IPMX - IIM Lucknow Noida Campus

Functional Expertise

Sales & Marketing
General Management
Operations

Education

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering/Anna University

B.E (Bachelor of Engineering) - Mechanical Engineering
Eastern Michigan University

M.S (Masters of Science)

CAE - Computer Aided Engineering

Varun Kumar Devarakonda

Mechanical Engineering Professional, with 11yrs of varied experience in Stakeholder managment, operations management, crisis management and transition management across Smart mobility, Engg data management and Plant floor operations in Ford. Key driver of Innovation, cost optimization and Process improvement across functions, adept at people management,resource planning, staffing and mentoring.

Automotive
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FMCG/Durables
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Work Experience | 11 years

Project Lead

Ford Motor Private Limited

Chennai

Project lead in the Smart mobility space, leading a team of 22 members across the globe- provided Operations support for more than 22 applications.
Transition Lead, responsible for bringing applications into Global Data Analytics and Smart mobility portfolio.
Innovation lead, Change Management and Process improvement expert, conducted Events and trainings across Ford, and conducted interviews for projects.

Associate Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Chennai

Portfolio Management specialist – worked as the Single point of contact for the In-house Engineering Data Management program across Ford.
Provided end to end support to Engineering applications like CATIA, TEAMCENTER and UNIGRAPHICS- which housed Ford's engineering data.
Handled OJT (on the Job training) services for more than 100 Engineering employees in CATIA, and also performed resource recruitment for CTS.

Design Engineer Trainee

Synergia LLC

USA

Create 3-D models and assemblies for Car manufacturers in the USA using Catia and Teamcenter.
Stress analysis on critical components using Ansys and Hypermesh, suggested changes based on analysis reports.