Lakshmikanth Rangamani
Industry 4.0 Expert
Charlotte,NC
Summary
- Experienced leader with 20+ years driving global automation and digitization initiatives in Aerospace, Automotive, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Energy sectors.
- Proficient in driving realization of Autonomous / Lights-Sparse Manufacturing implementing digital technologies such as IIOT, AI, ML, to boost operational efficiency, improve customer experience, and achieve substantial cost savings.
- Proven track record leading cross-functional teams to successfully execute and adopt large-scale projects on time and within budget, aligning with global manufacturing strategies and smart factory imperatives.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
5
5
Key certifications and trainings
Work History
Senior Director
LTIMindtree
Charlotte, NC
12.2022 - Current
- Work effectively in fast-paced environments, leading advisory services for top Manufacturing companies and Energy Super-majors for digital transformation at scale
- Enabling Supply Chain Transformation through various initiatives right from defining Supply Chain KPIs, building data products, and dashboards/ cockpits to defining a roadmap for an integrated Supply Chain Command Center that will result in savings of ~4 G USD annually for the customer
- Enabling Facilities of the Future through state-of the-art Asset Lifecycle Management and operations, leveraging ISO Standards based Data Models, AI/ML, Predictive and Prescriptive Maintenance and Digital Twins.
Senior Manager
Capgemini Invent
Charlotte, NC
07.2021 - 11.2022
- Led Digital transformation for an Aerospace leader with annual program revenue > 3 MM $
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
- Enabling Model Based Digital Thread in Product Manufacturing Definition, Execution and Quality areas
- Executed Blueprinting (Process and Requirements) and product selection for Manufacturing Readiness Level assessment
- Potential reduction in time to assess readiness level from months to days, 90% increased reuse of assets, and reduction in approval time by 50%.
- Cultivated a culture of innovation by promoting creative thinking and encouraging employees to take calculated risks in pursuit of solutions.
Senior Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2011 - 07.2021
- As Platform Manager, led Digital transformation for a Life Sciences Client and a CPG client with Digital Thread and AI solutions in Supply Chain areas such as Artwork Management, Controlled Substances Management, Clean Air Management (Revenue > 10 MM $)
- Achieved 40% reduction in Artwork Approval Time, Improved efficiency (reduced > 10,000 hours of work annually)
- Successfully defined and implemented Artwork Asset Separation Strategy for a Spin-off - separation of over 1200 Tradenames and 2000+ users
- Implemented AI use-cases in: Artwork BoM Management – Reduced errors in impacted component identification by over 80%
- Complaints and Inquiries Management – Reduced complaint identification and processing time by 75%
- As Platform Manager for IoT and Analytics platform, monetized data across Business units and Product Categories - managed the realization of IoT initiatives for a leading packaging company by executing Proof-of-Concepts and scaling the platform (program revenue of ~ 8MM USD over 2 years)
- 20% reduction in inventory carrying costs
- 15-25% reduction in energy and water consumption
- 25% reduction in Field Service travel
- 10 - 15% improvement in revenue from Service Parts
- As Program Manager, managed multiple IoT projects including Telemetry, Alerts management, Reporting & Analytics and Web-Portals, spanning across various types of Smart Vending Equipment for a F&B leader (Revenue influence of ~ 2 MM USD)
- 30% reduction in stock-out incidents
- 16% increase in sales of products
- As a Business Advisor, defined a business case for Product Data Management and implementation roadmap for a Healthcare company
- Defined a roadmap for value realization of 16 to 25 million in 3 years
- Benefits included an increase in New Product Revenue of up to 35%
- Reduction of Product Change Cycle time by 50%
- Business Advisor for various client engagements: Defined a transition strategy for a custom application enabling Engineering Change Management, Engineering Analytics and integrating with Oracle EBS and Teamcenter PLM for a Semiconductor Industry leader
- Evaluated substitution of a customized Siebel CRM system for Complaints Handling & Field Service Management with Trackwise and ServiceMax for a Life-sciences leader
- Conducted Due-Diligence for global PLM roll-out for a Lock Manufacturer
- Chaired a cross-functional Change Control Board, interfacing with users of Engineering Change & BoM Management areas
- Led a team of Business Analysts in defining requirements for a Cloud application enabling Smart Metering and helped implement a solution (revenue > 1MM USD).
Group Lead
Geometric Ltd
01.2006 - 12.2009
- As Technical Project Lead, architected and developed data exchange applications, managed several enterprise-level implementation and upgrade projects
- As Practice Development Lead, managed people and pre-sales activities.
Software Engineer
Mahindra Satyam
09.2003 - 12.2005
- As Module Lead, implemented Product Data Management solutions including Engineering Bill of Materials, Change Management, and Product Cost Management modules.
Education
MBA (Information Management) -
S.P. Jain Institute of Management And Research
Mumbai, India 01.2010 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -
B.M.S College of Engineering
Bangalore, India 10.1999 - 08.2003
Skills
- Business Advisory: Strategy formulation and execution, Road-mapping, Due Diligence, RoI Analysis, Process Reengineering, Software Vendor Selection, Organizational Change Management, Collaborative Leadership and Team Management
- Program Management: Realizing value with Digital technologies (IoT, Data Science, AI/ML, IIoT & Digital Thread)
- Industries: Manufacturing (Aerospace/Automotive, Semi-Conductors), Life Sciences (Pharma / Medical Devices), Oil & Gas
Certification
- Model-Based Systems Engineering (The State University of New York)
- Digital Thread Implementation (The State University of New York)
- Designing AI Products and Services (MITx)
- Data Science – Probability, Visualizations, Inference, and Modeling (HarvardX)
- Lean Six Sigma
Timeline
Senior Director
LTIMindtree
12.2022 - Current
Senior Manager
Capgemini Invent
07.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2011 - 07.2021
MBA (Information Management) -
S.P. Jain Institute of Management And Research
01.2010 - 12.2010
Group Lead
Geometric Ltd
01.2006 - 12.2009
Software Engineer
Mahindra Satyam
09.2003 - 12.2005
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -
B.M.S College of Engineering
10.1999 - 08.2003
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