Efficient Innovations (Consulting for packaging and mould design) | Mumbai

Project Manager

• Strengthened asset health visibility across 10 Reckitt suppliers in Thailand, Kenya, and Indonesia by evaluating 50+ tools and machines through site audits.
• Addressed asset reliability risks across 9 Unilever suppliers in Europe by auditing 60+ tools and machines, uncovering critical maintenance gaps.
• Optimized tooling repair decisions for Unilever, challenging inflated supplier claims and delivering €1.78M in cost savings.
• Facilitated resolution of a major conflict between Unilever and its supplier by leading RCA on tooling failures, identifying root causes and accountability gaps.
• Mentored 10+ associates, reducing onboarding time through structured training and personalized guidance.

Deputy Project Manager

• Steered 30+ packaging tooling refurbishment projects ranging €100k to €1 million for Unilever; coordinating procurement, supply chain, quality and engineering stakeholders.
• Leveraged client relations to secure project management work for Unilever Indonesia’s and the Philippines’ High-Speed sachet-filling machines (HSS); managed full turnkey qualification of 18 machines.
• Planned and executed a 3-day in-person Scientific Injection Moulding workshop for 15 members at a Philippines supplier, applying concepts on the shopfloor to improve cycle time and part quality.

Project Engineer

• Planned and tracked the repair and refurbishment activities of Unilever’s 1300 plastic packaging tools to avoid supply risk. Streamlined tooling breakdown resolution by acting as the primary liaison between Unilever and partner suppliers, coordinating refurbishment activities.
• Shaped long-term tooling and maintenance strategies for Unilever’s packaging product manufacturing assets to improve asset reliability.
• Led the implementation of an issue resolution repository for project issues, enabling teams to leverage past solutions and accelerate issue resolution.

• Awarded the “Rising Star Award” for outstanding year-round performance at Efficient Innovations.

• B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering), K.J. Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai

• PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner, PROSCI
• Project Management Professional (PMP®), Project Management Institute
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam

• Toastmasters: Winner of MTM Premier League 5.0 – Team competition of impromptu speaking challenges by Mumbai Toastmasters - Club Level. Won 3 Best Speaker Awards out of the 5 speeches delivered and 1 Best Table-Topic Speaker Award at the club.
• Designed and manufactured an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) worth ~₹6 Lakh along with 30+ students.
• Awarded the Level 2 awards in Graded Examination in Music Performance for both Grade 5 Piano and Grade 5 Electronic Keyboard with Distinction from Trinity College London.
• Awarded the Level 1 award in Graded Examination in Music Theory Grade 3 with Distinction from Trinity College London.