Shakthi Balakrishnan
About Shakthi Balakrishnan
Shakthi Balakrishnan is a Senior Associate Consultant at Bosch Global Software Technologies, specializing in supply network planning and production processes. With a background in Mechatronics Engineering, he has held various roles in prominent companies, including Infosys and Accenture, where he developed expertise in functional specifications, error management, and client relations.
Work at Bosch Global Software Technologies
Shakthi Balakrishnan holds the position of Senior Associate Consultant at Bosch Global Software Technologies, where he has been employed since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for creating functional specifications, validating enhancements, and developing test scripts for customization. His work involves effective TLB planning runs, where he has created TLB profiles with multiple conditions. Shakthi's expertise also includes managing integration models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between ECC and APO.
Previous Experience at Infosys and Accenture
Before joining Bosch, Shakthi Balakrishnan worked at Infosys as an Associate Consultant from 2019 to 2020 in Bangalore. His responsibilities included handling CIF error management, reconciliation, post-processing, and queue monitoring. Prior to that, he spent four years at Accenture in India as an Application Development Analyst from 2015 to 2019 in Bengaluru. During his time at Accenture, he developed Production Process Models (PPM) and utilized SNP Heuristics, Optimizer, and Deployment Optimizer for supply network planning.
Education and Expertise in Mechatronics Engineering
Shakthi Balakrishnan earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechatronics Engineering from SRI Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, completing his studies from 2011 to 2015. His educational background provides a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his current and previous roles in production planning and scheduling. Shakthi has developed skills in maintaining and creating process chains and batch jobs, as well as providing solutions for job failures.
Role at Tata Consultancy Services
Shakthi Balakrishnan worked as an IT Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services from 2020 to 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In this position, he authored Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for user requests related to CIFing materials and locations in APO. His role involved ensuring quality and compliance as he served as First Time Approval (FTA) manager for change requests. This experience contributed to his ability to build strong rapport and support from clients.
Skills in Production Planning and Scheduling
Shakthi Balakrishnan possesses significant skills in production planning and scheduling, particularly using the DS planning board. His expertise extends to creating and managing integration models for data transfer between ECC and APO. He is proficient in utilizing various tools and methodologies for supply network planning, including SNP Heuristics, Optimizer, and Deployment Optimizer. Shakthi's experience in CIF error management further enhances his capabilities in this field.