Project Management
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AJAY DIGHE
***** ******* **. #***, ******* Bar, CA 91765. Mob +1-626-***-****
E-mail: ****.*****@*****.*** LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaydighe
Dear Madam / Sir,
Since your company is synonymous to my qualifications and experience, I am looking for an IT
Project Management position in your organization.
With my experience of over 18 years in managing projects in a dynamic business environment, I am
confident of satisfying all your needs.
Here are highlights of my career:
Ø Experience: 13+ years customer facing experience, In-charge of projects including supply,
installation and commissioning of cross-functional integrated systems.
Ø Prodcut
knowledge:
Full
Life
cycle
development
including
product
SOW,
QA
testing,
integration,
user
documentation
and
training
.
Ø PM
Techniques:
Each
Project is approached with a focus on triple constraints: scope, schedule
and resources.
Ø Continuous
involvement:
Risk
management,
Communications,
Change
Management,
Scheduling,
Cost/budget
development,
EVM
analysis,
Quality
Assurance,
employing
agile
philosophies
to
meet
changing
product
targets.
Ø Results: Comfortable with matrix organization. Successful project implementation of more
than US$200,000,000 projects for several challenging industry leaders.
Ø Performance, clearance and Accreditation: Bachelor of Engineering, USA permanent resident,
PMP 35 hours done, Six Sigma Greenbelt cert and CSM under process.
It has been my prerogative to always meet customer’s expectations and ensure that they are totally
satisfied.
I implement sturdy project management practices in line with PMBOK, Six Sigma & Agile principles.
My extensive experience allows me to understand requirements and specifications of every project.
This not only includes comprehending detailed RFQs, bid evaluation, negotiation, award of contract
and final implementation, but also commercial contract terms, Banking procedures, negotiating Letter
of credit, shipping & delivery terms, logistics, liquidated damage risks, performance related clauses.
I am a local RESIDENT of Diamond Bar, 10 minutes away from office. Hence, no relocation is
required. I will be pleased to be associated with your organization and would welcome an interview to
further discuss mutual requirements.
Sincerely,
Ajay Dighe
Mobile: +1-626-***-**** E-mail: ****.*****@*****.***
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AJAY DIGHE
(626)
475-
3076
www.linkedin.com/in/ajaydighe
Professional
Summary
ü Project
Manager
with
16+
years
of
experience
in
end-
to-
end
management
of
project
assignments,
including
initiation,
planning,
executing,
monitoring
&
controlling,
and
close
out
activities.
ü 13+
years
of
experience
in
client
facing
role
and
leading
teams
in
a
functional
and
business
process
changing
environments.
ü Experience
in
Development
of
plans
and
control
mechanisms,
including
risk
management,
communications,
change
management,
scheduling,
cost/budget
development
and
analysis,
and
quality
assurance.
ü Worked
with
the
PMO
office
to
plan
and
manage
integrated
projects,
manage
cross-
functional
teams
and
implemented
custom
solutions.
ü Regularly
tracked
&
communicated
project
status
to
stakeholders,
Management,
Project
Sponsor/Owner(s)
and
team
members.
ü Expertise
in
interacting
with
subject
matter
experts,
manage
requirement,
identify
CPM,
create
business
cases,
identify
team
velocity,
prioritize
product
and
sprint
backlogs.
ü Managed
programs,
external
vendors,
owned
product
design
and
development
teams.
ü Ensured compliance with all applicable and relevant policies, procedures, safety & environmental laws,
regulations, codes, and guidelines.
ü Built
integrated
teams
in
proposal,
project
execution,
customer
service,
spare
parts,
drafting
and
ERP.
ü Develop and maintain an understanding of all standard
products
&
services
and
underlying
policies/procedures
as
related
to
the
delivery
of
projects.
Skills
Leadership:
• More
than
13
years
in
client
facing
role
with
the
capacity
to
effectively
present
and
discuss
business
and
technical
subjects
with
colleagues
and
clients.
• Managed
multiple
product/project
design
and
development
teams
with
a
talent
for
liaising
across
teams,
departments
and
levels.
• Built
a
17+
member
team
under
project
department.
• Coaching,
mentoring,
and
cross-
training
other
PMs
and
resources
in
company
Project
Management
practices
and
serve
as
a
liaison
to
other
disciplines.
• Project
Management
Process
owner
(Auditee)
ISO
9001.
Software
used:
• Thermoflow
GTPRO,
ERP
–
Enterprise
Resource
Planning
Software
-
NetSuite,
MS
Office:
Excel,
Word,
PowerPoint,
MS
Project,
visio.
Design
and
Documentation:
• Business
Document,
Technical
and
Commercial
Documents,
P&ID,
High
Level
Design,
Low
Level
Design,
Traceability
Matrix
Documents.
Technical
Environment:
ASP.NET,
C#,
Java,
WebSphere,
Web
Services,
JavaScript,
IIS,
SOAP,
MS
SQL
Server,
UML,
XML,
OOPS,
VSS,
ETL,
Ultimus
workflow.
2
Client
–
Ministry
of
Electricity
-
Iraq:
March
2013-
Dec
2014.
• Remote
Monitoring
system
for
power
plant
performance
data
collection
project.
Included
machine
to
machine
&
server
to
cloud
data
upstream.
• Fiber
optic
network
set
up
and
commissioning.
• Project
governance
through
use
of
Waterfall
Methodology.
• Project
control
tools
EVM
–
Earned
Value
Method,
CPI
–
Cost
Performance
Index
and
SPI
–
Schedule
Performance
Index
parameters
in
line
with
PMBOK
principles.
Client
–
Comision
Federal
De
Electricidad-
Mexico
:
June
2012-
Sept
2013.
• Turnkey
solution
for
power
augmentation
project
including
data
acquisition.
• Gathering
detailed
requirement
(initiation),
translating
the
same
into
the
project
specifications
for
the
development
team
(planning),
managing
through
the
life
cycle
of
the
project
(execution
and
monitoring),
testing
and
training
of
customer
(close
out
of
the
project).
Client
–
Pratt
&
Whitney
Power
Systems
(now
Mitsubhishi),
CT
:
March
2006-
Dec
2013.
Several
projects
at
7
different
sites:
• Analysis
of
water
consumption
data
for
NOX
and
inlet
air
cooling
control
for
gas
turbines.
• Software
integration
with
client’s
DCS
for
optimal
performance
of
the
gas
turbine
systems.
• Set
up
of
input,
output
signals
and
funcational
reports.
• O&M
manuals
and
training
materials
for
end
user.
• Several
change
orders
management.
• Use
of
six
sigma
principles-
CTQ,
DMAIC
to
gain
most
out
of
the
processes.
Client
–
Chevron-
El
Segundo,
CA
:
Mar
2007
–
June
2007:
Chevron IT & SCADA Project: Integration of SCADA to acquire the performance data.
• Tracking
budget
and
schedule
against
plan.
Track
progress,
task
completion,
schedule
and
performs
reporting
for
assigned
project.
Compile
and
maintain
interim
project
reports
and
minutes
of
meetings.
•
Communicate
relevant
information
to
all
team
members,
such
as
change
in
schedule
dates,
etc.
•
Coordinate
activities
with
stakeholders
and
maintain
relationships
with
them.
•
Manage
and
track
the
project
financials,
including
making
graphs
and
assisting
with
AFE
(Application
for
Expenditure)
requests
•
Update
project
portfolio
tracking
tools
with
project
status.
•
Track
action
items
from
all
meeting
minutes
and
send
out
action
item
reminders
to
all
that
have
open
action
items.
•
Coordinate
all
printing
of
materials
and
binders
when
needing
for
meetings
or
training.
•
Post
all
project
communications,
emails
and
documents
to
the
LAN
drives
and
NetSuite
sites.
•
Document
project
processes
and
procedures
as
needed.
•
Coordinate
Keep
detailed
hours
tracking
of
all
hours
spent
on
all
projects.
Client
–
Bechtel,
UK
(end
user
:
Reliance
Industries
Inc,
Jamnagar,
India):
Mar
2005-
June
2006
• Lareget
refinery
of
Asia.
• Implementation
of
plant
data
acquisition
system
to
integrate
SCADA
operations.
• Problem
faced:
Different
geographical
&
time
zone
locations
created
issues
with
coordination.
• Resolution:
Set
up
the
project
communication
protocol
with
shared
platforms.
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Education
&
Certification
Bachelor’s
Degree
in
Mechanical
Engineering.
•
Diploma
–
Financial
Management.
•
PMP
35
Contact
hours.
•
Six
Sigma
Green
belt
(
Certification
course
in
process).
•
Clients
• Bechtel
Shell
Refinery
Ministry
of
Electricity
-
Iraq
• •
• Flour
Daniel
Reliance
-
India
Comision
Federal
De
• •
Electricidad-
Mexico
• KansaiElectPower-
Japan
Florida
Power
•
Chevron
Refinery-
LA
• Alstom
-
Switzerland
Pratt
&
Whitney
•
•
Employment
History
Vice
President
–
Project
Management,
Mee
Industries
Inc.
Dec
2001
–
Dec
2014
Key
Responsibilities:
§ Front
end
customization
reporting,
workflow
management,
established
KPI
setup
and
optimization
using
full
ERP
solution.
§ Created
RSR
–
Requirement
Study
Report
for
implementation
of
Integrated
Project
Management
systems-
NetSuite.
§ Managed
an
onsite
office
design
and
construction
team
of
17+
technical
persons.
§ As
Technical
Product
Owner
worked
closely
with
vendor
and
subject
matter
experts
to
manage
requirement,
create
user
stories,
prioritize
product
and
sprint
backlogs.
§ Presented
weekly
reports
on
the
current
and
next
sprint
priorities,
team
velocity
reports,
issues
and
actions
to
the
stakeholders.
§ Worked
with
the
scrum
masters
and
black
belt
quality
manager
to
review
designs,
sprint
backlog,
impediments
and
priorities.
§ Worked
with
technical
staff
and
team
leaders
to
ensure
that
development
teams
have
detailed
technical
specifications
and
direction
to
work
through
the
sprint.
§ Ensured
that
the
project
teams
maintained
the
velocity
by
interacting
with
management,
subject
matter
experts,
business
users,
black
belt
master
and
stakeholders
to
remove
any
impediments.
§ Lead,
coach
and
educate
teams
on
project
management
(PMBOK)
best
practices,
processes,
and
incorporating
lessons
learned
from
retrospectives
and
other
forums.
§ Supported
Six
Sigma
management,
Created
risk
management
models
&
handled
change
orders.
§ Developed training program for different levels of audiences.
Technical
Skills:
Contract
Review,
Risk
Management,
Change
Management,
Project
scope
validation,
cost
control,
critical
path
method
-
progress
monitoring,
reporting
and
variance
management
within
5-
7%,
EVM,
CPI
and
SPI,
project
staff
management,
conflict
resolution,
customer
expectation
management,
stakeholder
discussion,
meetings
and
reporting
to
customer,
procurement
management
and
expediting,
quality
documentation
management,
factory
acceptance
test
witness,
Operations
and
maintenance
manuals,
drawings
&
test
documents
preparation
and
submissions,
site
installation
management,
claims
management,
project
closing,
handling
customer
complaints/case
management,
YYYYY
and
fishbone
for
root
cause
analysis.
4
Project
Procurement
Engineer,
Larsen
&
Toubro
Limited,
India
Mar
1996–Nov
2001
Larsen
&
Toubro
(L&T)
is
the
largest
EPC
Company
in
India
focused
in
the
Power,
Energy
and
infrastructure
sector.
Managed
the
procurement
requirements
for
multiple
projects.
Worked
with
vendors
&
technical
consultants
to
procure
the
product
and
show
performance
to
customer.
Key
Responsibilities:
§ Built
a
professional
rapport
with
30+
team
members
in
engineering,
procurement
and
construction
departments.
§ As
a
specialized
Procurement
engineer
worked
with
subject
matter
experts
and
Quality
Manager
to
understand
and
manage
requirements.
§ Worked
with
the
technical
architect
and
the
team
leads
to
ensure
the
teams
have
appropriate
technical
specifications,
directions
and
resources
to
work
through
the
project
life
cycle.
§ Ensured
the
velocity
by
interacting
with
the
management,
subject
matter
experts,
business
users,
quality
manager
and
end
users.
§ Coach,
lead
and
educate
junior
engineers
on
best
practices,
processes,
and
incorporating
lessons
learned
from
retrospectives
and
other
forums.
§ Support
site
staff
after
procurement
and
release
of
products
to
site,
by
coordinating
with
vendors’
engineers
and
project
manager.
§ Understand
and
evaluate
multiple
project
interdependencies
and
served
as
the
single
point
of
contact
for
driving
procurement
of
multiple
projects
and
release
through
conception
to
delivery.
Achievements:
• Created RSR- Requirement Study Report for procurement department’s SAP Integrated
Project Management Systems
Technical
Environment:
Boiler
Feed
pumps,
Water
treatment
system,
waster
water
systems
(media
filtration),
cranes,
lifts,
HRSG
boilers.
Design
Engineer,
Gujarat
State
Fertilizers
&
Chemicals
Ltd
(GSFC),
India.
Sept
1988–Mar
1992
GSFC
is
a
leading
fertilizers
and
chemicals
manufacturing
company
of
India.
Key
Responsibilities:
§ Lead
member
as
an
Owner’s
representative
for
multiple
projects.
§ Prepare
datasheets
for
pumps,
bid
document
for
vendors.
§ Technical
evaluation
comparison
table
for
pumps
quoted
by
different
vendors.
§ Design
of
ASME
Sec
VIII
Div
1
non-
fired
pressure
vessels
for
refurbishment
projects.
§ Technical
point
of
contact
on
the
subject
of
rotating
equipment
for
the
engineering
contractor
–
UDHE
Germany.
Technical
Environment:
• Specifying engineer for API centrifugal pumps, compressors, Agitators, Cooling
Towers.
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