Sudharshan Ravichandran

Sudharshan Ravichandran, CSSGB, currently serves as Assistant General Manager of New Product Development at Hindalco Industries Limited since December 2020, previously holding the position of Manager in Extrusion. Prior experience includes a role as Advanced Quality Engineer at BENTELER Group, where responsibility encompassed developing and implementing quality systems for new product launches, leading Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) activities, and managing customer approval submissions. Sudharshan further gained experience as a Mechanical Engineer Intern at Philips Health Systems North America, working on design verification and quality analysis, and as a Manufacturing Engineer Intern at Ashok Leyland, where automation was implemented to reduce rejection rates. An early research internship at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras focused on modeling turbine blade cooling systems. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy.