Chetan Mantri, PMP®

• Partner with stakeholders to define scope of the projects through xRL definitions and ensure key stakeholder engagement • Develop a detailed project plan with cross functional team and lead portfolio at different stages of project life cycle • Identify and analyze suppliers to develop partnership for research work • Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify project risks and mitigation plans to ensure successful project execution • Installed CAPEX investment of $0.5M in 2023 for advanced research capabilities & ensured investments commissioned • Developed PowerBI dashboards to digitalize operations for monitoring and controlling of the milestones & budget • Managing weekly communication report and project documents along with lessons learnt and best practices • Guide and coach team members through various stages of the project & provide developmental feedback to team members

• Led execution of large-scale projects that drive global sourcing strategies to deliver the strategic business initiatives that includes evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management for Aero-Engine supply chain • Accredited Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt for implementing Go-No Go gauge for measurement of diffusion bond width improving ~ 17% efficiency in cycle time for inspection • Work as part of IPT to develop manufacturing layout to productionize parts for Gas Turbine Supply Chain ensuring the safety and capability of manufacturing methods to meet design, production rate and the quality requirements by resolving issues from specification challenges, consulting with experts, driving design review & FMEA workshops • Responsible for tracking supplier performance & managing supplier operations to ensure supply continuity • Identified opportunities for lead time improvement, Inventory management & lean flow through Value Stream Mapping & defining manufacturing method to meet customer requirements • Training suppliers on quality management systems (AS9100/SABRe), critical parts management tools, FAIR, PPAP, Measurement system development and analysis and Production method validation techniques • Facilitate risk review to identify technical risks and mitigation actions for on-time completion of project • Collaborated with manufacturing team to develop a lean workflow by improving shop floor layout & develop a strategy for robotic part handling manipulators for movement of large rotating shafts

• Initiated research on S-N curve generation for fatigue life prediction of Ultra-Fine Grained steel • Established Induction Hardening Cell for achieving case depth per customer requirement for front fork tubes • Developed Metallurgy Lab for in-house assessment of case depth • Recruited and trained operators for induction hardening, case depth and hardness measurement • Performed failure analyses for resolution on customer complaints • Initiated process improvement project for increasing efficiency of electric resistance welding of tubes by using novel ferrite core design