🛡️ AVNL, Indian Defence
Lifting equipment effectiveness on a defence-manufacturing shop floor by pairing work system redesign with a hands-on ergonomic review.
Methods: Work System Design, Ergonomics, OEE
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Speaking, Guest Lectures & Industry Case Studies
From national conferences to defence-manufacturing shop floors - talks, trainings, and consulting engagements that carried Industrial Engineering out of the classroom.
10+Invited Lectures
5Trainings Delivered
4Consultancies
2024–2026Active Range
Topics
What I Speak & Train On
Every topic below has actually been delivered - not a hypothetical list of things I could talk about.
Lean Six Sigma & Quality
Ergonomics & OEE
Entrepreneurship & Startups
Career Development & Placements
Industry 4.0 & Advanced Manufacturing
Safety & Hazard Management
Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency
Invited Lectures & Talks
On the Record
2025
Entrepreneurship & Startup Ideas for Budding Entrepreneurs
Society of Industrial Engineers
2024
Safety & Hazard Management
Society of Chemical Engineers, Chennai Chapter, Tamil Nadu
2023
Roadmap to Your Vision
Akshaya College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
2022
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma - A Yellow Belt
Arupadai Veedu Institute of Technology
2022
Exploring Career Opportunities in Corporate, Government & PSUs
CEG, Anna University
2020
Current Trends in Mechanical Engineering - Industry 4.0
Akshaya College of Engineering & Technology
Industry Case Studies
Advice That Had to Survive the Shop Floor
Training and consulting engagements delivered alongside senior department faculty for the corporates below, plus independent advisory work for smaller manufacturers.
🏭 Corporate Trainings
⚙️ Reynolds Ltd.
Assessed posture and physical load on the production line using RULA/REBA, paired with quality improvement techniques for the same stations.
Methods: RULA, REBA, Quality Improvement
📄 Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd.
Built a quality improvement process around 5S, FMEA, and DMAIC - turning methodology into shop-floor habit rather than a binder on a shelf.
Methods: 5S, FMEA, DMAIC
🤝 Consulting Engagements
🛞 Yokohama Tyres, Visakhapatnam
Identified physical risk points across the production line and recommended workstation-level fixes.
Methods: Ergonomic Risk Assessment, Safety Audit
🚗 BMW, Chennai
Paired productivity analysis with a hands-on ergonomic review of the assembly process.
Methods: Efficiency Analysis, Ergonomic Audit
⚙️ SWOP Engineering, Chennai
Streamlined workflow and eliminated non-value-adding steps on the shop floor.
Methods: Process Improvement, Waste Elimination
🌱 Independent SME Consulting
The same OEE, ergonomics, and quality frameworks used at scale, right-sized for small & medium-scale manufacturers.
Methods: OEE, Ergonomics, Quality Frameworks
🎓 Talks for Students
🚀 A Guide to Startup & Freelancing Success
Turning student side-projects and freelance ambitions into a real, structured plan.
🎯 How to Crack Placements & Build Your Dream Career
Practical placement strategy for students building toward their first career move.
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