rating of the company. Estimated dividend payout policy & share buyback policy
of the company to estimate the share price using Dividend Discount Model.