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KIRAN NAYAK

Program Manager @ Exponent Energy | Experienced Manufacturing Professional | Passion for Innovation and Customer-Centric Solutions | Former Process Planner & manufacturing engineer at Bosch

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

Exponent Energy
Oct 20242 yrs 1 moPresent

End-to-End Ownership: Directing sourcing, procurement, logistics, and inventory strategies for a fast-scaling energy technology business. Cross-Functional Leadership: Driving weekly alignment across production, planning, quality, R&D, and engineering to accelerate prototype and pilot-build readiness. Strategic Growth: Executing roadmap initiatives focused on localization, cost reduction, lead-time optimization, and working-capital control in partnership with finance.
Career Break
Jan 20248 mosAug 2024

Bosch India
Jun 20237 mosDec 2023

Bidadi

-Develop clear and concise LH-RH work instructions to facilitate operator efficiency. -Conduct cycle time studies and implement line balancing strategies to meet production demands. -Implement BPS standards to optimize the A-pump value stream. -Utilize VSM-VSD techniques to identify and eliminate waste, ensuring continuous improvement. -Lead new fixture development to enhance assembly processes. -Design tools to streamline operations and improve productivity. -Maintain comprehensive tools and consumables charts to ensure efficient tool utilization.
Bosch India
Oct 20211 yr 9 mosJun 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

-Continuous improvements in post-assembly processes -Manpower allocation for efficient production flow -Production planning to meet customer requirements -Participation in SQCD activities for KPI tracking and problem solving -Deviation resolution using LPC and other quality principles -Preparation of tools and consumables chart for cost-saving projects -Monitoring and improving First Pass Yield (FPY) -Developing action plans for internal and external complaints using methodologies such as 8D and 4Q Implementation of SFMC, 14Q principles, 5S model, root cause analysis, 8D problem solving, 4M- management, and Kaizen for process improvement -Shift planning and visual mapping using tools like VSM and VSD in VISIO -Implementation of Single Piece Flow (SPF) -Providing training and creating a skill matrix chart -Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and hourly monitoring system -OEE tracking and optimization
DLithe
Jun 20212 mosJul 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals LTD - India
Dec 20202 mosJan 2021

Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

intern

KIRAN’s AI Stack

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Education

Nmam Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering

Nmam Institute of Technology

20174 yrs2021
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project management

Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

20232 yrs2025

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Headline

Program Manager @ Exponent Energy | Experienced Manufacturing Professional | Passion for Innovation and Customer-Centric Solutions | Former Process Planner & manufacturing engineer at Bosch

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

Work experience

Program Manager at Exponent Energy, Oct 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo, End-to-End Ownership: Directing sourcing, procurement, logistics, and inventory strategies for a fast-scaling energy technology business. Cross-Functional Leadership: Driving weekly alignment across production, planning, quality, R&D, and engineering to accelerate prototype and pilot-build readiness. Strategic Growth: Executing roadmap initiatives focused on localization, cost reduction, lead-time optimization, and working-capital control in partnership with finance.

Career transition at Career Break, Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 · 8 mos

Process planner at Bosch India, Jun 2023 - Dec 2023 · 7 mos, Bidadi, -Develop clear and concise LH-RH work instructions to facilitate operator efficiency. -Conduct cycle time studies and implement line balancing strategies to meet production demands. -Implement BPS standards to optimize the A-pump value stream. -Utilize VSM-VSD techniques to identify and eliminate waste, ensuring continuous improvement. -Lead new fixture development to enhance assembly processes. -Design tools to streamline operations and improve productivity. -Maintain comprehensive tools and consumables charts to ensure efficient tool utilization.

Front line manager(FLM) at Bosch India, Oct 2021 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, -Continuous improvements in post-assembly processes -Manpower allocation for efficient production flow -Production planning to meet customer requirements -Participation in SQCD activities for KPI tracking and problem solving -Deviation resolution using LPC and other quality principles -Preparation of tools and consumables chart for cost-saving projects -Monitoring and improving First Pass Yield (FPY) -Developing action plans for internal and external complaints using methodologies such as 8D and 4Q Implementation of SFMC, 14Q principles, 5S model, root cause analysis, 8D problem solving, 4M- management, and Kaizen for process improvement -Shift planning and visual mapping using tools like VSM and VSD in VISIO -Implementation of Single Piece Flow (SPF) -Providing training and creating a skill matrix chart -Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) and hourly monitoring system -OEE tracking and optimization

Python Developer at DLithe, Jun 2021 - Jul 2021 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Internship Trainee at Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals LTD - India, Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 · 2 mos, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, intern

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering, Nmam Institute of Technology

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project management, Jain (Deemed-to-be University)