Prakash Shilagani

Visionary leader and operations manager with 15+ years progressive manufacturing operations experience , contributing to better corporate performance by building effective teams, solving complex problems, improving processes, and skillfully aligning resources with corporate objectives. Accomplished Plant Management Professional with experience in diverse operational environments including production control, procurement, logistics, manufacturing operations, and maintenance.
Certified with hands on experience in Aeronautical Engineering, Materials Management, high-tech Plastics molding and high speed packaging.

Lifelong interest in education and intellectual growth.

o CPIM-ECO: APICS CPIM - Execution and Control of Operations- August 2013.
o CPIM-DSP: APICS CPIM - Detailed Scheduling and Planning – April 2013.
o CPIM-MPR: APICS CPIM - Master Planning of Resources – December 2012.
o CSCP: APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional – December 2011.
o CPIM-BSC: APICS CPIM - Basics of Supply Chain Management – May 2011.
o PGDMM-IIMM – World Class Manufacturing – March 1997.
o PGDMM-IIMM – Total Quality Management – June 1997.

In pursuit of excellence:

o Employee of the Month. FEDWW, April 2012
o Stood first in Mechanical (Aeronautical) Engineering Course. MTI - IAF.
o Stood first in Maintenance Conversion Flight Training for HS-748 (AVRO) aircraft.
o Gold Medalist- Boxing, IAF.

Recent Projects:
o Improved process yields, reducing material wastage by 24%
o Implemented lean pull system and reduced semi finished inventory by 73% in Make-to Order environment.
o Implemented 5S and TPM in ISO 9001-2008 certified Plastics Molding Industry.
o Implemented computerized inventory control process for raw materials and finished goods and improved inventory accuracy from 63% to 95%.
o Drove continuous improvement program, increasing efficiency by 35% over a period of 8 months.
o Organized ISO external audits.
o Successfully Installed clean rooms for medical parts molding.
o Increased production turnover by 70% from 1,300,000.00 in Q1 to 2,200,000.00 in Q2 2013 at Natech Plastics Inc.