KA Ramnath
Free Lance Trainer
Powai, Mumbai,MH
Summary
Our Senior Consultant and Trainer Cdr. KA Ramnath is a proven facilitator in the area of people development and soft skills. His focus area stems from his strong belief that if Organizations look after its people, productivity and profitability will follow. A Mechanical Engineer from BMS College with post-graduation in Administrative Management from Jamnalal Bajaj, he brings to the table over three decades of experience of both the Government and Private sectors and now as an entrepreneur. His focus areas include people to people interaction and effective business presentation and communication. “Communicate with a purpose” is his tag line. He is sought after for helping individuals build confidence in public speaking. This includes CEOs for speaking in Town Hall Meetings. He has pioneered interesting topics at multiple levels. These include: Do things right the first time; Lead a life of purpose; Be Authentic to be trustworthy; Conflicts cannot be managed at work place; Work –Life balance is a Myth.; Who owns training? HR or Business?; Feedback is dependent on measurable goal setting Has excellent training experience. He uses limited power point slides His command over adult learning principles and its application is the best in the industry. He has worked with WIPRO i O X and dealt with multiple colleges including the IIM’s, MDI Gurgaon, XLRI Jamshedpur, and ISB at Hyderabad and Chandigarh. He has excellent communication and presentation skills. He is a sought-after speaker in Rotary Clubs, Lions After Dinner Talks, Toastmaster Club and BNI both in India and Australia. His mentoring and coaching ability is best measured by the fact that he has trained 12000 participants to-date and many of them reach out to him just before an interview or a talk and do a practice run with him. He is ready to travel PAN India.
Professional training specialist equipped with strong background in developing and delivering impactful training solutions. Known for enhancing team performance through innovative instructional techniques and fostering collaborative learning environment. Reliable and adaptable, with focus on achieving measurable results.
Overview
8
8
Languages
1
1
Certification
48
48
years of professional experience
Work History
Free Lance Trainer
Monkey Minds
Mumbai, India
09.2007 - Current
- Believes that:
a. if Organizations look after their people, productivity and profit will follow.
b. Success is a choice which each individual makes.
- Use limited PowerPoint slides. Believe in active facilitation through Group Work using relevant cases drawn from the organization itself.
- Relates to concepts with personal experiences of four decades.
- Has the ability to tailor content to the level of the participants in a dynamic classroom environment.
Vice President
Dale Carnegie India
Hyderabad, India
10.2006 - 09.2007
- Setting up the Hyderabad Office from ground zero. Develop the business through client interface and presentations to corporate bodies.
- Was a panel member with CII, AIMA, NHRD on multiple occasions.
- Delivery of Dale Carnegie modules to Microsoft India , HSBC and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories.
Global Head Learning and Development
Gati Corporation
Hyderabad, India
01.2001 - 10.2006
- Set up the National Learning and Development department with clear policy on training for 2500 employees and 2500 business partners.
- Was able to stich learning outcomes to the concerned service heads for continual learning on the job .
- Created zonal training centers and optimized cost of training. Used the spare capacity of the training centers for other SME/MSMEs. This revenue from this was off-set from the training budget.
- This model helped achieve 17000 mandays of training and a surplus revenue earned through outsourcing the venue.
Indian Navy
Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India
08.1978 - 12.2000
- Worked on board warships. Job role was to operate and maintain all engineering equipment on board the warship.
- Worked ashore in Naval Establishments.Job role was carryout scheduled upkeep and maintenance of engineering equipment and warships to remain sea worthy.
Education
BE - Mechanical
BMS College of Engineering
PG - Admin. Management
JBIMS
Basic Lab in human process through ISABS
Certified Trainer in EFQM Model for Business Excellence from CII
Qualified Basic Course in NLP
Certified Trainer on POSH from ISTD
Skills
- New hire training
- Planning and coordination
- Public speaking
- Creative problem solving
Certification
Certified Trainer of Dale Carnegie and Consultant and Trainer of Development Dimensions International from 2010 to 2025.
Languages Known
Fluent
English
Hindi
Basic
Not Fluent
Tamil
Kannada
Malayalam
Timeline
Free Lance Trainer
Monkey Minds
09.2007 - Current
Vice President
Dale Carnegie India
10.2006 - 09.2007
Global Head Learning and Development
Gati Corporation
01.2001 - 10.2006
Indian Navy
Ministry of Defense, Govt. of India
08.1978 - 12.2000
Certified Trainer on POSH from ISTD
Qualified Basic Course in NLP
Certified Trainer in EFQM Model for Business Excellence from CII
Basic Lab in human process through ISABS
PG - Admin. Management
JBIMS
BE - Mechanical
BMS College of Engineering
Personal Information
- Title: Soft Skills Trainer
- Availability: ready to travel PAN India
Awards and Recognitions
Member of the Governing Council of Andhra University for Diploma in Management Distance Education., Amongst top five trainers in Asia Pacific for Dale Carnegie in 2006, Recognized for contributing to Industry-Academia interface by the Indira Group of Schools in 2004-05
Monkey Minds Training – Based out of Mumbai
- Website: www.monkeymindstraining.com
- Email: monkeymindsramnath@gmail.com
- We have our offices in India and Australia
Client Partnerships
- Implementing the Kanban system in the automotive industry.
- 5S implementation in a Public Limited Logistics company.
- Setting up a training department of a large organization with measurable outcomes relevant to business.
Work Experience
- 20 plus years of experience in leading 1000 men on warships and Naval Repair Yards.
- 7 years of experience working with Logistics Industry and Global Training Company.
- 20 plus years of experience in the soft skills training space. Clients include PSU, IT & ITES, BSE. Trained over 12000 people from 60 plus companies.
Reading PG Wodehouse
My endeavor is:
- to bring about behavior change relevant to business needs.
- make line managers and/or their superiors jointly accountable for outcomes of learning when the participants go back to workplace