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KETAN BALLOBHAI DESAI

Project Execution Leader
Katy,TX

Summary

Talented Senior Project Manager with excellent client oversight and issue resolution talents. Highly effective overseeing multiple tasks and employees at once. Dedicated to detail-oriented leadership and goal-oriented planning. Experienced Senior Project Manager gifted at meeting tight deadlines, driving business opportunities and working well in team-based environments. Engaging and personable with the ability to manage key milestones and deliver exemplary customer service. Experienced [Job Title] with top-notch implementation and project management abilities. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Well-versed in [Area of expertise] planning and deployment. Multi-tasking leader well-known for successfully taking a project from the initial stages to completion. Highly skilled and educated with a positive demeanor. Pursuing a Senior Project Manager role where hard work and dedication will be highly valued. Motivated [Type] manager with demonstrated knowledge of [Industry] best practices and operations. Proven skills in enhancing productivity, efficiency and bottom-line profits with forward-thinking leadership. Bringing [Number] years of experience in field and ready to take on challenging, growth-oriented role with [Company]. Multi-tasking Manager well-known for creating positive workplace culture and high-performing teams. Demonstrated [Product or Service] expertise, including competitive offerings, pricing and market positioning.

Overview

3
3
Languages
5
5
years of post-secondary education
26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager Engineering

Emerson Process Management
Houston, Texas
10.2019 - Present
  • Managing a team of direct reports in NA (4 engineers and designers to support a trade revenue of 20+ Million
  • Managing a team of reports (in CoE a low cost engineering center set up in India to support a trade revenue of 20+ Million
  • Implementing SOP in conjunction with PMO to set up SOP, tools and standard templates for the new BU (the different BU's were merged - Fiscal metering system, Analytical systems and Blending & Transfer)
  • Working with local CoE leaders and trained and mentored the newly established CoE team in order for them to meet the technical and cultural expectations of the customer
  • Established tools to measure the competency of the each team members and working on the gap analysis and training program
  • Supporting new product development (Compact Prover) by checking design compliance meeting the WA customer specifications
  • Liaised with vendors and customers, facilitating communication and keeping the stake holders updated on the project engineering front
  • Supporting the material group for technical evaluations for major partners like fabricators, integrators, main equipment vendors
  • Fostered climate of collaboration between various stake holders
  • Managed/controlled the engineering hour budget for various projects to support the project execution in allotted budget

Manager Engineering and Projects

Emerson Process Management
Houston, Texas
11.2018 - 10.2019
  • Managing a team of direct reports in NA (3 engineers/designers, 3 PM to support a trade revenue of 19+ Million
  • Managing a team of reports (in EEEC a low cost engineering center set up in India to support a trade revenue of 19+ Million
  • Working with local EEEC leaders and trained and mentored the team in order for them to meet the technical expectations of the customer
  • Established tools to measure the competency of the each team members and working on the gap analysis and training program for both Engineers and Project Managers
  • Reviewed project goals and objectives on weekly basis with project managers and execution team
  • Liaised with all internal and external stake holders , facilitating communication and keeping them updated on the project engineering front
  • Managed/controlled the department financials targets of Trade revenue and Gross Profit
  • Responsible for accurately forecasting the monthly revenue (+/- 10%)
  • Member of the core team involved in negotiations with major vendor to meet or improve on the budgeted cost.

Manager Projects

Emerson Process Management
Houston, Texas
11.2015 - 10.2018
  • Managing a team of direct reports in NA (4 PM to support a trade revenue of 22+ Million
  • Managing a team of reports in EEEC a low cost engineering center set up in India to support a trade revenue of 22+ Million. The team was supporting on detailed engineering and designing for mechanical Instrumentation and controls
  • Reviewed project goals and objectives on weekly basis with project managers and execution team
  • Managed and successfully completed 8 projects of the newly acquired Prover business
  • Established execution processes for the newly acquired Prover business to match with the BU process.
  • Performing dual role of Manager and PM
  • Liaised with all internal and external stake holders , facilitating communication and keeping them updated on the project engineering front
  • Managed/controlled the department financials targets of Trade revenue and Gross Profit
  • Responsible for accurately forecasting the monthly revenue (+/- 10%)
  • Member of the core team involved in negotiations with major vendor to meet or improve on the budgeted cost.

Senior Project Manager

Emerson Process Management
Houston, Texas
06.2013 - 10.2015

General Manager of Operations

Emerson Process Management
Vadodara, Gujarat
05.1993 - 05.2013

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Engineering, Electronic

Bharatiya Vidyapeeth College Of Engineering, Pune India
01.1986 - 12.1990

Skills

Team Building

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Timeline

Manager Engineering - Emerson Process Management
10.2019 - Present
Manager Engineering and Projects - Emerson Process Management
11.2018 - 10.2019
Manager Projects - Emerson Process Management
11.2015 - 10.2018
Senior Project Manager - Emerson Process Management
06.2013 - 10.2015
General Manager of Operations - Emerson Process Management
05.1993 - 05.2013
Bharatiya Vidyapeeth College Of Engineering - Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering, Electronic
01.1986 - 12.1990
KETAN BALLOBHAI DESAIProject Execution Leader