Chief Operating Officer
GVK Emergency Management Research Institute
Total des années d'expérience :31 years, 6 Mois
State Head for Operations of approximately 1000 ambulances. Managed a workforce of 4500 across two states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Established Automated Driving Testing Tracks for objective Drivers Recruitment. Generated strategic plan for entering Cargo Services.
Designing suitable Marketing Strategies to target different segments of commuters and position a suitable offering. Interacting with the passengers, and conducting market surveys.
Accountable for Bus Body fabrication project and associated activities like finalization of specifications, Preparation of Bills of Material, Tendering, and Rates finalization. Negotiated and Finalized Chassis and Buses Tenders for APSRTC worth Rs. 250 Crores annually with Auto Majors like TATA, ASHOK LEYLAND and VOLVO. Fabricated 2000 buses per annum on different chassis from in-house manufacturing and through outsourcing. Settled many Warranty claims with the OEMs resulting in lowest down time for buses.
As Unit Head, coordinated functional heads of Operations, Maintenance, Stores, Personnel, and Accounts departments to deliver right transport
services to the traveling public.
Reviewed Performance of all functional heads and responsible to write ‘Annual Confidential Reports’.
Managed a work force of 600 to 700 employees and 100 Buses in each depot. Worked in Five different Depots.
Maintained cordial industrial relations with all the unions in the Depot.
Responsible for payment of salaries, sanction of increments, welfare measures, implementing pay revisions and conducting Union elections.
Conducted disciplinary proceedings and imposed appropriate punishments against erring workers and supervisors, including dismissal from the service.
Led and motivated work force through ethical behavior.
Counseled and guided employees to achieve Corporation goals.
Assessed the training needs of workmen constantly and arranged in-house training.
Acted as a Change agent to implement the rogressive policies of the Corporation.
Conducted collaborative negotiations with the Unions to create win-win situation so as to improve Depot performance.
Prepared Budget, setting the targets in agreement with the top management and achieved the targets in many cases.
Recruited and inducted Drivers and Conductors in large numbers.
Handled ‘Outsourcing’ activities of the Depot.
Dealt with many strike notices and attended conciliatory meetings with Labor Welfare Officer, successfully making the Unions drop the strike notices.
I have done one year Post Graduate Diploma in Management for Executives, which is also called IPMX (International Program for Management Executives) from the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, (IIM-L). The course is fully residential and the overall goal of the program is to broaden the core managerial competencies to further enhance the professional growth of students. The specific objectives of the program are to: Provide students with the fundamental principles of effective management of modern business organizations. Develop understanding of the roles and responsibilities of business managers in increasingly global nature of social and economic orders and corporate operations. Sharpen diagnostic and analytical skills for effective decision making in complex business perspectives. Sensitize students to the issues of cultural diversity and develop skills for effective management within multi-cultural work environments. Strengthen strategic leadership and team working skills.
Completed Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech (Mech.,) from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Engineering University, one of the prestigious university in 1987.