Experienced Professional

1. MANJUNATH PRASAD M.K
Mobile: +91-9880718957 • Email: manjunathprasad2@gmail.com
Address: #339, Navilu Road, A & B Block, Kuvempunagar, Mysore-Bangalore 570023, Karnataka
Senior Managerial Assignments in Production Planning/ Operations & Maintenance
Executive Summary:
 An accomplished professional with over 3 decades of techno-functional and management experience in the areas
of Production Planning and Operations & Maintenance.
 Accountability for strategic utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational
Objectives to reach goals.
 Deft at designing, coordinating and executing the projects in order to achieve quality as well as cost effectiveness.
 Adept at handling installations & commissioning of various manufacturing machines.
 Dexterity in carrying out low cost manufacturing & handling well-disciplined activity based & process oriented
production system.
 Expertise in handling installations & commissioning of various projects covering refractories & manufacturing
machines for operations, utilities.
 Demonstrated abilities in addressing operational issues, resolving performance bottlenecks and achieving desired
Objectives
 Proficient in Quality Implementation, Project Management and People Management; while curtailing costs/ expenses
Core Competencies:
• Predictive and preventive maintenance • Production planning and control • Manpower management • Quality Control
• Training and developing staff • Resource management • Project management • Cost reduction initiatives • Continuous
Improvement Initiatives • Inventory Control • Vendor Management
KEY DELIVERABLES
 Excellent interpersonal, communication, management skills with demonstrated abilities, motivating teams in
Identifying, Planning and implementing preventive and breakdown maintenance schedules of factory machinery and
equipment.
 Timely activities for reduced machine downtime and enhanced equipment reliability on suitable troubleshooting tools
 Coordinating with the plant activities with the accountability for strategic utilization and deployment of available
resources to achieve organizational objectives.
 Streamlining efforts for process enhancement & improving operational efficiencies.
 Implementing cost saving measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man days,
production cost, raw material and energy consumption.
 Monitoring the availability of stock for consumable materials, making appropriate arrangements to ensure on time
deliveries and establishing standards for generating feedbacks and keeping asset / inventory records.
• Domains Worked
- Manufacturing – 18+ years - Purchase– 3+ years - Project administration, commissioning– 6+ years
- Administration, safety – 6+ years - Human Resources– 3+ years
CAREER CONTOUR
May’14- till date an Independent Consultancy,Mysore/Bangalore, as Professional Consultant
 Leading infrastructures’ facilities to industries covering administration, recruitment and manufacturing to meet
targets of respective sectors & strategizing legal aspects of management formalities
 Recruitment of work force for the manufacturing industries covering all operations of the sector.
Jan’13-Apr’14 with Dukhiram Maurya Engineering & Refractory Works (India) Pvt Ltd, Mumbai as Project Manager
Project execution for Can Pack India Pvt.Ltd, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
• Fabrication and erection of structural steel, cooling ducts, Refractory lining & installation, for Glass melting furnaces.
Key Result Areas
 Formulating and defining cost effective short / long term budgets and corporate strategies to achieve pre-set profit
targets while adhering projects delivery, within time frame monitors.
 Contributing leadership across all functional domains to optimize overall operational productivity & demonstrating
excellent people management skill to ensure optimal utilization of resources and cost management
 Implementing effective administrative policies & coordinating administrative support for the company.
 Demonstrating excellent people management skill and ensured optimal utilization of available resources and
facilitated productivity improvement, quality management and cost management.
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2. May’11- Jan’13 with Consultancy, Mysore as Consultant
 Providing infrastructures’ facilities to industries to cover administration, recruitment and manufacturing to meet
targets envisaged for the respective sectors.
May’10 – Apr’11 with NRR Group of Companies, Mysore as Manager-Production Planning & Control
 Carrying out the entire gamut of activities including dispatch for RMS and logistics teams to meet sales target.
 Planning on a monthly basis of all components, i.e. raw materials and dispatching of finished goods.
 Monitoring the consumption of raw materials and procurement planning in accordance with the market plan.
 Identifying the problems, devising feasible solutions to eradicate the problems for ensuring that the production target
is achieved with production planning team.
 Following up of sales contracts and status of orders or any queries regarding production to merchandiser or marketing
persons.
Apr’99 – Apr’10 with Wipro Ltd, Mysore
Manager-Admin & Safety
WIPRO LIMITED, MYSORE, KARNATAKA Apr 2004-Apr 2010
• Administrative functions with legal compliances and liaisoning with the authorized depts.
• Safety management functions covering safety preparedness parameters on day to day manufacturing activities
Production Manager, Manager-Purchase & HRD
Growth Path:
Production Manager, Manager-Purchase & HRD Apr’99 – Feb’04
Manager-Admin & Safety Feb’04 – Apr’10
Accountabilities
 Handling the manufacturing operations covering production operations of glass & lead glass tubing to meet
requirements for the lighting luminaries industries.
 Leading a team of Engineers for repair & commissioning of glass melting furnaces for sodium silicate/ lead glass tubing
for lighting industries.
 Carrying out commercial purchase functions for procurement of raw materials for two glass Plants, Tube Light and GLS
Assembly Operating Units.
 Recruiting and deploying workforce for technical/non-technical operations in production areas covering furnace
operations, florescent tube lights and galvanized lighting assembly operations.
 Functionalising legal compliances under the acts for the sectors and liasoning with the authorized depts.
 Safety management functions covering safety preparedness parameters on day to day manufacturing activities
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
 MLC Industries Ltd., Mysore Deputy Production Manager Jun’96 - Mar’99
 MLC Industries Ltd., Bangalore Deputy Manager Production Nov’89 - Jan’94
 Glowtronics Ltd., Mysore Project Manager Jan’95 - Dec’95
 Trans India Lamps Ltd., Bangalore Project Engineer Feb’94 - Dec’94
 Tungabhadra Products Ltd. Govt of India,
Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh (Undertaking) Resident Engineer Oct’84 - May’89
- Administrative & Projects execution control of activities
- Projects covering Fabrication & erection of M S structures for power plant, Flood control gates for masonry dams,
Irrigation & reservoir dams for respective state Govts,
 R V College of Engineering, Bangalore Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering) 1982 –1984
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore in 1981
ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
 Technical paper published on 'Computer Aided Design of Spur Gears' in All India Journals
 Journal publication being awarded Iyengar Memorial Award
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth : 23rd
Nov, 1961
References: Available on Request
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