Head Transformation Program - Indifour Consult Pvt Ltd - Pune, India
(2025-09)
- Aligning digital goals with the company's business targets.
- Creating an implementable roadmap for digital adoption, enabling a 5 to 10% improvement in PQCDSM factors (Productivity, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, and Morale).
- Ensuring transformation follows national standards and utilizes government-backed resources effectively.
- Leading the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) to evaluate the current state of the organization.
- Identifying specific bottlenecks (such as manual Excel sheets or "islands of data") that hinder scalability.
- Recommending the optimal mix of IoT, ERP, and automation tools based on assessment data.
- Driving Ecosystem Strengthening by bringing suppliers into the digital fold.
- Reducing supply chain delays by ensuring the provision of real-time data on production and quality.
- Establishing a "data-driven language" across the entire value chain.
- Organizing digital literacy training for shop-floor staff to transition from paper logs to digital tablets.
- Securing C-Suite (CEO/CFO) buy-in for investment and driving Shop Floor adoption of new processes.
- Responsible for improving critical KPIs, including: OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), OTIF (On-Time In-Full deliveries), Rework/Rejection Rates
- Proving that a minimum 5% improvement in specific KPIs has a direct positive impact on the bottom line.
Assistant Principal Counsellor - ACMA - Pan India, India
(2014-08 - 2025-09)
- Prepared and delivered technical training programs to the auto component industry across pan India
- Demonstrated initiative and self-motivation to achieve targets in a results-orientated environment.
- Effectively coordinated the development, implementation, and monitoring of the results of the roadmap consisting of technical topics in various types of industries.
- Developed virtual and digital marketing strategies to generate new business opportunities.
- Determined, implemented, monitored, and evaluated budgetary & accounting strategies, policies, & plans.
- Attended conventions to represent an organization, gather information, and help build new partnerships.
- Drove company growth of around 2-3% per quarter in the South-West region with a proactive mindset and results-oriented plans for business operations.
- Coordinated strategic plans for administrative services management and optimization to best use available resources.
- Cultivated a work environment focused on personal responsibility, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality results.
- Oversaw work of administrative staff supporting cluster/project operations and facilitated key cross-functional collaboration.
Quality Manager - CVG Seating (India) Pvt. Ltd. - Dharwad, India
(2013-05 - 2014-07)
- Oversaw product manufacturing process, achieving a reliability improvement and reduction of downtime by around 5%, resulting in additional 1000+ hours per year.
- Constantly initiated product and process reviews through weekly Gemba Walks which has established a Continuous Improvement mindset resulting in almost 50 small or big improvements throughout my employment time.
- Identified and coached different teams to establish a Culture of ongoing improvements using data to review, analyze and document past production (Pareto Analysis) to determine areas of improvement
- Developed effective quality control & quality assurance processes, designing based on current operational flaws.
- Conducted in-depth investigations to determine root causes and make action plans to avoid future mistakes.
Quality Manager - Badve Engineering Ltd. - Pune, India
(2012-10 - 2013-04)
- Conducted customer complaint analysis to determine common areas of improvement, multiple initiatives resulted in a reduction in PPM from 75000 to 2600 and an overall improvement in customer satisfaction from 3.1 to 4.2 on a scale of 1-5
- Designed and implemented strategies, successfully minimizing material waste by 27 %.
- Conducted in-depth conclusions with customers to obtain an extensive understanding of their expectations and needs.
- Conducted in-depth quality assessments of finished products, ensuring products were produced in excellent and safe working order.
- Lead internal audits and quality assurance activities to guarantee meeting the highest quality standards managed product rejection and approval processes, making decisions based on quality and safety.
Dy. Manager Quality - Alicon Castalloy Ltd. - Pune, India
(2011-10 - 2012-09)
- Reviewed and documented current quality systems; made improvement recommendations and initiated the planning and execution
- Developed and scheduled Quality & Safety audits while advising for areas of improvement.
- Met budget targets through responsible planning and resource allocation.
- Trained and mentored employees to maximize team performance.
- Engaged with customers to better understand their needs and deliver excellent service.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
Senior Office Admin - Velosi Quality Management International Ltd. - Abu Dhabi & Qatar, UAE
(2011-02 - 2011-09)
- Overall administrative activities
- Prepare internal and external corporate documents like Audit Schedules, Audit Observations, Audit Reports, MRM Minutes, etc. for a team of certified auditors and a Final Certificate of Achievement with an Appropriate NACE Code for industry partners.
- Implemented and adhered to the company's security and safety procedures to maintain staff well-being.
- Generated comprehensive quality reports, presentations, and spreadsheets, delivering to management within agreed deadlines.
- Arrange corporate events to take place outside of the workplace, such as get-togethers, sports, and cultural events.
- Maintained excellent team relationships by proactively helping others with complex problem-solving tasks.
Assistant Manager Technical Training - Bharat Forge Ltd. - Pune, India
(2010-03 - 2011-01)
Assistant Manager TQM - Bharat Forge Ltd. - Pune, India
(2003-07 - 2010-02)
- Analyse and identify the need for technical training for every individual in the company, ensuring effective communication resulting in >95% compliance.
- Coordinate with in-house training faculty and industry experts for conducting classroom-style training and workshops.
- Developed long-term training strategies for new and existing employees across multiple departments.
- Initiate and developed a system-based evaluation technique for the job performance of employees to determine the training effectiveness. Also, overall improvement in training execution.
- Maintained a positive, professional working environment to optimize staff and customer satisfaction.
- Coordinate and collate all data related to continuous improvement initiatives followed by prioritizing and leading the project with necessary follow-up actions to close out "to-do" actions after Kaizen events focused on achieving business objectives.
- Upgrade and process improvement along with system improvement to ensure superior quality products
- Proactively recognizing the threats to quality and continuous improvement.
- Supervised and delegated tasks to employees, driving efficiency to meet quality standards with customers' specific requirements.
- Implemented strict quality standards for consistent company representation across multiple channels.
Quality Assurance Engineer - Rohit Exhaust Systems Pvt. Ltd. - Aurangabad, India
(2006-06 - 2007-02)
- Communicated effectively with customers and contractors to facilitate business operations.
- Provided continuous process improvement and preventative and corrective actions to facilitate operational efficiency.
- Identified safety issues and performance trends by performing statistical analysis.
- Managed supplier key performance indicators and ensured that materials complied with specifications.
- Implemented OSHA compliance quality and safety plans.
- Supervised 37 operative staff members to comply with ISO 9001 / TS 16949.
- Conducted PPAP (TS 16949 Core Tool) Training for all suppliers and prepared an excel sheet for monthly scheduling.
- Overall QA Activities.
Shop-floor Improvement Engineer - Walker Exhaust India Pvt. Ltd. - Pune, India
(2005-11 - 2006-06)
Quality Engineer - Walker Exhaust India Pvt. Ltd. - Pune, India
(2000-04 - 2005-10)
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Promoted safe working environment by implementing regulatory standards, policies, and guidelines.
- Explored and created new ways to resolve problems with processes, technology, or team members to improve overall efficiency.
- Guided teams in product merchandising and inventory management.
- Maintained clean, safe working environments to eliminate accident risks.
- Conducted thorough quality assessments to determine if products meet the company's high-quality standards.
- Improved operational efficiency by closely monitoring team productions and identifying inefficient processes.
- Closely monitored operations to ensure workflows and processes complied with safety regulations.
- Worked with cross-functional teams in refining and process improvement features and product quality.
- Initiated cost-benefit activity - fixture modification activity for the development lead time reduction and productivity improvement.
- Managed inventory, and gas bank and ensured effective utilization of manpower.
