VPrasarnth Raaj Veera Rao
@vprasarnthraajveerar
Strategic planning leader driving operational excellence and business transformation across heavy industries.
What I'm looking for
I am a strategic planning leader with eight years' experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, and operational excellence across oil & gas, heavy engineering, and chemical industries.
I have led yard performance benchmarking using industry sources, designed business transformation initiatives, and developed ABP and corporate scorecards to align strategy with measurable KPIs.
In operations and production roles I managed OPEX and CAPEX, improved OEE from 55% to 92% through Lean Six Sigma, delivered Kaizen projects, and established risk management frameworks such as HAZOP and HIRARC.
I combine data-driven decision making, stakeholder alignment, and hands-on process optimization to drive sustainable growth and value creation for organizations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Corporate Strategy
Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering
Jun 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Spearheaded yard performance benchmarking and led the Marine Operations Overcoming Project Delivery & Challenges initiative, developing 19 strategic action plans and an OPDC dashboard to improve operational productivity and performance tracking.
Deputy Head of Production
Eternal Materials
Oct 2018 - Jun 2023 (4 years 8 months)
Managed OPEX of MYR35M and CAPEX >MYR5M while driving OEE improvement from 55% to 92% via Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen projects, and ensured ISO-based quality and safety compliance.
Senior Process Engineer
Eternal Materials
Sep 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 1 month)
Led process improvement and optimization projects that increased yield and reduced downtime, conducted process simulations for new product introductions, and implemented corrective actions from root cause analyses.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Master of Engineering, Oil & Gas Engineering
Master of Engineering in Oil & Gas Engineering awarded in 2015 with focus on engineering principles applied to upstream and downstream oil and gas operations.
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering awarded in 2014 with coursework and projects in chemical process design and optimization.
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