Project Management Manager

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L. ARUNKUMAAR

*.**********@*****.*** / +91-960******* / Chennai, TamilNadu

Summary

A Technical Leader & Critical Thinker with expertise in directing complete functions of Design Engineering, New Product Development, Operational Excellence and Product Innovation; targeting senior-level assignments with an organization of repute in Chennai

Strategic Professional with more than 19 years of experience in complete Product Design, Engineering Project Management and Process Design & Optimization

Experience

Senior Manager – Project Management

Renault Nissan Technology Business Centre of India, Chennai, TN 12/2010 - Present

Senior Project Management for CMFB project Production Engg Lead ADAS & Vehicle Dynamics Team for 2.5 yrs. Established Roadmap for Team Autonomy and Centre of Excellence Cost Reduction Head for Chassis commodity for both Renault & Nissan Platforms. Achieved savings of 40 MINR in 2019 Remote Engineering Head for Chassis commodity. Expanded business and workload across all Regions ( France, Romania, Korea & Brazil)

Project Manager (IST) for HHA (Captur) & H79 (Duster) Phase I & II vehicle for Chassis dept. Co-ordination of all department activities for vehicle milestones, quality issues, Cost control & Budgeting, Man power allocation Project Manager (IST) for J92 (Lodgy) Indonesia for Chassis Dept. Team Lead for Cost Reduction and Localisation for Chassis Dept. of Renault Vehicles Project Lead for Renault J92 for Brake System; participated in brakes design, supplier selection and cost monitoring In charge of Nissan K2 Project for Brake system; participated in Brake system design, supplier evaluation, sourcing activities and development of parts and meeting all project milestones G02A Project Lead for chassis dept. from the Project Kick off till supplier finalization and cost control Lead of GFS activities of Nissan vehicle. DMDR analysis, System matrix, project support and co-ordination activity for vehicle build in Japan, Mexico & Europe regions

Conducted benchmarking activity, participated in tear down analysis and done a detailed study on different vehicles Gained experience in both Nissan and Renault work procedure on Brake System Design & Development and Project Management

Worked in Renault Technical Centre, Guyancourt, France for duration of 1month on GESC Business expansion activity & Nissan Technical Centre(NTC),Atsugi, Japan for a period of 6 months on New project kick-off activity

Felicitated with:

“SILVER AWARD” from MD for best contribution on BOP Challenge – Cost Reduction in 2019

“GOLD AWARD” from MD for best contribution on Business expansion and ensuring Quality output in 2018

“GOLD AWARD” from MD for sourcing of chassis parts of HHA project within target price in 2016

“GOLD AWARD” from MD for Best Performance in cost reduction achievement in Nissan Brake department. Generated ideas and successfully achieved a saving of 2% of total brake turnover in 2012 Confidential C

Asst. Manager - Brake Design

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. • Gurgaon, Haryana

11/2008 - 11/2010

Administered design & development of the complete Braking System (Rear Brake & Drum) for all segments of vehicles including the following components: - Rear Brake Braking System for Eeco, New Wagon. - Drum Development for YP8

Exhibited leadership skills in managing a team of 1 Engineer/ Draftsman and 2 Mechanics Managed models like A Star, RitZ, Eeco and New Wagon R Performed extensive benchmarking, VA/ VE and reverse engineering activities for the braking systems Coordinated with the marketing team to obtain customer feedback and thereby developing new designs of brakes components and modifying design of existing components Implemented 5S activities in the department; performed extensive audits at Tier I and Tier II suppliers Appointed as the key member of the task force team for the implementation of Brakes quality systems Worked in identification and development of new vendors for drum brake as a key member of the CFT team Attained costs savings worth INR 1 Crore through localisation and 30 Lakhs through VAVE

Implemented plan for Benchmarking in Braking System Felicitated with Cash Award for cost and weight reduction in Drum Brake Assembly Product Development Executive

Apr’08 - Oct’08 with Saint Gobain • Chennai, TN

04/2008 - 10/2010

Managed the design & development of Automotive Glass (Wind Shield) for various key accounts such as TML, Maruti, Mahindra, and aftermarket customers such as AUDI, BMW, VW and FIAT Developed Sunroof for Nissan Vehicle. Managed a team of 2 Engineers/ Draftsmen and 2 Mechanics Administered Product Development Group and directed complete Product Lifecycle including concept development, manufacturing processes formulation, quality management, customer engagement and product launch

Directing NPD Team for complete functions of prototype development and testing Lead Development Engineer

Brakes India Pvt Ltd • Chennai, TN

05/2005 - 03/2008

Administered Design & Development of the complete Braking System for light and heavy commercial vehicle segment including the following components- Braking System for X3, X2 Vehicles. o Clutch Master Cylinder for IVECO (Ashok Leyland), Booster Master Cylinder; Wheel Cylinder; Caliper and Slave Cylinder

Managed a team of 4 Engineers/ Draftsmen and 3 Mechanics Modified the design of TML X2 Servo Master Cylinder thereby enhancing its performance Led the design of compact volume absorber for simplified in-house testing of braking in adherence with the international standards (i.e. SAE)

Core Competency

Product Lifecycle Management

People Management

Strong Communicator & Team Player

Analytical & Problem Solving

New Product Design & Development

Project Management

Value Engineering

Cost Reduction

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IT Skills

Uni Graphics, Pro/Engineer Wildfire, AutoCAD, Catia V5 and IDEAS

Computer Application and Programming

Expertise in Testing Software – Lab View and Diadem

Python Basic

Academic Details

Leadership Program

IIM • Bangalore, Karnataka

01/2018

Indian Leadership Development Program

Post Graduate Diploma International Business

Institute of Business Administration • Chennai, TamilNadu 01/2008

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Mookambigai College of Engineering • Pudukottai, TamilNadu 01/2005

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Shanmugha Polytechnic • Thanjavur, TamilNadu

01/2002

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