
Harshkumar Radhakrishna Bajpeyee
Fortuner
Vadodara, IndiaWork Experience
Ionizer Project / Technology Transfer / COO/ Senior Business & Operations LeaderFull Time
CXO / Senior Business & Operations
Mar 2019 - Present -6 yrs, 3 months
India , Vadodara
- Job Details:Head Innovation and development for ‘100% Make in India’ Pollution Control Equipment based on ionization principles. Oversee end to end Product development, technology transfer, Product Industrialization, business development consulting, Product approval, Gov. Liaising, Quality systems, Packaging, Contract manufacturing, business strategy and Supply chain development. Projected market is $14.3B expected to grow to $21B by 2021-22. Highest growth of $3B projected in India with~ 7000 Cr. in revenues for ionizers. Key Accomplishments Transformed company strategy from HEPA based to ionization based pollution control equipment which sharply reduced average monthly bill to Rs. 14 with zero yearly maintenance as against Rs. 315 and Rs. 7000 yearly maintenance for HEPA. Completed product development for pollution control equipment with all approvals from NABL, GPCB, and MOEF approved Labs in record 3 months. Delivered first Internal Air Quality control product manufactured 100 % in India with no import components. Successfully applied for Patent 317931-001 in March. Transfer of technology done in record time of 6 months. Developed Quality System with ISO 9001: 2015 certified compliant company. Established Supply Chain Achieved 60% cost reduction by industrializing the product with Contract Manufacturing 6 Cr INR with zero CAPEX.
Head Operations Technical and Factory ManagerFull Time
Bombardier Transportations
May 2012 - Jan 2019 -6 yrs, 8 months
- Job Details:Member of Global Technical Council. Led the challenge of getting manufacturing and export done right and within budget in India especially with imported components. Hired to get the work load from European sites and expedite poorly performing projects. Oversaw platform development, Technical Bids, capacity utilization, daily operations performance monitoring, Site maintenance budget etc. Key Leadership Accomplishments Replaced European engineering teams with local engineering talent. Got project transferred from Vienna, France, East Angelia, Czech Republic and Hungary. Reduced technology transfer budget drastically by 60%. Oversaw Both Plants Bogies and Rolling stock with total order of 2600 Cr. Handled parallel ramp up for manufacturing of two mega Metro project site on different product platforms (DMRC India -1300 Cr & QNGR Australia- 3700 Cr) with highest beat rate ever achieved by any competitor in India. Reduced site maintenance cost by 40% with autonomous maintenance concept. Reduced learning hours through proto typing and multiskilling by 40%. Led change Management from Excel to CMT tool. Limited skilled set to only 15% of total requirement. Client brands worked with -SNCF France, French National Rail Company, Wiener Linien, Austria QNGR Queensland State Australia, Geodis Top Logistics, ArcelorMittal, KTK Group China. Delhi Metro (DMRC) and Adelaide Metro Australia Demonstrating Strong Operations Leadership Introduced self-alignment jigs and solved the major issues related to door opening for the first time in global railway industry. Resolved rework, line stoppage & major critical safety issues successfully. Improved TPT of manufacturing from 23 days to 13 days resulting in improved cash in cycle. Recognized by the President Reduced rejections from 8% to < 1%. Improved FTR (First time right) from 72% to 96%. Securing International Business Got Site certified to Gold status. This became bench mark for other sites at Bombardier. Marketed and secured projects transfer from Australia, France, Vienna, Brazil worth 450 Cr Secured Sao Paulo mono rail project for the site and delivered with 24% margin. Engaged people in improvement initiatives contributing to 20% productivity improvement. International Experience – Visited Australia for 3PL process mapping & negotiations with the Global logistics Agencies Visited Siegen (Germany) for knowledge transfer Delivering Strong Cost Savings Saved 8 Million Euro Jig CAPEX per project by introducing flexible manufacturing jigs. This also ensured competitive bidding. Secured special warehousing permission from Gov. of Gujarat saving 4.5M Euro ( 32 Cr) Established 3PL logistics contract for first time in Heavy Engineering Industry saving of 9M Euro. Cut down raw material by 20% for local suppliers. Reduced inventory from 36M to 12M. Recovered 2M Euro from DMRC held up for 4 years on account of improper documentation. Sought support from PM office to resolve Ice-gate implementation by Customs. The issue was resolved in 2 days. Trained and deployed 45 village women as electricians under Saksham scheme
DGM Operational Excellence and Project ManagementFull Time
Suzlon Energy Limited
Aug 2010 - May 2012 -1 yr, 9 months
- Job Details:Oversaw New Product Introduction, Design Change Management and Opex initiatives. Key Accomplishments Established Design change Management process on IT portal DCM Portal Increased MTBF drastically from 292 hours to 350 hours leading to 16% improvement in operating availability of turbines. Generated free cash of 185 Cr via obsolete inventory sale. Reduced time to repair by 20% International Experience - Visited Rostock Germany for alignment of design change management with the German team Client brands worked with - TCS, AGL Energy Ltd., DLF, Reliance, Aditya Birla, Tata Group, British Petroleum, MSPL, John Deere Wind Energy & Distributed Wind Systems.
Assistant Vice President Operational Excellence Power Product DivisionFull Time
ABB
Apr 2008 - Aug 2010 -2 yrs, 4 months
- Job Details:Hired to turnaround underperforming division faced with strong union and poor utilization. Handled initiatives in 10 manufacturing units of Power Product Division of ABB. Strong Turnaround Leadership Enhanced performance of all 10 BUs with annual turnover of INR 3500 Cr. Solved additional management issues including delivery delays leading to penalties, heavy order back log, customer and complaints due to quality escape. Digitization: Implemented first Auto managed Kanban site through Blanket order process which reduced line stoppages due to C class items. Delivered $16M savings. Improved on-time delivery from 73% to 98% Avoided CAPEX of 32 Cr. Freed up space to accommodate additional production lines in plants 18000 Sq. mt. Converted batch manufacturing to line manufacturing. Improved productivity 100% and reduced inventory by 20%. Converted Scrap converted to 15 Cr free cash. Led Supplier development initiatives saving 5.7 Cr. Awards & Recognition- Received ‘Best Contributor Award’ for Performance in 2008 Client brands worked with - Power Grid, NTPC, State electricity Boards, Reliance Power, TATA Power, Indian Railways
Education
MBA in Marketing and Production Mgt
Bhavans Institute of Management SciencesJan 1997 - Jan 1997 - 0 Month
Bachelor's Degree in bachelor's in Engineering
NAGPUR UNIVERSITYJan 1994
Achievements
Accomplished Senior Business Leader. 25+ years of experience working with Fortune 500 listed MNC's such as Bombardier, ABB in Senior Management roles. Strong and proven track-record of turnaround management, performance and productivity improvement as well as innovation. Won large internal projects bids, transferred complex heavy engineering projects from Europe and delivered them successfully. Delivered first Internal Air Quality control product based on ionization manufactured 100 % in India with no import components. $3B projected market in India. Successfully applied for Patent 317931-001 in March. Member of Technical Committee and India Management Committee at Bombardier till 2017. Replaced European engineering teams with local engineering talent. Got complex heavy engineering projects transferred from Europe. Reduced technology transfer budget drastically by 60%. Handled parallel ramp up for two mega Metro projects on different product platforms (DMRC India -1300 Cr &
Skills
- People Management
- Plant operation
- 5S Methodology
- Six Sigma
- Project Management
- Customer relationship
- Risk and Opportunities
- Coaching
- Supply Chain
- Supplier development
Languages
English
FluentHindi
FluentMarathi
Fluent