Experience

Suyati Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director- Business Strategy

  • Mar 2009 - Present

  ✔ Suyati Technologies Private Limited, Kochi, India – A specialized services provider and a consulting company. Suyati serves many verticals and has significant domain expertise in the Retail, Engineering and Utility industry. Founded a specialized software services provider to support to multinationals that want to enter India and succeed. Engagements included software product development, joint venture setups, build-operate-transfer initiatives and India business consulting. Check out www.suyati.com ✔ CONTENT CROSSROADS ContentCrossroads.com is a Business Content Outsourcing (BCO) initiative of Suyati Technologies Pvt. At ContentCrossroads, we create content that will help you implement and manage a cohesive online marketing strategy. We create SEO content including keyword blogs & articles, FAQs, news releases, targeted emails and websites that are search engine friendly. Our partnership with world- class software providers and our growing network of high-quality content creators ensures your business converts online prospects to actual customers. Check out www.contentcrossroads.com Show less



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Information Technology Business/Project Manager

  • Mar 2006 - Aug 2022

  THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY Built an impressive record of achievements and advancements through a series of increasingly responsible positions for this leading automotive manufacturer. Recognized for ability to consistently deliver solutions to reduce costs, enhance efficiency and support business objectives. ✔ Accountable to oversee the appropriate management and enhancement of end-user software applications for all engineering, CAD, and Test Facility groups including the migration of all data to comply with corporate standards. ✔ Direct and monitor the project managers coordinating the physical moves of over 300 employees to new facilities. Transfer or acquire software licenses for over 50 applications requiring purchasing buyer and vendor negotiation. ✔ Manage a budget in excess of $10 Million while fulfilling corporate downsizing actions. ✔ Drive the development of high level project plans for initial timing estimates; create initial cost estimate to obtain funding; create White Papers to highlight alternatives; determine business impact and resolve all issues. ✔ Deliver regular status reports to management. Manage risk assessment, issue resolution and change management initiatives. Selected accomplishments: • Led team of 15 composed of internal business and external corporate partners, vendors, and IT counterparts in reintegrating applications and personnel into direct positions within Ford. • Identified and handled key operational issues including security and control items to prevent interruption to daily production. • Avoided $0.5 M expenditure by identifying alternative to migrating data via outside supplier. Project returned additional savings through collective efforts of all parties involved. Show less



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• SYSTEMS BUSINESS MANAGER – Stamping Business Unit

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  ✔Selected to perform the business planning and project management for the deployment of technology infrastructure and standardized tools across a group of 7 production facilities based on rapport established with peers and business management.✔Managed a budget of nearly $20 Million working in partnership with the business to fulfill their priorities while within the bounds of IT standards, developing business cases for project sign-off as required. ✔Coordinate and communicate regularly with the operations site managers and their teams to obtain feedback, convey initiatives, plan schedules, and gauge project status. ✔Established the need for a group dedicated to the identification, tracking, and resolution of security & controls (SC) issues existing at all manufacturing sites. ✔Actively engaged SC and General Auditors Office (GAO) members to determine acceptable mitigation plans commensurate with the assessed risk. Selected accomplishments:• Built a strong and credible rapport with the business partner through regular communication, substantiated business cases, and consistent delivery to plan and budget.• Spearheaded the manufacturing IT stand-down effort to account for all software applications and the implementation of the proper security & controls required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.• Championed the effort to modernize the IT infrastructure at the stamping plants which was used as a model followed by assembly and powertrain facilities.• Established network of key contacts and escalation plans to quickly resolve critical issues. Show less

• IT SITE MANAGER – Buffalo Stamping Plant

  • Mar 1999 - Mar 2003

  ✔Promoted to lead a plant support team serving over 1800 employees running 3 shifts up to 7 days per week. ✔Appropriately managed and implemented critical business and plant floor applications and infrastructure. ✔Liaised between local plant management and central IT to analyze business needs and provide critical feedback in development and deployment of new tools. ✔Significant time invested in understanding plant floor processes hands-on to determine requirements of discipline vs technology improvement. ✔Directed simultaneous projects, and developed new processes to enhance delivery of services.Selected accomplishments:• Piloted two major early releases of the Production Monitoring and Downtime System to resolve design issues prior to implementation at any other facility. • Led the effort to update and replace plant communications equipment and successfully negotiated new vendor contracts which reduced annual costs by 30%.• Tripled end-user access to computer-based technology without increasing local support needs or costs. Show less

• DIMENSIONAL CONTROL ENGINEER

  • Mar 1998 - Mar 1999

  ✔ Requested by the former customer for a cross-functional assignment to procure and oversee the implementation of new inspection equipment at the majority of the NA Assembly and Stamping plants. ✔ Managed a budget of more than $25 million and coordinated efforts of vendor project managers, plant facility engineers, and plant management to deliver systems coinciding with multiple vehicle launches. Selected accomplishments:• Partnered with suppliers to effectively prioritize and adjust schedules to meet dynamically changing needs of individual plant schedules and labor agreements.• Simultaneously implemented standards for new technology to enable supportable infrastructure and software across the enterprise. Show less

• PROGRAMMER/ANALYST

  • Mar 1995 - Mar 1998

  ✔Recruited to assist in providing optimal support to 80 Dimensional Control Engineers/Technicians for the NA Assembly & Stamping Plants. ✔Designed, implemented and enhanced multiple software tools to appropriately gauge sheet metal components and assemblies. Set-up and supported hardware, software and network infrastructure.✔Designated to oversee the selection process of new third-party tools for the CAD/CAM Product Development & Manufacturing Group to replace legacy tools and reduce costs. ✔Collaborated with CAD Engineering team to capture business requirements and participate in vendor contract negotiations.Selected accomplishments:• Team leader of the Global Tolerance Analysis committee – a 30 member panel accountable for evaluating commercial software packages and specifying the Ford global standard tool for Tolerance Analysis and simulation which reduced warranty costs and prototype development time.• Ford representative to the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) committee for coordinate measuring standards.• Developed the final versions of the Ford INSpection System which automated the programming of coordinate measuring machine (robotic probes) code based on graphical paths placed directly on 3-dimensional CAD models. Show less



Link Computer Corporation

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CAE-Link Corporation (Link Flight Simulation Division)

  • Mar 1989 - Mar 1991

  Established proven track record developing and implementing quality solutions on schedule and under budget for the world's leading flight simulator manufacturer. Recognized for early ability to quickly adapt to new team environments and connect with the customer in final delivery of complex systems. ✔SYSTEMS ENGINEER Recruited as the final member of a team of 50 individuals tasked with building and delivering the entirely updated simulator for the world's fastest supersonic airplane. Built, integrated, and delivered the auto-pilot subsystem. Tested and tuned the response of the system directly with pilots. ✔Selected as the youngest member for a developmental cross-functional assignment in the parent company's commercial division to test and deliver simulators for Mexican airline customers. Relocated to Montreal, Canada for 6-month duration of assignment including 6 weeks on-site in Mexico City. Selected accomplishments: • Only team member to achieve customer sign-off of completed subsystem prior to on-site delivery of the supersonic flight simulator. • Delivered certified DC-10 flight simulator to airline customers achieving full resumption of pilot training as scheduled. Show less