KIRAN KUMAR VARRI
Phone: 9972234400 Res: 9160443339
Web: kiranvarri.blogspot.com (Please Visit)
SUMMARY
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Working
as Department Head - SixSigma (Business
Excellence) with ITC Hotels -
Bengaluru.
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Black Belt Certified from ITC Hotels (Worked in Chennai
Property : 2 years / Hyderabad Property : 2.5 Years / 1 yr Bengaluru Property).
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Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Benchmark.
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Blogger & Social Media Active
participant.
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Certified Lean Practitioner from MSME, Chennai. PMP Trained.
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Diploma in Banking & Finance from IIBF, Chennai (All India 57
rank / May 2009 batch).
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Practical
experience of 10+yrs in Marketing
& Sales, Operations, Operational Quality and Process Excellence.
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Proven
Passionate Trainer & Training
material developer. Developed several Training aids.
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Disruptive Innovator/Trainer, Out-of-Box
Thinker, Able Change Driver, Multitasker, Team Learner & Leader.
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Worked
as Independent Contractor for Utility services, selling Electricity Switch Options
at Energy America , USA while pursuing MBA in United States
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Major Achievements at previous jobs:
Won
Sachin Tendulkar Productivity Award at May 2006 Ivy’s
Nominated for prestigious Sachin
Tendulkar Productivity Award at
November 2005 Ivy’s.
Nominated for Michael Jordan
Superstar Award at May 2005 Ivy’s.
Complemented as “One associate who go the
extra-mile to delight Customer”.
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Areas of Work Experience: SixSigma, Lean, Operations, Operations Quality Management, Service Quality, Project
Execution, Project Management, Training, Change Management, Marketing and Sales.
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Areas of interest: Disruptive Innovation, Operational
Excellence, Strategy(Planning/Execution), Change Management, Process Excellence, Training.
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Proficient
at handling tasks independently with minimal guidance.
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Believes
in working towards Professional and Personal excellence with strong “Can Do Attitude”. Committed “Team Driver” & “Team Member”
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Able Performer in one and many roles. Willing contributor and multi-tasker.
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Active
contributor & participant in Six
Sigma/ Business Excellence forums & discussions(@Linkedin, Twitter,
personal blog & Six Sigma networking sites)
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Created
SixSigma Training Aids & several Concept presentations that would drive : Business Impact & Customer WOW
QUALIFICATIONS
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Qualified
post graduate (full-time) in M.B.A
(with 93.7% having major electives; Marketing
& Supply chain management) from University of Dallas, Texas.
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Diploma
in Banking & Finance from IIBF, Chennai (May 2009 Batch).
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Completed
B.Com in 2001 from Osmania University, Hyderabad India.
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Completed
GNIIT (3yr program in Information Systems) from NIIT, India.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
1.
Organization : ITC
Hotels Ltd
Job
Title : Department Head – Six Sigma
(Wow Express)
Date : Oct 2007 till Mar
2013 & May 2014 - Now
Location : Hyderabad/Chennai/Bengaluru
Direction
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Facilitating
Project Selection/Completion/Replication based on SixSigma principles
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Identify
opportunities of improvement/differentiation
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Input
to Unit Management / Unit facilitators on various projects issues and suggest
way forward
Accountability
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Performance
of the projects as KRA in the Balanced Score Card
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Development
of the requisite number of Six Sigma GB & BB resources
Coaching
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Conduct
Mass awareness programs, GB trainings & Management sessions
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Coach
& handhold teams on SixSigma tool usage with relevant examples
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Providing
BB/GB expertise for the unit projects, as and when required
Review &
Monitoring
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WEEKLY
REVIEW of the projects and the AETs with the Team leader and team
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Tracking
and monitoring the six sigma benefits : PQIS (tangible/intangible)
Accomplishments
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Completed Black Belt project on Revenue & Utilization Maximization
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Mentored 15+ GBs / 30+ YBs / 6 lean
projects & 4 VSM lean Projects.
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Trained 3 Green Belt batches & numerous batches on SS
awareness modules
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Delivered
numerous sessions on Management
topics, trends & differentiators
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Facilitated
creation of Operational Heads excellence effort :Black Board Summit
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Utilized
the Online Six Sigma network & resources to pursue Continuous Improvement
and Innovative Solutions to daily problems. Facilitated Cross Industry
knowledge exchange through visits & Information exchange.
2.
Organization : WNS
Ltd
Job
Title : Sr Consultant – Business
Excellence
Date : Apr 2013 till Date
Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Responsibilities
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Focus
on improvements and projects in assigned vertical
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Industry
Research, Analysis and Opportunity identification
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Drive
Diagnosis/ Transformation Projects for existing and new clients
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Conduct
In-House Trainings on Lean, VSM, SixSigma and parallel Business Excellence
methodologies
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Deliver
RFP Responses & Team assigned short assignments.
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Develop
Maturity Models in multiple verticals that would enable Business Transformation
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Manage
assigned team of consultants
3.
Organization : HSBC
Data Processing Centre
Job
Title : Assistant Manager – Quality
& Service Excellence
Date/Location : Dec
2006 – Oct 2007/ Kolkata, West Bengal
Description
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To Mentor
Yellow Belt projects. Take up Green Belt projects. Assist in Black Belt
projects.
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To Monitor the
floor operational metrics on a daily basis and validate the data being
provided/generated.
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To undertake
process improvement projects and initiatives.
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Assist
operational areas to proactively manage process changes including QA measures.
Accomplishments
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Mentored
2 GB / 14 Yellow Belt Projects.
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Facilitated
creation of SixSigma Club to enhance team learnings, as moderator.
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Assisted
in Centre level activities. Contributed to MIS simplification.
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Quality
team awarded the “MFG Team of the Half Year – Business Support” for Jan-Jun
2007.
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Gained
familiarity working with Minitab and JMP.
4.
Organization : IVY
Comptech Pvt Ltd
Job
Title : Quality Analyst (Specialist)
Date/Location : Feb
2004 – Nov 2006/ Sec’bad, Andhra Pradesh
Description
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Evaluate
Associates’ (calls and e-mails) and provide an appropriate feedback in a manner
that conveys the message and brings out the best in the associate.
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Incorporate
ways to motivate the associates’ and provide them with tips and ideas to deliver
outstanding service and contribute to organizational growth.
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Promote/
Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives/ mindset.
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Work
with teams upon Process/Quality improvement initiatives and projects.
Accomplishments
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Completed Green Belt
project on “Enhancing customer delight quotient”.
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DFSS GB project: IBase application
development & Implementation
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IBase : A tool to build awareness about customer demographics/
sports/ festivals e.t.c
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Created inter-department dashboard for live process updates
dissemination.
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Created and trained Quality team on “Six Sigma Fundamentals”.
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Awarded the prestigious IVY
Award(Sachin Tendulkar Productivity Award)
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Nominated for the prestigious IVY
Award (Michael Jordan Superstar Award)
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Nominated for the prestigious
IVY’s (Sachin Tendulkar Productivity Award)
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Complemented as “One associate who go
the extra-mile to delight the
Customer”
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visit)
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(cont.)
Continuous Learning :
Diploma
in Banking & Finance (All India 57 rank).
Certified
Lean Trainer from MSME,Chennai.
Currently
enrolled for Advanced Wealth Management program from IIBF
@Coursera [MOOC Learning]
Economics
of Money & Banking Part I & Part II from Columbia University
Competitive Strategy from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München LMU
Statistics One (Analytics Basics) from Princeton University
Competitive Strategy from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München LMU
Statistics One (Analytics Basics) from Princeton University
Developing
Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship
from Univ of Maryland
Gamification
from University of Pennsylvania
Social Media Presence
Linkedin : High on Participation
Facebook : Limited to connectivity with Friends & Family
Twitter : High on Participation
