About

Laxminarayan Jha is a highly experienced engineering professional with over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has a strong background in project management, operation and maintenance management, and clean and black utility management. Laxminarayan is a self-motivated, versatile, and high-energy individual who is proficient in running successful method-oriented operations and taking initiatives for business excellence through process improvement. He has expertise in project, operations, and maintenance management in utility systems, HVAC systems, and water systems. He is skilled in performance analysis of utility and HVAC equipment, energy consumption analysis, energy conservation, and optimization. He is also experienced in CAPEX and OPEX budgeting and controlling. Currently, Laxminarayan is working as an Engineering Lead at Zydus Group, where he manages a team of senior engineers, technicians, and contract staff. He is responsible for brownfield projects, operation and maintenance management of facilities and utilities in injectable formulation, support function to project management team in greenfield projects, and ensuring compliance to preventive maintenance and calibration schedules. In the past, Laxminarayan has worked as an Engineering Team Lead at Apotex Research Private Limited, where he was responsible for clean and black utility operation and maintenance management. He played a key role in reducing HVAC and utility equipment breakdown hours by 99% from Q4 FY-17 to Q2 FY-18. He has also worked as a Senior Executive at Siemens, where he was responsible for HVAC operation and maintenance management. Laxminarayan holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rajendra Mane College of Engineering and Technology. He also holds a Higher Secondary Certificate in Science from St. Andrews College of Science and Commerce and a Secondary School Certificate from Saraswati Vidyalaya School. With 15.96 years of relevant experience, Laxminarayan Jha is a quality-oriented professional who has demonstrated his ability to manage preventive and breakdown maintenance of various mechanical systems, reduce downtime, enhance operational effectiveness of equipment, and control costs of materials and energy-efficient operations in compliance to EHS, cGMP, SOP, and QMS.