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| style="width: 30%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Born'''
| style="width: 70%; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |India
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Nationality'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |[[wikipedia:India|Indian]]
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Occupation'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |Operations Consultant, [[wikipedia:Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineer]], [[wikipedia:Author|Author]], Business Mentor
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Education'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) M.Tech Ph.D. Post-Doctoral Fellowship Multiple PG Diplomas in Engineering & Management
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Years active'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |1988–present
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Known for'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |Industrial operations, business consultancy, engineering systems, authorship
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Organizations'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |Yantra Holdings (Managing Partner) Amigo Kinetics (Founder) Yantra TVS (Former Managing Partner)
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Awards'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |85+ national & international awards including Indo American Lifetime Achievement Award (2025)
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| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |'''Website'''
| style="background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 5px;" |[https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreekumar-krishnan/ LinkedIn]
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'''Dr. Sreekumar Krishnan''' is an [[wikipedia:India|Indian]] mechanical engineer, [[wikipedia:Operations management|operations consultant]], author, and business mentor with over 37 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing systems, business restructuring, and technology-driven operations. He is the author of *The Business Whispers* and serves as the Managing Partner of '''Yantra Holdings''', where he provides consultancy in operations, AI adoption, business optimisation, and astrology mentorship. He has received more than 85 national and international awards across engineering, consultancy, authorship, and education.

== Early life and education ==
Krishnan completed his '''Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering''' from the University of Kerala with First Class. He subsequently earned:
* Diploma & PG Diploma in Business Administration
* PGD in Advanced Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
* PGD in Computer Science Engineering
* '''M.Tech (Advanced Mechanical & Industrial Engineering)'''
* '''Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering'''
* '''Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Industrial Technology & Management'''

He also holds specialised diplomas in cyber law, artificial intelligence, counselling psychology, and software tools.

== Career ==

=== Early industrial roles (1988–2001) ===
Krishnan began his engineering career at Excel Glasses Limited before moving to Mohan Industries Limited as Production Engineer.
Between 1991 and 2001, he worked at the National Factory for Glass Bottles, Riyadh, where he:
* Improved plant efficiency from 66% to 94%
* Led modernization and IS machine overhauls
* Coordinated ISO 9002 certification
* Headed process optimisation and automation upgrades

=== General Manager and Operations Leadership (2001–2009) ===
As General Manager of Kaveri Pet & Polyforms Pvt. Ltd., he commissioned operations ahead of schedule and exceeded output benchmarks.

During his leadership of LIS Deepasthambham Project and Jyothis Project, he achieved:
* 811% organisational growth in eight months
* ₹135 crore revenue against a target of ₹28 crore
* Implementation of operational manuals and structured systems

=== Business development and corporate restructuring (2007–2010) ===
At Vertex Securities Limited, Krishnan implemented SOPs, branch revival strategies, HR recruitment systems, budgeting frameworks, and operational manuals, leading to the revival of multiple Indian branches.

As VP (Operations) at Origa Wheels & Equipments Pvt. Ltd., he restructured receivables and recovered long-pending company dues.

=== Entrepreneurship and Consultancy (2010–present) ===
Krishnan founded '''Amigo Kinetics''' in 2010, focusing on real estate and leasing.
From 2011 to 2016, he served as Managing Partner of Yantra TVS, improving dealership performance and ranking.

Since 2017, he has been the '''Managing Partner of Yantra Holdings''', completing consultancy projects such as:
* 5%+ cost reduction & 20% logistics optimisation
* 30% reduction in maintenance costs for SSI units
* 45% recovery of receivables & 30% pilferage elimination for MSMEs

== Publications ==
* ''The Business Whispers – Out-of-the-box solutions from 37 years of experience''
* ''From Bolts to Bots – A Journey from Machines to Machine Learning''

== Research ==
His research areas include:
* Selective Laser Sintering of EDM Electrodes
* TPM integration in non-manufacturing sectors
* Lean manufacturing success factors
* CT scan equipment efficiency improvement through TPM

== Professional affiliations ==
Krishnan is associated with over 30 professional bodies, including:
* Senior Fellow – SIESRP
* Senior Fellow – ISME
* Fellow – Society of Professional Engineers (India)
* Life Member – IEI, NIQR, IIPE
* Member – IET (UK), IAENG (Hong Kong)
* Editorial roles in multiple international engineering journals

== Certifications ==
He holds 110+ certifications in engineering, AI, digital systems, business analytics, counselling, and alternative sciences.
Notable credentials include:
* Certified Chartered Engineer (IEI)
* Professional Engineer (SPE India)
* Reiki Master
* Doctorate in Astrology (2023)
* Honorary Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence (2025)

== Awards and honours ==
Krishnan has received over 85 national and international awards, including:
* Excellent Educationalist Achievement Award (2016)
* Innovative Technologist Award (2020)
* Indo American Lifetime Achievement Award (2025)
* Nelson Mandela International Excellence Award (2025)
* Swami Vivekananda Excellence Award (2025)
* World Icon Award (2025)
* PM Modi Vision of Bharat Award (2025)
* Rabindranath Tagore Lifetime Achievement Award (2025)

== See also ==
* [[wikipedia:Operations management|Operations Management]]
* [[wikipedia:Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[wikipedia:Industrial engineering|Industrial Engineering in India]]
* [[wikipedia:Business|Business Consultancy]]

== External links ==
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreekumar-krishnan/ LinkedIn – Dr. Sreekumar Krishnan]

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