KALIRAJ MURUGIAH
MUMBAI
Summary
Seasoned Project Lead with a robust background at Blue Star Ltd, adept in project management and product development. Excelled in leading cross-functional teams to achieve key goals within budget, enhancing system balancing for air conditioners. Demonstrates exceptional skills in Windchill management and failure mode analysis, ensuring first-time-right products with a focus on innovation and cost efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Project Lead
Blue star Ltd
Mumbai
02.2024 - Current
- Planning and managing projects in the Engineering and Technology department.
- Responsible for product development, adhering to the product development process, and ensuring a smooth handover to production.
- Aligning the project plan with all the cross-functional teams, such as Engineering, SCM, Production, and Service.
- Preparing the status report for each project and aligning all the CFT members to adhere to the timeline.
- Evaluating, documenting, and implementing change requests, and handling defects.
- Achieving key project goals on time, on scope, and within budget.
- Preparing a test plan and monitoring the test plan for the system balancing of cool-only and heat pump air conditioners, as per regional requirements.
- Preparation of the Bill of Materials on SAP.
- Preparation of the project plan on Windchill through MS Project, and alignment of all the CFTs to accomplish PLM tasks.
Product Development Manager
Johnson Controls Hitachi
Ahmedabad
04.2020 - 02.2024
- Room air conditioner cycle balancing of fixed-speed and inverter models (cool only and heat pump) for the global market.
- Cool Climate Air Source Heat Pump development for the NA and European market.
- Implementation of cost-down ideas through value engineering and value addition.
- Selection of compressors, motors, and refrigerant controls.
- Conduct DFMEA to achieve a first-time-right product in the market.
- Prepare a product validation plan with the CFT for stringent testing to avoid the product in the field.
- Project planning and resource allocation for timely completion.
- Responsible for clearing each gate in a phased manner to complete the PDP process.
- Developed a highly efficient window air conditioner for the Hong Kong market with a new refrigerant (R32).
R&D Engineer
Blue star Ltd
Mumbai
07.2013 - 03.2020
- Performance and reliability testing of the product.
- Validating design and components through prototypes.
- Room air conditioner thermodynamic cycle balancing of both fixed-speed and inverter models.
- B.O.M. Preparation and B.O.M. audit.
- New product design stage documentation and BEE models registration.
- Product part development.
- Reverse engineering on competitive products.
- Coordinating with the design team and manufacturing for a smooth flow and execution of new product design.
Education
Associate Member Institute of Engineers - Mechanical Engineering
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Kolkata07-2024
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management
MIT School of Distance Education
Pune02-2024
Diploma - Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
P.A.C.R Polytechnic College
Rajapalayam, Tamilnadu05-2013
Skills
- Project Management
- Failure mode analysis
- Design validation
- Windchill management
- Product development
- System balancing of air conditioners
- SAP
- MS Project
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
German
Elementary (A2)
A2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Junior Project Lead
Blue star Ltd
02.2024 - Current
Product Development Manager
Johnson Controls Hitachi
04.2020 - 02.2024
R&D Engineer
Blue star Ltd
07.2013 - 03.2020
Associate Member Institute of Engineers - Mechanical Engineering
The Institution of Engineers (India)
Post Graduate Diploma - Project Management
MIT School of Distance Education
Diploma - Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
P.A.C.R Polytechnic College
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