Jan 2023 – Oct 2023 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

• Working as an Architect in area of Supply Chain for a Large Transformational Program. Solving problems in Supply Chain for a Large Home Appliance Company and starting on engagement with a Large Plumbing Systems Company.

Oct 2020 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Fremont, California, United States

• I am leading a Large Scale Supply Chain Transformation Program. I also worked on the Program targeting improvements on Sustainability, while developing a Robust Reuse Supply Chain.
• Details of the Large Scale Supply Chain Transformation Program, impacting 4 different businesses, building processes of Planning and Order Management, from ground up.
• Annual spend between $ 8 to 10 bn. Metrics for Improvement - Forecast Accuracy by 10%, Decreasing Buffer Days of Supply and Improving On Time Delivery.
• My Value -
• 1. Set up Program Governance i.e. Work streams, Resources, defining Roles and Responsibilities, Program Plan in MS Project for Dependency Analysis
• 2. Defined the Scope, Timeline and Resources with an Agile Approach
• 3. Defined the Design Decisions Framework during the Design Phases
• 4. Set up the Risk and Mitigation Process through Bi Weekly Status Updates and Taskforce Meetings.
• 5. Defined Entry and Exit Criteria to all phases of Program
• 6. Led UAT with Rigor
• 7. Defined Program Roadmap post MVP
• 8. Led Business Communications with Rigor during all phases of the Program
• 9. Managed Closure of Blockers in record span of time
• 10. Reporting to Extended Business Counterparts

Feb 2013 – Oct 2020 · 7 yrs 8 mos · Berkeley · On-site

• Lead design, development, and deployment of products and projects for $40B multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company with headquarters in Germany. Translate business strategies to product strategies, roadmaps, and specifications. Lead cross-functional teams and manage budgets for 100+ clients.

Oct 2011 – Feb 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · Denver, CO

• Led team to define requirements, drive adoption, and lead user acceptance testing for solutions in supply chain and planning team for global manufacturer of food items with 4K employees across 10 plants with HQ in Denver, CO. Managed $5B portfolio.

Feb 2008 – Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Managed complex fast-paced sprint projects and product development for supply chain optimization division of global technology firm with $80B in revenue and 350K employees. Received award for role in delivering suite of products to automate production processes at large paper product manufacturer—saved 20+ staff hours/week and $300K/week for multi-year $2B budget program. Delivered automation testing for innovation lab at a high tech firm in sprint planning automation process project that resulted in early release of solution.

Jun 2004 – Feb 2008 · 3 yrs 8 mos

• Delivered products and solutions for 3 clients in demand, supply, and production planning vertical. Led team of software developers and project managers. Delivered algorithm to optimize product planning process for global chemical firm generating $1M savings. Improved forecast accuracy by 10% for consumer product firm interfacing Teradata, SAS, SAP, Demantra, and BI.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 · 1 yr

• Led team of engineers to deliver solutions for healthcare firm and high tech firm for Indian multinational group with $110B revenue and 700K employees. Designed master data management product and just-in-time sequencing product.

Mar 2002 – Mar 2004 · 2 yrs