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Sonny Arulanandam

Woodbury,MN

Summary

Manufacturing Domain Professional with over 18+ years in working with Business stakeholders and Subject Matter Experts to develop, test, and deploy solutions. Extensive expertise in implementing Global Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Solution with integration to ERP/Workflow. This also involved working in regulated environment. Looking for a Lead position to implement Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Solutions, aligned with Purchasing, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing and Finance departments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Product Consultant (ERP IoT- Operations)

Cognizant
Saint Paul, MN
07.2015 - Current
  • Design and Deploy MES Solution, with integration to Workflow and ERP (ECC and EWM), for Global Manufacturing Firm (4 sites).
  • Perform user requirement analysis for MES-ERP integration with respect to existing technical architecture, and compliance requirements.
  • Author User Stories to develop detailed design specifications that meet functional requirements.
  • Engaged in preparation of mapping design documents, for interface between Manufacturing Execution System and ERP application.
  • Perform Solution demo for Site user review.
  • Responsible for updating weekly status reports for client.
  • Designed Workflow solutions for Manufacturing Automation systems (Palletizer, Laser Printing etc.)
  • Host Product Line Design Reviews sessions to determine Warehouse Bin structure, Workcenters, Time and Labor reporting.
  • Involved in different aspects of customized solution to ensure customized software solutions are timely delivered, while also recommending changes to ensure efficiency through technology innovations.
  • Investigate and troubleshoot workflow issues in addition to assisting superusers in their responsibilities.
  • Resolving user queries and re-enforcing standard work for Deployment site, during Hypercare support.
  • Assist Shift Supervisor in reviewing and completing Manufacturing Orders.
  • Design Labels to be used for print Handling Units, for variant configuration materials.
  • Resolve Label format issues for printing different Materials.
  • Identify errors with Bill of Material details and report them to Planning team for modification.
  • Resolve Inventory/Cycle Count issues at site along with Direct to Trailer shipping scenarios.
  • Prepare presentation and plan schedule for Super User training.
  • Enforce standard work & compliance across sites.
  • Provide Standardized library of integrations for users.
  • Full integration with Manufacturing Execution System.
  • Support Workflows authored by engineers and lean practitioners across multiple sites.
  • Gives businesses tools to optimize their value stream without creating site-specific solutions.
  • Workflow creates data on processes for value stream big data analysis.
  • Worked on designing Savigent Workflow Solutions associated with multiple Product Lines Designed, Tested and Deployed multiple Workflow Artifacts for Global Sites.
  • Perform role of Scrum Master and Business Analyst using Agile Project Methodology.
  • Design APIs / Event triggers for MES Workflows.
  • Authored Test Plan and Requirement Traceability matrix.
  • Authored Validation Plan, Updated URS, FRS Specifications for major Savigent Upgrade involving several sites.
  • Responsible for updating weekly status reports for client.
  • Ensure solutions are timely delivered while also recommending changes to ensure optimum efficiency through technological innovations.
  • Led scrum team comprising of onsite, offshore developers and testers using Agile methodology.
  • Assisted in Defect management and resolution.
  • Responsible for resolving workflow issues raised for different sites.

Business Analyst/Project Manager/Validation Specialist

Igate Global Solutions (now Capgemini)
Bridgewater, NJ
05.2008 - 07.2015
  • Create validation plan using risk- based approach.
  • Create validation report that verifies compliance to plan.
  • Review requirements specification for compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and that they are unambiguous and testable.
  • Develop and Execute Operational, Performance Qualification documents.
  • Verify that requirements can be traced through design, code, and test phases as applicable, creating Traceability Matrix.
  • Established Standardized service desk audit process to measure productivity and compliance to established process.
  • Authored test plan for Siebel release project (using risk based testing approach) for Customer Management, Finance, Install Base Management, Order.
  • Management, Product Management, Service Contract Management, Service Requests & Activities, Service Sales Quote.
  • Managed TrackWise global team (with test script writers in India, and subject matter experts in U.S. and U.K.).
  • Used Hewlett Packard (HP) Quality Center tool to implement test cycle for support project.
  • Implemented risk based testing approach for following modules - Customer Management, Finance, Install Base Management, Order Management, Product.
  • Management, Service Contract Management, Service Requests & Activities, Service Sales Quote.
  • Developed harmonized workflow process diagrams (process level diagram for Level1, Level2, Level3) for stakeholders from clinical and pharmaceutical domain (involving sites from Ireland, United States, and England).

Validation/Business Analyst Consultant

Bearingpoint
McLean, VA
04.2006 - 06.2008
  • Worked on laboratory information management system (LIMS) integration project,using common information model concept (information bus – ISA 95).
  • Developed harmonized process model to incorporate material testing services (using LIMS application) across 7 major sites.
  • Defined new processes designed to enable effective information flow between Clinical Team, Outsourcing Management Group, and Legal Team department.
  • Used focus group approach to conduct interviews with various department leaders for requirements elicitation.
  • Provided technology consultation for growing businesses, making recommendations. and upgrading existing systems.
  • Achieved client vision and objectives through effective strategy development and execution in coordination with management teams.
  • Worked as subject matter expert in Integration projects, including requirements. analysis, milestone management and stakeholder relations.
  • For Siebel application (Version 7.7) implementation (for Class III level medical devices, delivered test schedule and advised client on efficient testing methodology.
  • Coordinated testing effort with GDC (Global Development Center) in China and developed user acceptance test specification.
  • Supported new product releases using my expertise in Test Director.
  • Performed data migration validation and infrastructure qualification for major enterprise-wide SAP implementation (involving U.S and European branches).
  • Established standard procedure to manage change control issues.
  • Executed performance qualification for SAP release.
  • Developed simplified Visio process models for Request for Proposal, Task Orders, Change Orders, Secrecy Agreements, Master Services Agreement, and Budget Grid (data input and approval).

Data Communication/Network Systems Engineer

MakroTech
Princeton, NJ
12.2003 - 01.2006
  • Performed Validation and Release of TrackWise 7.0 (a COTS application). involving new workflows and software releases.
  • Used understanding of GLP and GAMP regulations for electronic systems and data to write test scripts for reports. installation qualification. operational qualification and performance qualification documents.
  • Created user manuals and other related documents for TrackWise users administrators and IT support teams.
  • Authored and revised validation plan. change control plan. and risk assessment.
  • Reviewed and generated user requirement specifications (URS) and functional requirement specifications (FRS).
  • Wrote operational qualification test scripts for TrackWise admin module version 7.0
  • Planned data migration effort from legacy systems to TrackWise.
  • Involved in designing approval procedures and associated templates to be used for testing reports.
  • Performed gap analysis to evaluate standard operating procedures being used at Pharmaceuticals and other departments.

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC
12.2002

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Technology

SVNIT
Surat, India
03.2000

Skills

  • SOAP UI
  • Splunk
  • AWS
  • Savigent Workflow
  • SAP ECC
  • Warehouse Mgmt- EWM
  • MES
  • 5G
  • SQL
  • LIMS
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Automation Testing

Accomplishments

  • Received 2 Sapphire awards for my contribution in MES ERP deployment
  • Completed MES Site Deployment and Hypercare Support phase in 3 Weeks which was less than 6 Weeks of Planned support
  • Received Bronze Award for my work in helping with the Plant Operation Data Analysis. As part of this initiative, I collaborated with multiple teams and stakeholders to explain the data requirements and extracting the data needed to present the business insight to leadership.

Timeline

Lead Product Consultant (ERP IoT- Operations)

Cognizant
07.2015 - Current

Business Analyst/Project Manager/Validation Specialist

Igate Global Solutions (now Capgemini)
05.2008 - 07.2015

Validation/Business Analyst Consultant

Bearingpoint
04.2006 - 06.2008

Data Communication/Network Systems Engineer

MakroTech
12.2003 - 01.2006

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics Technology

SVNIT

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