Experience

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  Faber Infinite Consulting

  • Pune Area, India

  • Business Transformation Manager

    • Jul 2015 - Present
    • Pune Area, India

    •Work closely with the BU- Head of Transformation, Process/Business Owners, and Program managers to drive OPEX.•Accountable for delivering the Tangible benefit component of the overall CI program (~10 -15% - Budgeted cost).• Create capability within the organization on lean transformation & establish operational excellence as a core competency. • Conducting Business Assessment to identify opportunities for OpEx to be implemented to derive Benefit.• Deliver OpEx projects within the divisional portfolio on time, to the scope, and within budget.• Ensure Shop floor implementation of OpEx methodology, tools, technologies, and thinking is embedded in BU Operations.• Communicating Business Intelligence (Tableau) insights to builds a deep & wide understanding of OpEx across the division.• Coach senior leaders, Teams, Workers and across levels within the division on the application of OpEx. Achievements:• Formulated Business Strategy (Blue Ocean Strategy) – Surveyors, Tarpaulin, Milling, Retail shops, Manufacturing.• Accomplished project with saving worth USD 5Mn for Kenya based Printing industry by implementation of TPM.• Accomplished reduction in Working Capital by 35% in Printing industry through Inventory optimization.• Improved quality levels from 3 sigma to 4.1 Sigma level in electrical product Industry through DMAIC• Increased productivity from 1.6 Bn to 2.6 Bn in Pharma – Tablet Manufacturing through VSM, OEE and SMED • Accomplished project with saving worth Rs 10 crore for Pump Industry through lean and Business process mapping.• Reduced Customer complaints by 85% in FIBC and Cement Bags industry through formulating QC, QA and QMS setup.• Improved OTIF from 60% to 93% for Ceramic industry by Business process mapping and Planning.• 18% Reduction in Average handling time (AHT) & Improvement in First contact resolution (FCR) through RPA & BI tools. • Only Trainer - Implementer rated with 50 out of 50 by in Strategic planning & OpEx Journey.

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  Larsen & Toubro

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Production Manager

    • Jun 2006 - Jul 2015
    • Mumbai Area, India

    • Implemented Lean Concepts at Multilocation and Multiproduct Vendors • Credited for representing L&T Case Study in National ( INVEST) and Asian Value Engineering Conference in 2013• Successfully implemented and mentored Value Engineering project worth Rs. 10.6 Crores (Business of Rs. 300 Crores)• Distinction of saving:o Rs. 2.3 Crores by change of material and specificationo Rs. 1.8 Crores through change of process, strip layout, cycle time optimizationo Rs. 3.3 Crores through design changeo Rs. 3.5 Crores through local development of silver components• Honoured with 2nd Prize in Value Engineering Case Study Presentation Competition in LNT, twice in 2012 & 2013.Stellar role in incorporating Six Sigma Projects - Black Belt for improving business processes ranging from manufacturing, engineering and supply chain• Recognised for completing 15 Projects as Green Belt and 7 as Black Belt for reducing rework, rejection, customer complaints and increasing the consistence and reliability; Six Sigma project got selected for presenting in All India Six Sigma Competition held by Indian Statistical Institute – Bangalore and Deming Auditors• Adjudged as the 1st runner-up in Lean Quiz in LNT twice• Instrumental in increasing RTY of:o DH100 MCCB from 83% to 96% leading to saving of Rs. 36 Lakhso DU100 MCCB Line from 90% to 97% leading to saving of Rs. 18 Lakhso DN4 MCCB Line from 76% to 82%, leading to saving of Rs. 29 Lakhs• Visited International Location - China for setting up of DU100 MCCB Line• Stellar role in: o Automation for over load testing (3P in Series) leading to reduced time and cost by23%o Implementation of the First Flow Line in the product range• Demonstrated excellence in:o Doubling the capacity of the product within 6 months for fulfilment of the market requirementso Local development of Bimetal across 5 products for sustainability in market

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  Hindustan Unilever Limited

  • Pune, India

  • Operations Specialist

    • Aug 2004 - Jan 2006
    • Pune, India

    • Applying Lean tools adn techniques on floor for Business Growth.• Steered day-to-day production activities in fully automated Units involving, packaging machine, Conveyors, Carton Erectors, Vision Counting, Lid closer, Shrink Wrappers, Bopp Tape Applicators and Ink Printers with a team of 3 Shift Coordinators and 175 Workmen• Credited for achieving the highest production target of 3.5 Tonnes in shift by proper planning, effective utilization of manpower and maintaining highest motivation level in team• Deftly implemented engineering contact system for enhanced motivation level of management staff• Instrumental in devising incentive calculation software, thus reducing time from 35 to 10 minutes/ shift/ officer• Registered manpower reduction by 15 per day by semi -automation & work study • Merit of guising Senior Colleague for finalizing and submitting confidential report of Workmen Slow Down activity during the IR issue

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  VIP Industries Limited

  • Nashik, India

  • Lean Executive Engineer

    • Jul 2001 - Jan 2005
    • Nashik, India

    • Proved successful in implementing Single Piece Flow for frame manufacturing process through conducting the Value stream mapping, action for the identified Muda, making new layout, applying SMED, conducting DOE for heat treatment, combining operations for line balancing of stations, development de-bottleneck automation and mentoring the workmen for Multi operationso Achieved reduction in throughput time from 24 hrs. to 5 hrs. & inventory to the tune of Rs. 7 Lakhs / month• Essayed a key role in implementing 4S and visual management in office, Shop floor and tool store• Was appreciated for successfully executing Six Sigma Project for improving the quality of frame, by mapping the process, analyzing the root cause and implementing action for elimination of root cause, thereby, increasing the Cp of the Bending machine from 0.7 to 1.24 & registered saving of Rs. 4 Lakhs