SURENDRAN KONDAGULI

A303 Samethana Lake front, Samethanhalli, Bangalore,India-560067 · Phone : +91 8197215787

Email ·surendran.kondaguli@gmail.com

• A quality driven and focused engineering professional with 12 years of experience in Inventory
optimization, supply chain network design, material flow and logistics simulation and
optimization
• Excellent programming and scripting languages such as VB.net (Visual Basic),SQL and tool specific
simulation languages
• Expert in statistical tools and data analysis
• Experience in development and leading the teams and project management. Have worked with
multiple stakeholder from shop floor till the top management and global cross cultural teams

EXPERIENCE
JUNE 2017 – TILL DATE
SENIOR PROJECT LEAD- INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING and LOGISTICS, ALLEGIS INDIA
PVT LTD
− Leading and executing multiple projects in logistics design, inventory optimization,
network planning, simulation and optimization for clients in Automotive, FMCG and
parcel delivery systems.
− Built the team from scratch to size of people in 6 months
− planning, execution ,monitoring ,control and delivery phases of the
project .Stake holder management
− Manage monitor and evaluate performance and operational activities for the team

SEPTEMBER 2011 – MAY 2017

SENIOR ENGINEER, GENERAL MOTORS
− Worked with GM counter parts in Asia, Europe and North America to optimize lead
time, service levels, inventory and throughput
− Executed and lead multiple material flow, Throughput, capacity, model mix,
bottleneck, inventory optimization and sensitivity studies supporting multiple vehicle
as well as powertrain programs
− Was awarded twice for cost reduction in GM Egypt program and GM Korea program
− Worked on North American and south Asian dealer and supplier network design and
optimization − Worked with senior leadership to understand the business requirement
and translate it to project scope and deliver the required results

NOVEMBER 2010 – AUGUST 2011

SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYST, CATERPILLAR LTD

− Worked on process improvements & supply chain transformation projects for Global
Caterpillar factories
− Worked on creating a knowledge repository for 70+ transformation projects done by
my team over the course of past 5 years. Also standardized the data collection,
analysis & documentation process.
− Capacity, material flow and inventory Optimization.
MARCH 2010 – NOVEMBER 2010
MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, VESTAS WIND SYSTEMES LTD
− Worked on making digital simulation models of Wind Turbine manufacturing plants and
working on process improvements.
− Responsible for marketing importance simulation to Global manufacturing teams as
well as development of simulation capabilities across global teams

MAY 2007 – DECEMBER 2010

MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, GEOMETRIC GLOBAL LTD
− Simulation and analysis of warehouses and production lines
− Material flow analysis and optimization, layout studies using Factory CAD and factory
Flow

DECEMBER 2007 – MARCH 2010

APPLICATION ENGINEER, CSM SOFTWARE PVT LTD
− Presales and Post sales Technical Support for Delmia Quest.
− Development of proof of concept and presenting the results to customers
− Training new users on Delmia Quest and support them for project execution as per the
agreement

JULY 2006 – APRIL 2000

ENGINEER, MEKSOL INDIA PVT LTD
− Plant ergonomic analysis and factory simulation − Material flow and packaging analysis
− Presales Post sales Technical Support for Tecnomatix Plant simulation and Factory CAD

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (AUTOMOBILE), BVB COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY, HUBLI, KARNATAKA, INDIA (AFFILIATED TO VTU)

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACKBELT, MSME GOVT OF INDIA (VIA EXAM)

TOOLS

Simulation and optimization: PlantSim, QUEST, Automod, Arena, Simul8, Opt Quest, 4FLOW, CAPPLAN
Data Analysis Tools: Excel, Minitab and R (Basic)
Programming Languages: Visual Basic, VB.NET,SQL