1. Sharath Sri Karan,PMP
Blk647 Punggol Central,12-364,Singapore 820647
sshar69@gmail.com
Project / Product Manager
Dynamic, versatile, hands-on Project Manager who leads teams to design and implement successful projects that align
business objectives and deliver rapid results
Project Management | Strategic Planning | PMO Management
Energetic, trusted and detail-oriented Project Manager and strategic solutions provider with outstanding project management and conflict
management skills. Hand-picked by management team to turn around underperforming projects; accomplished leader known and
respected for leading successful change in projects and building credibility with management teams and staff. Solutions driver who
bridges the gap between business and technology with expertise in managing complex and multiple concurrent projects. Directs R&D
teams to develop high-quality product solutions that solve customer problems and provide tangible results in terms of new product
launching and sales.
+ Conflict Management + Turnaround Operations + Staffing & Resource Management
+ Risk & Issue Management + Financial Modeling & Analysis + Agile & Scrum Methodologies
+ Cost/Benefit Analysis + Change Management + Stakeholder Management
CERTIFICATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Design To Cost - Product Safety and
Certification - Supply Chain Optimization - Problem Solving Methodology - SEMI S2 &
S8 Standard Certification - Process FMEA Certification
Professional Experience
Schneider Electric South East Asia(HQ) Pte Ltd ; Oct 2011 ~ Present
GLOBAL RELAYS PROJECT MANAGER
ProjectManagement|ContractManagement | Business Case Management| Cost Savings| PMO Processes
Trusted Project Manager with managing a team of more than 40 engineers globally to accomplish project goals/ objectives or New
Product Introduction.
• Manages workloads, define deliverables and mentor resources, conduct performance reviews and ensure compliance with
established PMO processes.
• Managed projects with varying levels of complexity and identified and mitigated potential risks; developed requirements,
managed change control, and tracked schedules and cost performance while ensuring project activities aligned with business
objectives.
• Spearheaded the development of the project management processes, including those related to requirements
management, change control and user acceptance testing.
• Provided business analysis for projects of up to 5MEuros that included requirements, success criteria, milestones, Key
Performance indicators (KPls) and Work Breakdown Structures.
• Captured 10% savings in projects costs in only five months by reengineered project plan and renegotiated contracts with
existing vendors; enhanced quality assurance and maintained timelines.
• Captured 30% savings in product costs by applying design to cost methodology during product design and with price
negotiations and implementation of a reverse logistics & supply chain programs with existing suppliers.
• Reengineered contracts policy to enhance quality assurance and to identify risks and issues at earlier stages during the project;
manage contracts for all relay suppliers.
• Presentation on Project Progress to Senior Management and Project Steering Committee at cooperate level.
• Participate in Company Technology Roadmap reviews with senior cooperate management.

2. Sharath Sri Karan,PMP
Blk647 Punggol Central,12-364,Singapore 820647
sshar69@gmail.com
LiveScribe Inc, United States; May 2009 ~ Oct 2011
Asia Regional Project Manager
Project Management |ContractManagement| ROI Analysis| Cost Savings
Experienced Project Manager managing a team of more than 70 engineers in Asia Region for New Product Introduction (NPI) proliferation
in two separate contract manufacturers.
• Managed all projects with varying levels of complexity including identification of project goals, budgets, schedule, risks and
developed requirements and tracked schedules while ensuring project activities aligned with project goals.
• Spearheaded the reduction of overall manufacturing cost by USD 355K in a year by implementing financial strategies that
improved project planning and by process optimization using line balancing methodology.
• Captured 15% savings in product costs by price and contract negotiations with new suppliers that provided quick ROI for
maximum revenue productivity.
• Direct business forecasting and financial analysis activities and identify opportunities and risks along with action plans to
ensure attainment of project goals.
• Presentation on Project Progress to Senior Management at cooperate level.
• Manage final new product qualification before launching.
LKT Automation Sdn Bhd Penang, Malaysia; Jun 2006 ~ May 2009
Equipment Development Engineer/ Project Engineer
Equipment Costing Management |BU Profit & Loss Management |Project Management
Project Leader, leading an internal team of 20 engineers from equipment design till commissioning in customer’s site to boost up
company revenue and profit.
• Managed all projects budgets, schedule, risks and profit & loss of business unit.
• Improved Project Management process through implementation of Microsoft Project in order to enhance project visibility and to
optimize project planning.
• Trusted and spearheaded a high value project such as an integrated production line worth USD5.5 million.
• Presentation of all project progress and design proposals to customer’s senior level management.
• Led a team to be station overseas to complete particular projects in Philippines, Hong Kong, Bangkok & Singapore
LKT Automation Sdn Bhd Penang, Malaysia; May 2004 ~ May2006
Business Development Executive
Multibillion-Dollar Department Budgets | Program Management | BU Profit & Loss Management | Costing Management
Managed key customer’s accounts inclusive of penetrating new customers or existing customers in order to grow the new
or existing business to achieve individual’s sales target.
• Managed all department budgets and profit & loss of business unit.
• Spearheaded the increase of company revenues from USD5 Mil to USD18Mil in 2 years time by implementing investment
analysis and production capacity analysis for various key customers.
• Led initiatives for business tendering of more than 80 projects ranging from manufacturing equipments to manufacturing
systems and SCADA systems.
Education
Project Management Certificate (PMI); Project Management Institute, United States of America.
B(Eng) Hons Electrical & Electronic Engineering; University of Lincoln Humbershire, United Kingdom.
Diploma In Pure Mechanical Engineering; Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’Adzam Shah, Malaysia.