The Team


                             
Dr. SRIPATHY K.R is a graduate in Electrical Engineering, a Post Diploma in Computer Engineering and a Doctorate in Management studies.
He has been trained in Japan on TQM/TPM.  A Certified Lean Practitioner, Business Excellence Assessor of CII, Internal/External Auditor for Certifications like ISO, Certified Master trainer and a Train the trainer, Champion six Sigma. 

Worked for the Ministry of Defence; Wipro Infotech, GE Medical systems, Zenith computers, Kaynes Technology Pvt Ltd and Tata - Strategic Electronics division and a Consultant & Trainer.  He has held to top executive positions and a faculty in B schools.
Expertise in all Business processes for the manufacturing sector
   New Product Introduction and Transfer of Technology
   Strategy planning 
   Operations including bulk/mass production
   Plant  & Quality management
   Product/Process Engineering for Defence and automotive sectors
   Supply chain/ Vendor management and development
   Business development including Global business
   Drive Business Excellence
He has developed standard training material for nearly 30+ different topics such as Quality, EHS, Safety, TQM/TPM, SCM, ISO, Business communication, Assertive skills, Business Etiquettes etc. for training employees from blue collared workers to managers.  He has spent 3000+ man hours in training people on the job.
Extensive auditing methodology of business processes for TNA, Instructional design and customise training deployment;  Support strategy planning and market development, scale up strategies, ideation to commercialisation for SMEs and start-ups in the Electronics manufacturing sector.
He has been a Consultant and a Coach for over a decade in all the areas of expertise mentioned above.
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Dr. Karthik N D is the Managing Director of Mind Works International, a Management Consulting firm, delivering Strategic Leadership and Organisational Transformation services. Dr Karthik, is a certified Business Coach and a transformational leader, specializing in Organizational and People transformation, with a special focus on People Development, Business Excellence, Sustainability and Quality, Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management, Social & Environmental Compliance, Profitability, Culture Change to build World Class Organizations.

With over 20 years of experience in apparel industry across tables, Dr. Karthik ND is a certified Business Coach, Certified Master Black Belt in Business Excellence and a Master Trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), which aptly adopts a “Coaching” approach in his leadership and training approach to enhance “personal excellence” to maximize ownership and responsibility to deliver much needed “Value Proposition” for Business.

Karthik also specializes in Textile, Analytical / Chemical / RSL / ZDHC / Regulatory testing requirements for most global markets, Footwear (Leather & Synthetic), PPE, Waste Water, etc, Product Inspections, Facility Audits for Social, Environmental, Safety, People & Regulatory aspects.

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A. Shankar  An independent Finance Consultant with over three decades experience of  with various Industry verticals like FMCG, Infrastructure, Lighting, Healthcare, Financial Services and Information Technology. He has served many fortune 500 companies like Unilever, L&T, Multiple GE Businesses and Synchrony Financials, USA.
He has held various leadership roles including as CFO for two Units of GE and his last Corporate role was with Synchrony Financials as VP-Finance CoE.
He holds to his credit degrees of CMA, ACS & PGDM in Strategic Finance and Control.
He is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Expert.

His key Skill Set:
  • Develop Business Strategy & Restructuring
  • Business Excellence, Operational Efficiency, Cost down programs
  • Setting Up New Business, Process Re-engineering
  • Working Capital & Long Term Capital Arrangement
  • Project & Program Management Services
  • Financial Planning & Long Term Growth Strategies
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Virtual CFO Services
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Shivram Rao is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce. He is a business advisor with more than four decades of practical, result-oriented experience in industries spanning Large, Medium, and Small Scale (out of which last 20 years in Small Scale Sector), in both Public and Private sectors. In Finance and operations, he served in varied industrial verticals like Lighting, Electronics, Retailing, Automotive, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Watch Components.

He has held position of CFO and General Manager. He was awarded “Outstanding Management Award” by the Chairman of the Business Group, for his outstanding Role as Chief Financial Officer & General Manager. He was also instrumental in leading the Company and getting awarded “the best unit” for three years in a row. 

His expertise is in Project appraisal & Project reports, Working Capital financing, People Management, Business strategy design & implementation, Business Process Standardisation, Operations Management, System development &  Implementation, Strategic Financial Management, Budgeting, Management Information System,  Financial Accounting, and Costing.

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