Praveen Kurlapalli
Pune
Summary
Accomplished professional with ability to manage/lead/guide complex projects simultaneously while sustaining customer expectations. Expertise in process improvements, scheduling, budgeting, team engagement and delivering projects on time with quality within the budget. A strong technical and analytical background in advanced manufacturing, product development; automation, applications, product designing and manufacturing engineering. Delivered exceptional results through strategic thinking, innovative problem solving and effective process improvements.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Professional
Sustainable Technology Canada Inc.
01.2020 - Current
- Business knowledge in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting business and organization; understand the competition and aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace
- Anticipate and handle challenging situations effectively; analyze team efforts for best solutions; seeks input and involve others, when possible, to make decisions based on a criterion
- Start-up of a company to produce high precision defense parts through DLA (Defense Logistics Agency), an entity of SAM (System for Award Management (SAM) is the Official U.S
- Government system that consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS)
- Coordination of all aspects of PET Bottle and Closure component’s development for Industry 5.0
- With value engineering and industrialization for sustainability
- Managed set-up of a new facility in India; 60,000 Sq
- Ft for sales, customer support, engineering designers, sourcing teams, manufacturing facility to produce hot runner manifolds and set-up of free trade zone within the prestigious campus
- Managed team for Lean training and implementation at facility in free trade zone, Shanghai, China for over 2 years
- Successfully achieved sustainable 35% production increase and reduced 30% cost to company with existing equipment
- Achieved more than expected strategic development plan financial saving goals year over year
- Improved traditionally set manufacturing process with industrialized technologies and automation as required; savings averaging in millions per annum
- Managed value stream audit, re-designed flow for stack parts manufacturing to produce PET preforms; industrialized process, aided product design to manufacturing and cost; increasing operating profitability- measured as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
- Implemented cost saving procedures and modifications in scheduling to achieve substantial optimized man and machine utilization for fluctuating production targets in the fiscal year
- Created methods to evaluate overall equipment efficiency and minimize theory of constraints for optimized production
- Coordinates product approval and sign-offs from stakeholders including; Operations, Quality Control, Sales, external customers, and others as required
- Provide data to the Finance Department for accurate costing and comparison analysis of cost for new products and/or processes
- Complete Project Contract, Timeline, Budget, Action Register and CAR
- Managed the development of specifications for new products, preventative maintenance procedures for new product/processes, and Coordinate product approvals and sign-offs from stakeholders including; Operations, Quality Control, Sales, external customers, and others as required
- Document and provide regular project status update, development and product launch meetings reports to Project Team and Senior Management, Including KOM
- Investigate and identify root causes and provide solutions to internal and external customer’s complaints as required
Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager
Stack Teck Systems Ltd.
Brampton
01.2018 - 01.2019
Project Manager, Operations
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
Bolton
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Executing projects that supported the goal for companies’ continual growth and sustainable savings with Lean manufacturing, industrialized solutions towards 5.0 technologies, and managing continuous strategic development plans
- I have contributed in various positions and global locations including Shanghai, China and Chennai, India for New start-up, lean process, industrialization projects for cost efficiently sustainable process
Manufacturing Manager
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
Chennai
01.2010 - 01.2012
Project Manager, Manufacturing
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
Shanghai
01.2008 - 01.2010
Assistant manager – Manufacturing
Mold-masters limited
Coimbatore
01.2007 - 01.2008
Automation Engineer/Product Development
Mold-masters limited
Georgetown
01.2004 - 01.2007
Manufacturing Engineer
ABF custom manufacturing
Mississauga
01.2003 - 01.2004
Education
MBA - Human Resource Management
Manav Bharati University
Solan, HP, India01.2011
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) -
The Global Open University
Nagaland, India01.2011
Post Diploma in Tool design -
Govt Toolroom and Training Centre
Bengaluru, India01.2000
Tool and Die Maker (Ontario certified) -
Govt Toolroom and Training Centre
Mysuru, India01.1997
Skills
- Leadership
- Risk & Compliance
- CAD
- CAM
- Soft skills
- Automation
- Source and structuring
- ERP
- MRP
- Documenting
- Quality Control
- LEAN
- Certified Six Sigma
- Health & Safety
Timeline
Senior Professional
Sustainable Technology Canada Inc.
01.2020 - Current
Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager
Stack Teck Systems Ltd.
01.2018 - 01.2019
Project Manager, Operations
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
01.2012 - 01.2018
Manufacturing Manager
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
01.2010 - 01.2012
Project Manager, Manufacturing
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.
01.2008 - 01.2010
Assistant manager – Manufacturing
Mold-masters limited
01.2007 - 01.2008
Automation Engineer/Product Development
Mold-masters limited
01.2004 - 01.2007
Manufacturing Engineer
ABF custom manufacturing
01.2003 - 01.2004
MBA - Human Resource Management
Manav Bharati University
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) -
The Global Open University
Post Diploma in Tool design -
Govt Toolroom and Training Centre
Tool and Die Maker (Ontario certified) -
Govt Toolroom and Training Centre
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