NAFEMS India Steering Committee

The NAFEMS India Steering Committee is made up of passionate, senior-level community members who are actively promoting and supporting NAFEMS in India.

Chair                    

• Uma Maheshwar, Chief Consulting Engineer at BEC - GE Aerospace

Chair Elect

• Jaya Raju Namala, Airbus eXpert & Ho - Advanced Numerical Simulations Group at Airbus Group India Private Ltd.

Steering Committee Members

• Prashanth AR, Senior Director in Structural Solutions at Altair Engineering
• Dilipkumar Damera, Application Manager at Ansys Software Pvt. Ltd.
• Mahesh Patwardhan, Dy. Director & In-Charge (Engineering Design & Simulation) at Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)
• Dhiraj Nahar, Director at Dassault Systèmes
• Punit Singh, Engineering Specialist at Eaton Technologies Private Limited
• Yogesh Jaju, CAE Principal Engineer at Honda Development & Manufacturing of America
• Dineshkumar Harursampath, Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Science
• Srikanth Vedantam, Professor in Department of Engineering Design at Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Kalpesh Joshi, Senior R&D Team Lead at Knorr Bremse Technology Center India
• Sridhar Lingan, Associate Chief Engineer at Mahindra & Mahindra
• Karan Govan, Technical Lead at PDSVISION India Pvt Limited
• Sachin Pundlik Lone, Senior Manager at Robert Bosch GmbH
• G.S. Krishnamurthy, Head of CAE at Royal Enfield, A Unit of Eicher Motors Ltd
• Sachin Kumar Rai, Senior Research Engineer at UL India Pvt. Ltd.

R​esponsibilities

Indian Steering Committee Chair

Indian Steering Committee (ISC) Chair provides leadership and direction to the ISC, they act as the focal point for the committee, attend and Chair all meetings of the ISC, ensuring that they are run effectively. The regular term of appointment is two years.

Indian Steering Committee Chair-Elect

In the absence or incapacity of the Chair, the Chair-Elect will perform the duties and exercise the powers vested in that position. The Chair-Elect will act in a Vice-Chair role, supporting the current Chair and the committee overall.

Indian Steering Committee Immediate Past-Chair

Will serve as advisor to the Chair and Chair-Elect and ISC and in the absence or incapacity of the Chair and Chair-Elect, perform the duties and exercise the powers vested in the office of Chair.