Engineering Management

VasuRam Ayithi

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City: Pebrokepines

State: FL

Zip: 33027

Country: USA

Phone: 954-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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Vasu Ram Ayithi

16681, SW 1st Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 * 954-***-**** * 954-***-****(M)* *********@********.***

Summary of Qualifications for:

Engineering & Business Management

Eighteen plus years of engineering and management experience in the product design and development of aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and domestic appliance products. 15 years of engineering management & processes experience. Over 6 years of global business development & management, process development, and expat operations development experience. 10 years of FAA/EASA regulatory and certification exposure for aircraft cabin interiors and seating systems. Expertise in strategy planning, execution, business development, project planning & implementation, advanced engineering, general engineering & engineering processes (lean process), change management, cross functional collaborative work, and resource management. Expert in techno-commercial cross functional business solutions & analysis, and operations management. Adept in 3D CAD packages, PLM and Agile systems with proficiency in Unigraphics, Pro-Engineer, Solid Works, Solid Edge, AutoCAD, and Mechanical Desktop etc.

Areas of Expertise

Cross Functional Business Management Advanced Engineering & Technology

Global Business Development Product Design & Development

Operations management Resource Management

Offshore management & Process Integration Process Improvement & Change management

Project Management Goals & Budget Management

Notable Achievements

Establishment and development of an offshore Design Center (220 plus engineers) & seamless integration with 4 business units within corporate, from ground Zero. (B/E Aerospace Inc)

$10 M plus/pa average cost savings by developing offshore engineering support teams. (B/E Aerospace inc)

Contract development, due diligence and acquisition of B-O-T operation.

Developed Gap analysis, engineering metrics & processes for operational performance excellence. (B/E Aerospace Inc)

Achieved a cost reduction of 27% by decreasing the sales time and engineering time required for OEM

business activities. (B/E Aerospace Inc)

Reduced engineering lead-time by 40% through the introduction of global design sharing. (Philips India)

Improvised company`s product portfolio introduction rate by 35%, by automating design process. (Philips India)

Generated new business with Emerson Divisions, Kennametal, Jacob Vehicle Systems, and Polaris through a demonstration of Infotech`s engineering capabilities. (Infotech)

Career Synopsis

Director of Engineering - SFC BE Aerospace Inc. 2007-Present

Currently managing and directing B/E Aerospace Inc Center of Engineering for Excellence in India for past 6 plus years from US and India. Initiated Indian engineering division strategic plan and executed successfully. Recruited and trained engineers and operational staff to develop the facility from 20 head count capacity to 220 plus head count capacity in 5 plus years with cross functional and seamless global integration. Developed Indian engineering business unit from drafting center into Center of Engineering for Excellence. Designed and architecture the change management processes, work flow processes and engineering metrics. Developed and managing 5S, IS 9100, QMS and quality metrics. Implemented design tools and techniques (FMEA, DFA, DFM, DOE, DFS) for better learning and enhancing engineering ability. Designed and developed gap analysis metrics and training for engineering and supportive teams in business. Developed advanced engineering teams (Design, FEA, & Prototyping) to enhance engineering deliverables. Cross functional business development with internal and global customers. Integrated Financial management processes, Human resource management principles at global level. Seamlessly integrated Indian business unit with strategic planning and execution by supplementing in Engineering, Certification, Manufacturing & CNC programming, Technical Publications, and Methods process planning engineering.

Engineering Manager - SFC BE Aerospace Inc. 2002-2007

Directed up to 18 engineers engaged in the development of new products, including premium Aircraft seats, Air craft Cabinetry and the integration of electronic controls and modules, for commercial and business jets premium environment classes in Airbus A380, A 330, Boeing 747 &777 airframes for commercial airline customers like Qantas, Air France, Emirates, Lufthansa, British Airways, Etihad Airways, and Qatar etc, and for business jets like Bombardier Global Express; Learjet 40 and 50; Embraer Legacy; Falcon 900, 2000, & 7x; Cessna Citations; and Gulfstream G200, GIII, GV, G5. Designing, engineering and managing of new product development programs and coordination with certification. FMEA, DFM, DFA, and Reliability (MTBF) implementation, identify design-related bottlenecks and product assembly improvements with change management process. Managing and developing relationship with international customers in cross cultural global business environment. Expertise in engineering planning, budgeting and resource management. Designed and engineered products with CNC machining, laser cutting, water jet cutting, match metal dies, extrusions, vacuum forming, vacuum bagging, hand layups, insert layups, injection molded and other special manufacturing processes.

Lead Projects Infotech 2001-2002

Oversaw 38 engineers in various engineering projects. Developed concept and product design business with international customers, managed reverse engineering, vendor development, cost analysis, mentored and trained a team of engineers in product design and its life cycle processes. Won Best Employee Award for project achievements.

Assistant Manager-Innovation Philips 1998-2001

Supervised 11 engineers throughout the design and development of new products. Performed project management duties, including planning, estimations, budget preparations, resource allocation, and vendor development. Additional responsibilities included aesthetic product conception generation, engineering and tool design, prototyping, tooling, time scheduling, and documentation. Designed and engineered Pressure die casting, injection molding, thermo forming, sheet metal, extrusion and machined products.

Senior Design Engineer Composite Technologies Limited 1994-1997

Designed and developed structural components such as prefabricated canopies, space frame structures, FRP composite structures and signage structures. Sheet metal and vacuum form products

Educational Development

MBA-Global Management, (Executive) USA

M.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, Coursework, IIT (Kharagpur, India)

B.S.M.E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Mysore (Mysore, India)

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