Kushanthan Senthil
Head of Plant Engineering Division, Member of Executive Board
Experience
Mar 2023 - Present
2 years 5 monthsOtelfingen, Switzerland
Head of Plant Engineering Division, Member of Executive Board
King Dynamics AG
- Overall responsibility for the division's operational results and the related decisions
- Developing the business unit according to the mid-term plan and budget
- Achieving specific sales and margin targets per customer
- Conducting customer discussions at all levels (“from department heads to CEOs“) and negotiating technical and commercial terms
- Preparing cost estimates and proposals
- Tracking project, customer, and market results and taking corrective measures if needed
- Developing marketing plans for specific markets
- Managing direct reports
- Close collaboration with purchasing, engineering, and design
- Maintaining level-appropriate, professional reporting
- Deputy to the production manager
Feb 2022 - Feb 2023
1 year 1 monthRisch-Rotkreuz, Switzerland
General Contractor Retrofit Project Manager
TGW Systems Integration AG
- Taking over the project after contract signing, organizing and leading the project team, creating and maintaining the implementation schedule
- Acting as coordination hub between customer, sales, project specialist team, suppliers, and construction
- Coordinating and optimizing cross-disciplinary tasks (IT, control systems, mechanics, robotics, procurement)
- Overall responsibility for performance, schedule, quality, functionality, and costs up to final acceptance, including cost and schedule controlling
- Scheduling, drafting specifications, change management, supplier monitoring
- Preparing tender documents for subcontractors, awarding contracts, and leading and issuing approvals
- Coordinating and supervising the site, installation, commissioning, ramp-up and test runs, and final acceptance of the system
- Providing technical support to sales managers during the general contractor project planning phase, determining project management costs and creating the implementation schedule
- Challenging international projects: intralogistics systems (fulfillment centers)
- Project volume: 1 – 40 million EUR
- Project teams: up to 5 project managers and 20 project staff from project management, mechanics, control systems (HW + SW), robotics, IT (HW + SW), and procurement departments, in a matrix organization across 4 locations
Aug 2018 - Jan 2022
3 years 6 monthsFribourg, Switzerland
Project Manager
Polytype Converting AG
- Independently organizing complex projects
- Coordinating all essential tasks for on-time, cost-effective, and quality-assured project execution
- Providing technical support to clients during project execution
- Leading project staff and coordinating all internal and external interfaces
- Change and claim management
- Ensuring that requirements and specifications are implemented in compliance with internal regulations
- Supervising internal and external assembly and commissioning
- Challenging international projects: linked coating systems, partly ATEX
- Project volume: 1 – 20 million EUR
- Project teams: up to 15 project staff from mechanical and electrical (HW + SW) engineering, as well as pneumatic, hydraulic, and SCM departments, in a matrix organization across 3 locations
Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
7 monthsLangnau im Emmental, Switzerland
Sales Project Manager
KASAG Swiss AG
- Independently managing the assigned customer segment
- Advising and selling, handling customer inquiries
- Preparing cost estimates and offers
- Planning and executing orders
- Monitoring and controlling costs and schedules of orders
- Performing technical design, including necessary calculations
- Supervising design and drafting work
- Overseeing production in the workshop and on installations
- Handling and managing international trading goods and spare parts business
Sep 2014 - Dec 2017
3 years 4 monthsLangnau im Emmental, Switzerland
Junior Project Manager
KASAG Swiss AG
- Independently managing the assigned customer segment
- Advising and selling
- Handling customer inquiries
- Preparing cost estimates and offers
- Planning and executing orders
- Monitoring costs and schedules of orders
- Performing technical design, including necessary calculations
- Supervising design and drafting work
- Overseeing production of special projects
- Handling and managing international trading goods and spare parts business
Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
7 monthsBern, Switzerland
Plant and Machine Operator
Asetronics AG
- Operating CNC-controlled multi-spindle milling and drilling machines (setup, adjustment) in a 4-shift operation
- Making necessary adjustments
- Changing and measuring drilling and milling tools
- Loading machine software
- Operating punching, riveting, washing, and brushing machines
- Continuously monitoring / controlling the PCBs / product quality
- Accurately completing / processing production documents
- Performing adjustments as per instructions
- Performing machine service tasks as specified
Oct 2013 - Dec 2013
3 monthsBettlach, Switzerland
Temporary CNC Machinist
Synthes GmbH
- Setting up and operating CNC centers
Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
2 monthsKirchberg, Switzerland
Temporary Polymechanic
Flück Fördertechnik AG
- General mechanical work
Summary
- Quick comprehension
- Analytical thinking
- Team player
- Structured work style
Languages
German
NativeTamil
NativeEnglish
Advanced Education
Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
BVS Business School
Diploma in Business Administration VSK, Diploma in Commerce BVS · Bern, Switzerland
Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
Bénédict-Schule
Commercial Diploma · Bern, Switzerland
Aug 2009 - Jul 2013
Berufsfachschule Langenthal
Polymechanic EFZ · Polymechanic · Langenthal, Switzerland
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