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RANJITHKUMAR BHEEMAN

RANJITHKUMAR BHEEMAN

Bubenheimer Weg 54, Koblenz

Summary

  • Self-motivated professional with 19+ years of work experience including 14 years of experience in technical, project management, and quality management leadership roles
  • Significant experience in Software development
  • Creative thinker and analytical problem solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects from planning through execution/completion under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments
  • Excellent knowledge of CMMI V1.3, Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), Mechanical SPICE, Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity, ISO 21434, ISO 26262, and IATF 16949 standards/models
  • Working in a geo-distributed development environment involving engineering teams across international geographies

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification

Work History

Engineering Manager

ZF Group
Koblenz
01.2016 - Current
  • Globally responsible for the development, pilot, and rollout of Engineering process set for ZF Active Safety Systems organization worldwide (Europe, North America, and Asia)
  • Leading and mentoring a team of 16 Process development Engineers and 25+ Process Owners, who are responsible for the Process development for the Global Active Safety Systems organization.
  • Responsible for Operational Planning and Budget for the Quality Management Systems department
  • Coached the project teams to consistently achieve ASPICE L2 in assessments
  • Ensuring that the Engineering process landscape is compliant with ZF corporate directives, and quality standards like Automotive SPICE, Mechanical SPICE, ISO26262, IATF 16949, etc.
  • Global Change control board lead for Active Safety Systems Engineering Process landscape
  • Reporting the status of the process workgroup to Senior management in monthly management meetings.
  • Coaching and guiding the Process Owners to define the process according to the defined process modeling guideline
  • Supporting the Sales and Program Management teams during the quotation phase with the questions and requirements from OEMs related to Engineering processes
  • Coaching and mentoring the Project Managers, Quality Managers, and Line Managers in deploying the Engineering process landscape
  • Standardizing the Engineering processes for different product lines (Brake Controls, Foundation Brakes, and Steering), and locations (Europe, North America, Asia)
  • Responsible for the overall tools roadmap and deployment of new tools
  • Defined and owned Process improvement process (Process for “changing the process”), and Process modeling guideline for Global Active Safety System organization
  • Additional Responsibility – IATF internal and external assessment for Koblenz and Jablonec Tech centers

Senior Project Manager

Robert Bosch
Coimbatore
10.2014 - 12.2015
  • As a line manager of the Base Software team, led and mentored a team of 18 Software and System Engineers, who are responsible for the development of Network(NET), DCOM(Diagnostic Communication), DSW(Diagnostic SW), VAR (Variant), and HMI components for ABS and ESP systems
  • Managed the VW MQB and MNB(Crafter) Vehicle safety projects (ABS & ESP) as Software Project Manager
  • Setting the Goals, developing the competency matrix, planning the development activities, succession planning, and performing mid-term and annual performance appraisals for the team members
  • Coaching and mentoring my team members to deliver the best results in their day-to-day work
  • Recruiting and inducting new members into the team
  • Actively involved in the yearly Budget planning with Senior Management
  • Assigning the team members to different application projects based on the request from Project Managers.
  • Prioritizing the tasks of team members with the Project Managers, Planning, and Tracking the deliverables from the team members.
  • Responsible for meeting the targets of Project Dashboard parameters i.e. Budget, Content, Schedule & Quality in the projects thereby Satisfying Company’s Objectives.
  • Responsible for planning and driving the teams in Automotive SPICE standard implementation
  • Planning, monitoring, and controlling the deliverables from external suppliers

Manager – Quality Assurance

Robert Bosch
Coimbatore
07.2011 - 09.2014
  • Joined as a 1st employee in the Quality group of the Vehicle Safety Division, Coimbatore, and been instrumental in setting up Quality group and ramping up the Quality group at the Vehicle Safety Division, Coimbatore location.
  • Led and mentored a team of 12 Quality Engineers, who are responsible for the quality of respective application and platform projects in the Vehicle safety division
  • Responsible for deploying Automotive SPICE within the Vehicle safety section across Active Safety(ABS, ESP), Passive Safety (Airbags), and Driver Assistance product lines
  • Audited the projects against Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) model
  • Single point of contact for all Customer related quality complaints about the Vehicle safety department’s products
  • Instrumental in setting up Defect Prevention (DP) Council in Vehicle Safety Department and improved the quality of the SW projects by 47% in the year 2012.
  • In charge of implementation, tracking, and support for Problem-solving using the 8D method. Proposed several improvements in tools & QMS based on the lessons learned from past defects.
  • Reporting department quality status to senior management and customer in monthly status meetings.
  • Approving the Project Management Plan and Project Quality plans.
  • Conducting Quality Gates(QG) and audits for the projects. Responsible for System release sign-off.
  • Supported the deployment of ISO 26262 in the Active Safety product line.
  • Pivotal in rolling out SCRUM methodology in the department
  • Process Expert/Coach for SUP.1 - Quality Assurance process.
  • Multi-Site interactions (Germany, France, North America, Australia, China)
  • Cross-Functional activities - Led Test Improvement Initiative in the Active Safety department and led the Global Software Integration function team, which is responsible for globally driving the improvements in the SW integration area

Project Leader

Wipro Technologies
Chennai
01.2010 - 07.2011
  • Led and mentored a team of 15 software engineers, who are responsible for the development of Call handling protocols
  • Handled both Generic(Platform) and Customer release projects as Software Project Leader
  • Assigning my team members to different projects, prioritizing tasks, and tracking the deliverables of my team members
  • Identifying the development needs and training for team members
  • Recruiting and inducting the team members into the department
  • Performing resource planning for the project and reviewing with the Competence center to secure Resource commitment during the DR1 phase of the project.
  • Setting Quality targets for Projects based on past data & experience.
  • Responsible for meeting the targets of Score Card parameters i.e. Budget, Content, Schedule & Quality in the projects thereby Satisfying Company’s Objectives.
  • Performing Root Cause Analysis, Triggering Defect Prevention(DP) Actions during the Project, and identifying Improvement Proposals.
  • Reporting the Project Status to Senior Management Every week for defining corrective actions wherever needed.
  • Multi-Site interactions (Germany, Australia, China, Italy, Belgium, and India)
  • Represented the Project Management team in CMMI Level 4 assessment.

Senior Engineer

Alcatel-Lucent
Chennai
02.2004 - 12.2009
  • Involved in the Software design, development, and testing of Routing and Numbering sub systems.
  • Managed Core and application software projects for AS12 and A5020 MGC product lines as Software project leader.
  • Designed and Developed the Software Replacement (SWR) process for A 5020 MGC Call Engine replacement single-handedly.
  • Represented engineering process group in CMML4 assessment and helped the organization to achieve CMM L4 in the year 2005
  • Additional Responsibility - Worked as Process coach and supported the teams to achieve CMM and CMMI certifications.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering

Sri Krishna College Of Engineering And Technology, Bharathiar University
Coimbatore
05.2003

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Process Development
  • Software Development
  • Problem Solving
  • Quality Assurance
  • Automotive SPICE
  • ISO 26262
  • IATF 16949
  • Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity
  • Mechanical SPICE
  • CMMI

Certification

  • Trained and examined intacs certified Automotive SPICE Competent Assessor
  • intacs certified Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor since 2012
  • intacs Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity
  • Robert Bosch GmbH – Certified Software Quality Assessor
  • Robert Bosch GmbH – Certified 8D Problem-Solving Coach

Accomplishments

  • Robert Bosch: Best People Manager award in the year 2015
  • Robert Bosch: Coached the VW and Porsche project teams in Automotive SPICE implementation and successfully achieved Automotive SPICE Level 1 certification in the year 2015
  • Robert Bosch: Supported BMW F1X project to achieve Automotive SPICE Level 3 certification in the year 2013
  • Robert Bosch: Winner of the Best Quality Manager award in the year 2012 for my contribution towards Quality improvement initiatives
  • Robert Bosch: Appreciated and awarded by the Bosch Board of Management in the year 2013 for getting certified as a Problem-solving coach and for my contribution towards problem-solving
  • Wipro Technologies: Best People Manager award for enabling my team members to deliver the highest number of technical white papers and file the highest number of patents from my group.
  • Alcatel-Lucent: Winner of Company Achiever Award in Dec’08 for the Innovative strategy used in the MGCSX312 Package Replacement process which saved about 4 PY for the Organization.
  • Alcatel-Lucent: Winner of Process Award for consistently providing Improvement Ideas for the Company.

Languages

  • English, Tamil, Deutsch (Basic)

    • Personal Information

    Date of Birth: 18.04.1982

    Marital Status: Married

    Nationality: Indian

    German residential status: Holding Permanent Residence Permit

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