Sandeep Thompson

- Review build requirements with Cross-functional teams, reporting on milestones & gateways targets. - Effectively manage the workflow processes in Teamcenter (PLM), regularly monitor and refine functionalities to improve efficiency in delivery. - Coordinate efforts of around 40 team members engaged in validation, processing and delivering multiple programs as per timeline. - Handle change control management, technical presentations, and best practices with the respective stakeholders.

- Shortlisted by Ford management and trained at PD centre as Platform/Program Lead. - Deputed by Ford of Europe‘s Digital Innovation team as Europe Platform Lead for my project. - One among the 2 candidates (from 130+ resources) to have undergone program lead training in the USA.

- Led a team of 20 CAD engineers on multiple programs and projects - Supported part release/update using WERS tool, part change concern and notice releases. - Program migration from SharePoint to Teamcenter, part re-release process under new TCe workflow objects. - Established project timeline and ensured that project objectives and milestones are met at each build phase. - Presented weekly status reports to Management Team with glide paths and hurdles impacting deliverable.

- Developed Illustration layout for vehicle assembly process for program specifications. - Review design requirements and prepare the part list (BOM) for pilot builds development. - Digitally validate CAD issues with engineering team to conceptualise and refine critical installation process. - Support build issues during prototype vehicles build phase. - Managed engineering change control process for prototypes/production parts. - Developed excel macros for report generation and dashboard creation.