• After undergoing the programme, the participants will be able to –
• Apply a systematic approach to sales & marketing of machine tools including need analysis and projecting key strengths of the product and services
• Gain in-depth knowledge about the role of sales engineer right from customer engagement to closing the deal

This program will be conducted by the following industry experts –

Mr. T K Ramesh, Managing Director, Micromatic Machine Tools

Mr. Ramesh is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from BMS College of Engineering with a PGDBA from Bangalore University, Mr. Ramesh began his career in M/s. BFW has around 30 years experience of in marketing and management of capital equipment (Machine Tools) in the domestic and world markets. He is presently the Managing Director of Micromatic Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd the marketing company of the Ace Micromatic group.

Mr. Rajashekara HV, Advisor - IMTMA.

Mr. Rajashekara HV has 28 years experience in the Design and Development of Metal cutting machines from various industries like M/s HMT Machine Tools, M/s Johnson Electric International Limited, HongKong, and 7 years as Senior Director, IMTMA Design Institute. He has an overall experience of 35 Years from both shop floor and training

Mr. T K Ramesh, Industry Consultant

Mr. Ramesh is an undergraduate in Physics, Engineering graduate in Electronics & Communication, Masters in Quality Management (BITS), and PG in Finance (IIM). He is an ISABS professional, a Certified NLP Practitioner, a Facilitator for MBTI, FIRO-B, and Appreciative Inquiry-based interventional learning processes, and a certified coach from SOL (South). Had served as a faculty member in GRC conferences, OD interventional programs, and outbound learning programs. His industry experience of 3 decades spans the areas of Supply Chain, Operations, HRD, Training & Development, OD interventions, and Performance Coaching.

Mr. Gautam Doshi, Advisor - IMTMA

Mr. Doshi is a B.Tech. (Mech) from IIT, Powai, and an industry expert with over 40 years of experience in the Machine Tool and Automotive industry. He has conducted several training programs, seminars & workshops on machine tools and metal cutting-related subjects. Mr. Doshi is former Vice President & Technical Director, PMT Machine Tool Automatics Ltd., Pune, and has also served in Tata Motors for over 5 years.

Mr. A N Chandramouli, Industry Consultant and Board member at Starrag India

Mr. Chandramouli is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Trichy, and Post Graduate in Management from IIMC. He superannuated as the MD of Starrag India and has now been his Board Member since June 2017. In this capacity, he set up a State of Art manufacturing facility and Technology center in Bangalore Aerospace Park and established the famous WMW brand of Horizontal Machining Centers with significant local content under the Make-In-India vision. Prior to Starrag, he was holding a position as CEO of Makino India. He set up a Vocational Training center at Makino to impart skills for the CNC machine tool industry and its customers.

Mr. Avinash Khare, Head – IMTMA Technology Centre, Pune

Mr. Khare is Electrical Engineer by Qualification and he has worked for over 33 years at Tata Motors Pune in various capacities ranging from R&D in Industrial Electronics, Machine Maintenance, Technology Procurement, Head of Machine Shops, Tool Room Shops Head, Head of Die Design and Champion in Business Excellence. He has taught Instrumentation and Bio-Medical Instrumentation at Pune University as part-time faculty. He is presently working as a Consultant and Head at IMTMA Pune Technology Centre for the last 5 years.