INTERVIEW
Exclusive Interaction with:
Dr. Tansen Chaudhari, COO, Fluid Controls Private Limited and the winner of Railway Innovator of the Year 2020 Global Award
Dr. Tansen Chaudhari is the Chief Operating Officer at Fluid Controls Private Limited since 2011. He has a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay.
First, kindly accept our heartiest congratulations on receiving the “Railway Innovator of the Year” Global Award at Rail Infra and Mobility Business Digital Awards 2020.
Tansen has over 20 years of rich experience in Research & Development as well as Enterprise Sales and General Management. His experience includes a stint in the USA at the GE (General Electronic) Global Research for over 5 years and management roles with GE Business for another 5 years. Tansen has 5 US Patents to his credit and has published more than 20 papers in international journals.. He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and DFSS Black Belt.
It is really an honour to receive such a prestigious award. The awards received by Fluid Controls recognize the vision of the company to design, develop and deliver high quality, high-performance products that delight customers.
In a recent conversation with Urban Transport News, Dr. Tansen shared his thoughts on how Fluid Controls is achieving its milestones in the global market by innovating quality products. WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM
Please tell our readers about your professional journey and leadership experience in the industry? My previous stint before joining Fluid Controls include a career at GE (General Electric), including Global research and management roles with GE Business. I joined Fluid Controls Private Limited in year 2011. My role at Fluid Controls enabled me to implement the learnings from my previous assignments. Post my joining at Fluid Controls we have developed more than 25 new
products. Design & Development along with Testing is the foundation of our business, which is in line with the Fluid Controls Vision statement as well. Across the Rail and Metro industry, expectations from vendors are very stringent and process focused. Personally, I have presented at all the Rail & Metro Design Centers, and have enjoyed the technical know-how exchanges. Indeed, my journey at Fluid Controls has been engaging and full of leanings. Give us a brief overview in respect to the vision, mission and business /operations of Fluid Controls Private Limited. Fluid Controls Private Limited was established in 1974 by Dr. Y.E. Moochhala, a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, the USA with a Vision to be a Global Leader in the field of hydraulic fittings, valves and allied application solutions. Fluid
Controls’ Mission is to exceed
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