Head of Department
Remidio Innovative Solutions
Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months
• Heading overall project management
• Liaising between customers, management and the development team
• Managing projects as a strategic portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives by taking care of resources, risk, change, schedule, budget and process
• Headed overall project management and support for concurrent projects across multiple products
• Liaised between customers, management and the development team and worked with teams to define and plan new projects and roll out group wide initiatives
• Worked closely with Development Manager, QA Manager, Project and Scrum Masters
• Managed projects as a strategic portfolio, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives by taking care of resources, risk, change, schedule, budget and process
• Formalized the Project Management Office (EPMO), initiated Agile tools and implemented Scrum methodology for product development and Kanban for service related projects
• Worked on strategic plans for company development as a member of the board
Achievements
• Successfully implemented Agile methodologies (Scrum & Kanban) in Project Management increasing project delivery accuracy up to 95% and significantly increasing revenue
• Designed and implemented a single MIS platform for project monitoring and reporting, achieving 100% transparency on resource utilization and availability and accurate progress on each project undertaken
• Headed a team of 100, scheduling, executing and managing all new developments and innovations and bringing premium portfolio connectivity infrastructure and clinical solutions up to market expectations
• Owned and managed the program planning, execution and performance including resource planning
• Proactively engaged in prioritization of objectives and definition of CSF for the program and client interaction, offering opportunities to influence product design
• Worked with key stakeholders to define problem statement, scope, and end to end delivery approach, undertaking a strategic and enterprise level assessment of business volume impacts
Achievements
• Designed and developed 100+ new product introduction projects for Class I, II & III medical devices, led QMS for ISO9001/13485, 21CFR820 & CMDCAS and achieved 100% compliance to 520(k), and FDA-USA inspections
• Successfully completed fifteen 510(K) certifications, including 2 Over the Counter (OTC)
• Introduced and implemented SAP B1 and trained and mentored the team from selection to customization
• Initiated process improvements and transformed manufacturing efficiency from 65% to 97%, in 6 months
• Led and successfully achieved DSIR, Government of India registration for in-house R&D
• Managed product development process from conceptualization to delivery to establish and realize organizational technical vision and led all aspects on delivery of technology center
• Drove an integrated program plan across all functions, working closely with product management, industrial design, and engineering teams to ensure product manufacturability, safety, and quality
• Worked closely with R&D Technology to identify evolving technology trends and changes
• Won the technical respect of the team with their own accomplishments while working in an agile, fast-changing environment, and led the company to build great products
Achievements
• Achieved international regulatory third party certifications for products with CE, UL and IEC
• Introduced Lean manufacturing strategies such as 5S, Kaizen and TPM for process enhancement
• Designed, developed and costed a highly successful and accurate internal cost management tool for manufactured products and NPI process, still in use to the present day
• Enhanced resource utilization tool for monitoring and control
• Led and integrated Design & Development, Manufacturing, and ERP Implementation project teams, executing NPI through tollgate processes against stringent deadlines
Achievements
• Ensured optimum utilization of resources for cost effective and timely delivery
• Added growth platforms to the service business to help customers run more efficiently
• Developed products with clinical and economic relevance to lead in every product segment
• Analysed costing and resources for manufacturing alongside target setting and capacity monitoring
• Implemented ERP - Distribution, Manufacturing and Finance modules for the complete organization as well as QMS (ISO9001, ISO13485, CMDCAS, and 21CFR820 (FDA, USA)
• Oversaw a team of 25 internal and external R&D technicians working on platform subsystem
• Led planning, scheduling, firmware, and analog/digital hardware development for new product development
• Collaborated with external customers and internal business directors to take prototypes to production
• Monitored new technologies and assessed potential as new products and services and oversaw selection of research projects to ensure value potential
Achievements
• Delivered projects on time and within budget and led cross-functional teams
• Received Award for technological Excellence and Breakthroughs
• Designed and developed analog and digital hardware, software and firmware for all devices as well as a range of digital circuits, switching circuits, amplifiers (audio, OPAMP), drive circuits for BLDC and PMDC motors, A/D, D/A, AC and DC power supplies using switch mode topology
• Gained hands-on experience on multilayered PCB layouts, C programming and embedded system design
• Documented and implemented ISO 9001 & ISO13485 Quality Systems
4 Years Bachelor's program in Engineering.
