Annarao Patil, BE,MBA, PMP®

Experience

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  Alstom Power

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2013

  Project Engineer

  Project Management- B2B Projects• Project Management from Project Planning to Project execution.o Engineering documentation/ drawings &bill of materials before releasingo Technical proposals of large projects Prepared by Sales Teamo Operations and maintenance manuals of the equipment’s for customer submissions• Participating in Sales-PM internal KOM & production release KOM.• Attending customer's kick off meetings in order to get full clarity on project engineering aspects including clarifications on technical deviations• Coordinating with:o Internal departments for design updating and manufacturing feasibilitieso Continuous follow up with Design Department for Design updates and drawing releases.o Supply Chain Department for evaluating the techno-commercial offers for the vendor equipments, approval of vendor equipment drawings & meeting the system requirements such as bag filters, fans, feeders, conveying equipment and firing equipmentso Erection and commissioning team for preparing the erection protocols and approval of the same and documenting for no load and load trial of the system• Supporting procurement / manufacturing / quality assurance functions for reviewing of material deviations and manufacturing non-conformance• Exercising project document control throughout project execution (tracking of submission / approval dates, gap analysis late submission / approvals• Erection, Commissioning of the systems and necessary changes required Show less

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  Bühler Group

  May 2013 - now

  Oversees projects from design to delivery, coordinating the various internal and external stakeholders. Leads workshops where promotes innovative solutions.Develops and cultivates internal and external innovation ecosystems. Manages the existing innovation networks, proposes and manages research into new opportunities Responsible for for creativity, sales engineering and project marketing techniques.Coordinates projects from the definition of business need to the technical team. Clear on all necessary specifications.Responsible for the methodology employed for the projects in his portfolio, as well as for coordinating and managing schedules.Command of agile project management approaches. Expert knowledge of technical environments and design/development frameworks. Show less Project Management- Innovation Projects Right from business plan feasibility study to Project execution.• Initiate, plan, execute and monitor the complete project lifecycle and the process flow. (End to end project management)• Support our sales team in the Pre-Sales phase or business development team (initiation phase) to ensure the right technical specifications are documented from customer or idea owner.• Identify all the relevant stakeholders and understand their expectations• Define the scope of the project based on stakeholders expectations• Define the project path to meet the objectives of the project• Organize and leads the kick off meeting at the starting of the planning / execution phase of the project.• Plan and monitor the project progress so that performance measurement baselines are not skipped.• Arrange and lead the meeting with internal and external stakeholders.• Provide project progress reports to management and attend the debriefing sessions• Mitigate the risk to ensure on time work package closures without any subsequent deliveries.• Create fallback plans for any unexpected risk occurrence.• Ensure constant flow of communication (sideward, upward and downward). Cascade the right information in right time to right person in right medium.• Regular update of the project status on cockpit.• Monitor and forecast the cost and schedule parameters to ensure no overruns.• Analyze the quality control through Route Cause Analysis and control chartsSales Support and Technology : Post market launch sales support for first 5 plants and technology updates review for further improvement in the process. Was part of two successful Projects starting from Business plan to Market launch : 1) Pulses Grinding Solution-has a market potential of $5 Million revenue. 2) Wheat Milling : Market Potential of $ 10 Million Revenue.Design, research, develop, analyze and suggest new marketing concepts as well as strategies. Show less Project Management- NPD• To manage the pre-study for NPD projects across Global Equipment product areas.• Together with Product Lines, gather customer requirements and customer feedback on proposed NPD project.• Produce a product definition, including technical and functional specifications.• Help to produce a concept design & layout of proposed product.• Visit customer sites to validate customer requirements, concept design and layout.• Prepare detailed project delivery plan with resource availability, hours, expertise/competence, timescales and costs.• Undertake a market analysis & validation of the potential sales for the proposed NPD project.• Produce return on investment calculations for proposal.• Present proposal to Portfolio Board.• Act at a mentor of existing project as required, to help delivery.• As required, to help & support the delivery of NPD projects• Frequent optimization of existing products. Show less

  • Global Product Manager

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Lead -Application & Training Center, Buhler India

    Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Innovation Project Manager

    May 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Deputy Manager-Innovation Projects

    Apr 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Asst Manager- Innovation Projects

    Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Team Leader- Corporate Technology

    May 2013 - Mar 2016