Project Manager Engineer

MOHIT AHUJA

*** ***** ********* ****, ******, NC-27703

• 513-***-**** • **.**********@*****.*** •

Profit-driven and customer obsessed leader with experience in delivering well planned, executed and implemented projects to meet corporate objectives. Excellent skills for communicating mission & vision goals and gaining stakeholder buy-in through deployment of tactics, procedure and engagement towards project success. History of strengthening compliance; improving processes; and elevating output, quality, customer satisfaction and employee morale to all-time bests.

Strategy Planning & Execution Innovation / Product Lifecycle Management Project Management/ Risk Mitigation Budgeting & Forecasting

Vendor Management Organizational Change Management

P&L Management & Cost Controls Business Process & Supply Chain Management

MBA – Global Strategy & Innovation Management, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign – 2018, GPA 4.0

M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio – 2010

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India – 2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ali Group North America (Champion Industries), Winston Salem-NC 2016 – 10/2018

A Multi National Dishwasher Manufacturer

Technical Program Manager/ Strategy Analyst

Responsible for Managing Product portfolio of dishwashers and leading a staff of 6 people

Launched two new Rack Conveyor Dishwashers in a span of a year, increasing market share by 10%

Generated a revenue of $13.5M on $500K R&D budget, by implementing joint strategic projects

Improved gross margin profitability by 15%, by implementing hybrid operational strategy

Collaborated with Sales team in conducting competitive analysis for defining product positioning and Go to market strategy for existing and new products

Conducted and Analyzed market trends and VOC to define product vision strategy and road map

Responsible for developing and negotiating contracts with strategic partners including distribution channels

Managed RFP process for vendor consolidation to develop strategic partnerships

Aligned supply chain with corporate strategy, resulting in $250,000 annualized savings

Managed Customer Analytics and Operations analytics to make data driven decisions for strategic alignment

Produced metrics dashboard, supported VA/VE projects, and contributed to planning and prioritization for Fiscal Year departmental projects

AUTOMATION SYSTEMS & DESIGN, Dayton-OH (Contract) 2015 – 2016

A Tier - 2 Automotive OEM

Project Manager

Facilitated meetings for executive level steering committees with up to 15 members each, handling minutes and creating agendas. Responsible for managing cross functional team activities, maintain detailed level engineering schedules, resource management, financial KPI’s and status reporting for customer driven automation projects.

Executed 8 projects staffed by 6-15 people in fulfillment of continuous improvement goals for automotive manufacturers focusing on Integration for FANUC & ABB Robots.

ITW FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP (HOBART), Troy, Ohio 2014 -2015

A $1.3 billion global manufacturer of commercial food equipment.

Engineering Project Manager/ Scrum Master:

Responsible for leading Continuous process improvement projects in line with corporate growth strategy.

Improved Profitability by 15% by leading process improvement projects as well implementing activity based costing to reduce overhead burden costs.

Increased sales revenue by $750,000 by prioritizing and implementing new product development projects.

Conducted 5C & PESTLE analysis to identify new opportunities and defining Go To market strategy

Collaborated with marketing and channel teams to develop product launch programs and promotions

Facilitate scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, etc.)

U.S. PLAYING CARDS COMPANY, Erlanger, Kentucky 2012-2014

A division of Jarden Corporation, a multi-billion dollar consumer goods company; manufacturer of playing cards.

Product Innovation Engineer

Reported to the Director of Engineering. Responsible for managing new electro mechanical product development projects through design and development phases.

Directed the complete product development cycle of a casino security product, including product costing budgeting and forecasting, producing sales revenues of $500,000 annually and gross margin of 57%.

Identified and developed new $1.5M revenue stream, by expanding market share in an under-served market

Subject matter expert for analyzing new technology and IP creation

Produced Project Status Reports & KPI's, including SPI & CPI & held project meetings with the team and client to ensure that project is on track

APEX SUPPLY CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES R&D, Mason, Ohio 2010-2012

Industry-leading manufacturer of automated dispensing systems and industrial vending machines.

Technical Project Lead:

Reported to the VP Innovation. Responsible for leading system development lifecycle for cloud based innovative solutions for Vendor Inventory Management.

Designed and developed a new Patentable electro mechanical mechanism, for FAST 5000 Locker Systems, using Six Sigma DMADV approach, so as to reduce the service time by 75%.

Managed vendor development for sourcing various components to China in a cost-savings strategy.

Responsible for collecting and analyzing Business Requests for Services from Business users, vendors, Understanding the requirements and providing best solutions.

Translating Business requirements into Technical Solutions, producing specifications and technical documentation on working of system using Microsoft word, excel, project.

Involved in SIT, UAT, Regression Testing. Defect Management. Daily Test execution reports

SAMTEL DISPLAY SYSTEMS, Ghaziabad, India 2007-2008

Manufacturer of a wide range of displays and components for television, avionics and professional applications.

Junior Engineer:

Reported to the Deputy General Manager. Responsible for the design, testing and application of new display technologies. Led Six Sigma project: redesign of gun sealing machine for picture tube.

SKILLS

CAD Tools – SolidWorks, Pro-E, AutoCAD, ASME 14.5 GD&T, DFSS, DFM, Windchill, EPDM, SAP

Continuous Improvement Tools - KAIZEN, Six Sigma, PDCA,

Project Management Tools – MS Project, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Agile & Waterfall methodology

Product Management Tools – 4P Planning, Customer Journey Mapping, 5C & PESTLE Analysis, Patent Litigation

CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate in Business Analytics, Wharton School of Business at Coursera - 2018

Certificate in Business Foundation, Wharton School of Business at Coursera– 2015

Certificate in Project Management, Looking Glass Development – 2015

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

Letter of Appreciation for Change Management Project Leadership – ITW Food Equipment Group, Jan 2015

Work Excellence Award - Apex Supply Chain Technologies, Oct 2012

PUBLICATIONS

Ahuja, M., HomChaudhuri, B., Cohen, K., and Kumar, M., “Fuzzy Logic Ant Swarming for Maze Exploration”, 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 4-7, 2010, AIAA Paper 2010-595

PATENTS

PCT/US2014/024525 - Intelligent markers and card distribution error reduction system

PCT/US2014/065354 - Gaming Table System for Error Reduction and Efficiency

PCT/US2015/052571 - Playing Card Dealing Shoe

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