Supply Chain Project

MBA (Global Mining Management Finance Strategy)

LALIT SINGH B.Eng. (Metallurgical & Materials)

+1-647-***-**** ************.**@*****.*** Apt 1705, 380 Assiniboine Road, Toronto, Canada, M3J1L4

PROFILE

§ Results oriented competent professional having 5+ years of work experience in Mining & Metallurgy industry

§ Demonstrated leader with 5+ years of project management and cost control management experience

§ Exceptional skills in executing projects, providing consulting services and creating business process efficiencies

§ Proficient in strategic assessment, capital budgeting, planning, scheduling, forecasting, financial and operational

analysis

§ Seasoned professional with an experience of working in a collaborative environment

§ Flexible to relocate with in Canada

EXPERIENCE

Consulting Project, Toronto, ON July’13- Present

Working for a Canadian trading firm and performing economic analysis on the market size of thermal coal in Asia

(Under non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement)

Strategy Consulting Project, Toronto, ON

Designed strategic solutions for an emerging Canadian entrepreneur firm May’12-Jan’13

(Under client confidential strategic field study project)

§ Analyzed overall business operations and developed a new supply chain network that helped to improve cash

conversion cycle by 10%

§ Performed market research and developed a marketing strategy to place right products into the right channels

§ Designed a global expansion strategy including forecasting of short and long term cash flow

Calderys, Nagpur, MH, India (Subsidiary of IMERYS Minerals, France)

Senior Manager – Consulting Services and Process Improvement Mar’10-Aug’11

Specialized in execution of turnaround & breakthrough projects; analyzed business operations of several companies and

provided technical & commercial support for the development of new business

§ Led a team of 20 engineers and supported global business development team to generate 16% of the total sales

turnover for Calderys India for the financial year 2010-11

§ Conceptualized, developed and pioneered a project that helped Calderys India to enter into a new business segment

which in turn led Calderys India to capture 20 % of the market share within the very first year

§ Conducted feasibility study for setting up a new manufacturing facility and developed consensus among finance,

projects, commercial, and technical teams for the establishment of same

§ Executed a turnaround project that resulted in improvement of operational efficiency by 60 %

§ Successfully initiated and organized three Calderys’ academy training programs to train 35 engineers

Manager – Project Management & Cost Control Jan’08-Feb’10

Specialized in executing large number of projects with optimal resource planning; supported global technical & operations

strategy group through successful execution of large number of EPC projects in a planned and cost efficient manner

§ Executed over 50 turnkey projects from the initial stages of conceptualization to the final stages of commissioning

for various sectors and developed expertise in the preparation of request for proposals, capital budgeting, project

planning, scheduling, forecasting, and cost control. Successful completion of these projects (on budget & on

schedule) placed Calderys India as preferred vendor for various turnkey projects

§ Generated detailed financial and operational projections for various EPC projects; monitored project expenses to

ensure compliance with budget by performing monthly variance analyses

§ Simplified and designed a new supply chain network for the import of raw materials that resulted into

improvement in supply chain efficiency by 25%

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§ Facilitated the implementation of SAP project module in project division that resulted in improvement of cash

conversion cycle by 15%

§ Achieved unprecedented cost reduction in EPC projects by improving design, negotiating contracts, developing

new vendors, and managing optimum inventory level that resulted in savings of $800,000 for Calderys

§ Developed a project management software to monitor project flow which was adopted by our parent company

IMERYS for monitoring its projects to improve supply chain efficiencies

Assistant Manager – Engineering & Design Jun’06-Dec’07

Specialized in Design, Estimation, Quality Control, and Project Execution for a wide range of sectors

§ Led a project to streamline and modify Calderys India business unit operations in line with the existing operations

of other Calderys business units and as per requirements of customers.

§ Developed and regularized enquiry handling process and improved the response time by 30%

§ Major clients: Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Jindal Steel and Power, Tata Chemicals, Larsen & Toubro, FLSmidth, Bharat

Heavy Electricals Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Steel Authority of India Ltd

Summer Intern - Tata Steel, Hazaribagh, Ranchi, India Apr’05-Jun’05

Completed Research Project on the preparation & improvement of metallurgical grade coal at coal mining plant

§ Developed new insights about blending of metallurgical grade coal in relation to ash content; Analyze critical

process parameters and improved operational efficiency by 10%

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Finance, Strategy, Mining) Sep’11-Jun’13

Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, ON Sep’11-Dec’12

§ Certifications: Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Bloomberg Certified for Fixed Income & Equity Essentials,

Marquee Group – Financial Modeling Course, and PMP Candidate

§ Elected as Director of Marketing and Communications, Natural Resources Opportunities Club (NROC)

§ Secured 2nd Rank in Stock Track - Global Portfolio Simulations game with overall return of 1.74% on starting

cash assets of 5 million CAD between Sep’12 – Nov’12

§ Analyzed sustainability practices employed at West-African mining plant of IAMGOLD corporation and designed

a human rights strategy based on the ruggie principles on business & human rights

§ Identified strategic issues faced by mining companies and designed growth & financing strategy for them

§ Industrial Associations: Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Student Member, Canadian

Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum (CIM) Student Member, and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE),

Toronto Chapter

NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore (Exchange) Jan’13-May’13

§ Completed a research project on mergers & acquisition deals among Fraser & Neave, Heineken, and Tiger Beer

§ Designed strategic solutions for the improvement of supply chain efficiency of an engineering company

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, MH, India Aug’02-May’06

§ Ranked 3rd (Top 5%) in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department

§ Ranked 55th (Top 5%) in Graduate Aptitude Test of Engineering, India (GATE 2006) in Metallurgy discipline

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & INTERESTS

§ PWC - Mining Minds, Certificate of Completion-Highlights of global mining sector, A confidence Crisis and IT

trends in mining to improve operational efficiency

§ Course on fundamentals of Corporate Finance and Mining 101

§ Participated in Leadership Challenge activity for Goldcorp Corporation

§ Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC): Course on Investment fundamentals

§ Course on Fundamentals of Mining by Behre Dolbear

§ Certification Course, Bachelor of Safety improvement from IMERYS Safety University

§ Active member of Schulich Finance Association, Net Impact, and Supply Chain Management Club

§ Software Knowledge: MS office suite including Visio, AutoCAD LT 2008 (2D & 3D), basic knowledge of Pro

Engineering, MS Project software, and SAP-PM Module

§ Interests: Travelling, Playing Squash, and Cooking

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