K. Shivaram Prasad has over 17 years of experience in plant operations, maintenance, project management, and training. He is currently the Manager of Asset Care, EHS, and Projects at Cadbury India Ltd. in Bangalore. Prior to this, he held engineering and management roles at various companies in India and Nepal. He has a B.Tech in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur and skills in areas such as operations, maintenance, project management, quality assurance, and training.

1. K. SHIVARAM PRASAD
Mobile: 09845756340 / 080-23472642 Email: shivaganti@yahoo.com,
Member/hobbies- CR engineering.com, Waterandwastewaterengineering.com,
Can be headhunted as Head of Profit Centre / Business / Functional Unit in Project /
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Operation& Maintenance / Factory Management with an organisation of high repute. .
Professional Abridgement
 B.Tech (Energy(Electrical) Engineering) from IIT, Kharagpur with over 17 years of rich and
varied experience in Plant Operation, Maintenance, Project Management and Training &
Development.
 Currently associated with M/s Cadbury India Ltd., Bangalore as Manager – Asset care,
EHS/Projects.
Functional Skills includes;
- Operation & Maintenance - Erection & Commissioning
- Spare Parts Management - Techno – commercial Operations
- Quality Assurance - Man Management and
restructuring.
- Training & Development - Process Modification & Development
- Utility & Energy Management - Project management
- Fiscal discipline and budget monitoring- - Facility Management.

2. - Environment, Health and safety - - Training skills
Organisational Experience
M/s Cadbury ( Earlier Adams) India Limited, Bangalore. Manager- Asset care, EHS & Projects
Since Oct-2007 till now.
Key person in making the turn around of the factory from 300 Tons/Month to 550 Tons
/Month in a span of 10-12 months.
• Took sustainability initiatives in conservation for water, energy and utilities. Implemented
safety/Quality culture through rigorous focussed agenda.
• Tracking OEE, MTBF with regular preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Involved in evolving new innovation in products with minimum investment.
• Localisation of spare and improving self reliability in project execution.
M/s Cadbury India Ltd., Mumbai Manager – Projects/ Aug’06 to sep-07
Key Contributions
 Supervised various project functions at all Cadbury factories.
 Assessed various sites and due diligence such as Resource Availability, Future Mapping, etc.
 Successfully developed new engineering consultants most suited to project.
 Modified the contract for suiting the work flexibility.
 Maintained the process documents comprising of the whole process and tracked the scope for
new lines with concurrent engineers.
 Reduced the layout with the concept of providing ease in man, material, machine and
movement across different lines.
 Recipient of Increment Letter by the management and selected as an Engineering Track Leader.
 Actively involved in LTS settlement at Cadbury Bangalore.
M/s Dabur Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Head - Engineering Sept’04 – Aug’06
Key Contributions
 Supervised plants such as Lal Dant Manjan, Hajmola Tablets, Amla Hair Oil, Shampoo, Real
Juice( Tetra-pack line) etc.
 Successfully commissioned the projects of changing the “Lal Dant Manjan” bottle shape
smoothly without any production stoppage and other projects on Toothpaste - Babool, Red
Toothpaste, Dabur Gel, etc.
 Launched new bottles for Hazmola tablets and changed the Furnace Oil Grade in the Boiler as
per the cost saving measure.
 Efficiently handled the maintenance of DG Sets, LT Panels, Boilers, Chillers, Cooling Towers,
Electrical Drives, PLC Programming - Allen Bradley, Siemens, etc.
 Introduced single Nauta mixer in Lal Dant Manjan as a major step towards increasing the
productivity and installed Clearpack conveyor, automation and consolidation of all machines.
 Executed increased documentation and systematic approach towards problem solving, machine
history card, break down analysis reports, predictive maintenance, etc for improving the
machine efficiency.
 Replaced the Air Cooled DG Set to Water Cooled and used a low grade FO in Boiler as against
the MV grade for reducing cost per steam with slight modification in the stream.
 Credited with increment and bonus as reward.
M/s Maruti Udyog Ltd. Jun’92 - Sept’04
Growth Path
Jun’92 – Jun’97 Assistant Manager.
Jul’97 – Aug’00 Deputy Manager.
Aug’00 – Sept’04 Manager.

3. Key Contributions
 Supervised the Gas Turbine, Waste Heat Recovery Boiler, water , waste water and sewage
plants and High Tension Room Operations.
 Contributed in saving energy consumption by 20%.
 Successfully reduced cost of spares by indigenous development.
 Associated as a key member for obtaining ISO - 9000 and 14001 certification.
 Attained utility consumption level as per Suzuki Motors standards.
 Nominated as a Field Staff Development Manager in 2003 in Sales and Marketing department for
conducting training programmes for Dealer Sale Executives, Recruitment, Career Planning as
Cross Functional Team.
 Achieved AOTS certificate from Japan.
 Established the Aluminium Foundry- Suzuki Metal months at Manesar as a green field
project.
 Deputed to Japan, France for overseas training, promoted in every 3 years and nominated for
the cross functional experience for future growth.
 Gained exposure in various cross – functional areas such as Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing,
Indian/MNC FMCG and Automobile industry( Marurti Suzuki India Limited)
 Skilful in executing the cross functions initiatives, ensuring delivery of projects within the
time and cost parameters.
 Steering Plant Operations in coordination with the Engineers, Supervisors and Workers.
 Demonstrated abilities in working on maintenance initiatives, thereby bringing down
equipment breakdown & achieving annual costs savings by the help of Japanese management
concepts.
 Expertise in implementing of SSI, CSI, Total Customer Satisfaction, Balance Score Card
Development and assessing feedback mechanism at the dealer (Dealer Development in
Marketing and Sales Division).
 Distinction of attending trainings on Japanese Management Techniques at Suzuki Motor
Company, Japan and Water Treatment Technology Training at Degremont, France.
 Diligent communicator with strong relationship management and multi - tasking abilities.
 Fast learner, team builder with working flexibility and skilled in technology transfer to
suit the organisational purpose.
Core Competencies
Competencie
Plant Operations: Modifying the machines and managing the total Power Plant Operation to
increase its efficiency. Conducting inspection tests for determining the effectiveness of the
equipments / plants considering the safety standards. Overseeing the Total Water Management
inclusive of the recycling for designing the systems for meeting pollution norms. Advance planning
of procurement functions, involving cost estimation, contract negotiations & finalization for
purchase of all raw materials and capital goods. Handling the equipments such as Gas Turbine,
Waste Heat Recovery Boiler, switch yard, boilers, chillers, Compressor, Utilities and HT/LT
Panel Operations.
Project Management: Supervising projects implementation of Water / Sewage / Effluent
Treatment Plant, evaluating project progress & taking adequate corrective actions. Maintaining
HVAC, Pollution Equipments new projects. Conducting erection, commissioning of process
improvement projects numerous plants for ensuring the completion of projects within stipulated
time /cost parameters. Handling the Green field projects from scratch such as lay out freezing,
technology transfer from main collaborators (Japanese SMC). Coordinated with consultants,

4. vendors for transferring technology as per requirement and interacted with the contractors for
completing Civil /Mechanical /Electrical projects as per the drawings. Possessing proficient
knowledge of various Project Management Principles/ tools such as Risk Mitigation, Track
Charters, Interdependency, Scope / Cost / Quality Monitoring, etc.
Maintenance & Operations: Planning and effecting preventive maintenance schedules of utilities
equipments at regular intervals to increase machine up time and equipment reliability. Handling
the maintenance of Generator both Gas turbine and DG sets, Boilers, Chillers, LPG system.
Implementing TQM and analytical approach in trouble shooting equipments in the shop floor.
Effectuating cost /energy /power /water/utilities saving techniques /measures for reducing the
maintenance expenditures. Initiating the troubleshooting, process modification using civil,
mechanical and electrical drawings. Successfully streamlining the process for optimising the
resource consumption, budget preparation and monitoring the unit cost / consumption calculation
for better control.
Erection & Commissioning: Erection & commissioning of utilities for shop floors and offices to
ensure operational effectiveness of plant. Conducting erection of new projects as per prescribed
regulatory authorities to meet the applicable norms. Streamlining the erection, testing and pre-
commissioning of equipments.
Techno - Commercial Operations: Ensuring quoting tenders and following - up of the prepared
quotations. Taking care of all the tender works from offer to payment. Evaluating vendors and
releasing of tenders for new projects, ensuring identification of suitable party as per
specifications. Coordinating with the technical team for tender document preparation, leading a
team of Engineers for completion of jobs within time and budget frames.
Spare Part Management: Designing and monitoring effective procurement schedules along with
finalizing specifications of the spare parts. Managing indigenization of the spare parts and planning
of inventory of Spare Parts, Consumables, Process Reengineering, etc. Improving process and
system for minimization of energy, spares and raw materials. Maintaining MIS reporting for
monitoring the day to day performance. Effecting zero based stores inventory and hence reduction
in spares inventory. Implementation of Standardisation across plants, minimising number of vendors
and localisation of spare parts to reduce inventory cost.
Quality Assurance: Maintaining the relevant documents, training people for equipment and process
knowledge. Implementing Quality and Audit Systems such as ISO9000, ISO14000, TQM, TPM, etc.
Executing Japanese Management Techniques at the shop floor for better productivity like Kaizen,
3G, 5 S, Kanban, etc. Identifying areas of quality and taking steps to correct & prevent the
occurrence. Practicing quality standards with key emphasis on improving quality.
Finance and Budgeting:- Actively involved in MCC reduction, Inventory and working capital
management along with cost savings with localisation of imported spares. Active member of CFT to
reduce indirect costs through efficiency optimisation and process innovation.
Man Management:
- IR - Actively involved in LTS with workers at Cadbury Bangalore. Able to finalise the
- settlement in least number of meetings. Minor maintenance, flexibility and other
inherent jobs were made as part of agreement resulting in overall achievement.
- Shop floor: Leading & training the performance of Field Executives / Engineers /
Supervisors / Operators to ensure efficiency in operations and meeting of individual &
group targets.
- Sales Team: Providing assistance to the sales team for collating continuous feedback
about the market. Recruiting Sales Executives for implementing the policies in its right
earnest. Developing dealerships as per Manpower Requirement & System Implementation
& coordinating with the sales & marketing division for increasing market penetration.
Resolving interpersonal issues & working towards a harmonious work environment.

5. Training & Development: Imparting training to work force to update their skills. Associated as a
FSDM (Field Staff Development Manager) to ensure the front force is well equipped to face the
customer and outside world.
Trainings Attended
 Distinction of visiting Suzuki Motor Company, Japan in 2002 for understanding the scope of
utility designs in foundry operations.
 Water Treatment Technology Training at Degremont, France in 2000.
 Japanese Management Techniques at Suzuki Motor Company, Japan in 1994.
 ISO-9000, 14000, Autocad, Six sigma, TPM, TQM, Kaizen, SGA and Other management
training programmes.
Academic Credentials
B.Tech (Energy Engineering) from IIT, Kharagpur (Electrical Engg Division) in 1992 with 1st Division.
IT Skills: Conversant with MS Office, Programming Languages, Operating Systems and other
Internet Applications, Autocad, MS projects,
Personal Dossier
Date of Birth : 14th December, 1969.
Local Address :
NO- B-403, NANDISH PARK APTS
NO-18,7tH D, MAIN ROAD, 19TH CROSS ROAD
BANAGLORE MAHANGAR PALIKE WARD NO-2
MUTHYALA NAGAR, phone- 080-23472642, 9845756340
BANGALORE-560054
Linguistic Abilities : English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu & Japanese.