Western Section


Sr. no. Date Topic Remarks
01 09,10 Jan 2021 Tifan Virtual Round Students Competition
02 16 Jan 2021 Webinar on Lightweight Materials for Automotive Industry Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members..
03 16,17 Jan 2021 Tifan Virtual Round Students Competition
04 18 to 23 Jan 2021 One Week Online STTP on Composites: Fracture Toughness, NDE & Failure Analysis by Pillai HOC COE & Technology – Part 2 For All SAEINDIA Members. (Registration Fees

applicable)
05 23 Jan 2021 Webinar on TRIZ – Concept and Case Studies Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members.
07 30 Jan 2021 Webinar on Theory of Constraints – Concept and Case Studies Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members
08 06 Feb 2021 Webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members
09 08 Feb to 12 Feb 2021 FDP on Lightweight Materials for Automotive Industry with COEP For All SAEINDIA Members. (Registration Fees

applicable)
10 20 Feb 2021 Webinar on Design of Experiments – Theory and Case studies Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members.
11 22 Feb to 25 Feb 2021 Webinar Series on Lithium-ion Battery Technology. For All SAEINDIA Members. (Registration Fees

applicable)
12 27 Feb 2021 Webinar on Startup India Initiatives Complimentary For all SAEINDIA Members
13 01 to 06 Mar 2021 One Week Online STTP on Composites: Fracture Toughness, NDE & Failure Analysis by Pillai HOC COE & Technology – Part 3 For All SAEINDIA Members. (Registration Fees applicable)
14 TBD Auto Electronics Conference TBD

*Note – Above are subject to change depending on availability of speakers etc. SAE WIG reserves right to add, alter or cancel any of the above programs without assigning any reason.

S.No Portfolio Name of the Member Affiliation Email Id
1 Deputy Director Mr. Ramesh S. Pasarija dd-ws@saeindia.org
2 Manager Mr. Sudhir B. Vaidya manager-ws@saeindia.org
3 Manager Ms. Prachi Sanghvi Admin & Finance finance-ws@saeindia.org
4 Deputy Manager Mr. Sagar Murugkar sagarvm@saeindia.org
5 Intern Mr. Onkar Deshpande officer-ws@saeindia.org

Office Address:

SAEINDIA Western Section (SAE Western India Group)
Wisteriaa Fortune,
C-407, 4th Floor,
S.No. 95/2, Wakad – Marunji Road,
Wakad, Pune – 411057.
T: 9096266575

Sr. No. GB Members – 2020-22 Designation & Organization Designation
1 Mr. Sanjay Nibandhe Deputy Director, ARAI, Pune Chairman
2 Mr. Nitin Agrawal Sr.GM, John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.  Pune Vice-Chairman-1
3 Mr. Manohar Choudhari Automotive Consultant Vice-Chairman-2
4 Mr. Narahari Wagh Director, Vector Engineering Solution Secretary
5 Mr. B V Shamsundara Deputy Director, ARAI, Pune Treasurer
6 Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe Ex-Director, ARAI, Pune GB Member and President Designate of SAEINDIA
7 Dr. Amar Pandhare Professor, Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune GB Member
8 Prof. Chidanand Koshti Associate Professor, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT, Pune GB Member
9 Dr. Dattatray Bormane Principal, AISSMS College of Engineering, Pune GB Member
10 Dr. Kamal C. Vora Sr. Deputy Director, ARAI, Pune GB Member
11 Dr. Sukrut S, Thipse Sr.Deputy Director, ARAI,Pune GB Member
12 Mr. Mahesh Pratap Shinde GM-Head Testing Engg. Research centre, TATA Motors Ltd.Pune GB Member
13 Dr. Sudhakar Umale HMED, Sardar Patel College of Engg. Andheri, Mumbai GB Member
14 Mr. Vivek Joshi GM, John Deere India Pvt. Ltd. Pune GB Member
15 Mr. Keshav Tamhankar Director, Spectratek , Mahatma Society, Pune GB Member