Natarajan Ramanathan is an experienced professional in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Lean implementation, currently serving as an Independent Consultant since 2018, working with notable clients such as Vishay Precisions Transducers and Ashok Leyland. Previously, Natarajan contributed as an onsite consultant at Tefen Management Consulting and served as a General Manager at Sri Balaji Castings, fostering TPM awareness and team formation. Prior roles include Manager of Maintenance and TPM at Bonfiglioli, where significant cost and energy savings were achieved, and Assistant Manager at Delphi-TVS, emphasizing TPM implementation. Natarajan began a career at Rane Group, focusing on manpower deployment and TQM practices. Natarajan holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.