Manager Project
Resume:
Arumugam Vadivel ** Normandy Way ( Nashua, NH
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Summary
Skilled Program and Business Manager with demonstrated strength in product
development and global project and account management. Twenty years'
Engineering and Management experience in complete capital equipment
lifecycle. Known for creating cost-effective, innovative solutions for
internal and external clients, and for analytical depth. Particular
expertise in:
. Program and Project Management in global environment - using
Waterfall(SDLC) & Agile Methodologies
. Product development
. Equipment & Process Automation
. Plant Layout and Design, Maintenance and Lean Manufacturing
. Customer Support and Account Management
. International Business & Channel Development
. Capital Equipment Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Installation, and
Commissioning
. Strong working knowledge of Letters of Credit, INCOTERMS, Export
Compliance, and Revenue Recognition.
. Outsourcing & Virtual Team management.
. Global Talent acquisition
. Budgeting, and Expense Management
Work Experience
GT Advanced Technologies, Merrimack, NH 2001-01/2013
GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) commercializes new technologies based
capital equipment.
Project Manager - PV Business Manager
Joined as Project Engineer in 2001; promoted to Project Manager in 2005 and
assigned additional responsibility of PV Business Manager in August 2012.
Extended travel for work in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany,
Switzerland, and India.
. Managed several projects at the same time in various project
lifecycle.
. Executed projects in Europe, USA, China, Taiwan, India, and Spain
valued up to $200M.
. Hands-on Experience with Sales forecasting, Sales proposal writing,
contract negotiation, and pre-sales technical support starting from
quotation to signed contracts for projects up to $50M. Automated
Proposal preparation using MS Office so that time to respond RFP/RFQ
is reduced.
. Sourced, negotiated contract for and productized slurry recovery
system key to getting $75M contract from a customer.
. Ensured delivery for company and customer through detailed
coordination with Sales, Legal, Engineering, Production, Supply Chain,
Finance, and Customer Support.
- Ensured on-time international deliveries of project deliverables to
customer facilities. Confirmed that customer facilities were
qualified to receive equipment to prevent unplanned labor cost and
project delays.
- Coordinated installation team and provided technical support to
each team.
- Consulted customers throughout installation process, making
recommendations for process improvements and opportunities using
Lean Manufacturing.
. Effectively negotiated $9M contract in India for Ingot manufacturing
facility.
. Multi-tasked as Business Manager, Program Manager, Project Manager,
Product Manager, and Controls Engineer.
. Product development of automated chemical process systems, automated
cell testers, Dark IV Tester, and slurry recovery systems.
. Developed controls and software for the above products using LabView,
Testpoint, and PLC programming such as RsLogix and DirectSoft.
. Acquired talents and outsourced the tasks to Hong Kong, China & India
to reduce cost of operation & quick response to customers.
. Develop Business Process & SAP implementation.
Spectrum High Tech Limited, New Delhi, India 2000-2001
Spectrum High Tech Ltd., was the Indian representative for GT Advanced
Technologies (a/k/a GT Solar)
Manager of Projects
. Executed Silicon wafer and Cell manufacturing plant startup with
Facility Design, Factory Layout, Material, and Manpower planning.
Assisted customer in sourcing necessary materials and tools.
. Coordinated equipment installation and commissioning with various
equipment suppliers in Europe and USA for utility equipment (such as
cooling system, Argon, CDA, DI water), resulting in on-time startup.
. Installation and commissioning equipment such as crystal growers, wire
saw, wafer cleaning, wet bench, diffusion, firing furnace, and cell
tester. Equipment was delivered to site with no manuals or schematics
available to power up. Reverse engineered the schematics and brought
to operation within 15 days with minimal support from equipment
suppliers.
Chemplast Sanmar Limited, Metkem Silicon Division, Mettur, Tamil Nadu,
India 1992-2000
Metkem Silicon Division, which manufactured poly silicon and Silicon
wafers.
Executive Manager
. Joined as an Engineer in 1992, promoted to Senior Engineer in 1995 and
Executive Manager in 1998.
. Attended to breakdowns, planned and executed preventive maintenance,
and maintained equipment uptime.
. Handled spares management and managed the department expenditure
within budget.
. Identified and implemented process/equipment automation to maximize
equipment availability or production rate; components were sourced
locally to reduce cost of operation.
. Created first operational manual, spare parts documentation and vendor
database.
. Major Projects included:
- Automation of Crystal puller using PLC SLC 5/03 with touch screen
facility.
- Automation of PC based slicing machine.
- PC based HMI (Man Machine Interface) for Cz Pullers.
Shobha Computers, Salem, TN, India 1991-1992
System Engineer
. Trained students in computer servicing and maintenance; taught
software class for Basic, C, and Fortran.
. Developed software for finance company using Foxbase.
. Developed software for hospital management using C.
Education
Master of Science, Project Management, Boston University, Boston, MA (2012)
Master in Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India
(1998)
Bachelor Degree, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Madurai Kamaraj
University, Madurai, India (1990)
Technical Skills
Hands on Experience with:
. Equipment Automation, Controls and Software development using C with
assembly, LabView, Testpoint, and PLC Programming such as RSLogix,
DirectSoft; GUI/HMI Programming using RSView, EZTouch and Outlook.
. Industrial High Power conversion system such Converters, Inverters, AC
& DC drives and UPS.
. High Vacuum, High temperatures furnaces such as Chemical Vapor
Deposition (CVD) reactors, Crystal growing furnaces.
. Process instrumentation and sensors such as control valves, Mass flow
Controllers, Pressure & Temperature Sensors and its integration with
Process automations.
. Plant Design, Process Analysis, Process Flow Diagram (PFA), and Piping
& Process Instrumentation Diagram (PID).
. Lean manufacturing.
. Data collection, LAN / WAN network setup, pcAnywhere & VPN.
. Microsoft Project and Office, and its automation using macros & Visual
Basic. WebEx presentation.
. MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and SCADA.
. SAP Implementation.
Key words: Technical Project Manager, Account Manager, Technical Account
Manager, Implementation manager, Program Manager, Business Development
Manager, Global Account Manager, Customer Support Manager, PMO Manager,
Automation Manager, Automation Engineer, product implementation projects,
Project coordination, change management, PMBOK, International travel,
global, Product development, prioritize demands, execution and
implementation of projects, Root cause analysis, project risk analysis,
analytical ability, self-motivated, self-directed, excellent customer
relationship, customer needs, manage customer expectations, U.S.
citizenship, Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, cost estimating,
quote, quotation, budget, plant design, facility design, power
distribution, HVAC, cross-functional, escalation, excellent verbal and
written communication, infrastructure projects, energy projects, Recovery
system, Etching system, Vacuum furnace, High temperature furnace, Boiler,
chiller, Silicon, wafer, PLC, Power electronics, Inverters, AC and DC
drives, Dark IV tester, Cell tester, Diffusion, PECVD, Wire saw, wet bench,
Equipment refurbish, Reverse Engineering, Renewable energy, equipment
automation, Crystal growth, solar cell, cleaning, ultrasonic, Cooling
tower, test equipment. Programming development, problem solving skills,
computer hardware, network, India, China, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, MS Word,
MS Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Microsoft Project, LAN/WAN,
VPN, Adobe Acrobat, C, VB, Test point, Lookout, site drawings, on-time
deliveries, site-specific floor plans, startups, start-ups, resistive
heating, induction heating, RF power supplies, Power controller,
centrifuge, filtration, Global Logistics, 5S, Poke Yoke, Value stream
mapping, server setup, networking, outsource. )
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