For Technical Directorships, Functional Heads, Global Programs & Project Management Open for Business Excellence & Operational Excellence Coaching & Consulting

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S. SARAVANA KUMAR sskhrsearch@rediffmail.com sskskype07 +91 89035 34089 Chennai,INDIA
CAREER SUMMARY & KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Result Oriented 20+Years, Qualified in Engineering, Management, PMP®, 6Sigma Green Belt & LEAN.
 Lead Business Operations, Technical Functions : Corporate Quality, LEAN, Projects including I.T.
Investments ~ INR 300 Cr. Sales Turnover ~ INR 250 Cr. with Auto OEMs, Engg. Companies India / Global.
 Handled Multi Crore-INR Operations, Enhanced Gross Profit % & World Class Product, QMS & Facilities.
Reporting to the Board with Techno-Commercial acumen & Business Development Capabilities.
 Enabling Business Process | Projects ::: MSME's Value & PQCDSME Growth ! இந்தியன் Coaching Global
Mission >1Mn 2035 !
SUMMARY OF BUSINESS / FUNCTIONAL HEAD ROLES & PROJECTS EXPERIENCE LIST
 Business Operations / Programs & Projects - AUTOMOTIVE Greenfield / Brownfield Projects
 ManufacturingEngineering / New ProductDevelopment / LEAN / Corporate Quality Management
Training / Consulting – Freelance Group #LSK9Forms Professional ( Feb 2017 ~ Present)
 Lead Faculty conducting Monthly & Quarterly Technical Programs – MMA, CII, Pvt. Training Institutes, Etc.
 Business/Operational ExcellenceConsulting & Project Support - MSMEs, SSIs S/W/C India & Select Global.
EU Clients ON / OFF SITE (2013 onwards) ADECCO NETHERLANDS PERIOD Jul 2015 – Jan 2017
Role GREENFIELD PROJECT / SENIOR I.T. – M.E.S. (ManufacturingExecution Systems)
Location ON-SITE NETHERLANDS Sep ’15 ~ – TILBURG & AMSTERDAM, EU (FREMONT, US CORP. H.O.)
M/s. ADECCO - TESLA MOTORS – EV GLIDER : Business Operations, Quality Systems & ME vide Brainstorming,
Capacity Enhancement, etc. - Faster New Product Introduction and Operations Cost Savings.
 Project Manager - ‘Manufacturing Execution Systems’ led CFT in sync with Fremont, US & Amsterdam, NL
for Quick ‘Go Live’ of 2 Models CKD Cars - ‘GREEN’ Status introduction, satisfying all stakeholders.
 Technical Quality Management, LEAN, ME Applications : PPAP, MBOM & Genealogy, Troubleshoot, Report
(PQCDSM) Generations, Test & Implement by JIRA, Resolution by Service Now, Weekly Webex & Monitor.
 New Product Development, NPD and New Product Introduction
“CONFIDENTIAL” ZF GERMANY/CHENNAI : Led INR 180 Crores Business - Greenfield Multi Site Operations
CKD CHASSIS SYTEMS & WAREHOUSE 6~8 Months in 2014 ZFH NEW GREENFIELD PROJECT :
 Single Point Client Business Contact, Quick Recruit 150 Members Startup team, Planned & Installed
Equipments, Tools, Utilities including Quality and IT Infrastructure.
 Organised Imports @ Chennai Warehouse-I. Government Bodies & Statutory Approvals, Train in Supply
Chain SCOR & Perform ISIR Trials @ Chennai I & II Plants (10,000 sq.m.), Front & Rear Chassis Systems.
M/s. AES (INDIA) ENGINEERING LTD. ( JV AES Japan & Motherson Group ) PERIOD 2005 – 2012
Automotive Engineering Services (Customers : Auto OEMs, Auto Components, Engineering & Exports)
Sales Turnover Rs. 90 Crores CumulativeBusiness (Peak Annual Turnover Rs.40 Crores Project)
Role SENIOR GROUP MANAGER – OPERATIONS & TURNKEY PROJECTS
Team 3 Region Managers,3 Project Managers,6 ProjectEngineers. System Builders & Service Providers.
Business Contactwith Technical JV Partners in AES, Yokohama, Japan & Thailand,Asia-Pacific
Locations NOIDA, UP / PUNE, MAHARASHTRA / CHENNAI, TAMILNADU & Gurgaon, OragadamSites.
Operations Head of India Business : AES JV - Led Strategic Programs including Infra, securing cumulative
business Rs. 90 Crores from leading Automotive OEMs - Ashok Leyland, Suzuki, Tata, Daimler, Renault-Nissan,
Ford : Y-O-Y Turnover by 40%, enabled margins budgets, procurement, risk mitigation,satisfying stakeholders.
 Setup pan India – Multi Offices Business Operations - Program Management Office, PMO with RASIC
Charts, KPIs, Program Quantifiers, Baselines, Budget & Timesheet management all Phase Gate Process.
 On Time & On Cost Track record 10 Turnkey Projects - OEM Greenfield/Brownfield P/L Accountability

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 Costing & Bid of Work Packages, Project Management, Installation & Commission of Press, Body Weld
Shop, Power train,Plastic Moulding & Paint Shops, Lines including Site Development, Factory, Facilities &
Utilities (Mechanical,Civil, Electrical, IT & Controls, Quality, HSE & Approval) - SPOC for Clients pan India.
 LEAN, New Product Development – with EU, Japan & Asia Pacific Technical partners & Stakeholders.
 Reduced Operations & Program Cost 15% by Quality, VA / VE & Vendor Meets - Travelled extensively,
trained & developed Global Vendors, Service Providers for INDIA Projects. Annual Saving Rs. 30 Lacs.
M/s. LAKSHMI PRECISION SCREWS LTD., PERIOD Feb 2003 - Mar2005
Manufacturers of High Tensile Fasteners (Customers : Auto OEMs, Construction & Exports)
Sales Turnover Rs. 50 Crores approx.annually
Role D.G.M. – TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, QUALITY & CUSTOMER CONTACT
Locations PLANT – II,ROHTAK, HARYANA, INDIA & IMT MANESAR SITES.
Premium Clients Key Account Management, CAPEX and Technical OPEX, Facility Creation including
Infrastructure Technologies, Quality Management VOC, Drawing Review & Release, Engineering Changes,
Supplier/Vendor Development, Audit & Techno-commercials meeting Budgets / Target Cost
 Establish Operations, Process, LEAN, Materials – Multi facilities for existing Plant & New Site Planning.
 Operations Manufacturing Engineering Work, Improved production 2X times & reduced rework < 1%.
Developed Process, Jigs and Fixtures, Kaizen - Annual savings Rs. 4 Million. Implemented SCADA System -
Electro Plating Line for Process Optimization.
 Executed Maruti, Volvo, Suzuki, Honda New Projects and Exports – Enercon, Textron, Bossard, Etc. as
“C2C - Concept to Customer” Negotiate Techno-commercials & maintain the bottom line. Value
Engineering, Budgets, Control & Cost Savings vide Operational Excellence - TPM, TQM, Lean, Etc.
M/s. ARVIN EXHAUST INDIA LTD. ( JV ArvinMeritor, US & Anand Group ) PERIOD May 2000 – Feb 2003
Manufacturers Automotive Exhaust Systems (Customers : Ford, Toyota, CAT, ITL & Exports)
Sales Turnover Rs. 25 Crores approx.annually
Role HEAD – ENGINEERING, NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION & CUSTOMER KEY CONTACT
Team Size : 4 Managers,8 OperatingEngineers, Designers & System Builders pan India.
SinglePoint Contact for Tech Centers in UK, Indianapolis - USA, & Technical Licensewith Sango, Japan
Locations Ambattur, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA & Indiana,USA & JAPAN Engg. Offices.
Operations including New Product Introduction, CAD Drawing Release, Engg. Changes, Supplier/Vendor
Development, Audit & Techno-commercials meeting Budgets / Target Cost – Work cohesively with USA, UK
Technical Centers, Japan Tech partners & Stakeholders - Directors,Vice Presidents by Program Best practices.
 Headed 5 Operations, Corporate Quality & ME Teams - Layout, Logistics, New Product Development,
Sheet Metal, Process Engg & Quality Resolutions “Concept2Customer : Drawing–Prototype -Validation”
 Developed Exhaust Systems : Silencers, Catalytic Converters, Side Impact Beams, IPRT, Mufflers, Etc.
APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, Quality Plans, Work-flow for Prototypes - Vehicle level Validation & Field Returns.
 Quality QMS, QA & QC : Receiving Inspection, Stage Inspection, Testing and Final Product Quality.
 Manage Customer Interface incl. Customer Audits, Visits. Translate the VOC & KPI Dashboard,
Escalation Process, measurable & report. ISO / QS9000 Internal Auditor and Lead facilitator for the ME
Best Practices, Lean & Technical Workshop.
M/s. BRAKES INDIA LTD., TVS GROUP PERIOD Dec 1995 – May 2000
Manufacturers of Automobile BrakingSystems (Customers : Maruti,Tata, Ford, Toyota & Exports)
Sales Turnover Rs. 20 Crores approx.annually
Role MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGG. & ASST. MANAGER – TECHNICAL (DRUM BRAKE UNIT)
Team Size : 8 Engineers, MultipleContractors & ServiceProviders pan India and pan Global.
Locations PADI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA & POLAMBAKKAM, SHOLINGHUR SITES.
Establish Manufacturing Cell Operations in Padi & Polambakkam Sites for Drum Brakes, Caliper Brakes,
Cylinders & Actuations – Forming, Machining, Moulding, Weld, Assembly & Test Lines, including Training, etc.
 SBU Cell Operations & Capacity for Brake Systems. Process Reengineering @ Sholinghur Foundry - Flow,
Handling & Work methods - reduced WIP by 50%, Manpower & Cost savings (Project 8 months).
 Quality APQP Meetings : Industrial Engineering & Methods Study - Process plan, PFMEA & W.I. for New
products.Apprise Top Management & Stakeholders on Progress,Risks & Countermeasures for Milestones.

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 LEAN, New Product Development : Single point of contact for technical concern until SOP + 90 days
Leading (initiates) 8D until SOP + 90 days until 8D ownership has been defined.
 Quality QMS, QA & QC : Receiving Inspection, Stage Inspection, Testing and Final Product Quality.
Knowledge about development of Machined Parts, Castings, Forgings, Rubber & Plastics, NDT & Testing.
M/s. ENGINE VALVES LTD., RANE GROUP PERIOD Mar 1991 – Dec 1995
Manufacturers of I.C. Engine Valves, Tappets & Guides (Customers : Maruti,Mahindra,Tata, Ford, & Exports)
Sales Turnover Rs. 10 Crores approx.annually
Role ManufacturingEngineer - Production Shop Floor, ManufacturingEngineering
Team : 3 Engineers, 80 Operators,MultipleContractors & Service Providers.
Location ALANDUR, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU, INDIA
 Operations, ISO Quality Standards, ME & Implement Lean Manufacturing, Material Handling, Inventory
Management using Industrial Engineering Concepts & Introduce PPC – Planning Documentations.
 Quality, Production Planning (Machine Shop, Grinding, Forge, Heat Treatment, Coating, Pack & Delivery).
FUNCTIONS HANDLED DURING LAST 2 DECADES
•Operations incl. Quality / Utilities / IT Infra •Business Plan, Budget & Control •Program Management
•Greenfield/Brownfield Projects •New Product Development •Production/Materials/Quality/Vendor
Management •CAPEX/OPEX/Purchase •Industrial Machinery & Components •Multi Location Sites
•Recruitment/Retention/Development
INDUSTRIES SERVED : PRODUCTS DEVELOPED & PROCESS HANDLED
•Engine Valves •Brakes •Exhaust Systems •Fasteners •Transmission Gears, Shafts •Piston Systems
•Chassis Systems •Axles •Passenger Car / SUV : Vehicle / Sub Assembly •Cab / Body in White / CKD Systems
•CNC Machining •Welding •Forming •Pressing •Steel/Aluminium/Non-Metal Castings •Plastic / Rubber /
Moulding •EV Battery •Surface Coating & Finishing •New Generation Finishing Process •Fabrication
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES (incl. Proprietary / Customised Applications & Softwares)
•MS Office / MS Projects / O365 Online •CAD/CATIA/PLM View •SQC •NPD, New Product Development
•APQP, Advanced Product Quality Planning •PPAP, Production Part Approval System •Systematic Problem
Solving techniques : RCA, FMEA, WHY WHY, Etc. •DPAR, Design Process Assembly Review •SharePoint / Team
Center View •Simulation •TILMES/WMS •Oracle SQL •Atlassian JIRA / SNow •Machine Integrator
•SCOR •MES/DigitalFactory/IIoT •BI, Business Intelligence & Business Analytics
SELECTED AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS
2001 Active organizer AnnualSupplier Meet @ Arvin Exhaust, AnandGroup
2004 Recognition for Contributions in BIG, Business Improvement Groupfrom CMD, LPS
2008 High Speed Press LineProject (On Time, Safety Completion) Memento,M.D., Ford India Ltd.
2009 ReceivedGroup Chairman’s Felicitations uponexceeding Budget Peformance @ AES (India)
2010 Invitation byCEO & MD, Renault Nissan –AlliancePlant Inauguration,Oragadam, 17Mar‘10
2012 Delivered Speechas ‘GuestofHonour’ toEngineering Students, PSNAEngineering College.
2012 Training &PMConsultingSupport toAutoParts / EngineeringMNCs (Tamil Nadu)
PROFESSIONAL VISITS ABROAD
May ‘96 1 week trials for foundryequipments at Manchesterand London, U.K.
Mar ‘01 2 months Engg. & Best Practice Training Orientation. ARVINMERITOR, INDIANA, US
Nov ‘01 1 week Orientationon NewProject / Engg R&D @ SANGO Corp., JAPAN & Toyota Museum
Oct ‘04 2 weeks DAP,Trials for Fastener ProductionEquipments, Facility @ TAIWAN
Apr ’05 1 month, TechnicalJV support& Client Proposal preparation @ AES, Yokohama, Japan
May ‘08 1 week, @ AES, Yokohama, Japan; AES RegionalMeeting +Nissan TechnicalCentre
May 10 3 Days Seminar –Presentation asBusinessHead to GroupCompanies –Dubai, UAE
Jul 14 Week long orientationin Germany for NewGreenfieldIndia ProjectPlanning & Execution
Sep 14 Benchmark Visits to Chassis Systems Plants in Malaysia &Thailand - ProductLaunch Support
Sep 15 1 Year Manufacturing Systems –I.T. Applications / EU EV Car Project,Netherlands/EU
ACADEMIC DETAILS
B.E. (MechanicalEngineering) 1990, Madurai Kamaraj University, TamilNadu Grade :First Class
PGDBA(Operation,Finance,Marketing) 1999, Loyola Institute of BusinessAdministration, Chennai, Grade A+
PMP® (from PMI, U.S.A.) 2011, Certified Project Management Professional, Member, PMI,2011.

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S. SARAVANA KUMAR Chennai / INDIA