AMITABH KUMAR NAYAK

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409-***-****, acav25@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extremely motivated and results-oriented business professional with a

consistent track record of achieving results across a variety of

businesses. Multiple years of manufacturing and operations experience with

one year of direct supply chain experience. Built end to end supply chain

processes for a new product launch at Neutrogena, delivering 100% customer

service levels while maintaining inventory within defined ranges in the

initial months of launch. Advanced MS Excel user, experience with SAP/APO

and a DuPont-certified root cause failure facilitator. Analytical and

statistical mindset, demonstrated by my six sigma green belt certification.

Earned multiple promotions at DuPont as a chemical engineer and gained

admission into the MBA program at U. of Chicago based on my track record of

solving problems, improving processes, leading teams and managing projects,

improving profits by over $2 million in five years with the company.

Outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Excellent strategic thinker, demonstrated by founding a startup hedge fund

and delivering a return of 53% so far in 2013. Currently pursuing APICS and

IBF certifications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KCN CAPITAL - Chicago, IL

General Manager May 2009 --

Present

Founded a startup hedge fund based on a unique methodology designed to

evaluate imbalances in supply and demand of an asset by analyzing patterns,

trends and statistics of historical price data. Funded by family, friends

and acquaintances. Responsible for developing market strategy, creating

trade management rules and risk management procedures.

. Founded and manage a discretionary, long-term, multi-market hedge fund

with a return of 53% for the calendar year of 2013. Performed research

to create strategy, structure and process to trade financial markets.

Established baseline results, and then continuously optimized the

process through observation and iteration. Applied six sigma principles

to identify and focus on the most critical patterns and concepts in the

model. Enhanced accuracy over time by supplementing the model with

corroborating information, enabling the development of a more robust

thesis to buy or sell an asset, leading to my breakthrough year in 2013.

. Published an article in the Fall 2009 TSAASF (Technical Securities

Analysts Association San Francisco) newsletter on the identification of

the behavior of the "smart money" in the foreign exchange market.

Presented findings to TSAASF and the Golden Gate University finance

club. Selected from among fifty students to publish and present

findings.

. Graduate Certificate of Technical Market Analysis from Golden Gate

University between Sept. 2008 and May 2009.

. Completed post-graduate courses at the U. of Chicago in supply chain,

statistics, finance and economics.

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON/NEUTROGENA - Los Angeles, CA

Supply Chain Consultant Sept. 2007 --

August 2008

Hired to lead a new product roll out and the company's first venture into

online sales versus traditional retail sales. Responsible for designing end

to end supply chain processes for the Skin ID product line, assessing

product demand, determining optimal inventory levels, building

communication processes, ownership of SAP master data, and managing

production schedules, suppliers and vendors, purchase orders, and packaging

and distribution.

. Enabled a successful launch of the Skin ID product line with 100%

customer service levels by creating innovative strategies to shorten

supply lead times and implementing a safety stock scorecard to manage

inventory levels and facilitate organizational communication.

. Performed various supply and demand planning duties as needed throughout

various product categories at Neutrogena.

FRANKLIN COVEY - Washington, DC

Client Partner Sept. 2006 --

June 2007

. Generated a multi-million dollar deal between Franklin Covey and the Army

to implement online training.

. Led all aspects of sales generation, including hundreds of cold calls per

week, meetings, trade shows, marketing events, and presentations of

Franklin Covey content.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO EXECUTIVE EDUCATION - Chicago, IL

Market Research Intern June 2005 --

August 2005

. Facilitated a full capacity launch of a new training program by

conducting and analyzing survey data to optimize brochure design,

distribution frequency and marketing slogans.

DUPONT - Houston, TX

Production Supervisor July 2003 --

August 2004

Selected to become part of the managerial team of the polyvinyl alcohol

manufacturing business within the plastics division of this Fortune 500

chemical corporation. Performed all duties necessary to meet business

objectives, including leading area team meetings, driving resolution of

process, quality and environmental issues, monitoring costs, leading

shutdown planning and execution efforts, improving plant run time, and

coordinating the production schedule.

. Led a team of engineers to solve a long-standing problem with product

contamination by challenging existing assumptions, proposing and proving

an alternate theory of the cause of the contamination, and implementing

changes to the process, reducing costs by $600,000/yr.

. Supervised the maintenance operations of hundreds of workers in a multi-

week plant shutdown by organizing a vast amount of detail, preparing for

unforeseen events, and coordinating communication among teams of

supervisors, operators and contractors, resulting in zero injuries,

violations, and delays to plant startup.

DUPONT - Orange, TX

Area Process Engineer August 2000 --

June 2003

Earned promotion to manage projects for the adipic acid manufacturing

business within the nylon division of DuPont. Daily activities included

meeting with operations personnel to discuss manufacturing issues,

troubleshooting problems related to adipic acid production and reviewing

production rates to determine if variables were running close to projected

levels. Performed all aspects of project management, reviewed safety and

environmental concerns and worked on small process design changes.

. Reduced shipping costs for internal client by $1,000,000 per year by

analyzing data from a pilot filtration unit and determining the optimum

filter sizes for contaminant removal.

. Achieved Six Sigma Green Belt certification and completed a green belt

project by creating a spreadsheet application to track critical goals and

improve communications, increasing revenue by $75,000 per year.

. Coordinated maintenance, production and technical personnel, design

engineers and bleach addition vendors in completing a project to install

a bleach facility to eliminate corrosion problems in an absorber column,

reducing maintenance costs by $800,000 per year.

. Conducted a PHA (Process Hazards Analysis) by leading a six-member team

consisting of two engineers, on operator, two mechanics and a contractor

to identify potentially catastrophic events in the nitric acid synthesis

process. Recommended improvements to the process to prevent and control

events, completing the project on time by conducting bi-weekly meetings

for two quarters and producing a 200-page report for documentation.

. Directed all aspects of various design changes to assist operations

including installing new pumps, valves, piping and other equipment

resulting in a reduction of maintenance costs, improved cycle times,

increased production rates and reduced safety, environmental and

ergonomic risks.

DUPONT - Wilmington, DE

Process Engineer June 1999 -- July

2000

. Developed new software to resolve difficult plant run time accounting

issues.

. Managed project to design and install a new oleum unloading facility,

reducing maintenance costs by $25,000 per year and eliminating

environmental incidents caused by the previous unloading process.

EDUCATION

University of Chicago - Chicago, IL

Master of Business Administration, 2006, Concentrations in Strategy,

General Management and Operations

University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1999

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