Vikash Kumar Email & Phone Number

London, On, Ca

New Delhi

- Led the digital transformation of projects monitoring system, improving the manpower productivity by 36%-Formulated and implemented the startup support policy at SAIL, improving budget requirement by 12% through strategic partnerships-Designed an implemented project sourcing strategy, delivering improvement in category by reducing total cost by (15-18%)-Managed EPC project worth$2.5 M, completing within schedule and cost with SPI=1.2 and CPI=1.14

New Delhi Area, India

- Guiding SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant on formulating investment projects, worth $ 153 M, in-line to corporate strategy.-Handled key Project activities through complete life-cycle of project, i.e from due diligence, contract negotiations & Agreements to implementation and fulfillment of benefits envisaged, finally to closure of contracts.-Implemented novel and efficient method for arresting initial project delays, resulting in an annual saving of $2 M.-Devised and… Show more - Guiding SAIL's Durgapur Steel Plant on formulating investment projects, worth $ 153 M, in-line to corporate strategy.-Handled key Project activities through complete life-cycle of project, i.e from due diligence, contract negotiations & Agreements to implementation and fulfillment of benefits envisaged, finally to closure of contracts.-Implemented novel and efficient method for arresting initial project delays, resulting in an annual saving of $2 M.-Devised and implemented the optimization strategy of Project inventory of 5 SAIL Integrated steel Plants resulting in improved inventory utilization and savings of 13% of EDC.-Formulated strategy for monitoring and control of vendor performance for projects worth over 11 Bn $ Expansion Plan of SAIL across 7 units at seven geographical locations. .-Gathered, Analyzed and systematically documented the historical Projects Data from the expansion projects of SAIL worth 11 Bn $ as part of the "Lessons Learnt Document". -Designed and executed expansion and up-gradation strategy for efficient sustenance of ongoing operations and enhancing the capacity of HM production by 100%. (achieving an annual growth rate of 14%)-- Developed and managed project policies, procedures (approval & compliance), standard templates (project initiation, monitoring & control, contract documents, bidding documents etc.) and other organizational process assets for better coordination, efficient execution and improved governance of projects.- Developed project procurement strategy for SAIL jointly with BCG, improving order to delivery lead time by 7-10%.- Carried out Commercial and Technical negotiations for investment projects across two regions, improving cost by 25%.- Used DMAIC methodology to improve the initial project delays by Incorporating new process of tracing of underground utilities, executed a pilot project worth $2.5 M (2013 prices) at Bhilai, completing the project ahead of schedule resulting in savings of $300 K. Show less

Durgapur Area, India

- Lead a team of 35 workmen and supervisors with average work experience of 18 years on shop floor.- Responsible for the over all control and P&L of individual site.- Mentored team of seven Non-executives to bag the prestigious Durgapur Steel Plant TQM award for two consecutive years.- Devised an optimization framework, using six sigma DMAIC methodology, for refurbishment of over 100 equipment in Blast Furnace, saving $2M annually.- Introduced and patented… Show more - Lead a team of 35 workmen and supervisors with average work experience of 18 years on shop floor.- Responsible for the over all control and P&L of individual site.- Mentored team of seven Non-executives to bag the prestigious Durgapur Steel Plant TQM award for two consecutive years.- Devised an optimization framework, using six sigma DMAIC methodology, for refurbishment of over 100 equipment in Blast Furnace, saving $2M annually.- Introduced and patented (Patent: DEL/2144-currently published u/s 11 a) a novel method of ladle repair for improved ladle life using six sigma DMAIC process, identification and control of process KPIs using control chart that increased the ladle life by a record 100% for 90 T hot metal ladle and reduced cost by USD 800K per annum and greenhouse gas emissions by 28%. - Led 35 membered, unionized and non-unionized labor, shop-floor operations for $1 M Blast Furnace Services division. Managed capital and routine repairs, deployed TQM at shop floors using Quality Circles, kaizen methodologies, managed entire supply chain of shop floor through inventory pooling of common spares, optimizing sourcing from local, non-local and/or hybrid supply sources, aligning incentives of supply partners through profit sharing optimization. - Identified, analyzed, and removed operational redundancy in service practices, inventory management, and demand planning saving $300K in annual expenses, winning Total Quality Management (TQM) awards for operational excellence.-Implemented process improvement in preventive maintenance of Sinter Machines resulting in 25% lower equipment downtime and direct saving of 60 K $/ month. Show less

Haldwani Area, India

-Pioneered tech-assisted preparation for highly competitive engineering entrance exams in India; $ 70K revenue in 1st year.-Designed revenue model for strategic MoUs with public and private schools; increased enrollment by +50%.

New Delhi Area, India

-Mentored 6 Channel Partners, total sales volume of 4.4 Mn$/ annum, responsible for continual evaluation, appointment and target setting, monitoring & control..- Sector expert for Cement and Petrochem, directly responsible for seamless delivery of Total Refractory Solutions to 8 Brown field/Green field Projects including 6 cement plants (Jaypee Dala cement plant, Sidhi Cement plant, Baga Cement Plant, Gujarat Ambuja Cement limited, Satna Cement plant and Birla Cement Plant) and two… Show more -Mentored 6 Channel Partners, total sales volume of 4.4 Mn$/ annum, responsible for continual evaluation, appointment and target setting, monitoring & control..- Sector expert for Cement and Petrochem, directly responsible for seamless delivery of Total Refractory Solutions to 8 Brown field/Green field Projects including 6 cement plants (Jaypee Dala cement plant, Sidhi Cement plant, Baga Cement Plant, Gujarat Ambuja Cement limited, Satna Cement plant and Birla Cement Plant) and two Fertilizer plants (Chambal Fertilizers and Sriram Fertilizer)- Responsible for Business Development for New Products, developed business to new areas of electrical insulator industries in Khurja region, India. The total annual turnover of the business was over 6 Mn $.- Led Business Development in India & Middle East achieving 113% of sales target contributing 7% to the bottom line.- Devised market penetration strategy for niche market of value added industrial refractory, increased revenue by 20%.- Led a cross-functional team of 12 people in delivering industrial clients’, across Cement and Fertilizer manufacturing business, capital projects worth $6M in 2008-09. Show less

Jamshedpur Area, India

-Worked on a project on "A Study of Change in Information Quality in the context of ERP Implementation", under Prof. Sanjay Kumar (Operations & Supply chain). The study was presented at international Decision Sciences conference, in San Francisco.

Phd Candidate, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.74/4.0

Activities and Societies: Net Impact Club. IE Football Club. IE Consulting Club. - Inducted to Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for top.

Business Administration And Management, General, 4.0/5.0

Activities and Societies: -NBS Football club. -NBS badminton club. • Worked on a project evaluating the strategy implementation readiness.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Ceramic Engineering, 7.43/10.0

Activities and Societies: Captain of Athletics Team of College, Co-ordinator (Hospitality) Spardha'05, Convener of XVII Athletics Meet'06.