I am Manoj Kumar Ahuja — a mechanical engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt, and Operational Intelligence consultant based in North India.
My career has been built at the intersection of three manufacturing worlds — India, Japan, and Europe — and that cross-cultural depth shapes everything I do.
Early in my career I was selected for Lean manufacturing training in Japan through AOTS, learning Toyota Production System tools not from textbooks but directly on Japanese shop floors. Later, as DGM Quality and Engineering at Spun Micro Processing, I built complete quality frameworks for European automotive customers and made multiple visits to Europe to resolve engineering and quality issues firsthand.
For the past decade I have worked independently — consulting for Indian MSME manufacturers on Lean, Six Sigma, and increasingly on data. That last shift happened naturally: I kept finding that manufacturers had the right instincts but were making decisions without reliable information. This led me to Power BI and Business Intelligence — which I now combine with my operational frameworks to build dashboards that actually drive decisions.
I work with a small number of clients at a time. The work is always customised, always grounded in operational reality, and always focused on one outcome: improving your bottom line.
Credentials
Six Sigma Black Belt — ACMA, 2004
Lean Manufacturing Training — AOTS Japan
Business Analyst using Power BI — Edureka, Grade A
30+ years across automotive, industrial, and MSME manufacturing
Clients in India. Available for engagements in Europe.