• Gender: Male
• Age: 54
• Designation: Chief Operating Officer
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 60  Days
• Preferred Location: Hyderabad
• Work Experience: 29.3 Year(s)

Education

B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Bangalore University in 1993

Skill Sets

TRAININGS ATTENDED
Workshop on advanced TQM for 21st Century by Dr. Kano
Business excellence leadership program at ISB, Hyderabad
Strategy management program at IIM, Bangalore
Training at Nisshinbo Japan on Friction material manufacturing technology
Workshop on Lean Machine System by Japan Sensei “Takahasi Susume”.

Work Experience

Chief Operating Officer
From Feb’17
Company profile- Manufacturers of De-fence & Aerospace parts & sub-systems

Job profile-
Heading multiple plants having total employee strength of 600
Established green field plant without facing any issues and established systems
Teamwork improvement led to self-management which resulted in multiple project handling by the team from 4 projects to 40+ projects
Order execution timelines improved drastically which led to customer delight
Global customer audits faced successfully and got approvals as vendors

Vice President - Operations
From Apr’16 to Feb’17
Company profile- Manufacturers of Automobile Steering Gears & Linkage Parts

Job profile-
Heading the plant having total employee strength of 1000
Achieved one lakh gears with great teamwork and planning
Proven new products for Volkswagen, and other global OEMs

Vice President - Operations
From Apr’10 to Apr’16
Rane Brake lining Ltd.

Job profile-
Heading the plant having total employee strength of 800
Part of top management team to work for long term strategies for the company
Driving cost saving initiatives focusing on Yield improvement and energy savings
Initiated unique morale building initiatives “Subhodayam”, “Aata Vidupu” and “Maata Manti” which have boosted team working culture
Strategically negotiated with unions as a part of long term settlement and signed tripartite agreement amicably without any disturbances
Continuous improvements in quality using of SPC and QC story methodology
Focused on implementation of lean manufacturing concepts and established PULL production and got Customer appreciation for excellent service levels in Kanban supplies
Led the team to challenge Deming Grand Prize and won this prestigious Japanese award in the year 2013
Continuously achieving positive bottom line even under negative external environment

Aug’09 to Apr’10 with Nucon industries Pvt. Ltd. (Manufacturers of pneumatic valves
and cylinders), Hyderabad as General Manager - Operations
inventory management system by establishing strategic storage locations in ERP
Introduced pull based on procurement system

June’08 to Jul’09 with Rane Brake lining Ltd. (Manufacturers of Automobile Brake
Linings), Hyderabad as Senior Manager - Manufacturing
As part of Senior Management Team, accountable for smooth functioning and operations
related to manufacturing of Brake liners.
Actively worked with the JAPAN Collaborator in establishing the processes for new
products to be supplied to Toyota – Japan, Honda etc. Participated in DRBFM for these
products.
Worked with the teams in identification of MUDA and taking up projects to increase the
productivity of the plant..

Jan’ 05 to May’08 with KLR Industries Ltd. (Manufacturers of Drill Rigs and its
accessories), Hyderabad as Senior Manager – Projects and Quality systems
Heading PPC, Quality Control, Projects & Quality Systems departments and focusing on
improving the manufacturing process & systems.
Led Six Sigma drive and brought in the Quality consciousness to the entire plant.
Implemented the concept of Quality Circles in the plant and organized first QCC
Convention in the year 2006. Sent our QCC teams for external competitions.
Played a Key role of Project manager in implementation of ERP; SAP ECC 6.0.
Successfully led the team till go-live within a duration of 12 months. We got best
implementation award from SAP.

May’02 to Jan’05 with TVS Torsion Products Ltd. (Manufacturers of Automobile
Laminated Leaf Springs), Hyderabad as Senior Manager - Works
Heading Works department (Production, Quality, PPC, Maintenance, Purchase, Stores) with the strength of 15 Staff and around 150 workmen.
Made a Break through Improvement in the profitability to revive the plant through
60% improvement in Productivity,
Reduction in the consumption of Furnace oil from 280 Lts/ton to 150 Lts/ton through re-engineering process,
Reduction in the power consumption from 300 units/ton to 160 units/ton through breakthrough improvements
Improved acceptance percentage at heat treatment from 95% to 99.4%,
Documented and implemented ISO 9001: 2000 system by playing the Role of Management
Representative and led the company to get certified by KPMG in 6 months duration.
Negotiated with the union to resolve long-standing demands.
Analyzed the ground situation in replacement market by visiting the dealers and blacksmiths of
Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.
Designed a Scheme “ TVS Torsion – Gold Coin Offer “ to blacksmiths to improve the market share
in replacement segment and brought back our market share.

Mar’95 to Nov’01 with Rane Engine Valves Ltd. (Manufacturers of Automobile Valves,
Tappets & Camshafts), P4, Hyderabad as Engineer - Production
Heading the Camshaft manufacturing module as module leader, with a staff of 3 supervisors and 50 Workmen.
Led Juran quality Improvement teams to bring down the in-process rejections drastically.
Improved productivity by Layout modification and multi skills to operators.
Active involvement in implementation of 5S, SPC, QCC, TPM, TQM concepts.
Solved Cylindricity related Quality Problem in Center less Grinding of Tappet using Doe as the Tool.
The Cylindricity was brought down from 5 Microns to 2.5 Microns.
Made an Impressive Presentation to the Entire Plant on the TQM initiatives taken by Ford India
Limited , Hyundai Motor India , Sundaram Clayton Limited , Lucas TVS and T I Diamond Chain Ltd.
Quality Circle “SPANDANA” Facilitated by me bagged 3rd Prize in the QCFI Hyderabad Chapter
Convention during 14th &15th of September-2001 and second prize in REVL QC Convention. Also
Won Prizes in National level and International level QCC conventions organized by QCFI.