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Rashmi Bhaskaran

Rashmi Bhaskaran

Healthcare Global Supply Chain, Design Thinking, S.T.E.A.M., Digital Literacy, Software Development Life Cycle
Gurugram

Summary

An open-minded, reflective, and intrepid supply chain professional with twelve years of experience in the healthcare industry specifically in product development, manufacturing, process and quality engineering, compliance, vendor identification, and global strategic sourcing. Additional diverse work experience includes one year stint as a software developer coding banking application and systems, and as an educator in Design Thinking and Digital Literacy for two years. Have managed teams globally, trained new employees, and am passionate about women's empowerment and environmental, health, and safety issues. Skilled at managing multiple roles and responsibilities simultaneously while on the lookout to pursue varied interests.

Overview

16
16

Years of total professional experience

12
12

Years of Healthcare Global Supply Chain

Work History

Lead Educator - Maker Space

Enlearn Education Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
04.2021 - Current
  • Developed experiential curriculum focused on Design Thinking, S.T.E.A.M. and Digital Literacy across Pre K-4 learners.
  • Authored and implemented engaging lesson plans, chose age-appropriate materials to keep learner attention. Drove weekly lesson plan reviews and reflections with the team.
  • Created and implemented assessments to measure student progress. Assessed student performance and provided feedback to facilitate student success.
  • Collaborated with team of teachers to discuss best practices and develop innovative teaching strategies.
  • Collaborated with parent community and school leadership to provide safe and educational experience.
  • Drove the planning and execution of regular outreach programs during vacation breaks, after school programs, programs for parents and teacher development programs.
  • Spear-headed the celebration of Global Maker Day for two years in a row which was a "first". Designed and executed several hands-on experiences over and above the curriculum by liaising with external industry experts and enthusiasts.
  • Monitored and replenished lab supply levels to support planned lessons and activities. Drove general upkeep and maintenance of the lab, tools, materials and resources.
  • Maintained daily and weekly schedule of sessions while reviewing workload distribution within team.

Resident Teacher

I Am A Teacher in collaboration with Boston Teacher Residency
Gurugram
06.2020 - 03.2021
  • Developed and implemented integrated lessons for G2 learners to meet International Baccalaureate standards and students' academic needs.
  • Incorporated multiple types of progressive teaching strategies, exciting and engaging activities into classroom to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Communicated frequently with faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies. Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Registered student progress and attendance on database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
  • Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
  • Participated in department meetings to provide input to colleagues about student achievement and improvement.

Sourcing Leader - ElectroMechanical, India & EMEA

GE Healthcare Global Sourcing
Bangalore
04.2013 - 05.2019

Apr '13 to May '19: 6 years

Led Strategic Sourcing, Supplier relationship & Performance management of Packaging, Distributors, Fasteners, Labels & Technical Publication suppliers for GE Healthcare Global Sourcing with an annual spend of $30 Million USD from 30 suppliers in India & EMEA.

  • Delivered deflation of ~$2M on $20M spend, Cash improvement of +15 days driving negotiation, standardization, alternate material technology & transfers.
  • Successfully developed new packaging & label suppliers from India & grew spend from $5.5M to $10M.
  • Drove Contracts & Financial Health Risk Rating for 100% of spend.
  • Achieved 98% on-time delivery & >90 Quality score.
  • Managed 5 interns.

Jan '18 to Jun '18: 6 months at GE Aviation

As an overlapping bubble/ stretch assignment, I was also the Sourcing Leader for Avionics & Power commodity to initiate its growth in India.

  • Drove long pending RFQs towards closure & successfully achieved ~80% deflation.
  • Successfully audited & qualified new supplier (TATA Power) & worked on developing others (Centum & Hical).

Apr '13 to Dec '16: 3 years

Held an overlapping dual role of Sourcing Leader + Global Compliance Leader.

Global Compliance Leader

GE Healthcare Global Sourcing
Bangalore
06.2010 - 12.2016

Jun '10 to Dec '16: 6 years, 7 months

Drove the EHS Compliance program for ~3000 suppliers at GE Healthcare across 6 regions - China, EMEA, LATAM, APAC, Korea & India.

  • Led a global team of compliance leaders for the planning & timely execution of 600 audits per year & managed 1 employee & 2 interns locally.
  • Audited close to 70 suppliers & drove finding reduction during repeat audits thereby increasing compliance level at the Healthcare business.
  • As a qualified Certifier for GE, I trained & certified 25 new auditors. I was also the key interface between regional & corporate compliance & EHS teams.
  • Drove 6 annual country-wide action workouts & 2 global action workouts: China – 2012 & USA – 2016.
  • Enhanced supplier awareness through training sessions, action workouts & CAPA implementation (ISO 14001, ISO 18001, OSHAS etc.).

Product Quality Specialist

Wipro GE Healthcare - Ultrasound
Bangalore
03.2007 - 06.2010

Led Global QMS efforts across Ultrasound manufacturing of 4 products with gross revenue of $20M USD.

  • Ensured compliance to Production & Process Controls & provided solutions, root-cause analysis for resolving Product Quality issues.
  • Drove Key Performance Indicators of Quality & was the final approving authority for releasing product to the customers.
  • Implemented the Global Training Plan & Procedure for the entire plant in 2008.
  • I was a certified Lead Auditor & in the Internal Audit Team for GEHC India. I was actively involved in crafting new processes & reviewing procedures for enhancing the QMS.
  • As the Management Representative, I faced FDA inspections, UL audits & other regular surveillance audits as their primary auditee.

Systems Analyst

Sonata Software Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
06.2006 - 02.2007

Recruited from campus during the 3rd year of Engineering, I was part of the 45-member offshore team that provided software solutions to an insurance client – IDP, USA. As one of their 4 core developers, I was in the core-module development team, involved in online insurance application development. Aside from software development, I was also involved in debugging through test case development & execution for flawless releases.

  • Technical area of specialization - Dot Net, Visual Basic Dot Net & SQL Server, with a thorough knowledge on Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Grasp on Insurance and insurance applications.
  • Recognized for least error generation & for meeting deadlines ahead of schedule
  • Developed a net banking application in Dot Net which ranked me second in a batch of 24.
  • Quick Learner with an ability to adapt easily to customer needs & self-motivated under pressure.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics

CMR Institute of Technology-Visvesvaraya Tech Uni
Bangalore
07.2002 - 03.2006

Pre-University - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Electronics

Mount Carmel College-Bangalore Uni
Bangalore
06.2000 - 03.2002

Grade 10 -

Nirmala Rani High School
Bangalore
06.1988 - 03.2000

Skills

Strategic Sourcing, Vendor RFQs, Part Should Costing

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Affiliations

  • Led the Women’s network for GE’s Bangalore manufacturing site & was a core member of the Women in Operations drive.
  • Championed the Performance Development (GE’s people review mechanism) for India Sourcing.
  • Drove the Environmental Health & Safety Element called Management of Change & Employee Engagement.

Interests

Meditation and Yoga

Visual and performing arts

Reading books and watching movies

Work Availability

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Quote

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour and some style.
Maya Angelou

Timeline

Lead Educator - Maker Space

Enlearn Education Pvt. Ltd.
04.2021 - Current

Resident Teacher

I Am A Teacher in collaboration with Boston Teacher Residency
06.2020 - 03.2021

Sourcing Leader - ElectroMechanical, India & EMEA

GE Healthcare Global Sourcing
04.2013 - 05.2019

Global Compliance Leader

GE Healthcare Global Sourcing
06.2010 - 12.2016

Product Quality Specialist

Wipro GE Healthcare - Ultrasound
03.2007 - 06.2010

Systems Analyst

Sonata Software Pvt. Ltd.
06.2006 - 02.2007

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics

CMR Institute of Technology-Visvesvaraya Tech Uni
07.2002 - 03.2006

Pre-University - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Electronics

Mount Carmel College-Bangalore Uni
06.2000 - 03.2002

Grade 10 -

Nirmala Rani High School
06.1988 - 03.2000
Rashmi BhaskaranHealthcare Global Supply Chain, Design Thinking, S.T.E.A.M., Digital Literacy, Software Development Life Cycle