VINUKUMAR M. V
Mobile No : +971569240097 | Email : vinukumar76@yahoo.com
Career Objective
To be associated with a progressive organization that gives me scope to apply my knowledge and skill, seek a challenging and interesting job that encourages creativity and provides exposure to new technology to achieve professional and personal growth along with the organization.
Professional Summary
• Dynamic achievements driven Mechanical Engineer with 16+ years of high caliber experience in the Manufacturing industry covering Operations,Planning,Product development, Manufacturing Engineering, New Product Introduction, Project Management, Quality control, Vendor Development, Strategy Planning, Business Development, Contract Management and Service Operations with reputed global industry majors.
• A keen Planner with proven abilities in devising strategies to augment business, promote products for business excellence.
• A highly skilled Project Manager with a stellar record of corporate client satisfaction, and successful in handling, Development & execution of New Projects
• Adept in managing and executing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Led visits to various Overseas location (Paris,UK,Hungry,Singapore,China) for training , providing technical support, Service Operation Setup, Product transfer etc
• Outstanding people management and leadership skills to mentor & motivate professional teams and deliver benchmarked performances.
• Sound techno-commercial expertise with capabilities of providing visionary leadership
• Adept in leading continuous improvement projects including Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
• Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) since Oct 2015
Key Skills
• Project Management
• Manufacturing Operations
• Manufacturing Engineering
• New Product Development / Introduction
• Service Operations
• Value Engineering
• Manufacturing Planning & Control
• Developing Standards
• Document control and management
• Quality Management
• Contract Management & Negotiations
• Strategy Planning / New Set Ups
• Cost/Budget Estimation
• Business Development
• People/Team Management
• Material & Inventory Management
• Supplier/Vendor Management
Education
B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) College of Engineering Trivandrum, University of Kerala, India. 1998
Technical Summary
• MS Project
• 7 QC Tools
• MS office (Word,Exel,Powerpoint etc)
• Project & Engineering Mgmt
• ERP Package : Oracle BOM & Manufacturing
• Lean Six Sigma Methodology
Professional Experience
Senior Manager –Project Management SYSCOM Corporation Ltd, Delhi, India Jun 2013 – Nov 2015
(www.morpho.com)
Responsibilities:
• Manage/Develop strategies for NPI department in developing New Products and Project management
• Establishes an organization structure by assigning responsibilities; delegating authority; personnel management
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Manage the RFQ/RFP process along with sales team. Calculated labor and material costs, prepared final Quotations, including Non-Recurring Engineering costs, Terms and Conditions
• Leads the project team, establishes the project execution approach and oversees project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Preparation Executive Progress Summary Report / Presentations to the Top Management on Project Status for periodical review.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Reviews and approves project expenditures, budgets, cost reports, project financial forecasts and schedules.
• Data preparation & presentation for Capex approval from management.Prepare the Cost benefit analysis and ROI calculations for new investments
• Develops new products, packages, and processes by identifying research and development opportunities; conducting and evaluating experiments.
• Establishes and achieves financial objectives by preparing a project budget; scheduling and approving expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Responsible of new product /process introduction for business growth.
• Proof-of-Concept, Prototype sample development , New Supplier Qualification on new products
• Handle New business / Customer engagement from Product Conceptualization to High Volume Manufacturing
• Participate in various audits and certifications
• Lead Continuous Improvement Projects and achieve Process/Operational Excellence
Manager – Projects & Service Operations VeriFone India Sales Pvt Ltd, Delhi, India Jan 09–Jun 13
(www.verifone.com)
Responsibilities:
• Heading the repair and maintenance service business of the POS machines Pan India. Managing 26 Service Centers across different geographical region in India with 20 direct and 200 plus indirect reports.
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services, through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.
• Ensure to achieve the Service SLA as per agreement with customer
• Prepared monthly P&L analysis,Revenue and forecast reports for upper management review. Systematize quarterly Cost-Rollup and inventory carrying cost for management review.Manage the Service P&L for India with a target of $1.2M.
• Expansion of Service network in India and provide quality update to core team for Product improvement.Set up new Service facility in Delhi, India and thereby increase the service revenue by 10%
• Evaluate supplier capabilities.Vendor & Customer billing management, service rate negotiation & contract management.
• Develops technical services financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements
• Analyze customer complaints and field returns, identify root causes and recommend effective corrective and preventive action (CAPA) including proposals for cost reduction & quality improvements.
• Assuring continuous interaction with the customer to make sure that area of concern can be worked upon for improved service levels
• Managed all Sustaining and New Products with contract manufacturer in India and abroad including planning, engineering, scheduling, production processes, quality, shipping and financial aspects of several products.
• Oversaw defining and resolving of critical technical and program issues and ensured engineering support to the manufacturing team.
• Facilitate smooth mass production of newly developed products in the shortest time meeting QA and cost competiveness targets by ensuring accuracy in documents like bill of materials (BOM) and drawing.
• Provide hands on technical support to manufacturing sites across the world through periodic visits and interventions.
• Monitor product costs and manufacturing quality to reduce Defective on Arrival (DOA) to <1% and achieve cost reduction of >1% per quarter.
• Involved in the comparison & improvement on Productivity, Quality, Cost and Safety parameters, Man-hours utilised, Throughput ratio, COGP - Cost of Goods Produced, Variance analysis etc.
• Conduct systematic study of production process progress & control & present weekly and montly report to management.
• Review capacity at various manufacturing facilities through cycle time studies, look after approval of manufacturing plants’ production process flow and manage product & process validations
Senior Product Engineer Zersar Technologies Pvt Ltd, Pune, India (www.zensar.com) Jul 07-Dec 08
Responsibilities:
• Accomplishes project objectives by planning project activities; evaluating implementation and progress of project
• Managed several manufacturing engineering projects for the Client Cisco Systems
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals .
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Builds a knowledge base of the client's business, organization and objectives.
• Measured, analyzed and reported the performance of all contract manufacturing partners of Cisco worldwide and coordinated programs to improve manufacturing processes
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; maintains personnel records.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path. Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools. Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Sets & manage client expectations. Develops lasting relationships with client personnel that foster client ties
• Monitored and reported on the progress of projects. Prepare weekly and monthly reports for the Department
• Communicates effectively with the client to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer Flextronics Technologies Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Aug 04 – Jul 07
(www.flextronics.com)
Responsibilities:
• Prime responsibility was to manage all Manufacturing Engineering activities including the development and implementation of Manufacturing process flow, Work Instructions, Manpower allocations, Process optimizations etc for PCBA and Box Build assembly process / products
• Coordinated all activities required to introduce new products, review and approve data entry of BOM’s / AVL, monitored production status through to delivery as required to meet customer expectations.
• Influenced manufacturing operations to implement cost effective day-to-day process enhancements and product reliability through yield improvement functions while maintaining on-time-delivery of assembly products to clients.
• Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors.
• Prepare assembly process flows and coordinate the layout and set-up for new production assembly lines, in view of product cost, capacity levels, material handling, operator efficiencies and required Quality systems
• Prepare and implement ‘Manufacturing Assembly Procedures’ to provide precise assembly instructions and required quality standards
• Conducted DFM /DFA studies to improve manufacturing efficiency and Co-ordinating with customer for reviewing the design for manufacturability
• Introduced FMEA process for development of new products and improvements in existing products.
• Resolved quality related components issues by identify root causes and communicating recommended solutions to the manufacturer through SQE
• Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements, and equipment layout.
• Maintains product quality by establishing specifications, policies, assurance systems, and inspection practices for raw materials, supplies, processing, and finished products.
• Key point of contact for the external Customers for technical querries related to the manufacturing of the products
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Sr Engineer – Planning Celetron India Pvt Ltd., Mumbai, India Apr 99 – Jul 04
Responsibilities:
• Prime responsibility was to manage the Production Planning, Material planning,Capacity Planning , Scheduling of production orders
• Develops production plan by coordinating requirements with all relevant stakeholders
• Preparing and implementing production plans effectively to utilize the overall plant capacities
• Responsible for preparation and establishment of planned and expected production capacity usage through monthly and quarterly plans in order to fulfill sales needs and to maintain most economical capacity usage.
• Maintain and update Bill of Materials (BOM) in ERP system.
• Preparing management information Status (MIS) reports to ensure progress in the department
• Determines production priorities by reviewing customer orders and requirements and production schedules; analyzing equipment, materials, and resource availability; coordinating schedules with sales and warehousing.
• Resolves production scheduling problems by analyzing reports; developing solutions.
• Communicate with purchasing department to insure the necessary materials to meet the production plan
• Provides management control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing production data and trends.
• Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Budgeting and Forecasting on Quarterly Basis.
• Monitoring of vendors in terms of delivery and quality.
• Coordinating with QA, Marketing and Design departments for Pre and Post Production activities.
Personal Details
Date of Birth : 12th Dec 1976