Ramesh Rao Samtharam

Detail-orientated operations project manager with 18 years of professional experience in business operation management and technical knowledge in electronics and mechanical product development. Worked to reduce day to day business expenses and deliver projects on time and develop advantageous operation plan execution to meet market demands. Experience in managing big team to deliver multiple projects on time with high quality and within the budgeted cost. Implemented policy, planning, new technologies and strategy to improve day to day production operations

Sr.Project Manager at Cricut Malaysia.

January 2022 – January 2023

• Provide continuing work direction and leadership for project team members.
• Responsible for the appropriateness, timeliness and quality readiness of each aspect of the new projects.
• Lead project cross functional team of over 50+ size and million dollar budget product.
• Provide technical and design solutions for both Electronics and Mechanical parts.
• Deploy Risk Management and Risk Analysis for new innovations.
• Support technical team on improving the product design (electronics, plastic and metals).
• Design planing for projects from start of developments through mass production and resource allocations. 
• Resource forecasting and billing and ensure project adheres to budget and scheduled.
• Analyze and deploy Lean Manufacturing and TQM practice.
• Design and optimize manufacturing operation flow.
• Monitor day to day production progress, yields and performance to meet then Ramp-up Plan.
• Manage Supply planning, develop and continuously update purchasing and sourcing strategy.
• Secure the provision of resources, choosing strategies for obtaining best value from supply chains.
• Build and maintain an inclusive environment that embraces a diverse culture.

Operation Project Manager at Dyson Manufacturing.

February 2012 – January 2022.

• Lead new projects up to MPs and coordinate cross functional team to deliver new projects.
• Initiate project plan and coordinating resources to deliver project objective.
• Define project time plan and design ramp plan to meet market demand.
• Facilitate the development of the project budget (CAPEX and OPEX), operational processes, and strategic business goals.
• Formulate, planning and project execution within the time plan and reduces the budgeted cost.
• Lead cross functional team over 50+ size and milion dollar budget Vacum Cleaner products.
• Devise management and teams full understanding of business needs, auditing compliance, tracking progress toward goals, and measuring analytics on P&L and ROI.
• Engage high-level negotiations, generating lucrative contracts, and build beneficial partnerships with clients via regular, productive communication.
• Implement and monitor day-to-day operational systems which include of purchasing and logistics, 
• Develop production, quality assurance and quality control, delivery and project execution and processes to meet the KPI objectives and targets set.
• Installed Value Stream /Focused Factory matrix management organization. 
• Support technical team on improving the product design (electronics, plastic and metals).
• Improved daily production output through team leader coaching and training in personnel management, Kanban, Kaizen and 5S techniques.
• Analyze and deploy Lean Manufacturing and TQM practice.
• Maintain ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 compliances and ensure excellent safety processes, providing a safe work environment for the employees.

Product Engineer at PNE Electric.

September 2009 – February 2012

• Lead the cross functional team over 20+ size on Lighting and Health care product development. 
• Designed lighting, Coffee Machines and health care PCBAs and Box Build for a branded companies.
• Create and define Bill of Material (BOM) for New Models.
• Provide solutions for customers on electronics component, brand, specification and functions.
• Setup production line procedures (Layout, WI and CP’s).
• Designed circuits base on customer requirements and IPC standards (Class I,II &III).
• Designed circuit and PCBAs for SMT, Axial and Radial parts.
• Provide technicals solution and new PCBA design proposals to customers.
• Generate and release Gerber files and perform modification according to process capability to customer prior to Engineering Build.
• Established knowledge in SMT technology and Solder Wave Process. 
• Performed PFMEA discussion during NPI stage.
• Regulated Design failure Mode (DFM) study and analysis for circuits.
• Deployed standard PCBA penalization design and procedure to reduce waste. PCBA waste reduction reduce about 15%. 
• Pioneered project tracker and NPI product development procedure.

Process Engineer at Kenwood Electronics Technology Malaysia.

January 2004 – September 2009

• Lead Car and Home audio NPI development for Kenwood Malaysia.
• Designed model lines, inspection item and test station.
• Define production Process flow, Control Plans and Work Instruction. 
• Perform PFMEA and DFMs analysis to improve product and process. 
• Provide Mechanical and Electronics solutions to design team on the design issues and improvements. 
• Established and prepare the process flow for new model production.
• Designed and fabricate jigs for production base on the product requirement.
• Provide software and hardware solutions for testers and production equipments.
• Design and fabricate Automation jigs and testers in assembly line to reduce manpower and improve the yield. 
• Perform Machine commissioning (MTTF, MTTR, MTBF & SMED).
• Analyze and rectify rejects and problem, perform failure analysis and prepare report and yields for tester.
• Experience in GR&R data collection for tester to ensure the tester stability.
• Monitor and improve day to day production yield.
• ISO 9001, TS 16949, ISO 14001, RoHS and Quality Management for manufacturing processes. 
• Designed and implement full automated Robotic Arm tester to insert and remove inspection disc from product automatically. Reduce 4% of resources and reduce 25% test time.
• Designed on-line tester debugging system. Set up network system to all production line inspection system using server database control system. Direct data collection form HQ (Japan) factory to Manufacturing at Malaysia factory. One spot Debugging and program uploading.

Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration, WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY (WOU)

July 2015 – 2019

RELEVANT COURSE WORK:

• Excelled in Accounting and Finance, Marketing Management, Operation Management, Quantitative Techniques, Managing Information System, Managing Human Resource, Strategic Management, Economic Environment of Business, Project management, Management in Organization, Research Method and Disaster Management.
• Completed final year project in “Autonomous Manufacturing”.