I am an Operations Management Professional, with 35 years of rich experience, 27 years out of this at apex management positions,(WM/GM//Director/Vice-President ),as operations head of a plant/multiple plants, in diverse manufacturing Industries, having excellent track record.

Qualified Mechanical Engineering Graduate from BITS, Pilani , with distinguished leadership qualities having highest level of concern for Results as well for People. A good Coach , Team Builder and Motivator. Excellent IR, People & Talent Management skills. Nurtures the core values of an organization : Mutual Trust, Mutual respect, Candor, Openness, Integrity, innovation. Energetic, Inspiring & Passionate Leadership Style

Specialties : Growth Strategy formulation & implementation; Budgeting; Turnarounds Manufacturing Units; Greenfield & Capacity Expansion Projects; Due diligence for joint ventures & acquisitions; Acquiring & absorbing technical collaborations (Japan, German & Italian Companies);Productivity enhancement; Waste elimination projects; Leveraging resources to achieve company's vision; BSC Initiatives. Management System Implementation as per: ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001,ISO9001 & ISO/TS 16949. Made several visits to Japan, Germany, Korea, France, USA, UK, Italy for business deals. Bagged in Prestigious ISRO orders.

Hands on exposure to Core functions of operations of manufacturing industry: NPD, PPC, Manufacturing, QA, Materials-Purchase & Stores, Maintenance, HRM, PA, Projects, SQI ,Process Engineering & Development, R & D, Domestic Marketing, SCM,CRM, EDP, Accounts.

Conversant with and having expertise in Management Tools and Improvement Techniques: 5S, FMEA, SPC, Poka Yoke, TOC, Kaizen, SMED, DOE,TPM, Lean Six Sigma, BPRE, Keiretsu.

Experience in Manufacturing of : " Precision Investment Castings- Near net shaped metallic components" - for Automobile, Pump, Valve, Process automation, Decanter, Nuclear Industries. Flywheel Ring Gears, Flex Plates, Sheet Metal Profile Formed Pulleys and Components, Integral Shaft Water Pump Bearings. Cadbury's premium products. Permanent Magnets-Loud Speaker & Segment. Graphite Electrodes.

My total tenure with Auto Component Industry has been for 22 years.

Recent assignment : ( Apr-10 to Apr-15 ) ,as Vice President- Operations in an "Investment Casting Company-Uni Deritend Limited", operations head of 3 plants- Tumsar ( Nagpur ), Nashik and Dharwad . Reporting to Executive Director of the company.

Completed residential course-"Small and Medium Enterprises Program(SMEP)" at 'Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A)'. Fellow Member & Chartered Engineer(India) -The Institution of Engineers (India).