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George Elias

George Elias

10+ years of Technical Engineering,Product Management, Project Management, Quality & Vendor Development

38 years old
Chennai (600043) India
Employed Available
As an Engineering & Product Manager with experience in Research and Development in the field of High Voltage Equipment, I bring to the table Design knowledge coupled with Project Management and Customer Relationships
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  • Engineering manager for High Voltage SF6 Gas Filled Circuit Breakers from 72.5kV to 765kV
  • Responsible for Project Engineering of Gas Insulated Substation using customer inputs. This involves preparation of technical document and bill of material for execution of project.
  • Cost Manager for products from 72.5kV to 245kV. Brought in cost reduction of 20% in 2018 by localizing and adapting process changes for critical components sourced from overseas.
  • Responsible for Engineering KPI's and management reporting
  • Developed indigenous product in line with Make In India initiative creating business worth 5% of order intake.
  • ERP expert in MM module and responsible for all new product BOM launch.
  • Elimination of Bill of Material errors by implementing the AC1 (Advanced Configurator) tool across all Circuit Breaker product range.
  • NT Standard released for Aluminium grade material for facilitating localization of critical component.
  • Lead a team for developing a new product variant to cater to Latin American market
  • Feasibility analysis and confirmation to Technical Tendering team for new order receipt and the Circuit Breaker configuration
  • Analyze and perform various technical calculations for different product configurations
  • Reduction of 800kV Factory Acceptance Testing time by 30% through Kaizen Implementation.
  • Takt time reduction of 20% in Circuit Breaker assembly process by incorporating loose kits into assembly line.
  • Implemented Effort Vs Displacement monitoring of critical press assembly through SCADA system (Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition) along with Process Engineering team.
  • Received Best Practice award for enhanced SF6 gas detection through Quality circle
Company Description
Engineering Roles
  • Responsible for handling technical enquiries from overseas & domestic customers
  • ERP specialist and configuration of Product Bill of Materials
  • Decision on Configuration of Products based on customer technical specification
  • Leading a team of In-process quality engineers to meet the quality & technical requirements involved in assembling the product and sustenance of continuous improvements for operational activities
  • Leader to analyze the complaints from overseas & domestic clients and supporting to put in place containment ,& preventive actions.
  • Leader for industrializing & localization of Grading Capacitors for 800kV Circuit Breakers
  • Implementing preventive actions based on return of experience by using problem solving tools
  • Completed all technical documentation for 1st HVDC project in India awarded to ALSTOM Circuit Breaker factory.
  • Completed all trial tests and preparation of Circuit Breakers in compliance to IEC302 for GL318 CB’s
  • Successully completed all type tests for 63kA 420kV Circuit breakers and was part of industrialization & dispatch of 1st Project for Domestic customer in India
  • Leading Pre- Dispatch Inspection team
  • Resolved critical customer issues in Latin America region with direct meetings at customer location and visit to substation
  • Responsible for handling various customer queries
  • Heading the Assembly Quality & Dispatch Quality team
  • Electrical & Mechanical Type Tests for all product ranges from 72.5kV to 765kV
  • Part of handling & resolving critical customer complaints
  • Implementation of ALTAIS ERP System at Site
  • Implementation of Product BOM as per Reference Library Module for cost discussion across global platform
  • Performed Temperature Rise test at 4000A for 420kV Circuit Breaker in presence of customer which has increased the market suitablity range for 420kV CB’s offered from ALSTOM
  • New Product Development and localization of High Voltage SF6 Circuit Breakers
  • Extensive Knowledge in design review & project planning
  • Responsible for Type Testing and validation of Circuit Breakers
  • Localized ,type tested India's first Dead Tank 72.5kV & 145kV Circuit Breakers