Free Lance Consultant to MSME (medium small scale enterprises) in/around Pune Area.Assignments involve turnaround, working capital management, ERP implementation and formulating domestic and international marketing strategy.

Assignment to build organization (Finance, HR and IT) of an Rs.1000 cr. plus. privately owned manufacturing/export business with operations in India and the U.S. Funding for short term/long term growth including preparation for IPO and corporatising operations.Also implemented an ERP system and brought in professional management in an industry traditionally run by owners.

Assignment to run and improve Operations/Technical aspects and Supply Chain Management of Offshore Support business (35 specialty vessels and two Drilling Rigs) of G E Shipping. Achievements: Demerged into a listed company, Great Offshore Ltd. The company had value unlocked four times.

July 1999 to July 2002Managing Director, Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Ltd – JV for local and export markets of Industrial boilers. Contributed to Industrial Product Marketing, Project Management, R&D for non conventional fuels. Highly competitive markets for Packaged & Field erected Boilers and Life Extension Services.July 1992 to July 1999Director Finance, Human Resources and Corporate Services of Thermax Group. Planning and execution of a successful IPO (Feb ’95), Treasury Management and Investor Relations. Initiated IT Revolution, Working Capital Management of operating Divisions as “virtual” companies, Effective Performance Management system for HR.April 1991 to June 1992Managing Director of Thermax DeVilbiss Ltd. a JV for Painting equipment of international repute. Turnaround and buyout of US interests.January 1987 to March 1991General Manager (Mfg.) Modernisation of fabrication facilities. Incentives scheme.

Products groups: Separators, Plate Heat Exchangers, Refr. Compressors and Dairy Equipments for plants at Pune and Satara.Achievements: Made products export-worthy to Alfalaval group thus bench marking MNC way.

Works Manager. Precision Sulzer products and Foundry.Achievements: Modernization of machinery and improvement of quality at par with Sulzer standards.

Responsible for sheet metal fabrication, assembly and product testing of switch boards and control panels.Special emphasis on quality improvement.

Manager: Cost Acccounting and Industrial Engineering with Metalframe Corp (Div of Mattel) at LA. Factory budgets and accounts. Methods and Work Study.

Senior Systems Analyst with Burroughs Corp. Medium Systems Plants, Pasadena.In September 1986, Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation to form Unisys.

Engineering Consultant.

Shopfloor, Production Planning and Industrial Engineering.