Director Engineering (175038) VAVE Subject Matter Expert/Solutions
Want to put BIG MONEY back in the corporate pocket to blow up you EBIT? Then let us introduce you to a Director of Engineering Solutions & Subject Matter Expert on Value Analysis & Value Engineering with 20+ Years of experience across multiple industries.
He is a Six Sigma Green Belt and is a Mechanical Engineer. As the head of VA/VE practice for a global engineering company with 100k+ team members, he was recognized with multiple performance awards. He has implemented VAVE from scratch in his career and has refined the processes into his own 5 Phase methodology that enables quick value realization. He has nurtured a team of 100+ AVS certified professionals in association with SAVE International & INVEST Value Engineering Society. He has run Value Engineering programs for major manufacturing companies
He is a passive candidate who is currently employed. His broad business acumen, VAVE skills, and accomplishments make him an excellent candidate to lead your Corporate DtV/ VA-VE program. He is willing to relocate. His notable experience includes
• Organize VE Ideation workshops across internal/external Industry stakeholders,
• Manage a team of about 50 VE resources at Onsite positioned at various customer locations in NA.
• Played multiple roles as VAVE practice lead, NPI Mechanical solutions architect, SME & New business engagement manager
• VAVE competency practice lead for TechMahindra-IES for the 8+ years.
• Tailored & developed structured Value Engineering & should Costing methodologies.
• Positioned VAVE service offerings as key differentiators across other engineering services.
• Developed a structured 5 Phase VAVE methodology that enables quick value realization & new business logo wins.
• Incubated & nurtured a team of 100+ AVS certified professionals in association with SAVE International & INVEST Value Engineering Society
• Conducted about 50+ Engineering workshops across USA / Europe
• Attention on Value Innovation, Should Costing, Teardown & benchmarking analysis activities,
• Implementing VA/VE Programs from Scratch
• Selecting Project Champions
• Tracking Metrics Ensure Timeline / Results
• Managing Programs Across the Organization Using Influence
• Developing VA/VE Training
• Training Teams On VA/VE or Design to Value
• Identifying Design to Value Projects
• Managing Multiple VA/VE Projects
• VA/VE Idea Generation/
• VA/VE Product Development
• Leading Cross-Functional Teams
• Leading Engineering Teams
• Using Should Cost Techniques
• Leading Benchmarking Events
• Leading Ideation Events
• Selecting Components for Evaluation
• Competitive Cost Analysis
• Cost Improvement Without Compromising Product/Process
• Using Best Cost Country Resources
• Leveraging Supplier Input / Relationships
• Developing Construction/ Installation Insights
• Developing Design Insights
• Developing Manufacturing Insights
• Developing Supply Insights
• Identifying Savings Sources
• CAPEX optimization
• Leveraging Spend across Business Units
• Using Focus Groups
• Competitor Feature Comparison
• Using Competitor Teardowns
• Linear Performance Pricing
• Best of Benchmark
• Using Clean Sheet Cost Buildup
• Using Lifecycle Cost Analysis on a Project
• Using Value Stream Analysis on a Project
• Make/Buy Analysis
• Maximization of Product Value
• Price/Value Analysis
Education / Certifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Post Diploma in Tool design
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
• Six Sigma Green Belt certified, Design for Reliability
• SAP BI. (Certified from SAP)