1. Resume
Prabhakara A N (DOB: 04.03.1958)
No.130, III Cross, 2
nd
stage, Arakere MICO Layout, B G Road
BANGALORE – 560076
Phone: (R) 080-26580771, Mobile: 9620207958
Email : anp4358@gmail.com
Passport No. Z2248757
Designation: Head, Business Excellence (General Manager)
Bosch Limited, (MICO) India - Total experience > 40 Years
Reporting to Bosch Ltd (India) Board of management
Accountable for enhancing maturity of Business Excellence at Corporate India level, leading to Business Results,
Thro sustainable implementation of OD interventions on Leadership / culture, HR strategies, Structured Strategy /
Change Management at different levels, Process Orientation & Improvements thro’ VSM/VSD, VSDiA, fostering
innovation at all levels, Total Employee involvement thro CIP, QC, 5S, TPM, Kaizen & Lernstatt deployment etc.
Qualifications: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering - MEI polytechnic - 1983
Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mech) - BMSECE (regular) - 1993
P G Diploma in Business Administration, - Bangalore University - 2003
Certified Lean Trainer - Bosch, Germany, CII-ME - 2004
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (GB-UK) 3 mega projects completed - M/s. Cummins-UK, ISI-India - 2005
Masters Degree in HRM, - Annamalai University - 2008
Certified Business Excellence Assessor (EFQM Model) - EFQM, Brussels, (CII-IQ 2005) - 2008
Certified ISO Lead Auditor, - TUV - 2009
Executive General Management Program - IIM-Bangalore - 2013
Certified Strategy Moderator, Leadership trainer, - Bosch, China, Bangalore
Other credentials: Member of Board - Education Advisory Committee – IBS Business School, Bangalore
Convener - TQM Forum, CII - Karnataka (2013-2014)
European Excellence Assessor - EFQM Assessments of Bosch Locations – Japan, Korea, China, Brazil
Senior Business Assessor -CII - CII – EXIM BANK Award assessments, Internal & External > 20
Guest Faculty - Business Schools, Engg. Colleges, Corporates & NGOs
Judge, Panel Member - 6 Sigma, QC, TQM, TPM competitions at CII, QCFI & corporates
Lead Assessor (WCM) - Adithya Birla Group, UltraTech Cement works, Trichy in 2013
TBEM Assessor - Assessment of TATA – Rallis, Mumbai in 2010
Hon. Advisor - Tech & Mgmt training consultancy group for result oriented programs
Trainer - Resource as trainer at Bosch & at other organizations on EFQM
Consultant - Internal / Hon. external Consultant for key initiatives, all EFQM topics
- Coached Bosch – Korea for EFQM 5 Star award - 2008
- M/s Fenner – Madurai on introducing CIP & QC - 2006
- M/s JSW – Energy for ITC-CII Sustainability award - 2014
- M/s. Robert Bosch Engg. Solutions for CII HR Excelence award – 2014
- M/s. Nandini Exports on 6S implementation in transactional process
Coach - Transformational Leadership, strategy, process orientation, TEI etc.
Moderator / Facilitator - Training / successful moderation of many international workshops
Work Experience: Business Excellence for Bosch Ltd, India (8 div.& Corp. functions) and Diesel Systems, India : Since 1 yr
(> 40 yr at Bosch) Organizational Change based on EFQM model at Bosch – at Plants, Division & Corporate levels : 8 + yr.
(DOJ: 01.08.1974) Rolled out of strategy / sustainable CSR initiative for Bosch – Plants, Division & Corporate level (4 yr)
Deputation to central BE at Stuttgart - Bosch, Germany from March 2007 to July 2008 (1.5 yr.)
Leading change initiatives like TQM (CIP), Six sigma, TPS, 5S, Lean mgmt etc. at Ban Plant : 6 yr.
HR functions: Trg & Dev, recruitment – Teaching Tech & Mgmt topics at Bosch center & Corp HR : 15 yr.
Hands on experience as Sr. Technician in Machine Building with tech training (4 yr) : 10 yr.
Major  Prepared Bosch Plants at Bangalore, Nashik & Jaipur for being recognised with coveted CII-EXIM Bank awards
accomplishments  Introduced ‘Process Orientation’ at Bosch India locations in both direct & indirect areas in a structured manner
Process coordinator & Local assessor for first joint Global Assessment of EFQM & Robert Bosch - Germany
 Institutionalised ‘Continuous Improvement Culture’ with unique techniques at Bosch in India since 13 years
 Introduced Bosch Production System (Lean Management) at Bosch Bangalore Plant successfully in 2003
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 Introduced new initiatives at Bosch on new leadership culture, Value orientation, Process orientation, etc.
 Introduced 6 Sigma at Bosch Ltd., Coached 6S BB projects and trained more than 300 green belts,
 Institutionalised QC Culture at all Plants of Bosch ltd, created a competent network of >400 moderators / Teams
 Demonstrative excellence in successfully implementing various new company wide improvement initiatives like:
Bosch(Toyota) Production System, 6 Sigma, CIP (All techniques like 5S, KAIZEN, TPM, Poka Yoke, Suggestion
system, with an emphasis on improving overall Plant efficiency. Regarded as ‘Resource Person for Change’
 Organised companywide POKA YOKE, Innovation campaigns to enhance Quality & Innovation at work / Process
Key skill sets
Business Excellence, TQM & Lean six sigma:
1. Enhancing organisational effectiveness thro Business Excellence implementation – Macro & Micro levels – all Criteria
2. Assessing Organisations based on EFQM/MBNQA Model, suggesting strategies to enhance operational excellence.
3. Designing / organising management workshops, Group workshops, campaigns etc. towards achieving exceptional results
4. Assessing the Organisation for ‘Lean Practices’ and suggesting strategies for implementing Lean concepts.
5. Spearheading OD initiatives on leadership, strategy, Customer Satisfaction, Employee Engagement, Innovation etc.
6. Fostering a culture of continuous improvement thro’ 6 Sigma, QC, 5S, 3M, Poka Yoke, TQM, Kaizen Etc.
7. Creating networks using self developed models such as ‘7 I’s for motivation anyone’
8. Creating a transparent organisation by deploying multi mode internal communication mechanisms
9. Enhancing result orientation thro RADARisng any initiative / system in the organisation
10. Institutionalising strategy management process along with Risk, Knowledge / Innovation management & benchmarking
Corporate Social Responsibility:
- Developing vision, mission and CSR strategies, roadmap for any organisation
- Developing a culture of social volunteering and joy of giving across organisation
- Identifying suitable projects, deployment strategies and comprehensive measurements of CSR KPIs & KPRs
- Identifying stakeholders needs, addressing and evaluating effectiveness – perceptions
- Creating CSR budgets based on company values
Human Resource Management:
- Coached / Enabled Bosch application to CII-HR Excellence award based on CII-IQ HR Excellence model – Certificate of Recognition
- Managing a training / development organisation effectively towards building high performers for the organisation for Sr. positions
- Suggesting & Implementing HR-OD initiatives thro’ HR Excellence thro 4S (Developed by self & successfully tried out many times)
- Co-ordinating campus recruitment, coaching and placement of Engineering Graduates/Apprentices – Teaching Tech & Mgmt topics
- Sourcing, selection, interviewing to all levels (Worker & Managerial) of HR requirements at Corporate / Plant level.
- Handling performance management / performance appraisal of employees in the Dept. Creating a high performance work culture
- Coaching and mentoring Poor performers. Motivating & building Teams & Enhancing energy levels in the organisation
- Implementing Total employee Involvement initiatives with key focus on employee Participation in improvements.
Training and Development:
- Assessing / Suggesting strategic change initiatives in all HR Functions towards HR excellence at both WCA & BCA levels
- Designing / conducting comprehensive Training modules based on Development Continuum Model (developed by Self)
- Assessing the training needs of the employees and organising HR Programs/ workshops for employees for enhancing their technical
know-how on manufacturing and soft skills such as Presentation Skill, Communication, Leadership, Time Management,
Team Building, Value Deployment etc.(More than 50 Courses designed & conducted)
- Assessing & Coaching Internal Trainers / Teachers based on ‘6 level of Trainer’ & 3D Model (Pedagogy based assessment models)
- Designing and conducting behavioural modification sessions on Values, Change in Mind set, Buy-in programs on new initiatives,
6 hats of thinking, Transactional Analysis, Johari window, Traits of a winner etc. (Guest Faculty for Management Instituitions)
OR & Process Improvement Initiatives:
- Creating a process oriented organisation from functional organisation including framework, documentation, process mapping,
Improvements, assessment and standardisation. Designed the Process Maturity model for Bosch Ltd.
- Aligning organisation processes to key strategies and creating result orientation thro process optimisation
- Assessing the Organisations for TQM, Enabling Total Quality through Kaizen, PDCA, FMEA, 7 Q tools, Poka Yoke and
other quality measures. Process management, documentation, Improvements and aligning KPI/KPR to organisation goals
- Training, coaching teams and Implementing 6 Sigma, TQM, TPM, 5S, Poka Yoke etc.
- Implementing various continuous improvement initiatives –Kaizen, Quality Circles, SMED, etc.
- Waste elimination using 3M, Activity Flow etc, with key emphasis on improving quality, Cost and Delivery thro’ employee involvement.
- Executing various projects, Company wide campaigns thereby improving efficiency and productivity.
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Other Notable Contributions:
- Created / leading a strong team of Social volunteers for ‘Kumudwati River Rejuvenation Project’ with more than 500 volunteers
- Elected as Director for Bosch employees housing society for 3 years
- Lectures in Management institutions / NGOs like Alliance Business Academy (now IBS), IIMM, RVCE College, CII. Lions Club etc.
- Created a network of BE Community of Practice for entire Asia Pacific region
- Organised ‘5S for Home makers’ for employee spouse – 600 families covered
- Initiated a 'Counselling & Guidance Centre' at Bangalore and counselled more than 100 persons in 3 year
- Compiled booklets on CNC Technology, 7 New Tools, CIP Attitude, TPM, BPS orientation etc. for MICO
- Produced powerful educative films, skits on 5S, BOSCH Values, business excellence, TPM etc
- Hon. Advisor, M/s. Professional Trainers - Consultancy Group. Developed a host of tech, Mgmt, Behaviour related courses
- Free Consultancy help rendered to many SSIs on introducing TQM, KAIZEN, TPM, 5S and Six Sigma.
- Honorary coaching programs to Youth Organisations / Colleges on competency improvement like
Winning in Interviews, Public Speaking, Group discussions, 6 Hats, being extra-ordinary etc.
- Worked with MICO Suppliers like M/s. Fenner, Lamda etc. to introduce BPS,TQM,KAIZEN, 5S in their organizations.
Other Details : Service left before retirement – 4 years (60 years)
Wish to pursue my passion in consulting, coaching, training and teaching
Languages known: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, German
Cost to Company at present : 28 Lakhs.
Availability from August 2014 onwards by completing a mile stone of 40 years service at Bosch (MICO)
Personal Traits:
- Hunger for learning new things, Quick at grasping new concepts, Good at conceptualising and modelling. Result orientation
- Very good at presentations, teaching and rendering motivating talks, Influencing behavioural changes for effectiveness.
- High energy level and passion to meet the targets innovatively. Very sound in Technical & Managerial fundamentals.
- Married and having two children; Mobility – India & International
- Hobbies: Reading, Singing, Teaching, Counselling, contributing my abilities to the cause of society & environmental projects, solitude.
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