Diana Dascalescu, Msceng, Mba, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Munich, DE

Turned around $40M+ LRV modernization project by defining and implementing a recovery strategy including continuous improvement, team development, project controls, requirement clarification, change order negotiation & claim settlement, resulting in improved schedule, quality and financial performance.

Munich, DE

• Responsible for managing the VIA Rail rolling stock portion of the program schedule including engineering, procurement and manufacturing of 32 train sets ($989 million CAD project)
• Advised relevant stakeholders including senior management on major schedule risks and impacts: As a result, several workshops and meetings dedicated to project planning and schedule recovery were put in place.
• Reviewed factory schedules and led discussions with production schedulers in order to ensure that project constraints were appropriately accounted for in all manufacturing areas.

Munich, DE

• Rail vehicle projects ranging from $10M to $500+M in value, international teams
• Managed development, tracking and reporting of plant-wide schedules based on inputs from functional department managers, required deliverables and resource constraints.
• Drove cross-functional teams incl. engineering, procurement and manufacturing for schedule adherence by determining and reporting KPIs, risks and impacts, proposing mitigation plans and tracking issues to resolution.
• Led development and implementation of major schedule recovery plan to address a 6-month critical material delay affecting all light rail projects: Successfully ensured continuous production.

Munich, DE

• Rail vehicle projects ranging from $10M to $200+M in value; international teams:
• Defined and implemented a new change management process across functional departments (incl. engineering, procurement, production and quality-management), locations (USA, Europe) and enterprise software platforms (JDE.
• Clarified customer requirements and ensured timely implementation of changes critical to customer acceptance.

San Francisco, California, US

• Pro bono consulting for non-profit organizations and start-ups while waiting for US work authorization.Main project: marketing strategy and plan
• Defined focus segments / activities based on organization strategic objectives and budget constraints.
• Reformulated unique value proposition.

London, GB

• Ricardo is a global strategic, technical and environmental consultancy. I was responsible for the worldwide commercial success of Ricardo Software’s Mechanical Dynamics product line (powertrain simulation: ENGDYN.
• Achieved regular product line business growth exceeding 60% in two years by defining and implementing the technical and commercial strategy of the product.
• Supported the sales process by overseeing global product marketing and providing strategic recommendations from product evaluation to closing (business trips to Europe and Asia).
• Enabled collaborative research projects totaling several million dollars of external funding.
• Increased cross-functional international team effectiveness by standardizing communication and work processes.
• Successfully managed two releases a year, improving timeliness, quality, and fitness for purpose by adopting agile software development principles.

• Gamma Technologies Inc. develops and sells GT-SUITE, leading CAE platform in the Engine and Vehicle Industry.Powertrain friction, valvetrain and timing drive Lead Application Engineer. In addition to the previous.
• Identified and pursued new business opportunities based on market analysis and customer engagement.
• Increased market share by managing about 15 software evaluations including major automotive multinational corporations and their suppliers.
• Improved market impact of software development through feature prioritization and marketing collateral updates.
• Mentored new employees and interns; supervised their work.
• Developed and validated new engine friction analysis models.

• Mechanical Applications: engine, (hybrid electric) vehicle.
• Built and reinforced relationships with tens of new and existing customers worldwide through daily assistance with their projects, seminars, trainings, conferences and marketing meetings (including business trips to.
• Improved competitiveness of multiphysics powertrain simulation platform by collaborating with customers, developers, and peers in order to design and test new product features: powertrain components, (hybrid) electric.
• Demonstrated software capability to prospective customers by applying these models in order to address key issues of performance, energy savings, tradeoffs, robustness and optimization.

Champaign, IL, US

• Research focus: Advanced surface coatings for friction and wear reduction.
• Master thesis: Tribology of PTFE-based coatings in CO2 environment.
• Ranked performance of coatings for friction and wear reduction in compressor applications by designing and implementing appropriate experiments, including tribological testing and material analysis.(profilometry.

Champaign, IL, US

• Class: Model and Analysis of Dynamic systems:
• Taught Mechanical Dynamics laboratory classes.
• Wrote answer explanations for homework assignments and exams.
• Proctored and graded exams.
• Mentored students during office hours.

Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, DE

• Proposed cost reduction through restructuring of a manufacturing process, providing financial justification for recommended capital investments.
• Assessed performance of the fabrication process (machine efficiency, fabrication costs, bottle-necks…).
• Designed and compared alternative fabrication processes (capital costs, fabrication costs, machine tools, environmental and safety concerns).

Defined and implemented a business strategy leading to over 30% order intake growth (20 employees).

Paris, FR

Improved supplier management effectiveness by harmonizing among several departments general procedures and specifications for external equipment and service providers.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

Diplôme D'Ingénieur, Mechanical And Industrial Engineering

Classes Préparatoires Aux Grandes Écoles (Pc)