D N Vishwanath

E-507,Renaissance Temple Bells,opp.ISKCON Temple,West of Chord Road,

Bangalore - 560022
(M) : 9731302551
Summary:

A Post Graduate in Civil Engineering with over 25 years of Experience.

Specialised in Quality Management System, Quality Assurance and Quality
Control in Construction Industry.
Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 standard, Certified by IRCA.
Certified External Assessor in Business Excellence (Malcom-Balridge Model)
by TQMS
Certified NeXT GEN Manager (Course designed by Harward Business School)
Trained on Project Management from NICMAR

Work Experience:
Duration
Organisation

Responsibility

Mar 2008 Till Date

GMR Infrastructure Ltd, EPC Division as Head QA/QC
GMR Group, with Bangalore as its head quarters, is a global
infrastructure major.
GMR Infrastructure Ltd. had started an in-house construction arm
under EPC Division in 2008 to mitigate project execution risks. The
major challenges are to evaluate potential projects, successfully bid
for them, followed by execution, implementation & operation of the
project
As Management Representative

Design and Implement Quality management System in line

with ISO 9001:2008 Standard.
Induct and Train all the Employees on ISO 9001:2008
Management System
Plan and Conduct Internal Quality system audit and report
the performance to the top management for initiating
appropriate improvement actions.
Promote awareness of customer requirements.
Liaison with Quality system certification bodies.

As Head Quality Assurance/Quality Control

To lead the Quality Assurance team of EPC Division and set up
the processes for the QA, SOPs, and standards for all related
items in QA/QC. Bring in processes for audits at site locations
with a view to eliminate detected and potential nonconformities.
Developing corporate QA/QC procedures for construction
activities, and disseminating same.
Ensuring adequate resources are deployed to effectively
oversee Quality issues at the sites by benchmarking

staffing levels versus work load and by evaluating results.

Developing and disseminating standard templates for
QA/QC sections in contracts.
Evaluation and Selection of Vendors/Subcontractors
Providing corporate checks of the status of QA/QC
implementation.
Providing feedback to Project Management and other
Senior Managers about emerging QA/QC issues that need
to be addressed on priority.
Execution Support to Business Verticals- VPs at Prebid
Stage and Constuction stage
Monitoring of Implementation of Project Quality Plan and
Project Product Quality through
Quality
Rating Audits ,Corrective- Preventive
actions
Monthly Quality Reports
Customer Feed back
Management Review
.
Leadership and Organisation Development

Projects Associated

Duration
Organisation

One of the Key Member of the group, involved in the

Transformational Initiative (Business Excellence based on
Malcom-Balridge Model) ,to create a Customer Centric and
Sustainable organisation.

Part of NEXTGEN Manager Programme Focused to

Develop Future Managers, designed for GMR Group
exclusively by Harward Business School and 24/7 .

Training and Development

Train the Supervisors/Engineers through Skills
Development Institute.

Improvement of 10/28 and 9/27 Runways at IGIA

Multilevel Car Park Project at IGIA,New Delhi
Hyderabad-Vijayawada Expressway Project
Hungund-Hospet Expressway Project
Chennai Outer Ring Road Project
EMCO Thermal Power Project
Kamalanga Thermal Power Project
Rajahmundry Power Project
Rajam Hospital

June 1998 Feb 2008

Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Limited

Responsibility

Projects Associated

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Regional Manager Quality Assurance / Quality

Control Sept 2005 Feb.2008)
Monitoring of Implementation of Project Quality Plan and
Project Product Quality through
Quality Audits ,Corrective- Preventive actions
Monthly Quality Reports
Customer Feed back
o Management Review
Support Regional Operation in the area of QA/QC
Co ordinate the regional ISO activities
Induction and Training of Technical Staff
Master Trainer for the Organisation in the area of QA/QC

Duration

SAP Labs, Phase 2 ,Whitefield,Bangalore

TCS Project,ITPB,Whitefield,Bangalore
Bhoruka Tech Park, Whitefield,Bangalore
Goodrich Aerospace,Whitefield,Bangalore
Bell Towers, Whitefield,Bangalore
Keppelland,JP Nagar,Bangalore
TCS-Trivandrum
Telco,Dharwad
Telcon,Dharwadl
Safina Towers,Ali Aaskar Road,Bangalore
GR Tech park- Phase 2,Whitefield,Bangalore
Suzlon,Padubidri,Mangalore

Responsibility

Jun 1998-August 2005

As a Quality Manager involved in
Formulating and Implementing site specific Quality Plan
Material Approvals
Process Control
Incoming material inspection and testing of all quality
affecting materials used in construction
Liaising with clients on all quality related issues.
Training of subordinates
Incharge for production of Concrete from batching plants.
Co-ordinate with RMC suppliers.

Project Associated
Responsibility

Oct 2004 Sept 2005

Shell India Marketing Pvt. Ltd. Retail Outlets
Construction of retail fuel outlet facility for Shell India
Marketing Pvt. Ltd.
Three outlets of 130 KL capacity
Construction of office building, driveway and underground
fuel storage facility.
Project Cost 30 Million INR

Project Associated

Jul 2004 Oct 2004

Responsibility

Kirloskar Business Park and Columbia India Hospital

Construction of multistoried commercial complex and

Hospital facility.

Total built up area of 3,00,000 sq.ft.

Value of project 180 Million INR

Project Associated

July 2002 Jul 2004

BITS Pilani Goa Centre

Construction of Institutional Campus for BITS Pilani Goa

Centre

Overall incharge of QA / QC activities

Construction of academic and hostel facilities for students

to a total capacity of 2,400.

High Quality finishing work involving granite flooring, Kota

Flooring, Ceramic flooring, Aluminium Doors and Windows,
Acoustic Windows, Space Frames, exposed laterite wall,
Covered Pathway connecting entire campus.

Total Built up area of One Million Sq.ft.

Quantity of concrete 20,000 m3

Kota flooring 25000 Sq. mts, Granite Flooring 4000 Sq mts,

Ceramic Flooring 6000 Sq mts.

Covered Pathway of 1200 Mts.

Value of Project 400 Million INR

Responsibility

Project Associated
Responsibility

Project Associated
Responsibility

Project Associated
Responsibility

Mar 2001 July 2002

Project Millenia, Tower A and B - Bangalore

Construction of multistoried commercial complex

Quantity of concrete 12,000 m3

Granite flooring in common areas and Lift lobbies

Value of Project 120 Million INR.

July 2000 - Feb 2001
Indian School of Business - H'bad

Construction of residential complex for students,

executives, faculties.

Construction of hostel facilities to students (Student Village)

Construction of accommodation for faculty and executives.

Total quantity of concrete 18,000 m3.

Value of Project 130 Million INR.

Jun 1998 - Jun 2000
ITC - Project Sunrise - B'lore

Construction of new manufacturing complex

Construction of nearly 60,000 Sq.mts of concrete

Pavement

Industrial flooring (Vaccum de-watered coloring) of about

50,000 sq.mts.
Construction of administrative buildings and other
amenities involving high quality of finishing works like
granite flooring, ceramic flooring, aluminium doors &
windows, electrically operated rolling shutters, space
frames with polycarbonate sheeting and interlocking
pavement of about 10,000 m2.
Total quantity of Concrete 30,000m3.
Value of Project 220 Million INR

Duration
Organisation
Responsibility

August 1997 June 1998

JMC Projects (I) Limited
As a Quality Engineer Involved in:
Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities.
Implementation of ISO procedures.
Incoming material Inspection and Testing.
Liaison with client on all quality related issues.
Incharge of Concrete Production.

Projects Associated

Aug 1997 - Nov 1997

TVS Suzuki Project - Mysore

Construction of new manufacturing facility

Total quantity of Concrete 8000m3

Value of Project 90 Million INR

Nov 1997 - Apr 1998
Hindustan Motors Project - Thiruvallur

Construction of Manufacturing facility such as assembly

shop, paints hop, body shop, warehouse.

Other amenities like Training center, ETP etc.

Total quantity of concrete 15,000 m3

Value of Project 150 Million INR

April 1998 - June 1998
Project For Bajaj Auto Limited - Pune
Construction of Auto manufacturing unit.

Duration
Organisation
Responsibility

September 1995 - March 1997

Torsteel Research Foundation in India, Bangalore
As a Quality Engineer involved in
Quality audits of structural concrete work and Pile
foundation work of NCC limited.
Incoming Material inspection and Testing.

Projects Associated

National Games Housing Complex - Koramangala, Bangalore:

Construction of Multistoried Residential complex of 800
units.

Duration

December 1988 - September 1995

Worked as a Senior Lecturer in Dept. Of Civil Engineering at

N.M.A.M Institute of Technology, Nitte -D.K
Duration

December 1989 - December 1988

Worked as Trainee Engineer with Mr. S.N. Ramachandra, Shimoga.
Responsible for
Preparation of Plans & Estimates.
Valuation of Buildings

Personal Details
Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering (BE)

1983 - 1987
National Institution of Engineering Mysore, Karnataka
Masters Degree in Marine Structures (M.Tech)
1991 - 1993
Regional Engineering College, Surathkal, Karnataka

Date of Birth

24-Jul-1965