Senior Operations Executive

AJIT VENKATRAMAN

***** ** ****** *****,** Quinta,CA 92253

Ph: 925-***-**** / *******@*****.***

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Built and developed Engineering and Operations organization of a start-up company

Operations Head of a global $ 2B business unit with 11 major sites.

International P&L experience leading Asia region for a $400 MM business

Built new green-field sites in China and India with LEAN manufacturing, world class

people systems and innovative engineering and construction practices.

Managed and transformed supply chain operations of large complex value chains

Skilled practitioner of LEAN thinking, creating a quality culture and high performance

work systems

Vice President of Engineering and Operations, 2010- present Simbol Materials, Pleasanton, CA

Officer and member of Executive team of a start-up company that is building a Lithium business.

Involved with all operational aspects of company including fund raising with investors

Global Operations Director 2008- 2010 DuPont Performance Coatings, Wilmington, DE

Led Operations group with 11 operating plants, including all aspects of Buy-Make-Deliver value chain

Managing Director Asia Pacific 2004-2008 DuPont Performance Coatings, Shanghai, China

P&L responsibility for $400MM diverse coatings business in 14 country region with multiple Joint

Ventures and wholly owned sites. Led site selection, construction and commissioning of an $80MM

green-field plant in Shanghai and a $40 MM plant in India.

Plant Manager 2001-2004 DuPont Performance Coatings, Ft Madison, IA

Re-structured the workforce and increased productivity by 30% in a resins and ink manufacturing site.

Awarded “Businessman of the Year” by local government for strong community involvement.

Business Systems Planning Manager 1997-2001 (DuPont Performance Coatings, Front Royal, VA)

Led ERP Project for a $500MM multiple site business using SAP. Transformed business processes

with innovative approaches and change management required for a successful start-up.

Business Improvement Consultant 1995-1997 (DuPont Co, Wilmington, DE)

Principal consultant in DuPont for driving improvement in end to end supply chain for several

businesses. Provided senior leadership education and subject matter expertise

Operations Manager 1992-1995 (DuPont Imaging Products, Brevard, NC)

Materials Manager 1989-1992 (DuPont Medical Products, Glasgow, DE)

Led the implementation of an Oliver Wight certified Class A MRPII project in a Medical Device

business that turned around business from “red to black”

Total Quality Manager 1988 - 1989 (DuPont Medical Products, Glasgow, DE)

Production Supervisor/ Process Engineer 1979-1988 (DuPont Agricultural Products, Houston, TX)

EDUCATION BS CHE 1976 Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

MS CHE 1978 University of N. Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

APICS CPIM certified in 1997; Six Sigma GB certified in 2001

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