Dr. Deepak Tripathi Email & Phone Number

Gurugram, Haryana, India

At leadership role as Director on the Board of RITES Ltd. and heading key verticals including Exports and International Business; Quality Assurance & Business Transformation; Leasing, Consultancy and O&M projects for Rail & Metro; Ropeway; Power Plants, Ports and other Industries; and Technology/Digitalization projects.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Head of Traction & Rolling Stock and Projects with planning, provisioning and management of resources; workshops management; crew & fuel management for both passenger and freight trains. Founding head of Project Wing, leading rolling stock O&M, infrastructure and technology projects and business development activities. These include project management and construction of depots & workshops; development and promotion of rolling stock O&M technologies and rolling stock O&M projects in… Show more Head of Traction & Rolling Stock and Projects with planning, provisioning and management of resources; workshops management; crew & fuel management for both passenger and freight trains. Founding head of Project Wing, leading rolling stock O&M, infrastructure and technology projects and business development activities. These include project management and construction of depots & workshops; development and promotion of rolling stock O&M technologies and rolling stock O&M projects in India and overseas. Led several multi-department strategic projects such as Mumbai-Goa Semi High-Speed Corridor; Anti- Collision Device (ACD) and Electric Traction Operations. Helped expansion of innovative RORO services by innovative rolling stock modifications, operational improvements and enlarging fleet Driving expansion of business portfolio to new areas in rolling stock and workshops construction, operations & maintenance and technology projects. This includes construction of a state of art rolling stock factory and building SMART Yards for Indian Railways. Steered KRCL entry into the international market by successfully pursuing Ministry of Railways approvals for KRCL to undertake international projects and leading project of export of trainsets to Nepal. Made headway in several others such as operation of trains in Nepal, O&M of train services in the Middle East and South Asia and export of railway technologies and products. Contributing for business growth in freight operations - this includes venturing into logistics business; setting up multimodal container depot and loading sidings, upgrading RORO services and facilitating port connectivity projects. Developed and patented technologies being implemented in Indian Railways. These technologies make railways ready for the future and create new business opportunities. Promoting these technologies at international platforms as speaker in conference organized in U.K, USA, Middle East, South East Asia and India. Show less

Kalyan Area, India

Head of the diesel electric locomotive workshop holding about 100 locomotives for passenger and freight train operations. Key result areas included operations & maintenance of locomotives for running trains, ensuring reliability and availability of locomotives with cost efficiencies to meet traffic requirements; planning and execution of maintenance schedules; handling equipment improvement projects; material planning and inventory management; inducting new age locomotive technologies;… Show more Head of the diesel electric locomotive workshop holding about 100 locomotives for passenger and freight train operations. Key result areas included operations & maintenance of locomotives for running trains, ensuring reliability and availability of locomotives with cost efficiencies to meet traffic requirements; planning and execution of maintenance schedules; handling equipment improvement projects; material planning and inventory management; inducting new age locomotive technologies; human resource management; training & development, and coordinating capacity augmentation projects.Steered performance transformation to build one of the best performing maintenance workshops in Indian Railways for which I received Hon'ble Minister of Railways award. This included induction of new age locomotives and expanding links for superfast mail/express trains. Implemented equipment technologies in locomotives like microprocessor based controlled systems (MBCS), computer-controlled brake systems (CCB) and GPS based remote control monitoring systems; Planned and implemented new infrastructure development project from concept to commissioning, including plant & machinery, employee training and sourcing of materials/spares for holding 50 new generation locomotives of M/s EMD, USA.Implemented Lean and Quality Management concepts in the workshops including training of employees and undertaking improvement projects. Show less

Mumbai Area, India

As Director, Quality Assurance, coordinated with more than 100 firms in Western and Southern regions of the country, for Product & Vendor Development and Quality Assurance in Rolling Stocks & Components. Main assignments included vendor development, formulating and controlling quality assurance plans, coordinating product & process development, managing railway customers and organizing quality and process improvement projects. Assignment provided experience in coordinating… Show more As Director, Quality Assurance, coordinated with more than 100 firms in Western and Southern regions of the country, for Product & Vendor Development and Quality Assurance in Rolling Stocks & Components. Main assignments included vendor development, formulating and controlling quality assurance plans, coordinating product & process development, managing railway customers and organizing quality and process improvement projects. Assignment provided experience in coordinating manufacturing operations and quality assurance activities in extended supply chains right from components manufacturing to rail cars fabrication, assembly and delivery with almost 100 firms manufacturing rolling stocks and components from large, medium and small scale sectors, both in India and Internationally. Developed several new vendors for rolling stock components; Coordinated projects on Product Development and Process improvement; Coordinated setting up several manufacturing units including Spring, Brake Lining, Metal Bonded Rubber and Steel Foundry; Conducted quality and process audits in Indian manufacturing firms, MRO workshops and in overseas firms; Organized performance transformation programs to create a lean and quality culture amongst Rolling Stock Component Manufacturers through workshops, field projects and training.Contributed to build global supply chain for manufacturing of rolling stock for Container Train Operators in India with development of sources and procurement of key components from USA, Europe and China. Received Director General Award for my contributions. Show less

Overall incharge of Operations & Plant Management, reporting to head of workshop, in a large Rolling Stock Overhauling & Rehabilitation workshop in Mumbai catering to long distance passenger cars and suburban trainsets with outturn of 200 passenger cars per month. Key responsibilities included planning and meeting production, quality and cost targets, coordinating rolling stock upgradation projects, quality assurance and improvement activities, plant & equipment maintenance, material… Show more Overall incharge of Operations & Plant Management, reporting to head of workshop, in a large Rolling Stock Overhauling & Rehabilitation workshop in Mumbai catering to long distance passenger cars and suburban trainsets with outturn of 200 passenger cars per month. Key responsibilities included planning and meeting production, quality and cost targets, coordinating rolling stock upgradation projects, quality assurance and improvement activities, plant & equipment maintenance, material planning & inventory control, productivity and process improvements. Brought about cultural transformation in the workshop to make it one of the most respected in Indian Railways; Steered several performance improvement projects to improve productivity and quality, including coordination for Indo-German Project; Supervised brownfield infrastructure projects for capacity augmentation; Coordinated implementation of Quality Management System for ISO9001: 2000 and Environment Management System for ISO 14001:1996 in a large unit. The workshop became the first ISO-14001:1996 certified unit in Indian Railways. Show less

Indian Railways

Worked as divisional head of O&M activities for rolling stock and trains catering to long distance and intercity passenger services, industry, mines, thermal power houses, ports and container operators in Mumbai and Maharashtra region. Key responsibilities included planning, maintenance and management of a large fleet of passenger and freight rolling stock; management of multiple maintenance depots and yards including facilities at ports; crew planning and management; management of… Show more Worked as divisional head of O&M activities for rolling stock and trains catering to long distance and intercity passenger services, industry, mines, thermal power houses, ports and container operators in Mumbai and Maharashtra region. Key responsibilities included planning, maintenance and management of a large fleet of passenger and freight rolling stock; management of multiple maintenance depots and yards including facilities at ports; crew planning and management; management of fuelling facilities and providing support in train operation. Achieved significant reduction in turnaround time for container trains by re-engineering complete rolling stock O&M cycle; Introduced combined crew management for multiple tractions by multiskilling and flexible deployment of crew to improve throughput; Reorganized O&M activities in yards to reduce maintenance cycle time, improved utilization of assets and manpower Show less

Doctoral (Ph. D) Program (Fellow Of Iim Mumbai), Operations (Lean And Quality) Management

Post Graduation (Pgdie), Operations And Supply Chain Management, Quality Management

Activities and Societies: Member, International advisory board, ICPCM, Sydney, Australia Member Emerald Literati Club, UK Senior member.

Global Leadership Training Programme, International/Global Studies

Management Development Programme, Strategic Management, Customer Relationship Management, Value Innovation And Scenario Planning

Certificate Course, Business Process Reengineering

Global Leadership Training Program

Bachelor Of Technology - Btech, Mechanical Engineering, Honors Certificate