• Gender: Male
• Age: 70
• Designation: Senior Manager
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Preferred Country: India
• Preferred Location: Anywhere
• Work Experience: 45.6 Year(s)

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Karnataka Regional Engg. College, Surathkal, India. (1976)
Diploma in Management Studies –Bombay University. (1982) Certificate course in Information Technology.

Skill Sets

Production Extrusion

Work Experience

GM-Manufacturing
Since Mar. 2006
With leading Manufacturers of rubber Auto and industrial components. With TPM /IS16949/ISO14000 certification and with 1600 + manpower.
Key deliverables are
Meeting market requirements of quantity, quality and “on-time” delivery.
Improving overall capacity utilization of the plant.
Improving over-all productivity in terms of material yield, manpower utilisation, operating efficiency, etc.,
Improving plant profitability and cost reduction.
Responsible for plant maintenance and “down-time “reduction.
Handling lean-manufacturing and industrial engineering activities.
Capacity planning & budgeting to meet enhanced sales requirements.
To establish, formulate and implement sound Manufacturing practices in accordance with the company strategies.
Promote company wide quality improvement efforts .

Consultant in Mumbai
Jan 2004 to Feb-2006
Offering services for manufacturing assignments connected with Productivity improvements, waste control etc and also as a counsellor in recruitment solutions.

General Manager - Manufacturing ( Plant Head )
June. 2003 to Dec. 2003
Garware Wallropes Ltd, Pune ( Manufacturers of synthetic ropes, twines and nets )
Responsibilities:
Design and implement best in class manufacturing practices.
Optimising resource & capacity utilization of the plant, waste elimination.
Meeting customer requirements in terms of quantity, quality and timely delivery.
Capacity planning, budgeting and cost control.
Maintenance and up gradation of plant facilities.
Introducing procedures and systems.
Up gradation of human resource skills.
Subcontracting / outsourcing activities etc.
Highlights : Increased overall plant productivity from 69% to 76% in 6 months. Reduction in overtime bill by more than 50% by optimum utilisation distribution of manpower.
Waste % reduced from 5.3 to 3.5.
Initiated a project to improve the process capability of extrusion process on lines similar to Six Sigma technique.

Joined in Dec 1996 as Dy. Gen Manager (Production)
April 1997 Promoted as Gen Manager (Production)
Celetron India Pvt Ltd, Tandon Group of Companies, Mumbai ( 100% Export Oriented Unit ) from Dec-1996 TO Dec-2002
Looked after the manufacturing of precision electro-mechanical assemblies used in
Computer Hardware (Hard Disk Drives) and manufacturing of PCB assemblies (flexible
as well as rigid) used in various electronic equipments using Surface Mount Technology.
Responsibilities:
Increasing unit profitability through waste reduction and improved efficiencies, meeting production targets, capacity planning, budgeting and cost control, improving yields, improving quality of products and processes, introducing procedures and systems, computerization and IT strategy, training, Supply Chain, Stores etc. Overall responsibility for the performance of the unit.