Geo Antony
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
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
Expertise
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
http://www.railvolution.net/news/new-carriages-for-rocky-mountaineer-deliveredManaged the end-to-end release of ten GoldLeaf luxury bi-level dome rail cars with a fully integrated HMI software control system.
Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf Rebuild Project
http://shorturl.at/tCJY1Managed the multi-million dollar rebuild project of rail cars from the old Pullman-style coaches to modern SilverLeaf luxury dome cars.
Hero Impulse Launch: India's First Off-road Motorcycle
Team member and department representative in the launch of India's first off-road motorcycle.
Rocky Mountaineer: Connected Train Network
Implemented a Connected Train network between all the rail cars, which consisted of an interlinked LAN and WiFi.
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
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