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Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Spearheaded a portfolio of projects with a cumulative budget of over $12 million, delivering within time and budget constraints and achieving a 95% improvement in project delivery efficiency.Ensured adherence to prescribed standards by implementing Agile and Waterfall methodologies to optimize project outcomes, resulting in a 70% increase in team productivity and stakeholder satisfaction.Managed project schedules, resources, task completion and critical path using Wrike. Built, coached, led, and managed cross-functional teams of 20 members, fostering collaboration and leveraging individual strengths to achieve project objectives.Improved internal and external communication, ensuring transparency and information flow with key stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals and continuous feedback throughout the project lifecycle.Quality Assurance Processes Developed:Developed Project structure from initiation (Quote process) to closing (Deliver to customer) in PM software for whole organization.Developed internal processes for clear visibility on timeline changes, project performance, forecasting project status & budget overruns, and project deliverables to reduce costs.Developed budget & timeline burn charts, projecting resources, disciplines, tasks, sprints, scrum points, projects, and portfolio progress and risks.Developed better quoting process for quoting team to consider contingencies and explicate project deliverables & limitations to customer solutions.Developed Agile ceremonies across the company including sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint demos, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, self-governing workload, swift responsiveness of unexpected issues, clear visibility of tasks, project status & requirements etc.Developed proper internal processes for waterfall tasks of the projects across the company to improve the quality, productivity, visibility, status and to reduce inefficiencies & budget loss.

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Coordinating dealers, customers in resolving complicated issuesProvide technical support and solutions.Maintained good relations and proper communication with dealers and customers.Gathering & reporting regular status updates, suggesting alternatives.Prepared required forms, permits, technical documents, status reports and presentations.

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Projects involving vehicle crashworthiness for current and future NHTSA/IIHS regulations Conduct root cause analysis of failures and suggest alternative and effective countermeasuresProvide technical support and solutions for Design development & Testing departments Creating and maintaining project plans & schedules, risk analyses and mitigation plans, budgets, team rosters, resource assignments, change control logs, and status reports.Evaluate the information from solutions through component and full vehicle testingUnderstood the NHTSA/IIHS regulations, company resources & limitations, customer requirements, safety standards, regulatory codes, quality policies & performance standards.Participated in project review meetings with different department executives in resolving issues, provided technical expertise & strategic recommendations, created work plans, provided time-sensitive deliverables and deadlines to obtain optimal outcomes.Maintained good relations and proper communication with all the stakeholders by gathering & reporting regular status updates, suggesting alternatives.Prepared required requisition forms, permits, technical documents, status reports and project reports & presentations

Palm City, Florida, United States

Successfully delivered projects involving different aircraft interiors for Airbus 319, 320 & Boeing 737, 747-8, 777, 787 with executive aircraft completion centers Monitoring project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance.Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint demos, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.Managed project schedules, resource assignments, task completion, and critical path using MS project Communicate: Internal and external, improving transparency and radiating information. Establish and execute projects based on agreed-upon scope, budget, and schedule, conducting status meetings, gate checks, and mitigating risks with all the Internal and External stakeholders.Demonstrated ability to work with and support cross-functional project teams, delegate tasks, and responsibilities to appropriate owners, quantitatively plan and organize project team's capacity.Produce and maintain all project-related documents (Project Plan, Financial Performance, Status Reports, Gate Checks) throughout the lifecycle of each assigned projectAssess and manage the risk of schedule changes, Identify, and resolve issues and conflicts within the project teamLeading and managing projects using a combination of waterfall and Agile methodologies.Establishing and forecasting project budgets; continually monitoring project expenses to ensure adherence to budgets; providing justifications and taking corrective measures for any variances outside of established limits (within 1% of budget).Building project teams and providing leadership through all project lifecycle phases (initiation, planning, execution, and closing.)Creating and maintaining project artifacts such as Statement of Work, project plans & schedules, risk analyses and mitigation plans, budgets, team rosters, resource assignments, change control logs, and status reports.

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Projects involving mass production machines for different types of gears, bearings, differentials, shafts, O-rings, bolts, nuts, screws, ratchets, pawls, etc. Assisting team leaders, departments in executing the project from start to finish and being a liaison between the team leader & other organizations including team membersCollected & provided the information to the team leader of all technical standards and recommendations, client resources and requirements, risks involved, resource limitations, estimated budget & time for project proposal developmentEngaged in project review meetings with multi-sector stakeholders and reported to the team leader and members regarding the issues & discrepancies between resources & stakeholdersEngaged with manufacturing & assembly departments to help with design modificationsPrepared required project metrics, requisition forms, permits, technical documents, status reports, and project reports & presentations

Master'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.87

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.67