Karthik Harnath Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Orchestrated the synchronized operation of four warehouses, ensuring seamless daily production across diverse geographical regions.- Implemented lean manufacturing principles resulting in a 20% reduction in production cycle times and a 15% increase in overall productivity.- Reduced transportation costs by 10% through strategic optimization of shipping.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Expertise in overseeing both production and warehousing operations- Proficient in managing a team of 10 employees across multiple functions, fostering productivity and teamwork- Supervised the production and warehousing of automotive bumpers, consistently achieving a target output of 800 bumpers per day- Implemented efficiency improvements resulting in a.

• Orchestrated inbound and outbound logistics and safe transportation of hazardous oil/liquified gas cargo of Oil Majors such as Shell, Chevron, BP and Exxon Mobil worth $30 million USD per ship.
• Led daily operations on 50 different cargo ships (directly managing 5 junior officers and 15 deck crew) including P&L, co-managing yearly budget of ~$1 million USD.
• Strategized and completed 2 dry-docks (5x yearly M&R project in shipyard) including renewal of assets, creating an integrated scheduling plan, negotiating contracts - leading a team of 35 crew members and 300 associate.
• Streamlined and submitted various Management of Change requests to fill gaps in company’s SOPs, such as simultaneously fuelling during cargo operations, identifying bottlenecks, reducing lead time by 12 hours/port call.
• Planned voyages and logistics to develop the most efficient routing system for cargo ships and implemented lean operations.
• Corrected planned maintenance schedules to reduce spare part consumption by 15% thereby reducing annual operating budget by $ 1.4 million USD.

• Managed stakeholder relationships and communication with charterers, port authorities and Govt organisations.
• Implemented new technologies for inventory and spares management including scanners and bar codes.
• Documented onboard incident investigations and evidence collection for near misses and hazard logs to implement procedures and trainings to avoid repeat incidents in the future.
• Wrote 5 articles for the company’s newsletter and created training catalogues – shared fleetwide with 50 ships.
• In-charge of Ship's Administration System incl. crew personal data, crew accounting and port documents.
• Responsible for inspecting and maintaining all firefighting and life-saving appliances.

Deck cadet on Oil tankers and LNG Carriers.

Bachelor’S Degree, Nautical Technology

Activities and Societies: Football team, Cricket team, Tennis team, Quiz team

High School

Activities and Societies: School captain, Cricket team, Quiz team, Debate team