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KOGANTI RAJA SEKHAR

Senior Program Manager
Hyderabad

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Profile summaryCore competencies: Product development and Management (PLM) Program Management Delivery Management Mentoring and coaching Design Quality and QMS Collaboration in matrix organization Process Automation Vendor assessment and Selection Budgeting and cost control Cross functional co-ordination Analytics and problem solving Performance monitoring and Evaluation Training and Knowledge Sharing Achievements Achieved additional revenues of $300M through NPIs with vitality of 30% at SBU level. $500M in pipeline Consistently maintained say/do of revenues at and above 110% Project deliveries: 100% on time Productivity improvement by 20% Highly accomplished Engineering leader with over 26 years of rich & versatile experience in Strategic New Product Design & Development, Project & Program Life Cycle Management, Stakeholder Engagement and People Management. Experience of over 9 years in comprehensive leadership role Presently performing as head of programs for SME division at Honeywell to support North America and Canada Markets for which the products are smart meters and communication modules (Embedded products) Introduced agile approach for hardware products at organizational level by splitting the scope of the large projects, classifying MVOs, and enabling early launch into market to beat the competition Successfully led and motivated teams in cross-cultural environment. Ensured the stability of the organization with respect to fluctuation of people. An effective leader with detail driven outstanding communication skill and proven success interfacing with both customers and co-workers; effective communicator with excellent negotiation, leadership, and analytical skills Experienced in collaborating with Top Management for evolving strategic vision, driving change, infusing new ideas and taking business performance and productivity to the next level 16+ years of experience working with MNC companies and 14+ years with abroad clients (Europe and USA)

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Technical Senior Program Manager

HONEYWELL SAFETY, HONEYWELL SMART ENERGY
Hyderabad
01.2017 - Current
  • AND PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTIONS (SPS) PROVIDES PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE AND CONNECTED SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, WORKPLACE SAFETY AND ASSET PERFORMANCE FOR CUSTOMERS ACROSS THE GLOBE
  • Respiratory products and Electrical safety products
  • SME, DATA DRIVEN IOT TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, TRANSCENDING UTILITY BUSINESS MODELS THROUGH SMARTER INSIGHTS, GREATER OPTIMIZATION, INCREASED RELIANCE, AND ENHANCED SAFETY
  • Electricity, Gas and Water
  • Instituting & executing high level product development & management strategies, making decisions, and overcoming complex business challenges using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethics and irreproachable integrity
  • Steering efforts in delivering NPI/NPDs to meet $1bn AOP for SME (Smart Energy AMI) products in the regions of North America, EMEA and Canada
  • Responsible for delivery of NPD projects according to plan by targeting zero defects and high level of customer satisfaction
  • Coaching and developing next level leadership
  • Responsible for defining and driving strategic growth plan in close collaboration with top leadership
  • Continuously benchmarking NPI processes also with third party organization processes and acting accordingly
  • Responsible for meeting the SBU deliverables of the SME and leading the resources assigned to the site
  • Continuously monitoring and guiding teams to meet program baselines, cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects
  • Member of PAC (Product Approval Committee) leadership to assess and approve client’s business requirements with key focus on QCD (Quality, Control & Delivery)
  • Ensuring effective creation of quality culture systems/roadmap to lead the company to World Class Standards by monitoring the progress of new processes and ensuring compliance

Senior Manager

Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Private Limited
01.2017 - 11.2019

Senior Engineering Manager

Danfoss Industries Private Limited
05.2010 - 01.2017
  • CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD BY DELIVERING SMART AND ENERGY EFFICIENT PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND SOLUTIONS
  • HERMETIC COMPRESSORS: SCROLL AND RECIPROCATING
  • Handpicked to direct engineering activities (Sustaining, NPD and EPD) for hermetic compressor business including cost down activities to support 2 plants (France and India) globally
  • Built the over-all infrastructure (design center, Supplier development, Tool room and lab) at Chennai facility to support end to product development and increased head count from 6 to 56
  • Worked with VP of Development (France) to define and plan new projects and roll out engineering initiatives
  • Developed and managed multi-year product line road map and strategy through cross functional platform organization
  • Contributed to improving divisional (Commercial Compressors) EBIT from negative to positive
  • Established processes and governance structure for global agency & certification management
  • Created high performance design teams and achieved quality improvement by reducing field failures (10% YOY)
  • Developed strong relationship with top technical people at key customers.

Education

B.E - Mechanical Engineering

Bangalore University

Skills

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Timeline

SSM

08-2022

Professional scrum Master

07-2022

Technical Senior Program Manager

HONEYWELL SAFETY, HONEYWELL SMART ENERGY
01.2017 - Current

Senior Manager

Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Private Limited
01.2017 - 11.2019

Senior Engineering Manager

Danfoss Industries Private Limited
05.2010 - 01.2017

B.E - Mechanical Engineering

Bangalore University

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