Unmesh Jadhav

Program Management Consulting:

• Established end-to-end delivery processes, leveraging industry-leading practices.
• Set up program execution frameworks, including hand-off models, collaboration mechanisms, ALM tool configuration, governance structures, and communication/reporting plans.

Delivery Leadership:

• Created detailed work breakdown structures (WBS), combining top-down and bottom-up effort estimations for effective resource planning.
• Provided leadership across planning, effort estimation, and timeline forecasting.

Project Execution:

• Led sprint planning and agile execution, ensuring capacity planning and timely feature delivery.
• Coordinated cross-POD collaboration and backlog grooming for enhanced delivery efficiency.

Release Management:

• Oversaw deployment planning and environment management for multiple PLM environments.
• Worked with AA and DevOps teams for smooth deployment handovers and release execution.

Validation by Business:

• Planned business validations and feature demos, coordinated feedback collection, and issue triaging.
• Partnered with business test leads to align validation cycles with sprint timelines.

Issues Resolution Planning:

• Defined a defect management strategy across internal testing and business validation.
• Integrated bug resolution and enhancement requests into sprint capacity planning.

• Managed low-cost sourcing strategies, and coordinated timely supplier deliveries to reduce production downtime and costs.
• Led cost planning for manufacturing products, and calculated engineering effort estimates.
• Supported process improvement by redesigning components for manufacturability.
• Drafted standard procedures for design, manufacturing, and drafting operations.
• Scheduled work allocation, ensured resource availability, and met delivery timelines.
• Coordinated offshore manufacturing jobs with onshore engineering teams.
• Anticipated and mitigated risks related to equipment, materials, and resource delays.
• Collaborated with leadership to achieve under-budget execution on complex programs.

• Managed manufacturing projects independently from material receipt to shipment for U.S. clients.
• Developed project schedules, estimated and allocated resources, assigned tasks, and organized manufacturing workflows.
• Identified project delays, conducted root cause analysis, and provided corrective action plans to meet delivery timelines.
• Forecasted man-machine resource needs in advance, ensuring project readiness.
• Maintained ongoing customer communication via status reports, and proactive updates.
• Prepared QA documents, including checklists, manufacturing sequences, and inspection reports.
• Coordinated between customers and vendors to manage cost, quality, scope, and delivery timelines.
• Identified and developed vendors in low-cost countries to support manufacturing efficiency.
• Managed shipping coordination, and performed on-site maintenance and repair tasks.

• Reviewed and corrected technical drawings prior to release for production.
• Ensured material readiness, and planned detailed schedules to optimize resources.
• Created quality control plans, weld and test procedures, and stage-wise inspection protocols.
• Coordinated third-party and client inspections, and managed final documentation.
• Oversaw welding quality, painting inspection, pickling/passivation, and final fabrication quality.