Experience

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  EID PARRY (INDIA) LTD

  • Bangalore

  • Safety Consultant

    • Sep 2018 - Present
    • Bangalore

    SEPTEMBER 2018 ONWARDS CONSULTANT - SAFETY, EID PARRY’S (I) LTDGuiding and enabling EID Parry’s in their “Journey to Safe Working” project related to Safety, Health and Environment [SHE] for their composite Sugar Mills in Karnataka and Andhra [3 Complexes]. Scope consists of continually evaluating and auditing the safety culture to arrive at the safety gaps which need to be addressed. Train the teams by developing specific safety modules for their needs and implement the same with the main objective of Zero Accident and evolving sustainable Safety Culture. This is being achieved through periodical visit to units.Achievementso Evolved a tailor-made safety project “Journey to Safe Working” based upon the audits of their unitso Conducted series of training programmes for managers and engineers on Basic Safety Awareness and other Safety topics with “Train the Trainer” approach to cover all employees and workers. More than 200 hours already completed.o Introduced process of “Tool Box Talks” in the units and developed Visual modules for more than 35 topics. Trained all the trainers on these topics.o Relaunched the upgraded “Safe Work Permit” System and implemented along with LOTO system.o Hazard Identification and Risks Assessment Training imparted to core team and the exercise is in progresso Developed and implemented renewed Safety Management Information System along with online tracking of Leading and Lagging indicators. Accident investigation and Audit system is in place to arrive at the Root Causes and corrective actions.o A “Positive Assurance Safety System” [PASS], tailor-made for EID Parry’s requirements is implemented which enables management teams to review progress on periodical basis and enables inter-unit comparison on safety performance for a healthy competition.

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  United Breweries Ltd.

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Health Safety Environment Advisor

    • Jul 2011 - Mar 2020
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka

    Advise United Breweries Ltd on all matters related to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), across functions, including their 20 existing units and 13 sales depots. Conducted a diagnostic study to identify gaps thus providing inputs for designing and implementing ‘Project Kavach’, an initiative aimed at Zero Accident in the organization, including all manufacturing sites and sales depots. A continuous mechanism of updating audit criteria, upgrading safety standards, conducting audits on periodic basis with mentoring and hand-holding for units and departments has been developed, thus strongly inculcating a sustainable safety culture within the organization. Achievementso Developed the EHS Policy in 2012 and reviewed annually. Achieved budgetary allocation of resources for safety leading to the launch of Project Kavach.o More than 400 hours of classroom training and workshops conducted across the organization. This includes workshops for management team, including Directors, on strategic planning and implementing initiatives for developing a safety culture.o About 100-unit level trainers trained and mentored across organization through a systematic training plan leading to achievement of training target of 5 person days/person/year during 2017 on basic safety awareness.o 32 modules developed and implemented. This includes “Safety Manual for Contractors” at Greenfield / Brownfield sites for inculcating safety culture among vendors to achieve Zero Accident target.o All 21 manufacturing units have implemented the Positive Assurance Safety System Audit [PASS Audit] methodology for safety reviewo Have achieved 99.6 % reduction in Medical Treatment Cases, 33% in Loss Time Incidents and NIL fatalities in last 5 years in all the 20 manufacturing units put together.

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  THINKING FORKS CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka

  • Chief Technical Advisor

    • Jul 2015 - Feb 2020
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka

    Thinking Forks is a consulting firm that acts providing end to end solutions for food industry. They support organizations in innovation strategy formulation, new product development, research and development, technology scale up, support nutrition and health communication, and regulatory support in food industry. I am an empanelled consultant with them providing need base inputs especially for technical and for all of the above areas including business development. Achievementso Supported Thinking Fork in doubling the turnover.o Bagged first big project for them with 24 Mantra’s for product innovation and developing new formulations on an organic food platform. Since then launched 10 products as per agreed plans with the clients. o Identified and established third parties for production of new products

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  Hindustan Times

  • New Delhi, Delhi

  • ADVISOR – CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    • Nov 2015 - Oct 2016
    • New Delhi, Delhi

    Was member of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee headed by Chairperson and reporting to Chief Executive Officer. Specific assignment was to advise management about - identifying and short listing the CSR initiatives which will be self sustained and will help in integrated development of the two shortlisted villages in Uttar Pradesh. The focus of activities was to leverage the existing Government schemes amplified by a media house to provide the maximum benefits to these villages and enable better governance of available resources. [Based upon the Etah Experience of HUL]- To put mechanism in place for identifying, short listing and implementing these through various agencies and by involving the management team, funds allocation and progress review on periodical basis. The underlying idea was to involve all the managers in CSR initiatives and in developing their understanding about village life especially with reference of business led needs.- Five-year integrated development plans along with tracking mechanism were finalized and approved.- Achievementso Implementation committee was formed and made operational by posting grass root workers appointed by organization [through society]o Projects were shortlisted from the list of projects brainstormed based upon the identification of needs after conducting base line survey. Water and Sanitation, Education, Child and mother health, Capacity [skill] building, infrastructure support and generating local employment were identified as major pillars.o Religion based tourism and Milk catchment area development were shortlisted as the areas for integrated development of these two villages.o All the projects are on track till date

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  Firepro Systems Pvt Ltd.

  • Bangalore

  • Head Quality &Safety

    • Jul 2008 - Mar 2014
    • Bangalore

    Reporting to the Chairman and Managing Director, I was designated as Head - Quality and Safety and was part of the Management Council. Primary role was to drive the safety and quality agenda of the business including advising the top management, spearheading training, communication, measurement of key metrics, implementation and review actions to evolve a sustainable safety and quality culture in the organization. Key responsibilities were-o To advise the management on the new organization structure for quality and safety including recruitment.o Recommend ‘Quality Policy’ and ‘Safety Policy’ for the organization, develop systems, prepare action plans and lead a cross functional team on implementation .o Conceive and implement training programs for inculcating safety culture o Develop a crisis management and emergency response policies and action plano Ensure compliance with HSE law and statutory requirementsAchievementso HSE Policy and Quality Assurance Policy developed on the basis of a systematic needs assessment and implementedo Developed capacity building plan and modules to enhance ‘Basic Safety Awareness’ of personnel throughout the organization through trainings, mentoring and periodic audits. Achieved 5 manday/man/year target.o Integrated safety and quality as a top driven line function through self-assessment audits and positive assurance safety system (PASS) audito Met standards of safety and quality compliance of global clients such as duPont, 3M, Oracle, Dell, Marriot, among others, on pan-India basis leading to certificate of appreciation from clientso Achieved ‘Zero Accident’ target and incident free project completion in almost all projects (minimum 50 projects in progress at any time on all India basis)o Established Apex Safety and Quality Council concept for periodical review on safety and quality management to ensure sustainable culture .

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  GSK Consumerhealth Care Ltd

  • Bangalore

  • Consultant

    • May 2008 - Dec 2010
    • Bangalore

    My role entails advising GSKCH's management for procurement in facilitating, identification & nurturing of new contract manufacturing sites right from development stage to commercial production for innovation projects. The role includes- o Interacting with GSKCH marketing, technical, quality and legal teams to understand details of requirementso Recommending contract manufacturing sites suitable for GSKCH standards [GMP and QA] requirementso Working with GSKCH cross functional team to ensure third party sites gear up to meet all milestones as agreed from time to timeo Interacting with manufacturing department and vendors on identification, approvals and delivery of input materialso Effective engagement with third party suppliers to keep their interest levels alive during transition period of development to commercial productiono Negotiating with third party suppliers on commercials and sign off agreements as desired by GSKCHAchievementso Successfully identified seven third parties; five for launching new products and two for production of existing products. Development work on products was ahead of agreed launch schedules.o Achieved synergy and cost effectiveness through co-branding products such as noodles

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  Hindustan Unilever Limited

  • Mumbai,Pondicherry,coimbatore,Coonoor,Bangalore,Etah,Nagpur etc

  • Chief Operating Officer- Bhavishaya Alliance,Business / Unit Head,and other designations

    • Feb 1984 - Apr 2008
    • Mumbai,Pondicherry,coimbatore,Coonoor,Bangalore,Etah,Nagpur etc

    Various assignments with Hindustan Unilever Ltd. as Chief Operating Officer, Business Head, Unit Head, General Technical Manager and Senior Technical Manager o Assigned to locations such as Mumbai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, Etah (UP), Coonoor, Bangalore and Nagpuro During this period I have managed and lead teams for different categories like tea, coffee, culinary products; 100% EOU for mushrooms, dairy etc. at unit level including industrial relations, supply chain, vendor development and other commercial aspects of businesso Managed and helped establish a trust at Bhavishya Alliance for corporate social responsibility initiatives[Partnership UNICEF,ICICI Bank,HDFC,Unilever,Tata Group and Govt of Maharashtra].o Inculcated the behaviour and culture change towards safety at Pondicherry Factory.Factory received the Best Safety Record Award from Government of Pondicherry and Chairman’s HLL Gold Trophy for two consecutive years.o Led the Pondicherry factory to Total Productivity Management Level 1 Award from Japan Institute of Productivity Management. o Technical coordinator between research, marketing and factories in the innovation process for food businesses; being recognized with the Chairman’s award multiple times.o Implemented Instant Tea Project (100% EOU) in record time, right from developing in-house technology/process to commercialization (1995). o Integrated Rural Development (IRD) program received International Recognition (a) RTZ- Award (UK) in 1993 and (b) Consumer Awareness Award (UK) in 1995. The program also included initiation of cultivation of chicory in Etah (1993).o Have been involved in agronomy related research and contract farming while looking after Dairy and ‘Kissan’ operationso Introduced cultivation of chicory in Etah in 1993, which has now become the preferred cash crop in Etah region. This also led to major cost saving for the company and hedging the risk of chicory crop failure in drought prone Jamnagar area.

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  Molins India Ltd

  • Mohali

  • Factory Manager

    • Jul 1982 - Jan 1984
    • Mohali

    Reporting to Managing Director, member of management committee and heading Mohali unit.

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  JMA Industries Ltd

  • Faridabad Area, India

  • Deputy Works Manager

    • Mar 1980 - Jun 1982
    • Faridabad Area, India

    Introduced production incentive scheme and mechanized production planning and control system for the first time.

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  Talbros Automotive Components Ltd

  • Faridabad Area, India

  • Production and Planning Manager

    • Dec 1975 - Feb 1980
    • Faridabad Area, India

    Responsible for all manufacturing activities including production planning, tool room, industrial engineering and costing department.

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  NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL OF INDIA

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CONSULTANT),

    • Dec 1970 - Dec 1975
    • New Delhi Area, India

    Job involved consultancy (17 assignments) and training activities (1500 hours) to propagate the cause of productivity