Owner, Knowledge Campus Research & Consulting Services and Management Consulting Consultant
Bangalore Area, India
Owner, Knowledge Campus Research & Consulting Services and Management Consulting Consultant
Bangalore Area, India
Sales & Marketing: Services & Solutions Selling
Planning, Procurement, Inventory Management: PPC, Process Planning, Demand planning / forecasting, stocking policy, vendor development, warehouse facilities
Manufacturing: SCM, cycle time reduction, productivity improvements, optimizing WIP, ABC
Human Resources: Metrics, Performance and Rewards Management, ESOP
Finance & Accounts: Costing, Cost Reduction, Finance Management, Project Financing
Project Management: Large IT, Business Process Optimization, Six Sigma, PPC, Establishing Factories
Six Sigma, Project Management, Business Process Reengineering [BPR], Business Process Optimization
Industries:
Manufacturing Discrete: Automotive, Computers, Telecom, Cables and Irrigation Products
Manufacturing Process: Petrochemicals, Pigments, Paints, Soaps and Detergents, Paper & Paper Products
Trading & Distribution: Computers, Consumer Electronics, Ice Cream and Bakery Products
Financial & Others: Banking, Travel Services, Hospital Management, Construction Management
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
November 2004 — Present (4 years)
The focus is to facilitate cross-exchange of Knowledge - backed up by Research and leveraging Technology
Developed a process of creating PowerPoint Presentations in to High Quality DVD movie based Presentations
Presentation as DVD movies, enables Consulting Companies, Broadband Service Providers and Content Providers to provide "Content on Demand" Value Added Services to their Corporate Customers
Presentation as DVD movies enables Corporates to cut down time for Presentation [retaining the contents] and to use cost effective devices like portable DVD players, Home Theater Systems etc - in place of costlier projection equipment
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
March 2000 — Present (8 years 8 months)
The Services include Business Process Optimization with focus on Cost Reduction, Efficiency Improvements
Developed an IP protected Process and Product [holding copyright and patent] to integrate Banks, Banks' Corporate Customers, their Customers and Suppliers - to enable Cost Reduction, Better Working Capital Management etc - thus enabling Corporates to use the Banking System as an add-on to their ERP / as their ERP itself
Enabled / Enabling "Inventory Optimization" for a Petrochemical conglomerate - by mapping appropriate classification codes for critical items
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
January 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 8 months)
My 'Convergence Device' combines Telephone, Internet, Broadband, Interface to TV, Home Theater Systems, Computer etc for integrating existing appliances [thus protecting investments already made]
The device has both Wired and Wireless versions and also the Desktop and Mobile devices
The typical applications are, one single device for telephony, Internet Access, Access to data / music / video stored on local computer or on Internet - displaying on large screen / high quality TV and Home Theater Systems
Plus
DVD Player / Recorder with local hard disk
Plus
PIM, Video and / or Audio on Demand
Select Applications for an Individual or Corporate User. For example when a person travels across the World, would have contents / services meeting all his / her requirements or would have interfaces to Corporate Applications
Looking for Venture Capital to develop
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 2 months)
The Services include Business Process Optimization and implementation of applicable IT solutions - with focus on cost reduction, efficiency improvements
Co-founded the Company - "C1" in the name stands for "Customer First"
Later key resources were merged with an European Company along with on-going Projects
Implemented "Purchase Process Integration" of our customers and their suppliers in Europe - to reduce procurement cycle times and costs through a Market Place - jointly promoted by Nestle, Denon, Coca Cola, Accenture, SAP and HP. We were preferred sub contractors for Accenture
Enabled "Inventory Optimization" for these CPG Industry customers by mapping appropriate UNSPSC codes
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1998 — March 2000 (1 year 4 months)
Kaashyap Radiant was a start up company - with vertical as well as technology focus in the Middle East and Europe
Played a key role in Long Term Planning, Strategic Direction for the Company and enabled 300% growth in Revenues for two consecutive years
Built-up Projects Business from scratch to about $ 5 million in two years - focusing on large scale SAP and EAI projects in the Middle East
Signed up Strategic Alliance Partnership Agreement with SAP Arabia and became a preferred partner for their Sales, Implementation and Support in the Middle East
Setup and operated SAP Application Support and Back Office Operations for a large Pigment Manufacturer in Saudi Arabia - having exports to 50 countries and imports from 15 countries worldwide
Setup 30,000 sft Competency Center and Development Facility for Oracle, Microsoft and CORBA technologies
The facility developed Oracle Migration Tools, COM, DCOM and CORBA components, implemented and supported Customers in UK and USA
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1994 — December 1998 (4 years 4 months)
Signed up with i2, Oracle, BaaN and built-up ERP & SCM competencies and practices
Procured and implemented projects in India, Europe and Singapore for i2 and Oracle
Initiated study and proposed IT Strategy, Applications Integration and Implementation Plan for a large Forest Products Manufacturer in USA, who later became a large client of Wipro
Implemented ERP and EAI systems - covering 65 sites, across all Factories, Divisional HQ, Regional and Area Offices, Warehouses, Key Dealer and Franchisee locations
Benefits realized: Bottom line improvement by $ 9 million in two years [3.6% on sales] on an incremental investment of $ 3million in two years and "Quotation to Collection" cycle time reduction by 75%
Defined from scratch and implemented an ISO 9000 certified process for infrastructure support, application support and Disaster Recovery
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
September 1993 — August 1994 (1 year)
Reduced Repair Cycle Times, Dormant Stocks, Optimized Inventory, enabled collection of receivables to the extent of $ 150,000, when the Company's Revenues were $ 600,000
Defined Business Processes across all functions with key emphasis on internal and external customers' service levels, functional level objectives definition, measurement norms, checks and balances, reporting etc
(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)
July 1977 — September 1993 (16 years 3 months)
Headed company-wide IT initiatives, built and implemented systems across 15 locations
Worth mentioning benefit realized was Inventory Reduction of $ 4 million in one year, with an incremental $ 300,000 investment on VSAT based network and SCM practices
During Project Planning days, played a key role in establishing new factories and introducing new product lines with collaboration from Komatsu Japan and Westinghouse USA
Introduced "Best Practices" based on a study of Maruti Udyog [Suzuki] for Bill of Manufacturing
Implemented productivity improvements, cost reduction programs and SCM practices
Custom Designed Course, Management Subjects, Computers, Technical Subjects specific to Earth Moving Industry, July 1977 — February 1978
B Engg, Mechanical Engineering, 1972 — 1977
B.E, Mechanical Engineering, 1972 — 1977
B.E, Mechanical Engineering, 1972 — 1977
B Engg, 1972 — 1977
Watching Good Cricket Matches, Wimbledon, French Open, US Open and Australian Open Tennis, Reading Management Articles, Reading Survey Results, Participating in Surveys Like long distance driving by car - self driven over 150,000 km
NIT Trichy, LinkedInterims, LinkedinOutsourcing
Presented a Paper on Electro Chemical Machining [ECM] at the Annual Paper Presentation of Indian Institute of Engineers
Have been a Speaker and Panelist at number of Seminars - Management as well as Technology