K R Kodhandaraman

K R Kodhandaraman

Joint Director
India
Tamil, English, Hindi
Full-time On-site

About Me

Senior HR, people transformation and operations leader with 26+ years in the Indian Armed Forces, leading diverse workforces of 200–1,500 personnel and governing budgets and resources of approximately ₹80 crore. Selected…

Experience

Commanding Officer / Director – People & Operational Transformation

Indian Armed Forces · Operational Formations
Sep 1999 - Aug 2026 · 26 years 11 months

<p>Selected for the high-trust assignment of raising a new Army unit from inception—an assignment entrusted to selected officers to establish mission-critical capability within prescribed timelines.</p><p> Built organisation structure, manpower plans, governance systems, technical infrastructure, training architecture and unit culture, developing the formation into a cohesive and potent combat unit.</p><p> Led multidisciplinary teams of 200–1,500 personnel across geographically dispersed, high-tempo environments, integrating people from diverse regions, religions, cultures and professional backgrounds.</p><p> Directed end-to-end personnel operations through enterprise HRM systems covering service records, performance evaluation, entitlements, career management and deployment readiness.</p><p> Planned and executed time-bound workforce transitions and change adoption without disruption to operational commitments.</p><p> Developed workforce-readiness and capability dashboards using Power BI concepts to strengthen data-informed senior-leadership decisions.</p>

Mission Critical Services Internship

Proconnect Supply Chain Solutions Pvt. Ltd. · Chennai
Jul 2026 - Aug 2026 · 30 days

<p>Completed an intensive corporate internship covering mission-critical warehousing, transportation, digital supply chains, control-tower visibility and time-sensitive 4-hour, NFO and NBD service models.</p><p> Studied WMS, TMS and control-tower workflows supporting 18 warehouses, with exposure to FlashTrac, INFOR and Shipsy-enabled operations.</p><p> Analysed SLA performance, workforce deployment, chain of custody, last-mile visibility, risk controls and business-continuity requirements in a 3PL environment.</p><p> Recommended stronger systems integration, automated delay alerts, transparent partner-performance dashboards and manpower enhancement across picking, packing, loading and unloading.</p>

Joint Director – Administration & HR Governance

Indian Armed Forces · Apex Administrative Directorate
Jun 2024 - Jun 2026 · 2 years

<p>Directed HR governance, statutory administration, procurement oversight and shared-services support across a regional ecosystem serving personnel, veterans and dependants.</p><p> Led workforce planning and recruitment coordination for 12 ECHS polyclinics across approximately half of Tamil Nadu, supporting clinical, paramedical and administrative staffing requirements.</p><p> Supported recruitment and staffing for Army schools, coordinating vacancy requirements, candidate scrutiny, selection-board administration and appointment documentation.</p><p> Governed operating budgets and resources of approximately ₹80 crore, maintaining 100% statutory audit compliance and zero-discrepancy closures.</p><p> Led grievance-redressal, POSH governance, RTI and workforce-welfare mechanisms while modernising healthcare, administrative and living facilities.</p>

Certifications

LEAN & SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION

Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India · Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India · 2026

Skills

Workforce Planning Recruitment HR Operations Performance Management Succession Planning Leadership Development Organisation Design Change Management Culture Building Shared Services Stakeholder Alignment DEI Power BI Workforce Dashboards HRIS HRM Systems POSH Governance Lean Six Sigma Business Continuity Risk Management Enterprise HRM Systems Capacity Analysis ADKAR Kotter 8-Step DMAIC Workday SAP HCM SuccessFactors Supply Chain Management Logistics Optimization AI-enabled Decision Support
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