1. GANESH S.
Tel: 22684013 Cell: 90350 31063, E-mail: ganesh1s@yahoo.com
Seeking assignments to head Business Operations entailing Project Management, Facility Management,
Construction Management, Logistics, Liaising, Inventory Management and BCP
Professional Synopsis
Rich experience of over 30 years in facility, project, real estate, logistics & operations’ management with ROI
accountability.
Expertise in planning, developing, setting & implementing policies & processes in the field of Compliance,
Logistics, import, export, STPI & SEZ operation.
Expertise in identifying real estate sites for setting up office, closing on lease and sale deeds, obtaining
statutory approvals, appointing architects, civil contractors, project management companies and managing
project
Adept at carrying operations with standard knowledge of the government policies & regulations and
provisions of various statutory acts.
Proficient in supervising & controlling overall logistics processes & services at vendors end & providing
valuable suggestions for efficiency enhancement.
Adept in setting up SOPs, vendor development & management, contract management
Adept in problem resolution, defining and deploying processes and stakeholder management
Adept at negotiating contract with transport/ logistics companies, caterers, equipment maintenance
companies, safety & security vendors, etc. to achieve seamless and cost-effective movement of people and
material, ensuring excellent service levels and ensuring timely deliveries. Significant experience in
forecasting and formulating need-based budgets, and monitoring costing strategies for different products.
Experience in defining and implementing BCP policy and processes. Building and heading a BCP team
A keen analyst with excellent relationship management & team building skills.
Core Competencies
- Facility Management - Project Management - contract management
- Budgeting & tracking - managing 3P teams - Crisis Management
- Managing STPI, Customs & Central Excise related activities - Real Estate
- Space Management - Construction management - Logistics
- Acquisition of new sites - Inventory Management - Statutory Compliance
- Setting up new sites - Vendor Development & Management
Career Highlights
Apr'08 - till date Qualcomm Bangalore Sr. Manager – Compliance & Logistics
Managing Facility, Compliance, Logistics & Space in Bangalore and Chennai
Notable Accomplishments
New facility set up –
Appointed architects, PMC, construction and civil vendors and managed construction of 125K sft of a LEED Gold
rated building.
Identified, negotiated rentals, worked with LL & legal team to get lease deeds executed for 9 leased offices
measuring totally 400 sft without a real estate broker saving INR 13.5 million in brokerage
Identified and closed purchase of 3 pieces of land measuring 21K sft, 90K sft and 118K sft without use of real estate
agents saving INR 8 million in brokerage
Part of construction of 5 new cafeterias hosting 150, 200, 300, 275 and 200 people respectively
Identified and closed contracts for vendors related to FMS, transport, catering, logistics, couriers and material
tracking tool
Identified & closed contracts (with the help of procurement team) for facility related vendors (transport, café, FMS,
Customs broker, etc.) at Chennai during setting up of new floor
2. Liaising, PR & Government affairs–
Got building approval including MOEF clearance for 2 buildings one measuring 420K sft and the other 150K sft
Worked with BESCOM to get power tariff converted to a lower tariff resulting in a saving of INR 26 million per
annum
Identified and signed a contract with vendor to provide renewable source of energy resulting in an annual saving
of INR 4 million per annum
Obtained relevant statutory approvals for the new building construction within shortest possible time
Obtained all relevant approvals including NOC & OC from BBMP to construct a new 125000 sft building
Got a 10 year licence from KSPCB for STP operations
Got enhancement of sanctioned power to the facility from BESCOM by 1000KVA
Obtained conversion of lease deed to sale deed from KIADB
Obtained KIADB lease deed executed in the name of Qualcomm for a disputed property within 3 months
Obtained Lessee khata from BBMP for disputed property
Got tax assessment done for a newly procured property at a concessional rate amounting to a saving of INR 9
million
Obtained a 10 year explosive licence to run HSD yard
Got KIADB lease deed converted to sale deed for property # 125-127
Worked with KIADB & sub-registrar to get waiver of stamp duty on registering a property bought in a bank
auction to the tune of INR 25 millions
Got additional property tax demand waived off for industries in the neighbourhood as the Joint Secretary, WEPPIA
Working with MAIT and IESA to resolve import of used items
Lead a joint representation to set up incubation centres under STPI claiming duty waiver
Obtained building plan approvals including Environment clearance, fire, KSPCB, KIADB, AAI, BESCOM, BWSSB &
BSNL
Cleared all pending issues with BBMP, KIADB, IT/BT Ministry, Ministry of Industries and local corporator and MLA
to pertaining to many hurdles related to day to day operations and building construction
Logistics –
Successfully got special approval from STPI to set up a design challenge lab within STPI premises saving duty of
INR 4.5 crores
Successfully got SVB order and its renewal changing mark-up from 450% to 15% resulting in a duty saving of
INR 17 crores annually across India
Successfully got storage tape store are bonded resulting in a saving of INR 7 million annually
Worked with Freight forwarder to reduce delivery order charges to 50% resulting in an annual saving of INR 5
millions
Successfully got expired bonds extended without payment of duty, fine and penalty saving on customs claim of
INR 225 millions
Successfully revamped Logistics process by changing vendors, introducing processes & automating operations
Reduced turn around time for import clearance from 7 days to 1 day by introducing right processes
Got Customs Special Valuation Board clearance and saved payment of 1% duty deposit for imports from related
companies
Got refund of EDD of INR 3 Millions
Worked with Customs and Central Excise to file ER2 for 3 earlier years together
Got new bonding licences for 8 new facilities in Bangalore and 2 at Chennai
Worked with Customs and STPI to get bond enhancement for more than 300 expired bonds
Set up a bonded material tracking system to be compliant with STPI, Customs & Central Excise acts and rules
Digitised all customs and STPI documents including BOE and Rewarehousing certificates for the past 11 years
easing the process of document retrieval
Successfully changed the CHA and ensured better operation after that
Completed closing of STPI licence for a unit at Chennai
Set up a process of acquiring pre authenticated PCs from Central Excise to reduce customs clearance time
Set up a process to file periodic returns on time to STPI & Central Excise and has filed all returns before due date
for the past 2 years
Obtained all softex approvals up to date from STPI and filed FIRCs with bank on time
Got approvals from STPI & Customs to destroy EOL bonded materials which are still under live bonds saving 5
crore rupees in duty outflow
Set up a process to destroy bonded materials with IP on a periodic basis
Identified an e-waste vendor to periodically destroy e-waste from facility
Worked with Indigo Airline to get delivery of silicon across different sites in India within hours
Facility Management –
Successfully managed facility spread across 250K sft supporting 2300 employees between 2008 and 2012
Set up a DG auto synchronization panel for optimising power load sharing at a cost of one crore rupees working in
close partnership with QREF. This ensured failure proof power supply to Data centre and lower consumption of
diesel
Set up operational & MIS processes for facility management
Revamped transport system by introducing quality standards & safety norms
Ramped up number of transport vehicles from 9 to 49
Revamped catering service by introducing new vendors, processes and infrastructure
Lead BCP program for Bangalore site till 2011
Introduced e-waste management system complying with corporate norms and statutory regulations
Selected, hired and trained new facility management vendor for the site twice
Creatively managed space to tide over huge shortage of space for a period of 3 years
Identified and set up 3 new rental premises by establishing offices, labs and facility support system including food
& transport
3. Lead site event management team successfully to conduct new building inaugurations, 5 new year parties and
umpteen number of team outings
Ensured uninterrupted running of facility during heavy rains which caused huge damage to DG synch panel
Got a RCC retaining wall constructed to stop incessant flow of storm water and sewage from adjacent site
Automated cab booking system enabling employees to book cabs during off office hours
Identified a vendor and introduced a system to scrap disposal
SPOC for all legal matters till 2012
Successfully managed space situation during shortage of space by finding innovative methods of seating
Jul’04 – Sep’07 Intel Technologies India Pvt Ltd Manager – Operations
Notable Accomplishments
Functioned as a single point of contact to all support groups like facility, IT, Logistics, Finance & HR for the
Business Unit.
Was part of an initiative to hire, train & assimilate 120 interns per year
Budgeting for the team and tracking expense to budget
Got very high ratings as a manger consistently for 8 quarters
Managing the BCP & Controls program for DEG India involving building a Crisis Management Team, Developing
comprehensive BC document and mapping top 20 risks on a half yearly basis and preparing and implementing
mitigation plans for the same.
Distinction of being a part of the Site Management Review Committee on Controls, Infrastructure, BCP and
EHS contribute towards sustenance and growth of India site
Handling Logistics Work Group as part of Intel India site Control Champions Forum in identifying and
mitigating risks involving recommending right Service Level Agreements between site logistics group and
various business groups and bench marking.
Leading the Business Continuity and Controls Programs by building a Crisis Management Team and testing
BC documents with drills.
Played a stellar role in leading a program to drive compliance on inventory tracking, scrapping and e -waste
management thereby saving of 3 million dollars for Intel India
Played a pivotal role in reducing average TPT from 5 days to 1.5 days for bonded shipments and from 6 days
to 2.5 days for duty paid shipments.
Instrumental in introducing an inventory tracking tool for ESO lab and aligned bonded material inventory to
the bond register maintained by TLC.
Distinction of Influencing Customs and STPI to allow import of Noise Generator, which is banned as per the
import policy.
Was a part of a 3 member team to evaluate and select a vendor for sane destruction of e -waste compliant
with PCB laws
Registered various board rework vendors as sub-contractor with Customs for board re-work. This eliminated
the 7-day tpt of obtaining approval from Customs & STPI to shift bonded materials. This involved selling the
idea internally at various levels of management
Pivotal in selecting a new good packaging vendor to pack ESO shipments at 11% cost of the earlier Intel
registered vendor.
Efficiently influenced the ASM tool managers to introduce a “view address” pop-up menu in the ASM tool. This
involved working with various groups in US and India within Intel
Worked with IT team to build a new lab spread over 8000sft
Worked with engineering teams and IT to move datacenter from one site to other after testing latency
Mar’89 to Jul’04 Integrated Services, Bangalore Chief Executive
Functioned as a consultant to various small-scale industries specializing in HR, operations, vendor development,
PC sales & service, Customs and Central Excise
Notable Accomplishments
Was a freelance consultant to various industries on facility management, material management, imports,
exports and inventory management
Set up branch offices and factories for various small scale industries by leasing right locations, setting up
facilities, hiring skilled and unskilled manpower, training hired staff in relevant areas, setting up controls and
SOP for compliance on statutory matters
Set up vendors and systems to run transport, pantry, Custom clearing and equipment maintenance for
Tescom, Balaji Scientific services and Hemant Industries
Saved 25 million rupees in customs duty by negotiating reclassification of second hand photographic
equipments during 2000-01.
Sold PCs and PC accessories worth 50 million rupees during 2001-02.
4. Got exclusive supply contracts for Broviga to supply scientific equipments to reputed institutions like I.I.Sc.,
etc.
May '84 to Mar ‘89: Commenced career with Beta group of Companies, Bangalore Manager – Materials
Notable Accomplishments
Managed facility management, sourcing, procurement, imports, inventory management & delivery across
plants and warehouses at Bangalore, Chennai, Hubli, Goa, Delhi and customers spread over India
Sourced, Short listed, appointed and managed vendors for customs clearing, inventory management, office
maintenance and equipment maintenance
Managed an average of 25 import shipments per day
Set up new offices & factories at Goa, Delhi and Hubli from scratch to hiring & training employees,
procurement and erection of capital equipments and successful operation
Academia
1984 Bachelors in Physics, Electronics and Mathematics from the University of Mysore
Certification
2007 Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute
Affiliation
Member of Project Management Institute
Trainings Attended
5 day intensive training on Managing Through People
Behavioural based Interviewing
Management Task Cycle, Changeable management
Effective listening skills, Effective interpersonal communication
Influence edge, Presentation skills
Situational Leadership, Micro inequities
Manager and Leader expectations, Goal Setting
Effective Teams, Structured Problem Solving
Essentials of Supplier Management
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 20 March 1964
Address: VE103, Fusina, Puva Venezia, Yelahanka Main Road, Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore – 560 064.