Umesh Rao

Director - Operations Excellence at Neovia Logistics

Umesh Rao has a comprehensive work experience in various organizations and positions. Umesh started their career at Toyota Motor Corporation as a Quality Engineer and later became a Senior Quality Engineer. Umesh then worked at ZF Group as a Management Consultant for different periods of time. After that, they joined Texas Instruments as a Management Consultant and worked for a few months. Umesh then worked as a Process Consultant at Pace (Formerly Philips Consumer Electronics) and as a Manager - Service Business Operations at HP Software. Currently, they are working at Neovia Logistics, where they have held positions such as Manager - Operations Excellence, Senior Manager - Operations Excellence, and Director - Operations Excellence. In their current role, Umesh is responsible for strategic planning, improving business processes, driving projects forward, and enhancing analytics to demonstrate value within the organization.

Umesh Rao completed their education in the following institutions:

1. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (2007-2008): Umesh obtained a General Management in Information Technology and Electronics degree.

2. Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2014-2015): Umesh pursued a program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, although the field of study is not specified.

3. Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (2002-2004): Umesh earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with a specialization in Operations Management.

4. Bangalore University (1995-1999): Umesh obtained a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Additionally, Umesh Rao has obtained various certifications, including Certified Life Coach from Symbiosis Coaching, PRINCE2® 2016 Practitioner - Project Management Certification from PeopleCert, Applied Business Analytics from Indian School of Business, Lean Six Sigma certifications from different institutions, ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor from British Standards Institution, and various ITIL certifications. Umesh has also received certifications in Lean and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).

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Timeline

  • Director - Operations Excellence

    April, 2020 - present

  • Senior Manager - Operations Excellence

    April, 2017

  • Manager - Operations Excellence

    February, 2015