Key achievements:• Handpicked by the COO (3/120+) to join a 3-member projects team to setup Wipro’s largest plant at Hyderabad (₹259 crores CapEx)• Fast track promotion: Only senior executive (across India) to get double promoted directly to manager within 2.5 years (avg. 6 years)• Awarded with the ‘Best Project’ for the most impactful ‘Kaizen’ among 200+ projects across 8 departments at Haridwar in FY 2019-20• Led pan-India sustainability projects for Wipro by diverting 70MT waste away from landfills through zero-landfill & PVC-free initiativesProject Management:• Managed budget of ₹17 crores by designing & executing optimal layout of 55 tanks for material distribution system (capacity 6000 MT) o Led a cross-functional team of 60+ members consisting of engineering consultants, civil contractors, and tank fabricatorso Saved ₹2 crores annually by averting oil loss of 500 MT by eliminating human errors through automation of raw oil transfer• Enabled annual revenue generation of ₹80 crores by designing and implementing plant layout for a new personal care plant (25+ SKUs)o Commissioned fabric conditioner plant with lean change over time (80% reduction vs benchmark) managing a budget of ₹2.1 croreso Reduced ₹40 lakhs in CapEx & 1200 man-hours/month against previous projects for Talc production by batch-process automationo Saved ₹90 lakhs (45%) through technical negotiations with the vendor for air handling unit installation pertaining to FDA requirements• Enabled production capability of 12+ new SKUs through design modification of agitators across 2 equipment & coordinating with R&Do Increased manufacturing capacity by 20MT/day by automating the addition of critical raw materials with a budget of ₹38 lakhs (30% less)

Leadership and Production Management:• Supervised production of handwash, dishwash liquid and fabric conditioner across 50+ SKUs with annual turnover of ₹74+ croreso Directed a two-tier team of 5+ executives and 95+ shopfloor employees in round the clock factory operationso Achieved productivity growth of 85% (65 to 120+ kg/man) through process improvement, multi-skilling & preventive maintenanceo Saved ₹75 lakhs annually by controlling usage variance through implementation of lean manufacturing practices on shopfloor• Led 7-member core team to execute ‘5S’ initiative at newest Indian factory (<2 months): boosted avg. score from 1.4 to 3.5 in 9 months• Recruited and mentored 10+ graduate engineer trainees to independently handle production and maintenance shift operationsVendor Management and Material Operations:• Streamlined material processes including procurement, storage, and movement for 25+ SKUs with a total throughput of 210+ MT/day o Reduced excess inventory cost by 64% (₹1.7 crores reduction) by implementing pull-based “just-in-time” inventory systemo Generated annual saving of ₹45 lakhs (reduction by ₹289/MT) through local vendors development for packaging materials• Accrued annual savings of ₹38 lakhs by reducing material thickness for cartons and bottles through competitor benchmarking• Saved ₹27 lakhs annually in packaging costs by redesigning packaging process across 3 dishwash liquid lines by implementing a novel idea

Process Improvement and Operational Excellence:• Delivered annual savings of ₹50 lakhs by implementing a semi-automated goods dispatch system to increase transparency in operationso Reduced goods loading time by 35% & saved 210 man-hours/month by developing auto weighing & conveyor-based system• Six Sigma project: Generated annual savings of ₹15.4 lakhs by reducing steam consumption by 18% through extensive fishbone analysis• Rationalized power consumption by 14% through resource optimization for production of smaller SKUs as per business requirements• Reduced 120 man-hours/month & increased throughput by 20% by designing and installing an automatic feeder machine for sugar candy• Accomplished 89% fewer complaints of carton tampering & shortages by installing auto-weighers & label printers for finished goodso Increased label dispensing speed by 50% and reduced per label process cost by 52% by standardizing label format across locations

Awarded PPO (only 1/10 interns) for exceptional performanceProject – Temperature reduction of soap noodles for quality improvement of Santoor bar:• Analyzed the existing workflow of the CVSP to improve productivity and efficiency by performing material & energy balance• Performed cost-benefit analysis of 3 different models of liquid ring vacuum pumps to suffice the load requirement of the CVSP• Projected economic benefit of INR 2.2 million/year by conceptualizing establishment of a VLS unit to enhance product quality• Increased throughput by 250 kg/hr (7.5%) while achieving temperature reduction of 2.50C by revamping extant vacuum system

• Analyzed credit and customer growth in 12 branches across India to identify best-performing branches and customer segments• Identified high growth products and locations to enable propagation of best practices with regards to policies adopted

Project – Preventing degradation of oil by reducing the moisture content:• Diagnosed probable ingression sources of moisture in oil circuit used for lubrication and sealing in the refrigeration systems• Successfully reduced moisture content from 1200 ppm to 400 ppm by regulating the pressure in the gland sealing steamProject – GOP (Gujarat Olefins Plant) cooling tower analysis & water loss reduction:• Evaluated total running cost of the GOP cooling tower, identifying and formulating ways for its improvement• Recommended plans to reduce the evaporation and drain-down loss of the cooling tower by 17% and 20% respectively• Charted a way to decrease the raw make-up water requirement by 64 m3/hr (24.6%) yielding annual savings of INR 13 million