Sandhya Arun Email & Phone Number

United States

Cross functional role in Business Unit Operations• Understanding of BU Operations to run the business ( QRAM processes for balancing R&D Budget ). Part of the taskforce for bringing systemic improvements to stabilize the process and tools around it.• In the Engineering space driving Business Process maturity in this space of CIP programs/release.• Lab safety Operations Management and Process improvements to improve lab utilization. internal 6S programs, lab discipline, RCA for lab events.• Contribute to BU Strategic planning as needed for achieving Business units Operational objectives.• BU OpEx Management and CapEx Management, Materials procurement and delivery to R&D labs Process Management, • BU Champion for Business continuity planning,• Expertise in managing highly matrixed organizations with an attitude of winning trust and confidence. Managed People and Operations directly and indirectly in matrix environment• Supported HR initiatives Employee engagement and mentorship programs to support new employee to ramp up in their roles.

Santa Clara

Sr. Supplier Engineering ManagerLeading the Supplier engineering team for Spare parts quality to address field failures;• Quality issue resolution through root causation, 8D’s, CAPA’s implementations using 5 Whys, Fault tree analysis• PFMEA, PFMECA, Gage R&R studies & DOEs• Supplier SCAR Management• Part audits and certifications • Supplier Special Process audits • Supplier performance monitoring and drive improvements through scorecards• SPC monitoring and implementation at relevant suppliers (high spend suppliers)• Resolved manufacturing quality issues on process chamber parts at suppliers• Use data analytics to implement tableau metrics for tracking, monitoring and reporting for resource management purposes

Bangalore

Aug 2006 – Jan 2017 (Applied Materials India, Bangalore)Sr. Engineering Manager, Head- Sustaining Engineering Leading the Design engineering for Spare parts and systems engineering team;• Design engineering authority and Manufacturing engineering authority for Legacy responsible for engineering change management (Approval responsibility for SPS’s, SNF’s, Engineering waivers, ECOs)• Engineering on time delivery (OTD) of new builds and Spares• Field issue management resolution involving new engineering and engineering changes• Quality issue resolution using Trackwise for CAPA’s and 8Ds• Obsolescence Engineering Management of legacy tools• Stakeholder management at a Global level • Generate conceptual new innovative ideas on manufacturing techniques, new materials introduction & drive them to implementation and qualifications on customer tools• Operations and People management with experience of understanding cross cultural global working principles aligning to business needs• Drive Annual Incentive Plan(AIP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) goals of the Business unit within allocated budget • Knowledge of GD&T and Industrial standards/Codes (ASME, ANSI, API, AWS, ISO)

Bangalore

Bangalore

Engineering and Manufacture of ASME U stamp Vessels and Heat Exchangers (TEMA).For the first time during my tenure company manufactured large condenser orders for the company(120 TPH condenser for Essar Power and with many small condenders meeting ASME and HEI,Export orders for design and manufacture of Ejectors, Deaerator, Vessels for Middle east oil Giants with EIL as Engineering consultants was completed. Other major projects Power plant export orders, Large Compressors sets and API Lube oil systems.ASME U stamp certification for the organisation.

Baroda

Larsen & Toubro Limited, India's largest engineering and construction conglomerate with additional interests in IT, e-Engineering and electrical business. L&T- Sargent & Lundy, a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro Limited, India and Sargent & Lundy LLC, U.S.A, a design engineering center of excellence for the Design of Power plants.L&T- Petrochemical SBUs PTA Project for IOCL,Panipat- LSTK contract.

Executive Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering, First

Activities and Societies: Debates,Music,Technical Seminars

Certified Supplier Quality Professtional, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, Pass

Activities and Societies: American Society of Quality