Vasu Chandra
Lancaster,PA
Summary
Results-oriented Program Manager experienced in leading cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale enterprise solutions. Skilled in budget management, risk mitigation, and strategic planning, contributing to significant enhancements in operational efficiency and project success.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior PM
W L Gore Associates
07.2026 - Current
- Lead cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with organizational goals.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and provide project updates.
- Managed budgets exceeding $1 million while effectively controlling costs through diligent financial oversight.
- Managed risk assessment processes to identify and mitigate potential project challenges.
- Utilized project management software to track progress and reporting metrics effectively.
MES Implementation Lead
Kimereley Clark - Kenvue
09.2024 - 02.2026
- Recognition from CEO and C-suite for successful implementation of the project.
- Spearheaded the regional deployment strategy, project planning, and end-to-end implementation lifecycle for large-scale enterprise MES software (Pas X to AVEVA, & TrakSYS) across Lititz manufacturing sites supporting over $1.1B in revenue.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partnered directly with cross-functional executive stakeholders spanning Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Engineering to deliver enterprise platforms that maximize adoption, ensure compliance, and reduce system downtime by up to 30%.
- Requirements & Discovery: Facilitated comprehensive initial discovery workshops (VOC), user interviews, and shadowing sessions to translate customer needs into digital workflows, User Requirements Specifications (URS), and Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS).
- Testing & Go-Live Readiness: Planned and coordinated comprehensive end-to-end testing activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and go-live stabilization.
- Governance & Executive Communication: Facilitated project governance activities, providing regular status reporting, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation strategies to alignment stakeholders and steering committees.
- Change Management & Adoption: Led the migration from legacy/manual processes to fully automated digital software, managing change management, user readiness, and training to achieve a 40% improvement in documentation accuracy.
Program Manager
Stryker
08.2022 - 09.2023
- Multi-Workstream Leadership: Directed multiple concurrent digital transformation and system implementation initiatives within a highly regulated medical device environment, supporting a $150M revenue product line.
- Technology: FactoryTalk MES (Rockwell Automation) implemented for NPD to production for multiple SKUs.
- Product: Class II composite medical device
- Strategic Planning & Roadmapping: Built, monitored, and managed comprehensive project plans and budgets; successfully presented 1, 3, 5, and 10-year platform adoption and deployment roadmaps to senior leadership.
- Tools: Led 15+ person cross-functional project team (including engineers, business development, regulatory affairs) using Agile and Scrum methodologies to ensure accountability and improve project delivery.
- SME: Collaborated with 5 sites on R&D, PLM, recycling, marketing projects to align strategies and enhance project outcomes.
Product Manager
Michelin
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Promoted to Product manager with 4 months of joining the company.
- ERP Systems Integration: Led the enterprise-wide implementation and rollout of a new ERP system (SAP & JD Edwards Oracle), ensuring complex technical data integrations, workflow alignment, and cross-functional go-live readiness.
- Managed project timelines and deliverables for product development.: Led purchase, validation and installation of $750k machinery & customer adoption
- Growth: Increased customer base and revenue from $6M to $8M with 12 months.
- Vendor & Partner Management: Customer-facing technical lead for aerospace and military products, translating complex functional requirements and APIs between internal engineering teams and external partners.
Project Engineer
Lydall
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Capital & Infrastructure Deployment: Managed global $1M+ development projects from project kickoff through commercialization and manufacturing site stabilization.
- Technology: SAP, Rockwell
- Vendor Accountability: Oversaw external vendors (In Germany) and implementation partners during the physical installation and testing of critical infrastructure assets (including a $750K laminator and $6M melt-blown line), ensuring delivery against strict timelines and budgets.
Education
Master of Science - Textiles
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Textile Manufacturing
VJTI
Mumbai, India06.2013
Skills
- Project planning
- Scope management
- Vendor management
- Client relationship management
- Application development
- Cloud service providers
Accomplishments
- Site Change Management Lead in addition to Implementation Lead, Nov 2024
- Youngest Speaker at Advanced Materials Show, Sep 2023
- Promoted to Prod Manager after creating custom costing tool for faster PO creation that directly helped increase revenue by 20%, October 2020
- Promoted to PM within 6 months, Aug 2018
Certification
PMP, Certificate No. 3857618, valid Jun 2027
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior PM
W L Gore Associates
07.2026 - Current
MES Implementation Lead
Kimereley Clark - Kenvue
09.2024 - 02.2026
Program Manager
Stryker
08.2022 - 09.2023
Product Manager
Michelin
07.2020 - 07.2022
Project Engineer
Lydall
03.2018 - 12.2019
Master of Science - Textiles
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science - Textile Manufacturing
VJTI