CORE COMPETENCIES
- Strategy Planning &Implementation
- Tool Room Operations
- New Product Development
- New Plastics Injection Mold Development
- Research & Development
- Project Management
- Budgeting & Cost Optimization
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Health & Safety Management
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Vendor Evaluation & Development
- TPM Implementation (Total Productive Maintenance)
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Team Management & Leadership
PROFILE SUMMARY
- Enterprising Leader , offering expertise in streamlining & overcoming complex business challenges, participating in high level operational initiatives including turnaround management and reorganization while delivering results in growth, revenue and operational performance
- Highly skilled in Tooling Centre of Excellence activities including concept maturation, design management, engineering change management, issues control & resolution, cost management, vendor management, manufacturing and various other cross-functional activities
- Driving the development &activation of the new large tool room and increasing the internal capabilities of in house tooling maintenance and repairNew Product Development
- Leading interface from the Plant Operations Team to outside tooling suppliers for all Tool Maintenance& Repairs for the entire COE .; scheduling and managing outside tooling suppliers
- Excellent at managing complete engineering operations involving requirement analysis, finalization of specifications, designing, prototype development, testing & development in compliance to global quality standards and clients’ requirements
- Developing plans, estimating time requirements, establishing deadlines, monitoring milestones, tracking lifecycle, reporting issues that impact project progress to both client & top management
- Proficiency in developing & implementing methods & procedures for monitoring projects such as preparation of records of expenditures & research findings, progress reports, and staff conferences, to inform management of current status of each project
- Developed, implemented, and monitored critical KPI’s to measure the effectiveness of all activities
- Successfully drove business continuity planning & risk management measures by monitoring & implementing health, safety & environment practices to ensure safe & accident free work environment by implementing HIRA (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment)
- Technology Evangelist & People Manager enthusiastically meeting deadlines with innate skills in building high performing teams that excel in delivering business value through technology transition
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
- Post Diploma in Plastics Mould Design from Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology, CIPET, Hyderabad in 1992
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Govt. Polytechnic College, Gudur, Andhra Pradesh State Board in 1991
- 12th from Space Central School Sriharikota, CBSE in 1987
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- Attended training in Sony and Japan on Tool Design
- Successfully surpassed the expectations in Mahindra & Mahindra Auto Sector for 14 years
- Accolades on cost savings to M&M @ 80 Cr. per year
- Received awards for value addition and development of Plastic Injection Tools and Parts for XUV 300, Thar, XUV 700 and Scorpio-n