NISHANT SUKUMARAN

18, Sukumar Roy Path, SAIL Co-operative Housing Society, City Centre, Durgapur-713216, Cell: +91-9332146612
E Mail: nishant.sukumaran@gmail.com

SUMMARY
I am a business graduate with over ten years of experience in Manufacturing and Business Process Improvement. Excellent
analytical skills with proficiency in Process Analysis & Control, Business strategy, Financial Analysis and a sound
knowledge of managing Operations in a large production unit . Keen to leverage the industry experience and business
learning’s in taking up strategic roles.
EDUCATION
Master in Business Administration (M. B. A), August 2009
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston/Dubai (In Dean’s list for academic excellence)
Six Sigma Green Belt (PMI accredited), August 2009
Bachelor of Technology (Manufacturing Engineering), May 1998
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOUNDRY AND FORGE TECHNOLOGY, (A Govt. of India & U.N.D.P Project), Ranchi
University, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERNSHIP - AXIOM TELECOM, DUBAI, UAE, July 2009 – August 2009

Undertook a month long consulting project with Axiom Telecom and delivered a mini business that aims at generating
additional revenue of Dirham’s 450 million in the next three years. The plan was in line with the strategic growth objective
of Axiom and was constructed after applying the tools and frameworks of innovation .The project was done in
collaboration with the IXL Centre for Innovation, USA.

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS (UAE): HR TRENDS IN RECESSIONARY TIMES, April2009- August 2009

Part of the core team that designed and conducted an Industry Analysis on HR trends in UAE after the onset of recession.
The survey was across 11 industry sectors and included interviews with CEO’s and top officials of 80+ companies in the
UAE. The survey is due to be published in leading Business Journals.

PRAXAIR INDIA LIMITED, BANGALORE, INDIA, www.praxair.com

Praxair is world’s leading industrial gas manufacturer. It’s a ‘fortune 300’ company.

Senior Application Specialist, Business Development (Steel and Allied sector) May 2008 – August 2008
I was responsible for the planning and implementation of the business strategies for the spread of gas business in Eastern
India. Identified new markets and implemented the latest R&D initiatives. Highly technology driven and target based
assignment.
• Studied and formed the feasibility report of oxygen enrichment of combustion air in a Reheating furnace,
Mini Blast furnaces and EAF’s.
• Negotiated a deal worth Rs.15 million for the pilot implementation of the Oxy Fuel Burners.

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED, DURGAPUR STEEL WORKS, INDIA, www.sail.co.in

India’s largest steel maker with six integrated Steel Mills. SAIL as a company produces 12 million tons of crude steel
annually. The Durgapur works is an integrated steel mill with annual capacity of 2 million tons of crude steel.

Deputy Manager (SMS-Operations) June2005 – April 2008

In my role as a shift manager, managed major facilities such as the Hot Metal Mixer, Ladle Placement Bay, V.A.D. unit
and the B.O.F. steel making facility (LD Converter).Planned and scheduled the production process to meet the target
production volumes and quality. Initiated and guided process improvement initiatives in the shop floor. I supervised forty
workmen in a plant with a highly unionized and aggressive labor force.
• Achieved the second best production figures in a shift (22 heats) in the history of the B.O.F. shop in the
Durgapur works.
• Identified as a leading young manager and sent to the Port Talbot mill of M/s CORUS, U.K, to study the
finer aspects of steel plant management.
• Integrated the new Ladle Furnace with the Steel Melting Shop by conducting in-house trials and aligning
the staff for the change in technology and process.
• Part of the team to implement “Quality Circles” and 5 ‘S’ work place management system.

Assistant Manager of Operations Sep1998 – May 2005

I managed the maintenance and calibration of all the major hardware in the B.O.F. shop. I was in charge of a furnace
operation and its refractory maintenance. I performed thermodynamic and metallurgical calculations to run the
computerized model for furnace operation.
• Successfully complied with all the requirements of the ISO: 9001-2000 requirements with respect to
equipment maintenance schedule and its calibration.
• Vendor relationship management.
• Prepared the in-house training manuals for critical equipments and safety manual for visiting vocational
trainees
• Specialized in Steel making through the Basic Oxygen Steel – Continuous Casting steel making route.

AWARDS
Awarded certificate of honor by the Durgapur chapter of “Indian Institute Of Metals” for contributions in reducing the
nitrogen level in wheel grade steels manufactured in the Durgapur Steel Works

AFFILIATIONS AND SKILLS

Languages: English, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi. Beginner in Arabic (Eton Language School)
Affiliations: West Bengal Science Forum and Hult International Business Strategy Club
Work Authorization: India