Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]

Owner, Knowledge Campus Research & Consulting Services and Management Consulting Consultant

Bangalore Area, India

Current
  • Owner & Founder President at Knowledge Campus Research & Consulting Services
  • Management Consultant (Self-employed)
Past
  • Inventor of "Convergence Device" (Self-employed)
  • Director Value Add at C1 Technologies Limited
  • Vice President - Projects at Kaashyap Radiant Systems Ltd
  • Practice Head ERP, SCM & Group Head Information Systems at Wipro
  • Controller - Logistics & Systems at Computer Garage Pvt Ltd
  • Senior Manager at BEML Ltd
Education
  • Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras
  • Anna University
  • Bharathidasan University
  • National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
  • Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Management Consulting
Websites

Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Summary

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

Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Specialties:

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


Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Experience

  • Owner & Founder President

    Knowledge Campus Research & Consulting Services

    (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    November 2004Present (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

  • Management Consultant

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

    March 2000Present (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

  • Inventor of "Convergence Device"

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    January 2005August 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

  • Director Value Add

    C1 Technologies Limited

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    August 2000September 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

  • Vice President - Projects

    Kaashyap Radiant Systems Ltd

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    December 1998March 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

  • Practice Head ERP, SCM & Group Head Information Systems

    Wipro

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 1994December 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

  • Controller - Logistics & Systems

    Computer Garage Pvt Ltd

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

    September 1993August 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

  • Senior Manager

    BEML Ltd

    (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    July 1977September 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


Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras

    Custom Designed Course, Management Subjects, Computers, Technical Subjects specific to Earth Moving Industry, July 1977February 1978

  • Anna University

    B Engg, Mechanical Engineering, 19721977

  • Bharathidasan University

    B.E, Mechanical Engineering, 19721977

  • National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

    B.E, Mechanical Engineering, 19721977

  • Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli

    B Engg, 19721977


Additional Information

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Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Interests:

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

Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Groups:

NIT Trichy, LinkedInterims, LinkedinOutsourcing

  •    LInked Business Strategists
  •    True Wealth Creators' Network
  •    SHiFT! - Leverage 'Trigger Events' To Outsell Your Competition
  •    Worldwide Management Consultants (10,000+ members)
  •    Link-Construction Management Network
  •    IIT Alumni
  •    International Network of Social Entrepreneurs
  •    RFID Professionals
  •    Marzar
  •    MyLink500.com (Open Networkers)
  •    Global Worker (10,000+ members)
  •    SAP Community
  •    Smart Cards Group
  •    National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India - Alumni
  •    Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
  •    ki work - powering the online work revolution
  •    International SAP Projects
  •    ENTREPRENEURS-GET FUNDED
  •    SAP Projects (105+....Growing)
  •    SAP Freelancers(3730 + ...Growing)
  •    The SAP India Club (813 +...Growing)
  •    Global Sourcing
  •    Consulting Pulse
  •    Alumni of IIT Madras
  •    KYKO World Empire
  •    NIT (National Institute of Technology) Alumni
  •    H.R. Professionals
  •    India Leadership Network
  •    Wiproites (The Real Wipro Group)
  •    WeWIPROite
  •    Swiss Business Club
  •    IITM Business Network
  •    SMS Gateway

Ganesh Srinivasan [Skype: ganesh.srinivasan1]’s Honors:

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


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