Highlights:Head of IT for diversified businesses

Skills:IT Project Management, Team Management, IT Infrastructure Management, IT Application

Goal:IT Leader

Membership:Member of CIO Klub, Chennai Chapter

Group Head - IT Infrastructure, Network, Security & Compliance 10/2023 - current
Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu India
Industry: Manufacturing
Group Head - IT Infrastructure
Leading IT Infrastructure division for LMW and 6 of it's group companies--
Head - IT 08/2022 - 10/2023
Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamilnadu India
Industry: Agricultural Machinery
Leading the new ERP implementation (Oracle EBS) from scratch Sets the process for merger and acquisition (The company was under merger with Escorts Group) Redefined the business applications like DMS (Dealer Management System), WMS (Warehouse Management System), HRMS, etc., to align to the business goals
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Plant IT Head 10/2011 - 08/2022
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, Chennai, Tamilnadu India
Industry: Manufacturing - Tyre
Plant IT Lead First IT person of the greenfield project
The second greenfield project in the career. Designed and implemented the complete IT systems (Infra & Application) for the INR 3500 Cr investment Managed the plant operation for over 11 years since inception and taken the IT systems to world class by opening new opportunities for operation through digital manufacturing initiatives like IOT Lead multiple corporate Infra & IOT projects for all the manufacturing plant in the company and instrumental in Manufacturing related IT initiatives Driven a series of projects to unlock business benefits with digital intervention in manufacturing processes--
Junior Manager - IT 12/2006 - 10/2011
Hinduja Foundries Ltd.,, Chennai, Tamilnadu India
Industry: Manufacturing - Foundry
Junior Manager - IT
The first greenfield project in my career that gave opportunity to setup complete IT systems for a foundry plant Lead two SAP rollout projects Built one R & D center with CAD / CAM application suite--

Indira Gandhi National Open University 07/2017 - 06/2022
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Computer Application
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)

Sivakumar - IT Lead IT Manager, IT Lead