Ananthakrishnan Ramu
Irvine
Summary
MES Technical Consultant with extensive experience in pharma manufacturing and industrial automation. Specializing in MES functional design and application development, leveraging skills in Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (EBR), Honeywell POMS EBR, GE Proficy suite of MES Oracle, SQL to enhance operational efficiency and support informed decision-making.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Pharma Manufacturing Application Support
Tata Consultancy Services
Irvine
01.2024 - Current
- Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (EBR) Electronic Batch Records application development and support.
- Honeywell POMS (Process Operations Management System)- Applications to monitor the pharmaceutical manufacturing workflows through electronic batch records.
- Application enhancement, develpoment, Testing, deployment, bugfixing & support.
- Collaborated with SAP systems to enhance process efficiency.
- Managed Oracle and DB2 databases to ensure reliable data storage.
- Utilized Java scripting and PowerShell for automation tasks.
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
- ServiceNow ITIL, JIRA Processes.
- Facilitated stakeholder management to align project objectives with business needs.
Sector SME/Technical Architect
MES – Application development and Rollout
04.2021 - 12.2023
- Conducted requirement gathering, analysis, configuration, and implementation of applications.
- Led application development through detailed design, unit testing, and bug fixing.
- Executed application enhancement releases using agile methodology to deliver features that aligned with user needs.
- Collected and maintained user stories in ADO, aligning with sprint processes.
- Mentored team members while providing support for technical issue resolution.
- Managed stakeholder communications and status reporting, facilitating change management to ensure project alignment.
- Coordinated project management and multi-vendor activities to achieve on-time project delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives via Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
Project Leader and Technical Architect
MES – Tech. Stack refresh and rollout
08.2019 - 03.2021
- To upgrade the GE MES environment from older version to new version on windows 2016 Servers. The upgrade has been performed for environment and application components as well to Plant Applications 7.0 and its suits.
- Analyzed requirements, configured and implemented solutions, developed applications, designed detailed specifications, conducted unit tests, created test plans, fixed bugs, mentored the team, and resolved technical issues.
- Executed technically challenging portfolio enhancements, creating new jobs and improving existing ones.
- Executed precutover, cutover, and post cutover processes to ensure smooth transitions.
- Resolved issues during pre-cutover, cutover, and post cutover activities, validating solutions post migration.
- Coordinated with internal stakeholders, plant, and application teams for seamless application migration.
- Managed stakeholder communications and status reports to ensure project alignment.
Project Leader and Technical Architect
MES – Application development and Rollout
01.2016 - 07.2018
- MES applications with Thingworx dashboard and reporting as front end solution development, requirement understanding, and solution development. ThingWorx Dashboard and report configuration for GE plant Application based MES system development and deployment to production.
- Gathered and analyzed requirements, configured and implemented applications, developed detailed designs, conducted unit testing, created test plans, fixed bugs, mentored team, and supported resolution of technical issues, driving continuous improvement through lean six sigma.
- Executed portfolio enhancements, creating new jobs and enhancing existing jobs to meet evolving project needs.
- Stakeholder management, status reporting, Change management, Project Management and Multi-Vendor coordination.
- Production deployment planning and Hyper care support.
- Code Review, Test plan creation, integration testing, Warranty Support post go-live.
- Planned the transition from the existing support vendor, coordinated knowledge transition and playback transition, and documented system appreciation.
- Analysis of Informatica mapping to identify root cause of data discrepancies.
- Multilingual based dashboard and reporting using Thingworx.
Project Leader
MES production Manufacturing Application Support
01.2012 - 07.2016
- Conducted requirement analysis, configured and implemented applications, developed software, designed detailed specifications, performed unit testing, created test plans, fixed bugs, mentored team members, and supported resolution of technical issues, driving continuous improvement through lean six sigma.
- Managed stakeholder relationships, reported project status, facilitated change management, and coordinated multi-vendor efforts to ensure project alignment and delivery.
- Executed portfolio enhancements, creating new jobs and improving existing jobs to meet evolving project needs and technical challenges.
- Transition planning from existing support vendor, Coordination of Knowledge transition and Playback transition, System appreciation documentation.
- Production deployment planning and Hyper care support.
- Analysis of Informatica mapping to identify root cause of data discrepancies.
- This project provides the level 3 support for MES production Manufacturing Applications. The resolution will be provided to various issues raised by the application user.
- Project Management and Multi-Vendor coordination.
Project Lead
Process trainings and Certifications
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Implemented Lean Six Sigma concepts for process improvement, achieving defect-free delivery.
- Project Management and Multi-Vendor coordination.
- Requirement Elicitation and As-Is Analysis of pain on the current project processes.
- Collected data to identify and reduce cycle time in lead processes.
- Piloted the solution to the production environment after the change request process.
- Production deployment planning and Hyper care support.
- Code Review, Test plan creation, integration testing, Warranty Support post go-live.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions to improve team skills and project understanding.
Lead Implementer – Data Services Architect
GE Proficy Upgrade migration
07.2011 - 12.2011
- Executed technically challenging portfolio enhancements, creating new jobs and enhancing existing jobs to improve functionality and performance.
- Requirement analysis, Configuration & implementation, Application development, Detailed designing, Unit testing, Test plan, Bug fixing, Mentoring the team and providing support for resolving technical issues, continuous improvement through lean six sigma.
- Conducted As-Is analysis, estimated resources, and managed projects to implement minor enhancements, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs.
- Stakeholder management, status reporting, Change management, Project Management and Multi-Vendor coordination.
- Transition planning from existing support vendor, Coordination of Knowledge transition and Playback transition, System appreciation documentation.
- Upgraded GE proficy environment from older version to new version on windows 2008 R2, executing a smooth installation through automated batch file.
MES Business Analyst - Offshore
MES Deployment
04.2011 - 09.2011
- Conducted requirement analysis, configured and implemented solutions, developed applications, designed detailed specifications, performed unit testing, planned tests, fixed bugs, and mentored team while resolving technical issues, emphasizing continuous improvement through lean six sigma.
- Executed technically challenging portfolio enhancements, creating new jobs and improving existing ones to align with business needs.
- Managed stakeholder relationships, provided status reports, facilitated change management, oversaw project management, and coordinated activities across multiple vendors.
- Planned the transition from the existing support vendor and coordinated knowledge and playback transitions, while documenting system appreciation.
- As-Is analysis, Estimation, resource planning and project management of minor enhancements.
- Collected real-time data from manufacturing and packaging equipment and manipulated it according to business standards.
Senior engineer
Front End Engineering Design & control system
08.2006 - 03.2011
- Managed project timelines and coordinated efforts among multiple vendors.
- Conducted knowledge transfer sessions and mentored team members to enhance project development.
- Elicited requirements and analyzed current project processes.
- Collected data to identify and address cycle time delays in lead processes.
- Selected and sized control valves based on project requirements.
- Instrument Hookup drawings, Vendor drawing review.
- Plant commissioning in coordination with the various other disciplines.
- Production deployment planning and Hyper care support.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
Alagappa University
India01-2010
Master of Science - Process Control & Fault Diagnosis
MIT, Anna University
India01-2006
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation & Control Eng.
Periyar University
India01-2002
Skills
- Siemens Opcenter Execution Pharma (EBR)
- Honeywell POMS EBR
- GE Proficy MES
- SQL
- Oracle SQL
- SSRS Reporting
- Informatica workflow design
- Automation Scripting
- Batch Scripting
- HTML5 Development
- Thingworx Reporting
- Linux Administration
- Application Deployment
- ITIL (ServiceNow)
Process Trainings And Certifications
Six Sigma green belt certified in Lean Principles Implementation
Visa Details
Holding Valid H1B Visa - Valid Till 06/2028
Project Lead Highlights
- Strong in requirements elicitation, estimation, as-is analysis, resource planning, project management, Stake holder management and multi-vendor/offshore/cross-functional coordination.
- Spearhead in requirements gathering and aligned to the project goals and targets by achieving the defect free deliveries on time in various design and developmental project activities on Retail sector.
- Performed a key role in onsite project design and delivery, acquired awards for on time defect free delivery from offshore.
- Experienced in Managed Services transitions as track lead at both onsite and offshore. Planned, coordinated and executed Transitions, Playback transitions and steered projects into Secondary support, primary support & Steady State support.
- Extensive experience in incident management, change management, problem management including tracking, organizing and executing timely and SLA based delivery of work units.
- Experienced in Pre-Sales of projects and solutions by providing necessary research and analysis based on initial data and submit a competitive estimation for a win-win situation.
- Hands-on knowledge in Manufacturing and controls system concepts, architecture and design, Data modelling, implementation with relevant experience on back-end (MES) and front-end (Reports and dashboards) tools.
- Excellent analytical and programming abilities in using technology to create elegant, flexible and viable solutions for complex development problems.
- Highly motivated, self-starter able to work independently and collaboratively within a diverse technical team.
- Effective coordination, planning and organizational skills with high impact oral and written communication.
Technical Highlights
MES Solution Architecture/Consulting, Involved in full life cycle design, development and implementation of GE Proficy based MES solutions for the manufacturing system., Implemented many audit jobs which would enable auto-monitoring of critical manufacturing system process, infrastructure limits to alert the support team., Knowledgeable in leveraging to generate automatic alerts on missed executions, Job failures etc., Excellent knowledge in concept of central repository/ local repository and migration of jobs between environments., Well versed in Mainframe and Endeavor concepts and its job scheduling for the manufacturing process / schedule implementation during production deployment in a large-scale project., Experienced with real time jobs to extract data to facilitate near real-time updates to Thingworx reporting SQL tables., Good exposure to Oracle Database and PL/SQL programming methodologies related to manufacturing execution systems., Good knowledge of IBM reflections and Endeavor modules for AS-400 systems., Experienced in Overall MES Architecture design, best practices and implementation standards., Excellent knowledge in UNIX /bin/bash scripting, has written various scripts to achieve operational technical requirements outside the scope., Experienced in Manufacturing solutions reporting using SSRS and Thingworx platforms., Experience in process improvement using six sigma lean principles.
Accomplishments
Published the technical papers in IEEE Technical Conference (Fault Diagnosis for a heat exchanger - A Model based approach)
Timeline
Pharma Manufacturing Application Support
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2024 - Current
Sector SME/Technical Architect
MES – Application development and Rollout
04.2021 - 12.2023
Project Leader and Technical Architect
MES – Tech. Stack refresh and rollout
08.2019 - 03.2021
Project Leader and Technical Architect
MES – Application development and Rollout
01.2016 - 07.2018
Project Lead
Process trainings and Certifications
06.2012 - 12.2012
Project Leader
MES production Manufacturing Application Support
01.2012 - 07.2016
Lead Implementer – Data Services Architect
GE Proficy Upgrade migration
07.2011 - 12.2011
MES Business Analyst - Offshore
MES Deployment
04.2011 - 09.2011
Senior engineer
Front End Engineering Design & control system
08.2006 - 03.2011
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
Alagappa University
Master of Science - Process Control & Fault Diagnosis
MIT, Anna University
Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation & Control Eng.
Periyar University