Nigam Nayak

Current

PGPX Class of 2010 at IIM Ahmedabad

Past

Quality Leader at Avery Dennison
Quality Manager at Spartech Polycom
Production Engineer at A. Schulman, Inc.

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Education

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Lamar University
National Institute of Technology Surat

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Nigam Nayak’s Summary

7 years of Operations and HR experience in paper & plastics industry in USA and India. Led business transformation through numerous cost saving and quality improvement initiatives. Seeking HR / General Management role within a growing organization in order to leverage demonstrated leadership skills and proven ability of managing multiple stakeholders.

Nigam Nayak’s Specialties:

Consensus building, conflict resolution, project management, relationship management, leading initiatives, leading cross-functional teams.

Nigam Nayak’s Experience

PGPX Class of 2010

IIM Ahmedabad

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

•Human Resources consulting paper on competency management in a large power T&D firm
•Statistical comparison of financial parameters in different Indian industry sectors
•Research paper on Growth Strategies of Indian consumer electronics industry
•Project report on Neurophysiology of Creativity, Leadership and Systems Thinking
•Paper based on leadership reflections in theory and practice
Quality Leader

Avery Dennison

(Public Company; AVY; Consumer Goods industry)

August 2007 — March 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Anchored Quality department by implementing ELS and Best Practices. Attended to and resolved customer complaints by driving Cross Functional Teams.
Quality Manager

Spartech Polycom

(Public Company; SEH; Plastics industry)

June 2003 — December 2006 (3 years 7 months)

Managed Production, Quality, Logistics and HR personnel. Championed TS 16949 and ISO 14001 quality systems. Recognized for exceptional contribution in plant restoration after Hurricane Rita.
Production Engineer

A. Schulman, Inc.

(Public Company; shlm; Plastics industry)

March 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 4 months)

Initiated and reconciled Capital Appropriation Requests for all plant projects. Coordinated production & maintenance scheduling with various departments.

Nigam Nayak’s Education

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

1-yr Fulltime MBA , General Management , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
Lamar University

MS , Industrial Engineering , 2000 — 2001
National Institute of Technology Surat

BE , Production Engg , 1996 — 2000