Yegneswaran A
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic leader and innovator with a proven track record at GE Renewable Energy, specializing in product cost leadership and engineering management. Excelled in driving cross-functional teams to surpass product cost targets by enhancing margins by 10%, demonstrating exceptional team-building and value engineering skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder Director
ECOURJA INNOVATIONS (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: ECOURJA INNOVATIONS (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED is a Technology Innovation Startup in Renewable Energy Space incorporated in October'23 committed to develop Technologies & Products to meet Net Zero targets
- Responsible for Setting up Vision, Strategic Planning, Fund raising, Team Building and managing the company's operations and driving innovation in the renewable energy sector
- Technology Focus on Micro Wind Turbine, Hybrid Energy Storage Solutions, Green Hydrogen Production & LOHC
- ECOURJA INNOVATIONS (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED is a Technology Innovation Startup in Renewable Energy Space incorporated in October'23 committed to develop Technologies & Products to meet Net Zero targets
- Signed Pre-Incubation Agreement with Leading University
- Completed Study on Micro Wind Turbine, Proof of Concept Under Progress
- Development of Technology for enhanced Solar + Wind for Highrise Urban Buildings
Career Break & Re-skilling, Entrepreneurship
Bengaluru
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Career Break from Jan 2023 to Sep 2023 to complete Personal commitments
- Market Research on NanoGrid Solution
- A Product envisioned to harvest Solar & Wind Energy for Urban Residential apartments
- Technical Collaboration with IITs, & Research Institutions to understand the challenges, and facilities available for the Product
- Understanding Government Provisions for the Startup Industry
- MCA certification for Independent Director, Corporate Governance course
Product Cost Leader
GE Renewable Energy
01.2019 - 12.2022
- Played a key role in driving product development and innovation in the renewable energy sector
- Led Cross-Functional Team to achieve Product Cost Targets for the Low Wind Speed Segment by enhancing Contribution Margin from 5% to 10%
- Product Cost targets were achieved through Value Engineering, Design to Cost, Supplier Negotiations, Supplier Process Optimization, and Lean activities
- Mentor Engineering teams on Design to Cost
- Established Cost Models & Cost Derivatives to Predict Cost of New Design
- Established Process for Capturing Raw Material Rates and use the data for Negotiating with Suppliers for Formulae pricing
- Worked with the Product Management & Sourcing on the Product Cost strategies to meet the Product requirements
- Drive Cost as a CTQ in the Segment for both Legacy & New Product Introduction
Senior Strategic Sourcing Staff Manager
GE Bakerhughes (Measurement & Control)
Pune
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Drive Sourcing Initiatives like Should Cost, Value Engineering, New Supplier Development, NPI Process setup, Raw Material Cost Optimization, Design for Manufacturing, New Process implementation etc
- Led & Achieved Cost out of 4% on Buy of $800MM
- This includes Castings, Forgings, PCBA, Sheet metal, Fabrication, Heavy & Light Electrical Commodities and other Indirect Commodities
- Development of PCBA Should Cost tool
Senior Engineering Manager
GE Bakerhuges (Measurement & Control)
Pune
07.2008 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: $2.5B Product Company Head quartered in Billerica, MA
- Lead India Engineering team to deliver assigned NPI, NTI, Customer Project Engineering, DMP Projects
- Established the Project Engineering Team in India and the OTR Engineering Process to support for India and North Americas Projects
- Expertise in ASME BPVC, ASME Sec VIII, IBR, PED etc., to ensure the Designs are compliant
- Automated Design Calculations to reduce error, Increase Productivity, reduce turnaround time in ITO Phase
- Established drawing Generation process to reduce Engineering Error & TAT and worked with Supply chain team to Enhance CM Margin
- Work closely with Product Management team & Commercial Operations team to win Orders
- $2.5B Product Company Head quartered in Billerica, MA
Engineering Manager
GE Bakerhughes (Measurement & Control)
Hyderabad
07.2005 - 06.2008
- Establish Application Engineering team for Asia, Lead Technical Sales activities support Sales to team to Increase Revenue in India Market
- Ontime Submission of Proposals & High strike rate to win Projects
- Team Development & Mentor ship
- Localize & Ensure, Maximum Contribution Margin at Competitive Pricing
Six Sigma Black Belt
GE Industrial System
Hyderabad
07.2001 - 06.2005
- Mentor Green Belts on Executing DMAIC, DFSS & DFR projects
- Teach Greenbelt DMAIC & DFSS courses
- Facilitating QFD, FMEA, DOE sessions
- Team Member for Development & Implementation of NPI Process mapping DFSS & covering the complete product Life cycle
- Executed Six Sigma Black Belt Projects resulting in $140k Savings & 50% improvement in design Cycle time on Requisition Projects
Senior Engineer
GE Industrial System
Hyderabad
10.1999 - 06.2001
- Design, Development & Testing of Load Interrupter Switch (Medium Voltage Air Circuit Breaker) from Conceptualization, 3D modelling, FEA, CFD, and release drawings for Prototyping, Testing and Product Launch
- Redesign of mechanisms in various equipment like Limit Amp, Automatic Transfer Switch, Commercial Transformers and Industrial meters
- The job involved in Conceptualization, modelling, Analysis, Perform DOE, FMEA and GD&T and releasing the drawings to Manufacturing
- Performing Tolerance analysis using CE-TOL
- Analyse & Optimize the Linkage analysis using Pro-Mechanica Motion to meet Product CTQ
Deputy Manager - Product Development
Eicher Motors Limited
Indore
04.1996 - 08.1999
- Company Overview: Eicher Motors Limited is the flagship company of the Eicher Group in India and a leading player of the Indian automobile industry
- Own Overall Vehicle Layout for the New Products developed in house
- Design, Develop, and Test Subsystems for the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles
- Designed, developed and tested, Suspension system, Chassis, Accessories, Shafts & Axles
- Member - testing team on Road Load Data Acquisition, Analyse Signals and Prepare test loads for HALT tests
- Eicher Motors Limited is the flagship company of the Eicher Group in India and a leading player of the Indian automobile industry
Assistant Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Limited ECC
Mangalore
07.1992 - 04.1996
- Company Overview: Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services
- Manage the Plant & Machinery deployed in the MRPL Construction Site
- Planning of the Equipment to be deployed in the Site
- Manage team of Operators & Charge hands, Spares & Optimize Operation Cost
- Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services
Education
B. Tech -
Madras Institute of Technology
Chennai06.1992
B. Sc -
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai06.1989
Skills
- Product Cost Leadership
- Team Building
- Engineering Management
- Mechanical Design Engineering
- Process Piping and ASME BPVC Codes
- Product Development
- Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement
- Cross-functional team management
- Value Engineering
- Supplier Development and Negotiation
- Additive manufacturing
- Technology integration
- Training and mentoring
- Budgeting & estimating
- Stakeholder management
Certification
- MCA Certified Independent Director
- GE Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
German
Beginner (A1)
A1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Founder Director
ECOURJA INNOVATIONS (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED
01.2024 - Current
Career Break & Re-skilling, Entrepreneurship
01.2023 - 09.2023
Product Cost Leader
GE Renewable Energy
01.2019 - 12.2022
Senior Strategic Sourcing Staff Manager
GE Bakerhughes (Measurement & Control)
01.2017 - 12.2018
Senior Engineering Manager
GE Bakerhuges (Measurement & Control)
07.2008 - 12.2016
Engineering Manager
GE Bakerhughes (Measurement & Control)
07.2005 - 06.2008
Six Sigma Black Belt
GE Industrial System
07.2001 - 06.2005
Senior Engineer
GE Industrial System
10.1999 - 06.2001
Deputy Manager - Product Development
Eicher Motors Limited
04.1996 - 08.1999
Assistant Engineer
Larsen & Toubro Limited ECC
07.1992 - 04.1996
- MCA Certified Independent Director
- GE Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
B. Tech -
Madras Institute of Technology
B. Sc -
Madurai Kamaraj University
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