Dr RAJARASALNATH SELVARAJ, ME, PhD.

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Seasoned & Self-Motivated team player with 16+ years of experience in Manufacturing
Engineering, Business Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain & cost management
in top-notch Auto OEMs, Ancillaries, Elevator component & Engineering Industries.

Email: director@bhavabusinessconsultants.com Mobile: 8754590480

Core Competencies Profile Summary

 Distinguished track record for more than 16 Years in handling plant
Visionary Leadership end-to-end operations with strong engineering background and
excellent knowledge in Manufacturing Engineering, Business development,
Green Field Projects Handling lean six sigma, Self-Managed teams and quality management Systems in
various Auto OEMs, Auto ancillaries and other Engineering
Financial Management companies.

Cash flow & P&L Management  Expertise in Handling Green Field projects. Handled four green field
projects in last 15 Years (In 2007 - Gear machining and assembly line
Budgeting at Hyundai, In 2013 - Tubes cutting and Machining line set up at TI, In
2017 - Sheet metal line setup at Wittur & In 2020 - Sheet metal line and
Business Development Warehouse set up for NBSL )

Production Management
Manufacturing Engineering
Supply chain Management
Team building
 Process-driven (Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2015, ISO
14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 & VDA 6.3) and compliance-oriented
with expertise in leading, training & motivating large, self-managed teams
to exceed all defined targets.
 Strong Manufacturing Engineering Expertise in implementing core tools
AIAG VDA FMEA, PPAP, APQP, MSA & SPC.

Green field project Management  Expertise in managing operations (Production, Maintenance & Quality) Daily
Work Management and creating High Performing Lean teams

 Expertise in 5S and successfully completed consulting of Many companies

Soft Skills and improved Inventory turns ( PhD in Lean Manufacturing and
Optimization )

 5S Consulting to
Change Agent Collaborator Allu Decor
Gokul Auto tek
Bi metal Bearings
Amalgamations Repco
Rane Engine Valves
Motivator Communicator SK Engineering
Nixon Engineering
Anto Nixon Engineering Pvt Limited

Problem Solver  Lean & Business Process Reengineering consulting to

Planner Bumaas Engineering Solution and Technologies Private Limited
Anto Nixon Engineering Pvt Limited
Bi metal Bearings
Team Player Decisive
 Career Timeline

Production Engineer Asst. Manager Asst. General Plant Director

(Alpha Engineering) (Tata Motors HV Manager (NBSL Elevator
Axles Ltd.) (Tube Products of Components India
India) Pvt. Ltd.)

Head - Production &

Senior Engineer Dy. Manager – Maintenance Senior Trainer and
(Rane Engine Production (Wittur Elevator consultant
Valves Ltd.) (Hyundai Motor India Components India Pvt.
Ltd.) Ltd.)

Work Experience
Bhava Business Consultants., Chennai
Leader in Training and consulting services to support clients for sustainable
Principal consultant & Trainer

 Principal consultant and trainer, catering to clients like NBSL, Daimler, Amalgamations while completing the final
phases of doctoral research at Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University.

 Technical Trainings Given to lot of Clients (Samples)

Lean Manufacturing Training to Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
Value Stream Mapping Training to Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
8D Problem solving and 7 QC Tools Training to Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
SMED & AIAG VDA FMEA 1st Version Training to Mando Brakes
AIAG VDA 1st Edition Training to Hanon Systems
FMEA Training to Isuzu Motors
8D Problem Solving Techniques Training to Indotech Transformers
Design of Experiments using Taguchi Methodology
Kaizen Training to Comstar
Jishu Hozen Training to Apollo Tyres
Six Sigma training to Chettinad Mouri Mura Semi conductors
DOE Training and Consulting work to Mando Brakes

NBSL Elevator Components India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

Chinese Elevator components manufacturing unit based in Chennai
Deputy General Manager

 Spearhead the end-to-end operations of 2 plants, leading a team of directly-reporting Departmental Heads to
manage the Sales & marketing, manufacturing, quality assurance, Service, finance, R&D, industrial engineering,
supply chain management, HR & purchase for the company.

 Design & implement the annual budget and annual/monthly production targets with 100% schedule adherence.

 Achieve the P&L Management & Financial Management responsibilities, reviewing profit & loss statements, cash
flows & balance sheets and ensuring smooth cash flows for capital expenditures as well as working capital needs.

 Set up the company's green field operations in India, winning promotion from Head production to Plant Director in a
span of 3 years for achieving more than 50% YoY growth even in adverse conditions, enhancing revenues from INR
70 million in 2017 to an INR 405 million actuals in 2020.

 Accountable for Strategic sourcing initiatives resulted in 35% localization of components, resulted in 5% cost
 savings of total revenues.

 Accountable for creating High performance lean teams, introducing objective performance based monthly (salary)
payment system to all employees.

 Accountable for cost reduction initiatives to reduce break even in sales from 480 million INR to 360 million INR

 Accountable for systemic environment through Delivery Policy, Master Price List & Channel Partner pricing.

 Accountable for creating process driven organization, systemizing organization through ISO 9001:2015, ISO
14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 & VDA 6.3.

Wittur Elevator Components India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

Manufacturers of Elevator components including landing doors & car doors, safety devices
Head (Production & Maintenance)

 Headed a 96-member team to manage the complete operations including production, maintenance & quality
assurance

 Won the "Best Leadership Award" from the company in 2017, setting up & installing its sheet metal manufacturing
line (green field project) in a short span of just 3 months.

Tube Products of India (International Business Plant), Chennai

Flagship company of the Murugappa Group manufacturing ERW & CDW steel tubes
Asst. General Manager (Production)

 Managed the International business unit's overall operations including production, quality control, business
development & new product development, leading a 300-member team.

 Increased profitability & reduced costs through lean manufacturing initiatives & automation projects, bringing down
manpower from 300 to 140 in a span of 3 years.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd., Chennai

Second largest automobile manufacturer in India with 16.2% market share
Deputy Manager (Production)

 Worked for Hyundai i10 & i20 Green field Project – Setting up new Transmission line (Gear Machining and assembly
line for Hyundai i10 & i20 models in India (green field) recruiting the entire team after being the first person to be
recruited for the project and getting the plant operational in 180 days.

 After Transmission line set up heading the machining line and Achieved 95% OEE in the input shaft, output shaft,
Speed Gears & sleeve synchronizer lines for 5 years in a row, leading a team of 5 engineers & 15 supervisors.

 Created Self-Managed efficient teams, which is capable of managing the entire work from planning to dispatch

 Efficiently handled all engineering changes in a rapid manner

Tata Motors HV Axles Ltd., Jamshedpur

One of the Largest Commercial vehicles manufacturer in India
Asst. Manager (Production, Machine Shop)

 Achieved 100% production in carrier housing and rear axle line and accountable for making unidirectional
programming in CNC and VMC to reduce rejection in old machines and tooling cost optimization
 Rane Engine Valves Ltd.
Manufacturers of valves & valve train components for various engine applications
Senior Engineer (Manufacturing Engineering)

 Accountable for process design and New product development and achieved 62 new products in the span of 3
Years

 Accountable for developing software for DSR and successfully implemented productivity improvement projects,
optimization projects and tool cost reduction initiatives.

Alpha Engineering, Coimbatore

Automobile components manufacturing unit
Production Engineer - Apr 2002 to May 2003

 Achieved 100% schedule adherence from its machining and plating shop & achieved quality metrics as per Target.

Education
 PhD (Mechanical Engineering) in Sleeve Synchronizer Manufacturing Process Optimization, Dr. M.G.R Educational &
Research Institute University, Chennai 2017.

 M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering) with 79.71%, Govt. College of Technology, Anna University, Coimbatore (2005)

 B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) with 84.46%, A.K. College of Engineering, Madurai Kamaraj University (2002)

 HSC & SSLC with 85.33 & 91.8%, P.K.N Higher secondary school, Tirumangalam, Madurai. (1996 – 1998)

 University rank holder in under graduation and Gold medalist in post-graduation

 Published 5 research papers in reputed international journals

Personal Details
 Address: D4B, VGN Imperia phase 1, 3rd main road, VGN Mahalkshmi Nagar, Perumalagaram, Chennai 600077

 Date of Birth: 16.05.1981 Marital status: Married Kids : 2 male kids ( 9 Years & 7 Years)

RAJARASALNATH SELVARAJ