Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hello; I'm Ashish, a results-driven project manager, adept at resolving complex issues with 14 years’ experience leading multi-cultural teams of up to 8 direct reports and cross-functional teams of up to 12. A collaborative leader with the ability to adapt to different industries having moved from oil and gas to green transportation technologies such as fuel cells, hydrogen and battery storage. Strong interpersonal skills communicating along the value chain with product development, logistics, supply chain, human resources, legal, R&D departments. Skilled in building and strengthening partnerships with stakeholders such as suppliers and technology partners, and clients. ✔️ Key Skills : 🔘 International resource management 🔘 Project and product Management 🔘 Cross functional collaboration 🔘 Marketing Communication 🔘 Market Strategy 🔘 Public Speaking 🔘 Data analysis Passionate about technology, innovation and public speaking. Using collaborative leadership style, I mentor teams to exceed expectations. I value continuous professional development opportunities for both myself and my team. That said, I attribute my accomplishments to a strong work ethic and to the fact that I value what I do. ✔️ Some career highlights: 📊 14+ years experience in technical project management and stakeholder communication 📊 5+ years in leading, coaching and mentoring team members 📊 Worked directly with 50+ nationalities 🎓 An Executive MBA from ESSEC, France 📊 Undertook 20 core courses and 3 study trips to the top universities in India, Singapore and the USA 🌱 Project : Entrepreneurial project on digital educational product for children 🎤 Volunteering : Area Director at Toastmasters International serving 120 members
Leading projects under ‘Green traction program’. Managing cost, quality and delivery schedules of projects on hydrogen traction. Building muti-site collaboration with teams based in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.
Major project : Reviewed customers’ needs then developed product road map, cost structure, profitability plan, and growth strategy of innovative smart home product. Scanned competitive landscape comprised of 40+ similar products. Created marketing and sourcing plan of 3 Minimum Viable Products (M.V.P.s). and received prospective clients’ feedback. 🔘 Performed market analysis to identify key differentiating features for our product v/s competition 🔘 Interviewed prospective customers, created multiple MVPs and adapted features using feedback 🔘 Pitched innovative product ideas to several stakeholders and investors 🔘 Developed the device customization features using cloud technologies 🔘 Designed the user interface for the product and the app 📚 Key courses : Design Thinking, Big Data Analytics, Digital Business, Intrapreneurship, Corporate Finance, Organization Behavior, Managing the global corporation, Negotiation skills etc.
Championed products through effective management of equipment portfolio. Led collaboration between and integration of Schlumberger and Cameron product development units. Offered customer support as product SME. Prepared and presented project plans. Crafted status reports for vice presidents in sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations departments. ✔️ Key achievements: 🔘 Collaborated with cross-functional teams to direct product lifecycle management procedures from pilot through industrial phases.. 🔘 Raised profit margins by saving $3M in annual costs through settling data acquisition issues in surface testing products. 🔘 Presented on market leadership in fire safety at ASME International oil and gas conference.
Collaborated with teams at headquarters to direct operations. Provided manufacturing and quality support. Upheld equipment to comply with regulations, industrial standards, and certification requirements. Evaluated non-compliance issues. Conducted root cause analysis and developed remedial work plans to track closure of action items. Updated and maintained product documentation. Earned promotion and transfer to work in company’s largest product center in Europe in expatriate position. ✔️ Key achievements: 🔘 Earned promotion and transfer to work in company’s largest product center in Europe. 🔘 Strengthened working relationships with global clients and suppliers representing 50+ nationalities in multiple locations. 🔘 Earned recognition for accomplishments as SME for five products. 🔘 Slashed costs by 90% through optimizing logistics cost structure with new transportation skid program. 🔘 Boosted maintenance efficiency by 20%. 🔘 Honored with election as mechanical community site leader in 2016.
Facilitated communication between 300+ employees and 15+ clients located in the EU, the UAE, Japan, Singapore, and the USA. Updated global stakeholders monthly on progress of projects, strategically highlighting success stories. Investigated and analyzed service quality complaints. Animated monthly knowledge sharing and safety meetings. Mentored and supervised team of eight. Conducted employee performance appraisals. ✔️ Key achievements: 🔘 Won first place in competition for producing short movie that raised road safety awareness in India. Commended by the VP Safety. 🔘 Cut costs and saved $1M for stakeholders by providing design solutions and remote customer support. 🔘 First person in the center to finish the 3 years fixed step ADVANCE training and promoted as the Team Leader.
✔️ Instrumental in setting up the first ever Schlumberger support center in India which later grew into a big Research and Technology center. 10th employee of the first Schlumberger product support center in India. I helped setup workflow, OTD, quality, safety indicators and training processes. Developed the services catalogue and travelled to several international locations for roadshow promotions. Engaged remotely with internal customers based in France as their sole resource in India. Supporting dual sourcing strategy, created product files and maintained documentation of equipment worth $ 300K for new suppliers. 🔘 Produced 3D CAD/CAM design files to transition from legacy manufacturing practices 🔘 Worked with the supply chain team to achieve dual sourcing objectives of the above-mentioned products ✔️ Key Achievements 🔘 Won 3 consecutive awards for best QHSE reporting rate resulting in quality improvement by 30% YOY
✔️ Phase II (Project on automation) 🚚: - designed automation system of the vehicle assembly line -> 20% improvement in TAKT time