Iulian-Bogdan Stefan

• Skilled in design Drive and Controls, Systems Integration with a demonstrated history for projects in Marine and Industrial Automation.
• Strong Program and Project Management professional with an engineering degree focused on Mechanical – Automotive Engineering
• Experienced in Customer Service, Systems Testing and Validation, Remote Technical Assistance, Business Process Automation

APG-Neuros, Montreal, QC                                                                                 2022 - Present

Senior Engineering Project Manager 

• Preparing and reviewing technical scope of supply, producing technical cost analysis, optimizing design layouts and production processes
• Producing accurate analysis of products comparison, developing innovative solutions, making technical presentations, negotiating change orders for improving system efficiency
• Managing and harmonizing technical documentation, being primarily technical point of contact for customers and external partners, ensuring prompt resolution of issues
• Controlling design review and validation of schematics, documentation on specific aspects of projects, facilitating effective communication to ensure alignment and meet project objectives.
• Conducting case studies, leading projects post-mortems sessions, sharing lessons learned with team members for continuous improvement of personnel and work processes.

Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Halifax, NS                                                                  2019 – 2021

Manager Systems Integration – CSC Program 

• Implementing program integration strategies, coordinating organizational design, promoting cross-functional training for team members, facilitating enterprise-wide communications.
• Managing complex programs through the acquisition process, development, engineering, production, fielding, and final acceptance.
• Exercising leadership by directing and managing a team for OEM equipment integration, new product development, and compliance.
• Actively engaging in recruiting process from defining the responsibilities and role requirements, participating in selection process, ending with mentoring, and coaching the new team members

Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp., Welland, ON                                                      2018 – 2019

Technical Sales Consultant, Drive and Control, Atlantic Canada

• Ensuring engineering and process performance analysis, technology assessment, and providing technical support at customer sites.
• Supervising projects in marine, forestry, and mining industries involving international cooperation of multiple expert teams creating a traceable information exchange process.
• Managing multidisciplinary engineering teams to facilitate smooth complex systems integration and reach milestones according to planning.
• Presenting technical information on products, systems and solutions for drives and controls, facilitating knowledge transfer by interactive training of the customer’s operational staff.

Bosch Rexroth Romania, Blaj, Alba County, Romania                                    1992 – 2018

Project Manager                                                                    2015 - 2018

• Advising, assisting internal teams to identify and develop winning bids based on requirements. 
• Managing a diverse portfolio of stakeholders, developing constructive relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners for reaching objectives within and outside the organization
• Leading and ensuring design development and maintenance of system, creating documents and requirements traceability matrix.
• Providing technical and managerial leadership for a diverse team of engineers, to deliver design products within budget and on time.

Service Manager                                                                  2010 - 2015

• Certified service activity according internal and international rules and regulations to ensure compliance with the latest standards and minimize risks.
• Establishing goals, metrics, development plans, creating, and implementing strategic roadmap, detailing job descriptions, preparing training programs for personnel high qualifications
• Providing maintenance and engineering expertise, planning modernization projects, increasing productivity, and applying industry best practices for reducing accidental downtime. 
• Auditing service partners for their compliance with the company standards regarding processes, facilities, personnel, and performance.

Branch Manager, Marine and Offshore Applications       1999 - 2010

• Supervising project from A-to-Z starting with quotation and concept reviews, negotiating contracts, and ending with warranty for having efficient control of product lifecycle.
• Developing cost estimations, soliciting bids, selecting equipment providers, managing manufacturing processes, planning validation and verification testing to meet delivery schedule
• Providing leadership, supporting performance on assigned work for engineering deliverables according to business procedures, industry standards and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Planning, organizing, and managing the delivery of technical activities/tasks for ensuring on-time fulfillment of engineering commitments according to contract requirements.

Education 

• Engineer’s Degree (MSC) Transylvania University, Brasov, Romania Mechanical Engineering – Automotive Oct 1987 – July 1992
• Baccalaureate Diploma National College Nicolae Balcescu, Braila, Romania Mathematics – Physics September 1982 – June 1986

Certifications 

• Maturity Level of Project Management    - since 2016 
• Trainer at Drive and Control Academy    - since 2014 
• Service Centre Administration Auditor    - since 2012 
• SAP Project/Service/Logistics Key User - since 2010

Software Knowledge

• SAP key user qualification for PPM and PM
• Epicor Industrial Machinery ERP
• Sales Force Project Management      
• Predict Risk Assessment Tool
• Azure DevOps 
• Microsoft Project Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Microsoft Mind Manager meetings organizer
• Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams 
• Solid Edge
• AUTO-CAD