KRISHNASWAMI PARTHASARATHY

• Motivate - Upgrade - Empower
• Provide continuous improvement solutions to automobile/manufacturing/education sectors for achieving sustained operations growth through assessment, auditing, skills training, mentoring, counselling.
• Develop and deliver training programs tailored to client needs, enhancing participant engagement and knowledge retention.
• Facilitate workshops on best practices, promoting skills development and operational efficiency among participants.
• Mentor junior trainers, fostering professional growth and enhancing overall team performance in delivering training solutions.
• Provide one-on-one mentoring to help individuals reach their full potential within the organization.
• Promoted a culture of continuous learning by advocating for professional development opportunities.

• Provided three months to three years placement-linked Certificate & Diploma programmes in Electronics, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technology, Multi-skills, Turning, CNC Milling, Industrial Electrician, Arc & Gas Welding.
• Set-up Skill Development Training Centre in coordination with National Skill Development Corporation, Odisha Skill Development Authority & Integrated Tribal Development Agency (Odisha, for rural/disadvantaged tribal students).
• Counselled & mentored students before admission & after joining the programme.
• Mentored Trainers in best practices for instructional strategies and classroom management techniques.
• Fostered collaborative relationships among staff, parents, and community organizations to support student success.

• Head two plants for manufacturing ferrous cast, CNC machined, pressed & assembled automotive components and sales to Indian & foreign OEMs, including exports.
• Set-up the second plant (brownfield) with automated machines, lean- cellular layout & increased productivity. Mentored, up skilled existing manpower & trained new manpower for the same.
• Brought the plants in black within 1 year.
• Directed cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and drive product innovation.
• Implemented TQM, ISO 9001 & EMS/ISO 14001.
• Spearheaded budget management processes, ensuring optimal resource allocation across departments.
• Mentored junior leaders, fostering professional development and succession planning within the organization.

• Head two plants for manufacturing lead gravity die-cast, pasted, charged & assembled batteries for 2 & 4-wheelers, inverters, tractors and sales to OEMs/after-market.
• Set-up the second plant (brownfield) for making Valve Regulated Lead Acid batteries for two-wheeler OEMs & after-market in technical collaboration with M/s Furukawa Batteries, Japan. Mentored, up skilled existing & trained new manpower for the same. Reached net profit in 1 year.
• Achieved record monthly 125 lakh plate unit production in 2007-2008 at Bawal plant.
• Achieved record Rs.600 crores annual sales in 2008-09 at Hosur plant. Managed registered workmen union.
• Implemented TQM, EMS/ISO 14000 & initiated CII-EXIM Bank Business Excellence based activities. Took part successfully in Frost & Sullivan's India Manufacturing Excellence Award competition.

• Head two plants for manufacturing aluminum gravity/low-pressure die-cast, heat treated auto components for engines/transmission.
• Set-up the second plant (brownfield) for gravity die-casting with a lean set-up/TQM. Mentored, up skilled existing & trained new manpower for the same. Reached net profit in 1.5 years.
• Was part of Assessment team for TQM audit & implementation in manufacturing industries/automobile ancillaries, as part of CII-Northern India Cluster.
• Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and drive strategic initiatives.
• Developed and implemented performance metrics to assess team effectiveness and improve service delivery.
• Mentored junior managers, fostering leadership skills and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

• Worked in Operations-Planning, Production, Plant Engineering & Maintenance, Vendor Development & Upgrading, Quality Control & Assurance, Production Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety, Projects.
• Head operations in Body, Material Handling Shops. Was part of team to install & commission Tri-axis Transfer Press lines (2400 ton to 4000 ton), Blanking & Shear lines.
• Jointly head Project Core Group (1995-1997) for converting 80+ Diesel forklifts to CNG operation.
• Jointly head the Project Core Group (1998-2003) for setting-up green-field Plant, M/s Suzuki Metal India Ltd., Manesar, Haryana (1999-2003), for indigenous development of high/low-pressure aluminum die-casting engine & transmission vehicle parts. Mentored & up skilled existing manpower & trained new manpower for all the above.
• Implemented TQM, ISO 9001:1994, ISO 14000:1996 in Manufacturing operations.

• First Class with Distinction, 72nd position in State, awarded National Talent Scholarship Certificate.
• GPA: 81% marks

GPA: 7.72 CGPA, First Class

• Trainer, National Service Scheme (1982-1983).
• Intern, Indian Tools Manufacturers, Mumbai (1983).
• Intern, Bhilai Steel Plant (1984).
• Thesis Paper: Manufactured Amorphous Metallic Glass reinforced Epoxy Resin Composites for use in Transformers etc.

• First Class with Distinction, 63rd position in State.
• Final Grade: 80.33%