Prashant Deshpande

Experience

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  Mukand Limited

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Engineer - Technical Services

  Qualified and Standardised the process for Pickling of Stainless Steel Pickled Wire Rods for Exports amounting to the chemical savings of INR 3.4 Million and INR 26 Million increase in turnover per annum.Inspection and testing of hot rolled annealed pickled wire rods for exports.

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  Voltas Limited - A TATA Enterprise

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Sr. Engineer - Vendor Development

  TQM development of vendor base. Supplier Quality performance monitoring and improvement.Developing Quality green channel vendors.ISO 9000 Quality system development for vendor clusters.Reduction in incoming quality defects in castings.Vendor satisfaction surveys.Casting development for air conditioning crank cases.

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  Bix Computer Services Private Limited

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Sr. QA Executive

  Implementation of Quality System SEICMM level III. Establishment of ISO 9001 system.

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  TQM International Private Limited

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Consultant - TQM, Quality and HSE

  Trained, assisted and coached 43 organisations (Software, Refinery, Machine Shops, Car Rental, Health-care, Shipping, Paper, Food, Refrigeration, Construction design, Electrical, Electronics, Oil Blending, Forging, Measuring Lab, Medical instruments etc.) for the understanding and implementation of Management System standards covering Quality, Health, Safety and Environment - QHSE in India, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Qatar and Kyrgyzstan.Conducted Internal Quality Auditor Courses on ISO 9000 series of standards.Contributed to the client organisations in Quality vide waste reduction upto 10%, elimination of non value adding activities thereby improving cycle time by 10%, process improvements, reduction in rejections upto 15%, housekeeping, problem solving, competency measurement. 8 companies certified ISO 9001:2000 with zero non-conformity.Assisted a company for Dubai Quality Award Appreciation Programme. Quality, Health, Safety and Environment - QHSE Process Maps asked as reference samples by DNV – certification body Show less

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  Weatherford

  Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

  Region Quality & HSE Internal Auditor and Trainer - Middle East North Africa

  Training delivery based on Enterprise Excellence Process covering Quality, Health, Safety and Environment - QHSEMENA region responsibility for auditing and training on Business Excellence, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment - QHSE aspects of the management systems.Price of Non Conformance management through event tree analysis. Generation of opportunities for improvements for cycle time reductions and savings in resources beyond Quality, Health, Safety and Environment - QHSE function. Show less

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  Alstom Power

  Nov 2005 - Nov 2015

  Leader for Strategic EHS in the Region Trainer on Safety Leadership Program (Safety Behaviors) for Senior and Operations Management. Coach in Safety Behaviors.Lead the service business on environmental projects - globally.Integrated, managed and developed a team of safety and environment professionals for site management across Middle East India.Engaged employees, contractors on Environment, Health & Safety matters using 360 degree feedback mechanisms.Developed reporting on proactive indicators for knowing the pulse of EHS (HSE) on sites. Coached Customers to comply to Alstom EHS (HSE) standards - Asbestos Management, Lock Out Tag Out, Point of Work Risk Management and the like.Designed and Developed Work at Height and Hand Safety Campaign for the service business. Show less Lead the organization to get awarded Alstom President’s Platinum Award in Environment, Health & Safety- HSE for managing Zero Lost Time Accidents for more than 5 years.Hands on experience in executing Kaizen improvement projectsImproved processes in terms of cycle time reduction.Developed proactive indicators on HSE in terms of observations reporting.Delivered best practises to the organization in HSE vide medical surveillance and emergency preparedness.Lead Assessor for improving the HSE Maturity standards in the business. Show less Trainer for NEBOSH, UK accredited course - Alstom International EHS Passport.Leader for implementation of process confirming to Quality, Environment, Health & Safety (HSE) Management System and Financial Internal control.Hands on experience in executing Six Sigma Black Belt projects, coaching Six Sigma Green Belt projects, applying business process re-engineering - TQM concepts, lean processes, financial internal control, auditing - quality, environment, safety management systems.Lead the organization for Satisfactory Rating on Financial Internal Control (Corporate Governance)Best practices selected at Regional level for demonstrating compliance and improvements to Internal Controls in Delegation of Authority.Trainer for Financial Internal Control requirements.Designed Process Oriented organization leading cross-functional teams as a Six Sigma Project using Re-engineering, Lean and process mapping. Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Management. Show less

  • EHS Director - Middle East India

    Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Head of EHS - Area Middle East

    Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Head of Industrial Processes (Process Improvement, Quality and HSE) Area Middle East

    Oct 2009 - Sept 2013

  • Process Improvement, Quality and EHS Manager

    Nov 2005 - Sept 2009
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  GE

  Nov 2015 - Jun 2020

  Part of GE Corporate - OneEHS Function supporting various businesses including Aviation, Healthcare, Grid, Power, Oil & Gas for the deployment of High Risk Operations' requirements. EHS Leader for Middle East India Africa Region for Global Repair SolutionsInspired employees to win Earth week award, engaged employees to win Ecomagination Bronze and Silver award.Guide for Process Safety Management Trainer on High Risk Operations - Electrical Safety, LOTO, Confined Spaces, Work at Height, Lifting Champion for the Deployment of Complyworks - Contractor Management Program.Guide on control of asbestos.Implementation of NFPA 70E and arc flash electrical safety standards. Implementation of NFPA 77 for static electricity. Show less

  • Senior EHS Governance Manager -Europe Middle East, India, Africa

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Senior Projects and Services Staff Manager in EHS Middle East North Africa

    Feb 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Director Environment Health Safety

    Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
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  GE Power

  Jun 2020 - now

  Senior EHS Services Programs Manager - Asia, Middle East & Africa

  Part of Center of Excellence team performing EHS Risk Management for Gas Power projects in Asia, Middle East and Africa.