Pratik Acharekar

Pratik Acharekar is a Supplier Quality Engineer at Kawasaki Rail Car, with a background in industrial engineering and quality assurance. Responsibilities include conducting inspections at supplier facilities, generating detailed inspection reports, and supporting supplier qualification audits. Prior to this role, Acharekar served as an Industrial Engineer and Quality Engineer at Ford Motor Company, where duties involved conducting job evaluations, process audits, and implementing ergonomic workstation designs. Acharekar's experience also includes positions at Airbus and Huntington Ingalls Industries, focusing on continuous improvement, cost control, and production efficiency. Acharekar holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics from the University of South Alabama.