Akash Agarwal

Akash Agarwal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Amazon| ISB Co2019 | Ex-Tata Steel Ltd | NIT Rourkela Co2015

  • Education

    • National Institute of Technology Rourkela

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Technology Metallurgical Engineering

      Core member, Entrepreneurship club: Spearheaded a team of 9 members to organize 12 events/year and garnered record sponsorship by facilitating interaction with 25 colleges and firms

    • Indian School of Business

      2018 - 2018
      Master of Business Administration - MBA Operations Management, Leadership & Strategy
  • Experience

    • Tata Steel

      May 2014 - Jun 2014
      Intern

      1) Awarded Pre-Placement Offer for developing solutions to reduce raw material consumption through waste re-utilization. Idea implemented across 3 divisions in Tata Steel Limited.2) Outlined operational flowchart for processing of byproduct to enable it for re-utilization.3) Co-authored the research findings in Tata Steel publication.

    • Tata Steel

      Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

      1) Spearheaded process improvement projects (throughput enhancement, machine utilization, reduction of lead time, streamlining outbound logistics) in 4 MT steel production unit.2) Worked closely with firm leadership and led team of 150+ employees to meet production, quality, cost and safety targets.3) Driving revenues by enhancing throughput rate (+7% YoY) through debottlenecking of constraints, identfied via statistical analysis.4) Improved product quality index by identifying and driving key projects on process optimization using image recognition tools.5) Reduced inbound led time by 40% by developing local vendor base and onboarding them in single online platform.6) Reduced turnaround time of by 28% by streamlining outbound logistics and establishing responsibility matrix.7) Instituted reward system to recognize best performing employees to boost employee morale. Show less 1) Exposed to best operational management practices around the world.2) Worked closely with Chief technical officer to develop a patentable solution to realize revenue increase of INR 50Cr YoY through reduction in production downtime by 5 days/ year.3) Increased lifetime of equipment by 50% by identifying optimal gas flow and flow pattern through simulation and sensitivity analysis.3) Was awarded "Best Management Trainee 2015" title and "Most innovative project award"by MD, Tata Steel for exemplary all round performance. Show less

      • Manager Caster Operations

        Jul 2016 - Apr 2018
      • Management Trainee

        Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
    • Indian School of Business

      Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
      MBA Candidate

      1) Dean's List_Class of 2019 (Top 10 %ile of the batch across entire program).2) Merit List _Class of 2019 (Top 10 %ile of the batch across core terms).3) Top 15/200 teams in Accenture B school Challenge. 4) Enhanced business acumen through exposure to basic frameworks of different functional areas - strategy &leadership, finance, marketing and operations.

    • Amazon

      Jul 2019 - now
      Program Manager, Last Mile Logistics
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IATF 16949:2016 Lead Auditor

      IRCLASS Systems And Solutions Private Limited
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

      KPMG
    • Machine learning

      Coursera Course Certificates
    • ISO 9001:2015 Auditor

      Tata Steel
    • Bachelors in technology (Honors)

      National Institute of Technology Rourkela
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Akash Agarwal
      Best Management trainee, 2015 Tata Steel Limited Was awarded (out of ~100 managers) this title for exemplary all round performance
    • Awarded to Akash Agarwal
      Dean's List, ISB Class of 2019 Indian School of Business Top 10 percentile of the batch across entire program
    • Awarded to Akash Agarwal
      Merit List, ISB Class of 2019 Indian School of Business Top 10 percentile of the batch across core terms
    • Awarded to Akash Agarwal
      Most innovative project award Tata Steel Limited
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Tata Engage on Jul 2016
      Tata EngageAssociated with Akash Agarwal