Mar 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• State council member & Convenor TQM Forum

Dec 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Drive company's strategy to transform into world class manufacturing unit & delight customer thru on-time delivery of high quality new products by converging technology with great team work/ best practices

Aug 2019 – Dec 2019 · 4 mos

Dec 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Pivotal role in steering company's growth plan by planning/ executing various industrialization & green/ brown field projects.

May 2016 – Aug 2016 · 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Distribution business development/ management.

Apr 2014 – May 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore

• Heading process planning, operations and customer interface.
• Roles/ responsibilities:
• 1. Manage customer requirement/ relations: from tender to part supply to payment receipt.
• 2. High variety/ low volume aerospace parts development: Process planning from drawing study to part supply which includes part routing, tools/ fixtures/ gages/ measurement/ material handling/ CAM/ documentation
• 3. Operations: Fixing up m/c loading sequence, part/ setup sequence to facilitate shortest throughput, manpower administration, quality assurance.
• 4. Training/ mentoring: On job training/ classroom training & mentoring of engineers, operators (semi-skilled & unskilled) & supervisors
• 5. Provide timely & accurate feedback on key business issues/ opportunities to company stake holder to facilitate business decisions & growth

Nov 2012 – Apr 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bangalore

• Footprint Expansion. Plan / setup world class manufacturing plants.
• Set up a world class manufacturing plant in Jamshedpur. Managed all the activities ranging from civil, utility, plant & maintenance, manufacturing & equipment setup.

Nov 2010 – Nov 2012 · 2 yrs

• Business Development for Shape cutting & surface prep machines.
• Signed 18 contracts in a duration of 20 months. Worked with cross continental teams to learn & implement ultra high pressure waterjet applications for simple 2D shape cutting & complex 5 axis cutting for various applications in India.
• Developed channel partners.
• Actively involved in setting up technology centre where we could demonstrate various applications.

Mar 2005 – Oct 2010 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Kanpur, Delhi, Pune

• Developed & grew business at Ordnance factories in Kanpur & Channel business at Delhi NCR with the use of systemic approach.
• Lead development of turnkey projects with leading defence, auto & gen engg clients at Kanpur, Delhi, Haridwar & Pune area.
• Acquired in-depth cutting tool application knowledge along with exposure to machining of variety of components in auto, energy, defence, aerospace & gen engg.
• Expertise in machining variety of materials viz steel, cast iron, stainless steel, titanium, inconel, high temp alloys, aluminium, magnesium, carbon composites.

May 1995 – Mar 2005 · 9 yrs 10 mos · Mysore, Karnataka, India · On-site

• Process design/ planning, Problem solving, Trouble shooting, M/c tool selection, design approvals for machinery & proveouts/ runoffs (metal working, welding & SPM's), Work holding design & execution...Diverse experience in manufacturing engineering