Vijay Pushparaj, Project Manager

Vijay Pushparaj

Project Manager

Gaussin Advanced Mobility Electric

Location
India - Tiruchirappalli
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Experience
17 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 10 Months

Project Manager at Gaussin Advanced Mobility Electric
  • Qatar - Doha
  • August 2021 to March 2023

Key Result Areas:
• Collaborating with the business team to understand the entire scope of the project (Product / service),
contracts, tenders, technical & commercial offers.
• Coordinating with customers to gather their requirements and working closely with Design Office during study,
design & realization phases.
• Holding a project kick-off meeting to present the contract terms and conditions, key project milestones, and
deliverables to the project group members.
• Responsible for preparing Project schedule & Project budget. Establishing a list of project milestones and
deliverables, including their status and completion dates.
• Tracking progress of project tasks by type (Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Methods, Scheduling, Production,
Testing, Delivery, Commissioning) and identifying the champion responsible for each task.
• Managing project risks, including identifying potential risks &tracking their status (open, closed, pending) and
implementing action plans to resolve them. Managing change requests and maintaining a history of all changes.
• Organizing meetings with project stakeholders, getting approval from stakeholders for variations, documented
lessons learnt for future projects.
• Creating & documenting project reports; testing procedures, managing project deliverables - BOM, Pre delivery
inspection, Factory Acceptance test, Technical Evaluation & Site Acceptance
• Tracking project costs, including comparing projected costs to actual costs for Engineering, Material, Manpower,
Project Management, etc.
• Working with certification companies & Quality Team to acquire product certificate to ensure that the product
meets the quality, reliability & safety standards . Monitoring quality metrics to track supplier and production
performance.
• Ensure continuous coordination with the customer from the tender stage till handover about the status and
progress of each step of the project
Highlights:
• Product Knowledge & Technology Transfer Training undertaken for Electric & Hydrogen Vehicles, GAUSSIN,
France.
• Planned & executed engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning within
scheduled time & cost parameters of the following projects: AMDT, AMP, LMP, BCS etc.
• Coordinated with clients (Qatar Airways, Hamad Port), Project & safety consultants, mechanical,
instrumentation, electrical, automation, hydraulics, procurement, quality, design engineers, finance, after sales
& service and with senior management
Projects Undertaken:
Vijay Pushparaj
Nationality: Indian Date of birth: 29/08/1982
Phone number: (+91) 7418854199 Email address: itsvijay29@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/vijay-pushparaj-21452166
Home: (India)
1.Project: AMDT (Airport Multi Directional Transporter) 100% Electric (ULD Mover for Airport Cargo Operations)
Customer: Qatar Airways (Qatar)
2.Project: APM (Automotive Prime Mover) 100% Electric (Electric Tractor Intended for Handling Semitrailers)
Customer: Hamad Port (Qatar)
3.Project: LMP Battery & Charging Station Assembly for AMDT & APM Vehicles Customers: Hamad Port (Qatar)
and Qatar Airways (Qatar)

Electrical Engineer at Future Engineering Company / Engineering Maintenance Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2013 to May 2021

Key Result Areas:
• Designed & implemented projects related to the design, implementation or reorganization of a production
system or an industrial unit (production or after-sales service / maintenance)
• Engaged in project planning & execution including scope of work preparation, tender documents, pre - bid
meetings, bidder clarifications, technical & commercial bid & evaluation and contract award
• Performed studies in order to verify the technical and economic feasibility of the project
• Evaluated & optimized the time & resources required for realization of various stages of project in order to
establish an overall plan of realization
• Organized meetings with stakeholders, supervised & coordinated the work between internal & external parties
including sub contractors
• Followed & controlled the progress of the project, the execution of the schedule and the respect of the budget
• Anticipated risks that may arise during the implementation; prepared the costing and / or invoicing elements in
advance
• Analysed results obtained & deviations between forecasts and performed corrective actions
• Conducted:
• Pre-Start task analysis, Method of statement, SOP, OPL, Job Risk analysis for the projects, HSE observations,
isolation, log out & tag out procedures
• Safety leadership tours & toolbox talks and ensuring adherence to safety requirements
Projects Undertaken:
• Industrial Automation Systems for Various Production Plants
• Condition Monitoring Program (Thermography / NDT Techniques)
• Condition Monitoring Program (Vibration Analysis / Oil Analysis)

Maintenance Engineer at Amtec Precision Products Limited
  • United States - Illinois
  • September 2007 to January 2013

Key Result Areas:
• Established a manufacturing setup, carried out electrical systems, utility & production equipments installation (
Almost 300 equipments )
• Responsible for Maintenance of various CNC machines, Conventional machines, Special purpose machines &
utility equipments with extensive experience on electrical troubleshooting, PLC’S & Control systems
• Implemented spare cost reduction & management methodologies like spare part reclamation, spare parts
control, price negotiation, alternate source & inventory control; which resulted in reducing the maintenance cost
from $90, 000 to $70, 000
• Eliminated idle running of power, optimization of motor capacity & compressor loads and implementation of
energy efficient products; which resulted in energy cost reduction from $40000 to $30000
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelors of Engineering ( Electrical & Electronics Engineer )
Bharathidasan University \[ 01/06/2000 - 30/04/2004 \]
Country: India
Training Details :
• Project Management Program training certificate, Excel R Solutions, USA
• Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Vibration Analyst by British Institute of Non-destructing Testing (BINDT), UK
• Fundamentals of Industrial Measurements - Prolific Systems, India
• PLC Programming, Omron Braas Company, Elgin, Illinois, USA
• PLC Programming - Siemens, Messung - CVAT Technical Institution, Chennai
• Maintenance of Fanuc Controllers, FANUC India, Pune, India
• Maintenance of Chiron CNC, CHIRON, Germany
• SMC Pneumatics, Chennai, India
• TPM, 5S, Kaizen from Kaizen Certificates, Chennai, India
Key Skills:
Project Management, EV Manufacturing, Plant Equipment Maintenance, Plant Erection & Commissioning
, Technical Proposals & Bidding, Procurement & Logistics, Predictive & Condition Monitoring techniques, PLC &
Control Systems, QHSE Management, Client Relationship, Team Management
Personal Details:
Languages Known: English
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
No. of Dependents: 3
Passport No: M6182623
Driving License: India, Qatar
• Achieved reduction in breakdown from 5% to 3% through implementation of RCA & Why-Why Analysis Method
for Machine Breakdowns, rolling out a plan for Preventive (Time Based) & Predictive (Condition Based) and
implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) across the plant

Maintenance Engineer at Ucal Fuel Systems Pvt Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • November 2004 to September 2007

Key Result Areas:
• Established a manufacturing setup, carried out electrical systems, utility & production equipments installation (
Almost 300 equipments )
• Responsible for Maintenance of various CNC machines, Conventional machines, Special purpose machines &
utility equipments with extensive experience on electrical troubleshooting, PLC’S & Control systems
• Implemented spare cost reduction & management methodologies like spare part reclamation, spare parts
control, price negotiation, alternate source & inventory control; which resulted in reducing the maintenance cost
from $90, 000 to $70, 000
• Eliminated idle running of power, optimization of motor capacity & compressor loads and implementation of
energy efficient products; which resulted in energy cost reduction from $40000 to $30000
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelors of Engineering ( Electrical & Electronics Engineer )
Bharathidasan University \[ 01/06/2000 - 30/04/2004 \]
Country: India
Training Details :
• Project Management Program training certificate, Excel R Solutions, USA
• Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Vibration Analyst by British Institute of Non-destructing Testing (BINDT), UK
• Fundamentals of Industrial Measurements - Prolific Systems, India
• PLC Programming, Omron Braas Company, Elgin, Illinois, USA
• PLC Programming - Siemens, Messung - CVAT Technical Institution, Chennai
• Maintenance of Fanuc Controllers, FANUC India, Pune, India
• Maintenance of Chiron CNC, CHIRON, Germany
• SMC Pneumatics, Chennai, India
• TPM, 5S, Kaizen from Kaizen Certificates, Chennai, India
Key Skills:
Project Management, EV Manufacturing, Plant Equipment Maintenance, Plant Erection & Commissioning
, Technical Proposals & Bidding, Procurement & Logistics, Predictive & Condition Monitoring techniques, PLC &
Control Systems, QHSE Management, Client Relationship, Team Management
Personal Details:
Languages Known: English
Nationality: Indian
Marital Status: Married
No. of Dependents: 3
Passport No: M6182623
Driving License: India, Qatar
• Achieved reduction in breakdown from 5% to 3% through implementation of RCA & Why-Why Analysis Method
for Machine Breakdowns, rolling out a plan for Preventive (Time Based) & Predictive (Condition Based) and
implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) across the plant

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • at Bharathidasan University
  • June 2004

Degree with Honours

Specialties & Skills

Energy Audits
Maintenance Engineering
FUEL SYSTEMS
ALUMINUM
RISK ANALYSIS
PROJECT PLANNING
SOURCE (GAME ENGINE)
PLANNING
TASK ANALYSIS
LEADERSHIP
COORDINATING
CLOSING (SALES)

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