Sandeep Chellapilla

180-104 Crossing Drive

Cumberland, RI 02864
(937) 654 4959
sc8fef3c@westpost.net
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U.S. citizen
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Senior Technology Professional - Project Management - Solutions Deployment - Glo
bal operations - Client-focused product strategy - Analytics/Quant
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Fifteen years of technology solutions delivery with project management, in multi
ple sectors. Managed client engagements in global business transformation, and
enterprise business process improvements for operational efficiency and value ca
pture.
* Cross-functional program & project management: scheduling, resource management
, project planning/analysis, contingency adaptation, software & hardware integra
tion, critical path management
* Innovative and agile execution/delivery of technology projects in several doma
ins of complex systems & Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
* Product strategy/new initiatives via multi-disciplinary analytics
Highlights
* Managed high-quality deployment of software releases on-time as program manage
r at a global firm; defined new processes/tools and strategies for improving qua
lity of product portfolio.
* Streamlined design and manufacturing operationas in Tier I multi-national auto
motive supplier via analytical tools, lean six sigma quality improvement process
es, cost reduction/logistics studies, and concurrent engineering.
* Managed software development projects to optimize lifecycle and performance of
critical aerospace systems with high cost savings, earned value/ROI, and system
integrity/robustness.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Program Manager - Release Operations Group
Nov 2008 - June 2010
Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Corp., Providence, RI
Developed program & product strategy initiatives; managed high-quality software
release projects for on-time delivery of n-tier client-server collaborative appl
ications (SOA, cloud) at a major multi-national via efficient change management
tools & practices.
* Managed cross-functional release projects or timely deployment of software rel
eases by integrating the off-shore and HQ operational teams
* Built and matrix-managed a global team to design and implement a new domain-dr
iven interoperability program, to enhance brand software effectiveness
Benefit: This solution enables enterprise-wide collaborative customer workflows
in all verticals and increases marketability of the full portfolio of products.
* Defined new enterprise-wide product and process enhancement initiatives by ent
erprise-wide consulting across all levels of the organization.
* Managed client engagements and ensured resolution of software defects via data
base/analytics tools; disseminated feedback on executive dashboards. Translated
beta program results into product marketing strategy.
* Managed IT infrastructure to ensure flawless software beta test programs: Coor
dinated test schedules & resources with development & release cycles.
* Standardized business intelligence tools/metrics and processes for beta progra
m efficiency and enterprise QA compliance (including off-shore operations)
Consultant - RMS Software Implementation
Aug - Oct 2008
Affinion, Inc., Columbus, OH
Developed DBMS applications based on Agile and RUP frameworks for financial (acc
ounts, billing) services in fast turn-around environment
Technology Program Manager: Software Deployment
Jan. 2001-June 2008
Contract/Consulting at Air Force Research Labs, Dayton, OH
Managed the development programs in software & technology (SaaS) for lifecycle &
functional optimization of critical aerospace systems
Technical lead (domain expert) for delivery of algorithms/end-user software: ach
ieved cycle time reduction (design-manufacturing-maintenance) while managing cos
ts and schedules on adaptive technologies
Guided a cross-functional team in the technical architecture, algorithm developm
ent, software integration, and technology transfer of predictive numerical model
s, to enhance reliability of aerospace machinery using critical operating parame
ters. Highlights:
o Led a commercialization project to translate proprietary analysis code to aero
space majors by integration into in-house COTS codes. The project provides stru
ctural reliability prediction software to optimize the next generation of compos
ites-based aircraft systems for strength-cost-weight leading to millions of doll
ars in manufacturing and after-market cost reduction and increased ROI
o Developed new condition-based monitoring algorithms, leading to 25-30% reducti
on in depot maintenance costs and systems down-time
* CRM/Business development: Defined new initiatives with client managers for mul
ti-year contracts to resolve mission-critical issues.
Highlight: Co-author on two $750K (two-year) grant awards to develop dynamic res
ponse models
* Managed the development team of a multi-domain expert system for certification
of unitized airframe components.
Benefit: Cost and time reduction in systems design-manufacturing cycles by adapt
ing DFA/DFM processes to emerging technologies
Project Manager - Systems Optimization
Oct. 1998-Nov. 2000
Valeo SA, Dayton, OH
Managed three product-lines (Honda, Renault, Chrysler) in concurrent engineering
environment (design through production-validation and after-market maintenance)
.
* Supply-chain management: Defined technical requirements (customer liaison), co
ordinated with prototype-vendors, production tool & component suppliers on PPAP,
sales, manufacturing and QC operations
* Cross-functional project planning: risk assessment & mitigation (FMEA, RCA), m
anaged contingencies, resources, costs and schedules
* Effectively used Shainin & Taguchi Quality Control with Six-Sigma lean manufac
turing techniques to reduce cycle times (12-15%) and part-rejects (10%)
* Developed analytical tools to optimize critical product & manufacturing proces
s parameters, and production flow planning in a multi-million volume Tier I supp
lier environment
Project Manager - Advanced Electromechanical Systems
Oct. 1995 - Sept. 1998
ITT Automotive, ESI, Dayton, OH
Primary interface with project management teams from Ford, GM (Cadillac and MCD)
and Toyota, at a Tier I multi-national automotive systems supplier.
* Defined multi-project schedules, resource usage/allocation, hardware delivery
and integration. Responsible for identifying, communicating, and resolving cros
s-organization requirement conflicts and/or delays, negotiating resource priorit
ization to minimize impact on multiple product lines.
* Championed the concurrent engineering process by working closely with customer
s on PPAP, prototype build and testing (APQP), design verification, manufacturin
g process, production, vendors, and sales/marketing.
Highlight: Pro-actively performed engineering analysis (FEA) to optimize design
for manufacturability on complex sub-systems to reduce prototyping costs
* Used Shainin & Taguchi QFD (lean Six Sigma methods) for Continuous Quality Imp
rovement to minimize scrap (DFX, SPC)
* Facilitated cost improvement initiatives via materials selection, design and p
rocess flow studies
* Assisted with production planning to reduce inventory and lead-times (up to 18
%) in multi-million part volume environment
* Performed risk assessment (FMEA) and design reviews for cost reduction (up to
15%) & performance (strength/durability vs. material) optimization
Clemson University, SC Jan. 1992-Dec. 1994
Graduate Research Associate: Software projects in design & manufacturing, physic
s.
Remarks
- Working knowledge of French, German
Education
- M.S. (Mechanical Engineering): Clemson University, SC
- Graduate studies: Mathematics, U Illinois, Urbana-Champaign