Pavan Kumar Jetty
Associate Program Manager
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Passionate and determined Project Manager with 19 years of experience and managing large, highly complex Aerospace NPD programs with organizations like HAL and ADA. In-depth understanding of A&D industry, certification process by liaising with regulatory bodies like CEMILAC/RCMA. Experienced in effectively managing multiple development teams spread across the globe. Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional teams in a dynamic and fast paced business environment. Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to work effectively with diverse teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager- Product Development
Harman International.
04.2023 - Current
- Defined and communicated the product vision and roadmap for automotive software solutions.
- Owned and prioritized the product backlog, balancing safety-critical features with customer experience enhancements.
- Translated stakeholder requirements into clear user stories and acceptance criteria for cross-functional teams.
- Collaborated with the Engineering, Design, and Quality teams to ensure alignment with ISO 26262 and AUTOSAR regulations.
- Drove agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and reviews) to maximize team efficiency and product value.
- Ensured seamless integration with BSW partners to ensure high quality of software deliverables.
- Oversaw release planning and delivery of change requests, ensuring compliance and customer satisfaction.
- Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
- Defined clear targets, objectives, and communicated them to team members.
Project Manager
Tech Mahindra Limited.
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Served as a primary communicator and link between customer and development teams.
- Successfully coordinated with clients and implemented their requirements.
- Reduced uncertainties by regularly communicating with customers.
- Prepared performance reports and effectively communicated progress to all stakeholders.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
Project Manager- ADAS Projects
KPIT Technologies Limited.
05.2019 - 01.2022
- Managed Presales and RFP for external customers including requirement creation.
- Developed Project schedules, Project Budget estimation and Resource Loading.
- Defined clear milestone deliveries and set expectations of customers effectively.
- Anticipated challenges, identified risks, and recommended mitigations and solutions.
- Facilitated project Kick-off and Project initiation meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assessed roadblocks to identify root causes and work with stakeholders for resolution/recommendation.
- Facilitate daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, sprint/release planning and Scrum-related meetings.
- Updated agile tracking systems to provide transparency on product and sprint backlogs.
- Conducted RCA on low KPIs, identified areas of failure; proposed and implemented improvement actions.
Project Engineer- Prototype Aircraft Development
AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
06.2014 - 05.2019
- Participated as exhibitor in 3 editions of “Aero India” and facilitated partnerships with Defense Manufacturers.
- Development and Qualification testing of 20+ major modifications for Prototype Navy Aircraft.
- Liaising with cross functional teams to capture the requirements.
- Analyzing & optimizing business processes, supply chain, manufacturing operations & cost structures to improve efficiency and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on meeting critical project timelines. (Design, Quality, Material Management, Manufacturing Shops, Final Assembly, Qualification Testing & Real-time Flight-Testing teams)
- Conduct reviews with functional teams and monitor risks and critical shortfalls.
- Coordinate containment actions, root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) deliverables.
- Co-ordinate with certifying agencies towards the certification of new modifications integrated on Aircraft.
- Develop skill matrix, identify gaps and train team members to improve technical competencies.
Senior Engineer-Manufacturing
BELL HELICOPTER, TEXTRON INDIA PVT. LTD.
10.2012 - 06.2014
- Single point of contact for Supplier and responsible for development of Bell 412 helicopter cabin assembly.
- Holistic Supplier development in multiple areas like Supplier Assessments, Evaluation, Project Management, Sub-Tier Management, Special Process Qualifications, etc.
- Technical support for clarifying supplier queries on components and sub-assemblies.
- Worked with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality & PLM Teams to deploy new changes.
- Continuous tracking of project performance through Earned Value Management Systems.
- Executed and led projects in creation of BOMs with new changes.
- Identify and propose areas of improvement to Supplier, stakeholders and implement them.
Engineer-Methods
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD (HAL)
05.2007 - 09.2012
- Analyze Engineering drawings to develop acceptable manufacturing plans for high precision Aero-components which includes Machined, CNC, Sheet metal, Pipes, Castings, Forgings and Composite components.
- Demonstrated Technical ability with attention to details of components as specified Bill of materials (BOM)
- Liaising with the Design, Manufacturing, Quality & outsourcing teams to provide technical assistance.
- Review technical documents and manufacturing processes with the supplier.
- Understand design requirements to develop effective quality control processes.
- Release of Control documents to initiate the manufacturing process and monitor operations as per the priority and schedule.
- Optimize manufacturing costs by reducing waste and process improvements using lean methodologies.
Education
MBA - General Management
Toulouse Business School & IIM Bangalore
IIM Bangalore & Toulouse, France 04.2001 -
M.Tech - Manufacturing Engineering
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Ranchi 04.2001 -
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Venkateswara University
Tirupati04-2004
Skills
Aerospace and Defence
Manufacturing
Agile Project Management
New Product Development
Customer Management
Project planning
Product management
Certification
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute (PMI) USA.
Timeline
Manager- Product Development
Harman International.
04.2023 - Current
Project Manager
Tech Mahindra Limited.
01.2022 - 03.2023
Project Manager- ADAS Projects
KPIT Technologies Limited.
05.2019 - 01.2022
Project Engineer- Prototype Aircraft Development
AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
06.2014 - 05.2019
Senior Engineer-Manufacturing
BELL HELICOPTER, TEXTRON INDIA PVT. LTD.
10.2012 - 06.2014
Engineer-Methods
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD (HAL)
05.2007 - 09.2012
MBA - General Management
Toulouse Business School & IIM Bangalore
04.2001 -
M.Tech - Manufacturing Engineering
National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
04.2001 -
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
Sri Venkateswara University