Manager Project

Ash Majumdar

H: 707-***-**** M: 412-***-**** ***.********@*******.*** 2115 William Penn Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA 15221

Performance-driven leader with track record in delivering P&L results and cash management for up to +$350M revenue businesses. Demonstrated ability to turn around troubled programs and launch turnkey Startups; lead and influence diverse, global cross-functional teams, customers and suppliers to meet critical deadlines in fast-paced environments. Strengths in formulating long-term strategic plans and leading technology initiatives in order to drive continuous improvement and profitable growth.

Proven record of consistently exceeding on financial goals and margin without any misses.

Entrepreneurial mind-set and a bias for action and results having demonstrated success in learning new industries, customers and technologies, and in finding new innovative applications.

Strong background in International & Government Contract Management and Negotiations.

Lead continuous improvement of PMO processes to ensure lean and consistent process execution.

Operational excellence in multiple site management, Engineering development and New Product Launch.

Ability to energize and build rapport at all levels within the company through trust and collaboration.

Excellent qualification in large scale operations, Software, Manufacturing, Commissioning &Technology (IT), & with Lean & Six Sigma Master Black Belt certifications

Global Citizen – Lived in 5 countries in 4 continents prior to attending university; multi-lingual.

Education

Masters of Business Administration – General Management - University of Michigan, MI

Bachelor of Science in Computer & Electrical Engineering – Valparaiso University, IN

Professional Experience

BOMBARDIER, Pittsburgh, PA

2016 – Present

Program Director

Rail Control Solutions: Full P&L responsibility for the delivery of Onboard Safety, Hardware, Software and Operational solution for the San Francisco Bay Area Transit (BART) for 1,081 Trains and other SF projects. Oversee all aspects of the program from setting deadlines, developing detailed strategic plans, assign responsibilities, budgets & forecast and moving projects through an aggressive staged development pipeline.

Increased margin on BART project by 4.6% within 5 months of execution by finding efficiencies and enhanced project controls.

Drive over 12% savings through Lean initiatives on the San Francisco AirTrain Systems Expansion.

Mentor and develop Project managers and build winning teams to drive operational efficiencies

Work closely with the Sales Teams to develop proposals, financial conditions and win strategies in San Francisco, Heathrow (UK), NYC and Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) projects.

ANSALDO STS, Pittsburgh, PA – (Recently acquired by Hitachi)

2009 – 2016

Program Director – Delivery

Operations & Delivery: Full P&L responsibility for +$90M Railway and Transit signaling programs. Oversee all aspects of program from managing contracts, software & hardware development, sourcing and execution.

Turned-around unprofitable contracts in various phases ranging from startup to with over +30% gross margin. Exceeded gross margin for every single program in a portfolio of 30+ programs.

Lead global product development project for the latest EVO Track Circuits

Champion key performances to drive overall PMO process improvement in delivery and schedule.

Responsible for negotiating and delivery on contracts with US and International Govt. Authorities and Contractors. Projects vary from High Security IT Infrastructure, Vehicle and Wayside Signaling supporting customers like CPTM (Brazil), NY, Miami, Chicago Transit, Kawasaki & Hitachi Rail.

Lead the NY- WTC Hurricane Sandy recovery project to get transit operational within 30 days.

GE- GENERAL ELECTRIC Company, Erie, PA – Transportation

2008 -2009

International Program/Product Manager

Global Locomotive Operations: P&L responsibility of +$350M to develop, manufacture and deliver heavy haul freight locomotives to global customers meeting customer metrics and maintaining corporate financial objectives. In addition, lead Program management process Improvement, Cost-out & Up-Sell Initiatives.

Lead, the design and building of GE’s first-ever Heavy haul locomotive to gain market entry into Europe and Turkey. This was a prestigious high-visibility project, on a tight one-year development cycle to develop the PowerHaul 3700GHP “Green” certified locomotive. This required designing of over 18,000 new parts with large dedicated development teams spread between US and Europe.

Responsible for overseeing overall engineering, fabrication prototyping, production schedule, NPI, Supply chain, Capital Spares, Service and Homologation for the Euro Power Haul series Locomotive.

Led corporate wide workshops to improve the GE’s Gate Review Tollgate process over 3 months.

Upsold & executed Locomotive Service Training for Egypt & Libya to improve training profit by 41.8%

Designed detailed processes to drive financial rigor and cost-out internal operating plans by 32.3%.

Developed processes to tie Supply-Chain & Engineering Drawing release databases with over 300,000 components to improve drawing release cycle, on-time delivery and reduce supplier lead times.

Oversee successful manufacturing, delivery & commissioning of 81 locomotives for Egypt & Libya.

DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, Kokomo, IN - Electronics & Safety Group

1995 – 2008

Global Program Manager (2005 – 2008)

International Powertrain: Promoted to Program Manager for all European engine controller programs.

Delphi Excellence Medal for leading global mfg. restructuring project of moving manufacturing locations for 22 OEM Customers, manufacturing +2M units/yr. from Europe to Asia. Led a team of Plant Managers, Sales, Supply Chain and Quality Managers amongst many to successfully turnaround the overall business case from -42.3% to +22.7%. This was achieved through teamwork, challenging negotiations with customers, suppliers & labour, and by streamlining the manufacturing operations value chain from a high volume, low product mix model to a low volume, high product mix model.

Led project teams of over 60 design engineers worldwide; P&L responsibility for multiple engine controller programs with combined revenue bookings exceeding +$1.2B.

Improved first time quality metric at the Liverpool, England plant reducing scrap by over 17.9%.

Increased the Net Profit for the company’s largest revenue program from 10.1% to 17.8% through supplier negotiations, cost saving initiatives and executing manufacturing improvement processes.

Global Strategic Planning and Marketing Manager (2003 – 2005)

Security & Controls Division: Promoted to this position to develop overall global commercial and product portfolio strategy for a variety of products including vehicle body computers, remote keyless entry, RFID and various other electronics. In addition, develop organic global growth opportunities

Spearheaded a series of global customer driven marketing initiatives to expand market penetration and increase account base, surpassing booking targets by revenue growth of $820M to $1.4B in 2 yrs.

Led all ventures and strategic alliances. Integrated $1B Mechatronics division into business unit.

Developed product technology & innovation roadmap, 5 year rolling growth plan strategy, voice of customer and value propositions to drive successful competitive differentiation

Product Line Business Manager (2001 – 2003)

Active Safety Division: Promoted to business manager. Responsible for managing all commercial contracts, operations cost, proposals, IP, pricing and quoting activities for $800-million-dollar product line with products including Radars, Sensors, Driverless Vehicle Systems for OEM and the aftermarket

Booked business line’s largest sales ever of $228.5M in ‘03, winning 100% of Ford European PAG.

Evaluated capital projects and developed global manufacturing footprint strategy.

Successfully launched 12 OEM and aftermarket projects in 2003.

Prior to 2001 - Positions at General Motors: Hughes includes Lead Software Architect (Embedded & Visual C Project Engineer and IT Manager in Powertrain, HVAC, and Instrumentation Divisions

Special Projects

Won 2007 JD Powers Survey ranking for #1 OEM vehicle audio supplier. Successful completion of Six Sigma project to bring Delphi JD Powers ranking from second last in 2005 to #1 in 2007.

Led all negotiations for product line pertaining to microprocessors, electronic devices, and product end-of life realizing cost savings of over $60M for 2006.

Led global enterprise wide real-time forecasting of annual part usage volumes to Delphi suppliers by integrating SAP, Baan and other enterprise databases.

Co-founded and raised venture capital +$13M in 1995 to fund 3 Internet Startups 1) Online dating service with over 2.5 million registered subscribers 2) B2B reverse auction underwriting stop-loss insurance portal and 3) Indianapolis local city guide with over 1600 paying businesses and clients.

Founder non-profit children’s magazine for kids 7-14, with the mission to inspire them to dream big.

Technology Expertise

Expert in translating business strategy into technology initiatives with measurable performance.

Digitization of Business processes to improve customer value chain

Professional Achievements

Recognized as top company Program Director from 2009 - 2012 by 3 independent Review Boards.

Career record of meeting or exceeding on financial goals on 100% of all projects executed.

Flawless Execution Awards for all launches (12 Engine Controller programs) from 2005 – 2007.

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification training in 2007.

Certified Master Six-Sigma Black Belt, Lean Enterprise Mgmt. & Miller-Heimen Strategic Selling.

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