Superintendent - Utility Resume
GOPI NATHAN. Payne Avenue # , San Jose CA .
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OBJECTIVE:
General Management position in Sales, Customer Service or Program & Project Management or manufacturing in a progressive, professionally managed organization, where my diverse professional background and rich experience could be utilized for mutual benefit.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
· DHS, State of California – D & T – Water Distribution / Treatment Certifications -
· ISO standards implementation, drafting quality documents, manuals internal Auditing.
· RAB certified Lead Internal Auditor for ISO certification.
· Extensive experience in Manufacturing, Plant Engg, Quality, Program & Project mgmt.
· Familiar with advanced material management concepts like Kaizen, Kanban, JIT
EXPERIENCE:
American Water, East Palo Alto, CA
Oct – present –Operations Superintendent.
Manage the Water Distribution System for the City of East Palo Alto. American water is part of RWE group, one of the largest Water Services Company in the world. Responsible for the commercial and filed service staff, System maintenance, Improvements, statutory samplings Capital Improvements and profitability of the utility.
Pycon Inc, Leonard Ct, Santa Clara, CA
Nov – Oct – Program Manager
Managed Customer Focused teams for Box build projects for wireless and networking OEMs
Responsible for material and manufacturing planning and driving customer projects through the plant by coordinating workflows through various departments like board level assembly, testing and box builds as required by the customers. Managed all information flows for NPI or Proto type builds from customers and coordinated with internal departments for timely completion.
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Boyce Street, Fremont, CA
June – Oct – Project Manager
As PM, completed ISO Certification projects of AMD/CISCO/LAM groups in Fremont. Assisted in Drafting and reviewing SOPs, Work instructions, Conducting internal audits, Document reviews and training of internal auditors.
USI Manufacturing Services, Morgan Hill, CA
Nov – Jan – Program Manager:
As PM, handled IBM account doing Original Repair Services and Refurbishments of their various lines of motherboards. Supported few emerging accounts in the communications sector for the NPI and Proto projects including purchasing and managing of spare parts and components. Steered the organization through ISO Certification in May and first Surveillance Audit in Nov conducted by UL
Celestica Inc, San Jose, CA .
Sept – Feb – Program Manager:
As PM responsible for Account Management, handled multi million $ projects for global customers in communications and network industry segments like HP, Lucent, Tellium, Agilent, and Network Appliances. As focal point for customer interface, lead matrix teams and was responsible for Account Development, relationship building, New Product Introductions and for timely execution of projects from Proto type to Volume Production and smooth transition to overseas lower cost facilities. Handled disposition of EOL inventory of materials as per policy.
PDP Systems Inc, San Jose, CA .
April – April - Account Executive:
Sold large volumes of memory products, computer peripherals and components to OEMs, VARs, Systems Integrators and other Distribution Channels in world markets.
Casmyn Corporation, Vancouver, BC, VG Z.
July - Sept – Project Engineer:
Casmyn, a resource management group had world- wide interests in mining, Water filtration and marketing of purified and mineral water bottling plants in developing countries. Managed multiple Water treatment and distribution projects in Vietnam using latest Project Management tools, Selected technology and Capital equipment for Water Filtration, Iron and Manganese removal projects, procured plant & machinery and supervise Infrastructure development. Supervised plant installations at multiple sites in Vietnam. Conducted trial runs and commissioned medium scale Water Filtration plants. Trained local staff in Operation & Maintenance of plant and machinery in various municipalities.
Keltron, Kannur , Kerala, India, - .
A large Public Sector Corporation that manufactures wide range of Electronic products starting from Discrete components to Sub assemblies to Equipment and Control systems in Kerala.
Manager – Quality Assurance: Jan - Feb.
Introduced ISO Standards in the plant. Drafted and introduced new Quality Manuals and policy documents. Provided ISO awareness training to employees. Revised operating and manufacturing standards and procedures. Analyzed customer complaints and did FA for improving product reliability. Directed the organization towards Zero defects and TQM
Manager - Manufacturing: Jan - Dec. .
Increased the plant capacity from million to million in years by marginal investment. Adopted techniques of cellular manufacturing, line balancing, and process and methods improvements. Reduced raw material wastage and enhanced yield by process improvements.
Manager – Plant Facilities: Jan - Dec. .
Maintained Plant, machinery and utilities of the Mn Aluminum electrolytic capacitor plant.
The plant has captive power plants, string of bore wells, water distribution and waste water treatment systems and various services like compressed air, Chilled air etc. Redesigned Preventive maintenance strategies to increase resource availability. Managed spare parts inventory. Established and commissioned a modern Effluent Treatment Plant, the absence of which was causing environmental concerns.
Asst. Manufacturing Manager: Oct. - Dec. .
Assisted Manufacturing Manager in meeting budgets and production targets. Provided on the job training to Operators. Visited overseas equipment suppliers, evaluated the performances and purchased Plant and Machinery for expansion projects.
COURSES:
Cal State University, Sacramento, Ca. - Water Supply Principles & Treatment Courses.
Mission College, Santa Clara, Ca- - Network Technology courses.
British Columbia Institute of Technology, BC – : units in AutoCAD, C++, Data Base Mgmt, Business Process Re-engineering and Quality Management.
EDUCATION:
Certificate San Jose State University, San Jose, CA- Project & Program Management
MBA. IG National Open University, New Delhi, -Marketing Management.
MS University of Kerala, Trivandrum - Mechanical Engg
BS. University of Kerala, Trichur –Mechanical Engineering
