Vinoth Chandran

Experience

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  Bluestar Ltd

  Sept 1997 - Dec 1998

  Engineer R&D
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  Satyam

  Dec 1998 - Dec 2004

  Product Line Leader
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  GE Consumer & Industrial

  Dec 2002 - Dec 2004

  Six Sigma Black Belt

  Manage global design teams, New product development, Supplier qualification, Product design and mangement

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  CGN & Associates

  Jan 2007 - Nov 2010

  Lean Product Development, Six Sigma, Product Complexity reduction, Design Integration, Human Capital management, Change Management, Design Process improvement, Knowledge management, Intelligent design sequencing, design simulation, Business development and Sales Lean Product Development, Product Complexity reduction, Design Integration, Human Capital management,Intelligent design sequencing, design simulation and Business development

  • Manager - Lean Product Development

    Jan 2007 - Nov 2010

  • Sr Consultant

    Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
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  Caterpillar Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Manager
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  General Electric (GE)

  Nov 2010 - Dec 2015

  Manage a New product development effort from inception to implementationManage team members and suppliers across multiple countriesDesign involves next generation electronically controlled features on products Strategic Business Process DevelopmentNew change - process engagementCultural Change deployment New Product DevelopmentProject ManagementDesign and Development of Appliance productsHome Energy Management - DesignLean and Six Sigma Blackbelt

  • Program Manager

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Lead - Competitive Intelligence

    Jun 2013 - Jan 2015

  • Lead Design Engineer

    Nov 2010 - Jun 2013
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  Woodstream Corporation

  Sept 2016 - now

  Lead the Project Management department with direct supervision of Program and Project managers working on NPD projects across multiple business segments(6 Brands), selling products to major retailers and distributors - Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, True Value, Ace etc. and DTC - AmazonOwner of process excellence across the company to improve - NPD process efficiency, Innovation, project selection, time to market, consumer research, collaboration & communicationImplement a companywide collaboration, communication & document management softwareEstablish innovation in new products through engineering, in addition to developing new products per market demand Show less Implement a company wide PMIS software to aid in better project management, resource allocation and management reportingManage all programs/projects undertaken to meet Business Unit’s strategic objectives.Establish Innovation and New Product strategies consistent with the growth objectives of the Business UnitLead direct reports comprised of project managersOrganization-wide integration of consistent project management practice and methodologiesResponsibilities include New Products, Supply Chain and Productivity initiatives Show less

  • Vice President, PMO/ New Product Development - Consumer Products

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Sr. Director - Consumer Products

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2022

  • Portfolio Manager - Consumer Products

    Sept 2016 - Aug 2018