Pradeep T Ramakrishnan
Auckland,AUK
Summary
My values: Be honest, upfront, collaborative and care for others and the environment.
My focus: Dedicated to sustainability initiatives and committed to mentorship.
Project Management Master's student at the University of Auckland, experienced in Projects, Maintenance, and Reliability Engineering within process and manufacturing industries. Specialized in Mechanical with knowledge of PLC, CNC, automation, robotics and FMS.
Ongoing Research on "IoT & Predictive Maintenance for Asset Energy Efficiency and Sustainability".
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
HoD: Maintenance and Projects
Delta Corporation
Doha, Qatar
01.2019 - 06.2022
- Handled automated production plant 7x project.
- Capacity expansion& turnkey projects executed.
- Handled AMC, Expense and capital budgeting.
- New asset acquisition, implemented CMMS.
- Automation Certified trainer.
Manager- Manufacturing
General Motors India Pvt Ltd.
Pune, Maharashtra, India
10.2012 - 01.2019
- Maintenance of CNC machines and robotics.
- Preventive, Predictive Maintenance of machines.
- Safety management.
- Implemented World Class Maintenance.
- GMS- Continuous Improvement SME.
- Machine Learning and GMS Certified Trainer.
Lead - Plant Engineering
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering
, India
10.2011 - 10.2012
- Handled a Greenfield project.
- Coordinated with engineering, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
- Installation & Commissioning of CNC HMC, VMC, SPM.
- Trained employees on ISO 9001 & 140001.
Trainee to Assistant Manager
Hyundai Motors India Pvt Ltd
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
06.2001 - 10.2011
- Delivered
- Maintain Uptime, MTTR, MTBR for mass production line,.
- implemented maintenance strategies and procedures.
- Holiday/Shutdown work plan.
- Spare part management.
- Technical trainer in Hyundai Training School.
Education
Master of Engineering - Engineering Project Management
The University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand 07.2023 - 07.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India 12.2005 - 05.2009
Post-Diploma - Maintenance Engineering
Foreman Training Institute, Ministry of Labour
Bangalore, India 01.2000 - 12.2000
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Sree Rana Govt. Polytechnic
Thrissur,Kerala,India 09.1996 - 04.1999
Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Root cause analysis
- Team building
- Inquisitive
- Adaptable
- Continuous Improvement
- Automation, FMS
- Lean manufacturing
- Hydraulics and pneumatics
- Incident investigation
- Contractor management
- MS Office -2019 Windows 11
- SAP S4 HANA PM
- Maximo 72
Accomplishments
- The University of Auckland (UoA) India High Achievers Scholarship for Masters' 23.
- Represented UoA in the New Zealand-India Business Meet, chaired by the Prime Minister of NZ, the Indian Education Minister in Auckland’23.
- Contributed to PMI New Zealand Chapter's Project Management Day of Service (PMDOS) in Auckland'23. Collaborated with Matakite Trust on non-profit digital transformation as a volunteer.
- Commended by Delta Management for successfully installing and commissioning IUT (Immersible Ultrasonic Tester) machine by Matec, USA during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic without the possibility of expert on-site visits.
- General Motors, Detroit USA, presented the Team GM-Transformer awards in 2015 & and 2016 for two projects that collectively saved $17k and $ 388.
- GM Yo Chevy award in 2016 for a low-cost automation project saved $57k.
- GM Best Performer Award in 2017 for enhancing Cylinder block line uptime to 92%, an internal benchmark level.
- GM PAT ON BACK award for four Operational Excellence projects, and a 17% cost reduction.
- 12nos Performance awards by Hyundai (2004 ~2010) for different costs, energy savings, and generating innovative ideas to increase line uptime.
Certification
- International General Certificate (IGC) in Occupational Safety and Health from NEBSOH, UK
- Registered professional Mechanical engineer with Grade-A certification from MME UPDA, Qatar.
- IMS internal auditor for ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 through IFCE.
- GWSS(Global Workplace Safety Systems) element Champion for safety systems from GMIO.
- Certified internal Calibrator for Continuous Improvement principle in GMS by GMIO.
Timeline
Master of Engineering - Engineering Project Management
The University of Auckland
07.2023 - 07.2024
HoD: Maintenance and Projects
Delta Corporation
01.2019 - 06.2022
Manager- Manufacturing
General Motors India Pvt Ltd.
10.2012 - 01.2019
Lead - Plant Engineering
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering
10.2011 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineering
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University
12.2005 - 05.2009
Trainee to Assistant Manager
Hyundai Motors India Pvt Ltd
06.2001 - 10.2011
Post-Diploma - Maintenance Engineering
Foreman Training Institute, Ministry of Labour
01.2000 - 12.2000
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Sree Rana Govt. Polytechnic
09.1996 - 04.1999
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