Experience in 1. Production engineering relating to metal forming, joining, plastic injection moulding, pressure die casting. 2. Managing product development proejects using rigourous stage gate process and concurrent engineering techniques and cross-fucntional teams. 3. Total Quality Management with focus on customer, employee involvement, contiual improvement and standardisation and building organisational excellence. 4. Human resource development with focus on rigour in learning & development, Talent management, Leadership development, OD Keen on eduction and training and bring greater relevance to life and career. Focus on design of products and processes for right first time and reduce problems downstream.

Sr Vice President-HR @ Responsible for HR for the group consisting of TVS Motor company, Sundaram Clayton, Harita Seating Systems and Sundaram Autocomponents. Current focus area include Talent Management, Learning & Development, Colloborative education programs with educational institutes. From June 2008 to Present (7 years 7 months) Vice President - TQM and HR @ Responsible for TQM promotion that include Daily management practices, zPolicy Deployment, Education & training, Total Employee Involvement and Standardisation. Focused promotion led to winning Deming prize. Responsible for setting up HR function with greater focus on resourcing, performanace management, Learning & Development. From October 2000 to May 2008 (7 years 8 months) General Manager- New product development @ Was core member of cross fucntional teams responsible for new product development from concept to launch. Was project manager for successful moped. Was program manager to manage life cycle of product line for moped. From February 1991 to September 2000 (9 years 8 months) Manager-Production engineering @ Responsible for process planning, Facilities planning, Development of in-house parts for new products using metal forming and metal joining processes, productivity improvement. Indeginisation of parts imported from colloborators. Supported trouble shooting and development plastic moulded parts From October 1984 to January 1991 (6 years 4 months) Production Engineer @ Responsible for production planning, production management, Tool Maintenance, Quality Assurance, part development and customer relations for press shop division containing Power presses, Fine-blaning press, Injection moulding, Compression moulding machines From October 1979 to May 1983 (3 years 8 months)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Competency Management @ Anna University, Chennai From 2009 to 2015 MSc, Engineering Business Management @ University of Warwick From 1998 to 2001 BE, Production engineering @ PSG College of Technology From 1974 to 1979 PUC, Maths, Physics and Chemistry @ Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur From 1972 to 1973 Dr Kovaichelvan is skilled in: Talent Management, Project Management, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Organizational Development, Organizational Learning, Performance Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Product Quality, Training, Leadership Development, Management, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Business Process Improvement