Geo Antony
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal member since October 15, 2020
Geo is an experienced project manager (PMP) and professional engineer (P.Eng.) with a solid history of working on major manufacturing, innovation, and control software projects. He has managed projects that straddle the fine line between mechanical design and software development, such as the build of ten new bi-level luxury rail cars with fully integrate HMI software. Geo has expertise with both Waterfall and Agile and is adept at replicating Agile methodology in all industries.
Project Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Leadership
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Manufacturing Project Management
- Process Improvement Project Management
- Project Management
- Software Project Management
- Team Leadership
Work Experience
Program Manager
Genesis Robotics
- Managed a portfolio of multiple technology development projects in the realm of robotics motors, gears, and actuators using Agile and Scrum project management practices as program manager.
- Served as scrum master for four technology development projects, each with a core team of six engineers and electro-mechanical developers.
- Developed from ground-up the PMO office for the company using best practices from Agile, a sprint-based approach, daily scrums, and sprint reviews.
- Acted as scrum coach to develop scrum skills across functional departments such as engineering, operations, and senior leadership.
Process Analyst
AGI World Ltd
- Performed a detailed value stream mapping on Spark's art-working operations workflow for client Microsoft, reducing over three hours of non-value-added time.
- Created a business process model and workflow to highlight opportunities and improvements.
- Increased their production output by 23% resulting in higher throughput.
Project Manager
Rocky Mountaineer
- Led a multi-million major capital railcar acquisition project, which included ten brand new bi-level dome cars with a fully integrated HMI software control system delivered in high-quality and under budget.
- Managed an international software development team of five developers as project manager and scrum master using Agile best practices and scrum to build an HMI interface for the rail cars that controlled all aspects of the functionality.
- Led a cross-functional team of 20 based in two countries to ensure that the project scope, budget, and schedule were maintained with regular monitoring and status updates sent to senior management.
- Completed the car type's regulatory homologation working closely with government bodies such as US FRA and Transport Canada, resulting in final approval being awarded to run in existing routes.
- Supported the development, training, and familiarization of new assets with other departments within the company. Trained over 200 people on the use of the new equipment.
- Served as project management mentor to team members. Assisted and guided two team members towards their PMP certification.
Assistant Manager (R&D)
Hero (Honda) Motocorp, Ltd.
- Managed R&D new product development worth over $4 million for multiple motorcycle models working with cross-functional teams, resulting in India's first off-road motorcycle launch.
- Setup and executed waterfall-style project management practices derived from Japanese best practices such as TPM, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and Lean.
- Saved over $100,000/year by overseeing multi-source vendors and using the Lean methodology to remove waste and non-value-added processes.
- Maintained and enforced JIS and IS standards during endurance and performance testing procedures resulting in high quality deliverables.
Project History
Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf 3.0 Rail Cars
Managed the end-to-end release of ten GoldLeaf luxury bi-level dome rail cars with a fully integrated HMI software control system.
Managed multiple international cross-functional teams working closely with a rail car builder in Germany and a software development team to build the rail cars. The cars were released under budget and of very high quality. The HMI software built was a collaborative effort between the OEM, Rocky Mountaineer, and a software development contractor. It met all the requirements of the company.
Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf Rebuild Project
Managed the multi-million dollar rebuild project of rail cars from the old Pullman-style coaches to modern SilverLeaf luxury dome cars.
This project was a major overhaul and rebuild of old single-level Pullman-style rail cars to modern and technically sound SilverLeaf dome cars. The cars were equipped with state-of-the-art control systems and data monitoring systems. I led the end-to-end development as the customer-side project manager.
Hero Impulse Launch: India's First Off-road Motorcycle
Team member and department representative in the launch of India's first off-road motorcycle.
Represented the R&D engine team as project manager in the development and launch of India’s first off-road motorcycle by Hero Motocorp, Ltd. This was a cross-functional project between multiple departments and a phenomenal marketing-driven effort to get the right requirements and specifications.
Rocky Mountaineer: Connected Train Network
Implemented a Connected Train network between all the rail cars, which consisted of an interlinked LAN and WiFi.
Served as the lead engineering team member in this cross-functional project, where we successfully implemented a 100 Mbps speed network across a moving Train (with all rail cars linked) to help with inter-train communication as well as data recording. This was based on network hubs, CAT5 cables, and side-mounted antennas for full connectivity within the network even when the order of rail cars was changed.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia - Vancouver, Canada
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology - Hamirpur, India
Certifications
Professional Scrum Master Level II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
ASQ
Professional Engineer
EGBC
Project Management Professional (PMP)
PMI
Skills
Tools
Trello, Skype, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft OneNote, InVision, Microsoft PowerPoint, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Slack, Asana, Microsoft Power BI, AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, Jira
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Agile Leadership, Kanban, Agile Project Management, Management, Team Development, Change Management, Six Sigma, Lean, Human Interface Design, Testing, Requirements Analysis, Azure DevOps, Agile Software Development
Platforms
Windows, MacOS, SharePoint, SharePoint 365
Industry Expertise
Lean Six Sigma, Railway, Industrial & Manufacturing
Other
Smartsheet, Microsoft Teams, Manufacturing Project Management, Project Management, Team Leadership, Projects, Budget Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Remote Team Leadership, Scrum Master, Manufacturing, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Technical Project Management, Technical Requirements, Innovation, Process Flows, RFQ, Net Promoter Score (NPS), Project Discovery, Mind Mapping, Business Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Flow (BPF), Project Planning, Project Timelines, Project Scoping, Project Finance, Project Lifecycle, Project Tracking, Project Closure, Project Services, Project Delivery, Project Reporting, Project Scheduling, Project Development, Project Coordination, Project Consultancy, Project Consultation, Project Evaluation, Tourism, Lean Manufacturing, Team Management, Task Management, Vendor Management, Time Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Request for Proposal (RFP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Process Optimization, Planning, Best Practices, 5S, Project Review, Project Analysis, Project Leadership, Large-scale Projects, Project Initiation, Project Administration, Project Controls, Team Mentoring, Team Building, Team Effectiveness, SWOT Analysis, Timelines, Reporting, Microsoft 365, Microsoft, Certified Scrum Professional, Leadership, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Budget Management, Mechanical Engineering, Product Strategy, Growth Strategy, Minitab, Project Design, Product Sourcing, Software Project Management, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Risk Management, Safety Documentation, Regulatory Compliance, Agile Program Management, Project Management Office (PMO), PMO Development, PMO, Program Management, Engineering, Process Improvement, Process Improvement Project Management, Quality Improvement, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Statistical Analysis, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Mentorship & Coaching, Quality Control (QC), Robotics, Automation, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Technical Program Management, Product Design, Requirements & Specifications, Product Management, Business Proposals, Product Discovery, Discovery, IT Projects, Project Estimation, IT Project Management, Assembly, Reliability Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Offshore Team Management, Global Team Management, Client Management, Discovery Workshops, Discovery Management, CMMS, Process Mapping, Value Stream Mapping, Engineering Best Practices, Risk Analysis, BI Reporting, Jira Administrator, Agile Coaching, Design Leadership, Change Leadership, Scope of Work (SOW), Dashboards, Business Analysis, Web Design Strategy, Networks, ANSYS, Market Research
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