Sriram Sitaraman Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Develop cost saving / VA-VE strategies and initiatives at customers to deliver guaranteed savingsDevelop and guide complex new business transitions across multiple customer / service center locations ensuring improved service levels

Niles, Mi

Greater Chicago Area

Software Testing & Product Development. Brought in to revamp quality practices and improve service levels. Led a team of 100 staff including 50 direct and indirect reports in the US, Ireland and Australia with 50 additional functional reports in India Transitioned global engineering teams from traditional Waterfall process to Agile methodology initiating embedded quality practices, enhanced test automation and monitoring of Key performance indicators. Inculcated practice of root cause analysis of escalations and post release defects to drive product roadmaps and customer solutions – planned and managed through Jira Introduced Standardized release criteria and test case management through test link and ALM  Defects reduced by ~ 30%. Patches reduced by 50 % to structured frequency through defect trends analysis and enhanced test automation. Designed and instituted a formal QMS into standard software development life cycle Optimized resources in globally distributed teams in line with Agile scrum team requirements and restricted attrition to less than 2%,

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Capitalized on manufacturing and quality expertise to drive improvements in, engineering, planning & scheduling, quality and customer service. Managed staff of 200 direct and indirect reports in Mexico.  Reduced unit production time by 40 % to enable highest sales / shipping revenue ( +30%) in March 2012 by redesigning plant layout, introducing engineering innovations to minimize intra plant material transfers and new streamlined production flows like statistical incoming inspection audits, inline inspection practices and poke – yoke. Moved to 3 shift 5.5 day operations to eliminate overtime, by reorganizing & upgraded human capital, built bench strength.  Significantly improved customer service levels by implementing embedded quality practice, setting customer response expectations and developing critical customer care programs through 8D methodology across all sites

Greater Chicago Area

Project and technical lead for multi-location new business roll out. Single point resource for customer technical solutions Developed and implemented inventory transition strategy and timeline across +20 customer and processor locations Improved On Time Delivery from 50% to +90% allowing an 85% increase in customer orders through technical innovations and lean concepts Provided end to end product solutions, import substitutions and quality enhancements through liaison with steel mills and cost / process improvement initiatives- internally and with customers

Matamoros Area, Mexico

Brought in as turnaround operations expert to transform troubled operations in Matamoros, MX, quickly identifying key issue, and restructuring practices to focus on scheduling, quality and cost efficiencies. Significantly improved customer service levels (90% PPM reduction in 12 m) by introducing Production Readiness Audits (APQP) for all new products and engineering changes and imbibing a culture of operational excellence in all 5 plants, through Lean Six Sigma, 5S, PDCA and 8D processes Achieved 100 % OTD in 12 m by restructuring, Engineering, Production Planning and Quality organizations and instituting a practice of standard nesting and Fab to Order hard line process to eliminate finished goods obsolescence. Retained critical operational and quality certifications, established blueprint for sustained delivery and quality service levels by personally engaging to rescue relationships with key customers, and providing appropriate technical solutions.

Greater Chicago Area

Selected and trained as part of core group to promote and lead deployment of the company wide Six Sigma initiative. Deployed and conducted in-house change management training and strategic guidance sessions on Six Sigma problem solving skills, to senior management and local teams, empowering them to initiate their own local improvement projects. Achieved annual savings of ~ $400,000 in scrap reduction on Multi- blanking line engaged in flat roll processing through operator training, and understanding of process capabilities.  Successfully deployed strategy for inventory turn improvement by developing model based on product, width, gauge, specifications.  Achieved savings in outbound freight costs of ~ $ 80,000, by developing and implementing strategy model for service center to optimize dedicated fleet strategy:  Rolled out projects across North America using standardized methodologies by mentoring, coaching and supporting Green Belts with ongoing projects;

Greater Chicago Area

Directed and managed quality program for seven facilities within multi state region. All processes, standards and tracking maintained on AS 400  Achieved yield loss reduction savings of $600,000, by leading RTCP Chicago’s continuous improvement activity. Reduced R&A, dppms by > 50 %.and pending mill claims from 2000t to 0 in 15 months through value stream mapping, corrective actions, Kaizen events with customers and suppliers, and introduction of lean manufacturing processes.

General Management

M.Met, Advanced Physical Metallurgy

B.Tech, Met Engg