Biographical Summary
Resource Qualifications
Aribbas Management Consulting is proposing K. Ray Choudhury as the resource for this engagement. His professional biography is as follows:
K. RAY CHOUDHURY, P. Eng, MBA
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Ray is a senior manager with over 15 years of extensive management experience in Fortune 500 global enterprises and SMEs in Canada and the U.S.A. His expertise includes rapid turnaround project management in manufacturing and process engineering, R&D, supply chain, operations management and business process re-engineering. His forte is Lean Manufacturing, Business Process Optimization, Stastical Process Control, Six-Sigma methodology, Total Quality Management, Risk and Change Management, ERP, MRP-II, ISO Audit and related activities.
He has also held senior positions as Business Analyst, Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Engineering and Technical Manager and member of senior management team for several companies. He has formulated and implemented numerous changes in business environments resulting in:
Ray’s credentials include:
Following is a summary of Ray’s experience:
Project Management (11 years)
Senior Infrastructure Project Manager for KLR Consulting Inc. (A Management Consulting firm specializing in project management team approach), Canada. Following are the projects Ray has managed:
Alberta Children’s and Youth Services (ACYS) Information Strategies Branch (ISB), Edmonton, AB
City of Surrey, Surrey, BC
As the Engineering Manager for the Bergquist Company (50th. largest privately held diversified manufacturing company in U.S.A.), he has performed the following assignments:
As the Program Manager for 3M Touch Systems (has 30% world market share in touch screen technology), Canada, performed the following assignments:
As the Senior Process/Quality Engineer for Ballard Power Systems Inc.( A manufacturer of fuel cells, fuel cell engines and electric drive systems), Canada, performed the following assignments:
As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Caere Corporation (A manufacturer of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software and scanners), U.S.A., managed the following assignments:
As the Team Leader/Manufacturing Engineer for Applied Materials Inc. (World’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer), U.S.A., managed the following assignments:
Business Analyst (5 years)
As the Business Manager for Ampco Manufacturers Inc. (An engineering design and manufacturing service provider to automotive and aerospace industries), Canada, performed the following assignments:
As the Marketing Manager for Ad-Print Inc. (A large scale graphic design and manufacturing service provider to medium to large enterprises), Canada, performed the following assignments:
Other Assignments
Education
Other Information
Resource Qualifications
Aribbas Management Consulting is proposing K. Ray Choudhury as the resource for this engagement. His professional biography is as follows:
K. RAY CHOUDHURY, P. Eng, MBA
BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Ray is a senior manager with over 15 years of extensive management experience in Fortune 500 global enterprises and SMEs in Canada and the U.S.A. His expertise includes rapid turnaround project management in manufacturing and process engineering, R&D, supply chain, operations management and business process re-engineering. His forte is Lean Manufacturing, Business Process Optimization, Stastical Process Control, Six-Sigma methodology, Total Quality Management, Risk and Change Management, ERP, MRP-II, ISO Audit and related activities.
He has also held senior positions as Business Analyst, Project Manager, Marketing Manager, Engineering and Technical Manager and member of senior management team for several companies. He has formulated and implemented numerous changes in business environments resulting in:
- Significant revenue growth
- Substantial cost savings by re-engineering business strategies and processes
- Rapid product realization by concurrent technology management
Ray’s credentials include:
- Project Management certification
- ISO Lead Auditor certification (RAB)
- Configuration Management (CM-II)
- Quality Engineering certification (APQP, TQM)
- Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt and DFSS certification
- Operations planning, lean manufacturing and cost engineering training
- Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical Engineering) and MBA
Following is a summary of Ray’s experience:
Project Management (11 years)
Senior Infrastructure Project Manager for KLR Consulting Inc. (A Management Consulting firm specializing in project management team approach), Canada. Following are the projects Ray has managed:
- Designed interactive Project Management Toolkit based on PMBOK® project stages and knowledge areas. The toolkit is an interactive html application including graphical representation of sequential project management stages, tools and templates. This product was used for Project Manager training and sold as a product to potential clients.
- Authored Project Management Methodology based on Project Management Institute’s recommended best practices and conducted seminars for all Consultant Project Managers. The methodology included 5 core industries: (a) software implementation process for IT projects, (b) process improvement projects, (c) construction projects, (d) Research and development projects and (e) Government projects.
Alberta Children’s and Youth Services (ACYS) Information Strategies Branch (ISB), Edmonton, AB
- Established Project Management Office (PMO) for Government of Alberta (GoA) Information Systems Branch (ISB) by gathering and analyzing data, implementing project management workplace (PMWP) platform, containing procedures, tools, templates project tracking and project inventories.
- Initialized Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system for ACYS by assessing current practices, interviewing senior managers and participating project decision making process. Conducted PPM Maturity assessment and conducted workshops for project selection method.
City of Surrey, Surrey, BC
- · Functioned as a senior consultant to City of Surrey (British Columbia) for the Land Development and Engineering divisions for application processing and process optimization. Project involved reviewing current practices, performing gap analysis and formulating best practices. Established project management tools and coached senior managers and front line employees on the usage and application of the tools. Provided general consultation on the department’s strategic objective and direction.
As the Engineering Manager for the Bergquist Company (50th. largest privately held diversified manufacturing company in U.S.A.), he has performed the following assignments:
- As a member of the senior management team for Touch Screen division, he was responsible for overseeing quality and process engineering, product design and development, production tools and equipment maintenance and procurement, R&D activities around procuring and testing new raw materials and increasing sustainability and performance of new and existing products. Ray’s primary task was to institute a strong in-process quality system to reduce manufacturing defects. He scrutinized the entire manufacturing system including process design, best practices, materials, tools and equipment used, design for manufacturability, drawings and design documents. After analyzing the deficiencies, he formulated numerous improvements which significantly improved product quality.
- Ray had managed several Six-Sigma initiatives which streamlined production, increased factory throughput from 67% to over 90% monthly average and driven product quality towards zero-defect.
- Part of his responsibility was to improve the quality of supply-chain system. He performed need based technical analysis for customers and suppliers, which included site visits, organizing detailed technical discussions regarding product design, raw material substitutes, cost and their availabilities. He brought together the engineering team and managed several design projects to accommodate new materials and manufacturing friendly design. He also commissioned build-to-order products which resulted into higher customer satisfaction and retention. By lowering supply-chain cost and launching value-added products and product positioning, he brought the company P&L from significant loss (16%) to break even. He hired consultants and Subject Matter Experts to assist rapid turnaround in projects, strengthened engineering team by hiring and reassigning engineers and members of the technical staff.
As the Program Manager for 3M Touch Systems (has 30% world market share in touch screen technology), Canada, performed the following assignments:
- Managed several high impact technical programs from concept to scale-up through DMAIC roadmap. Program budget ranging from $50K to $1 million, spanning from 6 to 108 weeks. Some of such technical programs included investigating and designing invisible circuit pattern generation techniques on conductive optics used for touch screen construction. He also managed facility projects involving designing and custom building tools and equipment.
- Led a cross-functional team to reduce defective product return rate from 45% to 5% by re-engineering a product packaging solution. As touch screens are fragile, conventional packaging resulted into significant damage during transportation and higher rate of field failure. This project addressed the need for designing robust product packaging and validating the robustness by conducting transportation test as outlined in the ISTA standard.
- Participated in cost savings mandate by championing programs resulting in $60K savings per month. Managed a project which addressed the need for cost effective manufacturing. Ray, supported by a team of engineers, investigated digital ink with variable electrical conductivity technology which automated the otherwise labour intensive manual operation. Scope of the assignment included performing cost analysis, ROI, outsourcing the operation, negotiating pricing, implementing supply-chain process for the raw materials and finished goods.
- Investigated and presented business cases to Senior Management Team chaired by the General Manager for new product and process development opportunities.
As the Senior Process/Quality Engineer for Ballard Power Systems Inc.( A manufacturer of fuel cells, fuel cell engines and electric drive systems), Canada, performed the following assignments:
- Supervised a team of engineers and consultants to design the manufacturing process and created product assembly manual and released to production for the 250KW FC power plants. Optimized manufacturing and assembly of the same by measuring and analyzing production cycle time. Beta released prototypes and solicited field trial feedback to further design improvement.
- Managed regulatory (ISO, TUV, UL and CSA) compliancy programs.
- Evaluated and qualified vendors based on standard of manufacturing capability, best practices and quality system.
- Conducted cost engineering and vendor negotiation, reduced overall production cost by 15.8%.
- Championed the entire manufacturing program for 1KW portable generators from design, pilot to scale up.
- Managed a project involving a proprietary plug-in software development through SDLC methodology. The software bridged the gap between the engineering design documentation application called Agile® with the MRP-II application called Fourth Shift®. The software development was partly outsourced and spanned for 87 weeks.
As the Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Caere Corporation (A manufacturer of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software and scanners), U.S.A., managed the following assignments:
- Implemented DFMA and saved $65K per year by reducing full time manufacturing support.
- Managed and budgeted pilot programs for new products (estimated value of $120K per project).
- Outsourced test tools to contract engineering firms saving $50K per year.
- Chaired CCB, ECO and Material Release and Planning system implementation board, a $155K per year business interest.
- Provided training for production team on product testing, integration, lean manufacturing and manufacturing process flow.
As the Team Leader/Manufacturing Engineer for Applied Materials Inc. (World’s largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer), U.S.A., managed the following assignments:
- Managed $1 million engineering project and delivered technical presentations to senior executives. The project involved designing and building equipment for final testing Applied’s DPS Centura Platform®. The equipment included robotics, all related controllers, motion and gas sensors, SCADA, mechanical platforms, control chambers, HVAC, High Voltage power distributors and associated software designing.
- Budgeted, designed and implemented test fixtures, maintained and modified existing ones, resulted overall cost savings of 25% on RTP™ Platform.
- Championed Concurrent Engineering Group by implementing FMEA to identify the value-added and non value-added functions and impacts. The team managed $500K budget for the project.
- Evaluated and established new test specifications and quality requirements using Statistical Process Control, achieving 6-Sigma quality standard on deployed parts.
- Engineered in-line test tools resulting in expedited production process and elimination of final test, saving over $350K per year.
Business Analyst (5 years)
As the Business Manager for Ampco Manufacturers Inc. (An engineering design and manufacturing service provider to automotive and aerospace industries), Canada, performed the following assignments:
- Increased revenue by 21.6% per year by creating and implementing holistic business plans including product development, marketing, operations and quality plans. Performed “Gap and SOWTT analysis”.
- Identified target market requirements through market research, followed by Total Quality Management, created product specifications and white papers.
- Budgeted for company wide ERP / MRP-II system and generated IT project proposals.
As the Marketing Manager for Ad-Print Inc. (A large scale graphic design and manufacturing service provider to medium to large enterprises), Canada, performed the following assignments:
- Created strategic marketing plan including identifying target markets, product opportunities, core competencies, product positioning, product promotions, customer retention and market expansion plans.
- Created and scripted online, print and radio advertisements.
- Managed and participated in eight Trade Shows per year all over North America.
- Conducted departmental budget and managed two marketing personnel.
- Improved customer relations by hosting corporate events and visits.
- Created company’s Mission, Vision and Value statements and communications plans.
- Managed project for implementing CRM and import customer data form the existing database into the new CRM system. The project followed the SDLC methodology involving sales and IT departments.
Other Assignments
- As the Customer Support Engineer for Lanvantage Inc. (A provider of computer networking, software and hardware related services), U.S.A, Ray was responsible for maintaining automated test equipment at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and Stanford University Medical School Laboratories.
- As a junior Engineer, designed manufacturing process for low voltage electronic RF components at Allied Signal.
Education
- Degree Programs
- MBA, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (2002)
- B.S.E.E., Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (1992)
- Certificate Programs
- Quality Management:
- Six-Sigma Green Belt and DFSS, 3M Company, St. Paul, MN (2004)
- Design of Experiments (DOE) – (120 hours coursework)
- Six-Sigma Black Belt (in progress with Expert-Ratings, ASQ approved)
- Quality Control Plan and APQP, Ballard Power partnership with Daimler-Chrysler Motor Company (2000)
- ISO 14000 Lead Auditor Certification, Registration Accreditation Board
- FMEA, Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA
- Other Programs
- Configuration Management, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2001)
- Project Management, American Management Association, Chicago, IL (2000)
- High Volume Lean Manufacturing Techniques, BCIT, Burnaby, BC (2000)
- Quality Management:
- Affiliations
- Full member (Practicing Professional Engineer – Electrical Engineering)
- The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Other Information
- Former elected council member, Professional Engineering Association, British Columbia, Canada
- Member of the Faculty, Business Management - University of Phoenix, Vancouver Campus