ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Mechanical Engineer: IERT Allahabad

PROFILE SUMMARY

Operational Excellence and Business Transformation leader with 28+ years of experience across FMCG, pharmaceuticals, automotive, e-commerce, and consulting. Expert in Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and business excellence frameworks, delivering large-scale efficiency and cost optimisation programs. Proven track record of driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, generating significant savings and improving productivity and quality metrics. Strong experience in program leadership, stakeholder management, and cross-functional team mobilisation at scale. Recognised for building sustainable operational systems and high-performance cultures across global organisations.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

4 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad Cluster Head – Operational Excellence & TPM Nov 2023 – Oct 2025 - Led 500+ OE projects under Lean Mgt. System framework across 4 mfg. sites with 3-year delivery roadmaps - Championed JIPM TPM culture establishment (followed 6 pillar deployment approach) in organization’s endeavour to prepare the site for Level 1 Award certification - Drove Asset Robustness Program addressing pharma-specific pain points, reducing equipment failures by 48% - Implemented AMPLE digitalization portal improving CLITA adherence from 85% to 95% leading to reduction in Breakdowns by 15-20% - Coached Lean Six Sigma Yellow & Green Belt projects delivering multi-crore annual savings YoY - Created internal Mgt. Dashboards; Led multiple workstreams in facilitating bi annual Lean Symposium covering 3000+ employees

PwC, Gurgaon Operations Consulting Generalist – Management Consulting May 2023 – Nov 2023 - Led Plant Operations workstream for a global Chemical company’s ERP migration (SAP to S4HANA) mega project (presence in 6 geographies spread across 3 continents); Identified 150+ process improvement opportunities in Production, Quality, and Maintenance modules through BPR led assessments

Amazon, Bangalore Senior Program Manager – Last Mile Operations Feb 2021 – Dec 2022 - Delivered INR 50 Mn annual savings through Network Loss reduction and process optimization initiatives - Improved Damage DPMO from 12,500 to 8,500 (~4,000 bps improvement YoY) across 2200+ delivery stations - Enhanced adoption of WW benchmarked standards and core process tools across India Last Mile operations (60% to >90% within 2-year timelines)

EY-Parthenon, New Delhi Vice President – Strategy & Transactions Sep 2018 – Dec 2020 - Conducted multiple Operations Due Diligence (for top FMCG client & a renowned PE firm) investing in top Education institutes; identified INR 2.5+ Crores worth procurement cost synergies - Formulated manufacturing footprint optimization and capacity release strategies for target companies

KEC International (RPG Group), Mysore Chief Manager – TPM / Lean Mfg. / BE Jan 2015 – Sep 2018 - Achieved CII TPM Excellence certification for Vadodara site within 2 years; improved OEE 20-25% across processes - Led Centre of Excellence model for RPG Group delivering INR 50 Crores annual savings; recognized by Chairman - Drove 70+ cost-saving projects contributing INR 25 Crores EBITDA improvement - Won Gold Award at ICCQC 2016 (Bangkok) for INR 8 Lakhs/month savings through material innovation - Led EHS practices across 3 mfg. units; Won "Best EHS Complying Mfg. Site" among 18 global plants within 2 years

Britannia Industries, Bangalore Manager – Manufacturing Excellence Apr 2012 – Jan 2015 - Deployed 3-pronged excellence approach (Q-Next, TQM, Six Sigma) across 15+ strategic owned and contract sites - Institutionalized Kaizen culture achieving 60% increase in submissions; replicated 100+ best practices saving INR 2.5 Crores - Reduced customer complaints by 30% through targeted Kaizen workshops and quality parameter standardization