K7 senior engineers in hi-vis at a cement plant reviewing a massive rotary gearbox lift

Our Team

Decades of plant experience. On-demand.

Every specialist on our bench has operated, maintained, and optimized heavy industrial facilities globally. Meet the experts.

Dr. K. Sridhar — Founder & Managing Director, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy
Play Video Bio

Dr. K. Sridhar

43 Years Experience

Founder & Managing Director

PhD in technical affairs and management, with 43 years in the cement industry in India and abroad — 25 of them in senior leadership teams at Indian and multinational majors (UltraTech) and under Lafarge-styled management in the UAE. Specialises in cutting both fixed and variable production cost through strategy infusion, alternative fuels, and maintenance and marketing strategy — alongside project execution and waste heat recovery.

Key Projects & Accomplishments

  • 25 years in senior leadership teams at Indian and multinational cement majors, including UltraTech and Lafarge-styled management in the UAE
  • Production-cost reduction across both fixed and variable cost, through strategy infusion and alternative fuels
  • Project execution and waste heat recovery on cement plants in India and abroad
  • Led multilingual teams spanning 19 nationalities
  • Training, mentoring and online problem-solving for plant teams — his niche skill
Founder & Managing Director, K7
Consult with Sridhar
Mr. Saravanan — Senior Consultant — Manufacturing, Maintenance & Supply Chain, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy

Mr. Saravanan

25+ Years Experience

Senior Consultant — Manufacturing, Maintenance & Supply Chain

Mechanical engineering graduate with an MBA and 25+ years of experience in automotive OEMs, where he handled manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, supply chain and logistics operations. Brings OEM-grade process discipline to plant operations and end-to-end material flow.

Key Projects & Accomplishments

  • Manufacturing and engineering operations in automotive OEM plants
  • Maintenance ownership across high-volume production lines
  • Supply chain and logistics operations — sourcing, material flow and delivery performance
Verified K7 Principal Consultant
Consult with Saravanan
Engr. Balaji — Senior Cement Maintenance & Greenfield Projects Consultant, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy
Play Video Bio

Engr. Balaji

40+ Years Experience

Senior Cement Maintenance & Greenfield Projects Consultant

Mechanical engineer with 20 years in cement plant maintenance and 18 years leading greenfield cement projects. Deep hands-on experience across kilns, ball mills, VRMs, gearboxes, and the full material-handling stack — from erection planning and mobilisation through commissioning and long-term O&M.

Key Projects & Accomplishments

  • Kiln shell replacements, thrust/support-roller changes, ball-mill trunnion bearings and major gearbox overhauls across working cement plants
  • Ras Al Khaimah, UAE (1999–2006) — commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance of a full cement plant
  • Delivered greenfield cement projects with Ramco Cement (1 MTPA and 2 MTPA, Tamil Nadu) and Chettinad Cement (2 MTPA Karnataka, 2 MTPA Andhra Pradesh, 1 MTPA grinding unit Solapur)
  • Built and ran supervisor / workmen training programmes covering vibration analysis, safety awareness, quality circles and ISO audits
Verified K7 Principal Consultant
Consult with Balaji
Mr. Gurumurthy — Senior Consultant, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy

Mr. Gurumurthy

Profile being finalised

Senior Consultant

Senior consultant on the K7 bench. Full profile, credentials and video introduction are being finalised.
Verified K7 Principal Consultant
Consult with Gurumurthy
Mr. Kennedy — Senior Consultant, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy

Mr. Kennedy

Profile being finalised

Senior Consultant

Senior consultant on the K7 bench. Full profile, credentials and video introduction are being finalised.
Verified K7 Principal Consultant
Consult with Kennedy
Mr. Thrinath — Technology & Digital, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy

Mr. Thrinath

Technology & Digital

Leads K7's digital and technology side — the website, online systems, and the way K7's expertise reaches clients worldwide. He works from the business backwards: understanding how the operation runs, then building the technology around it, so K7's deep technical knowledge becomes clear to clients and no enquiry is ever missed.

Key Projects & Accomplishments

  • Founder of Naksha ( https://www.naksha.agency ), a digital-systems studio
  • Final-year B.Tech in Computer Science with AI & Machine Learning
  • K7's website, enquiry capture and online systems — built and maintained in-house
Ananthaa — Creative & Media Support, K7 Technical & Management Consultancy

Ananthaa

Creative & Media Support

Ananthaa is a final-year B.Sc. Visual Communication student at Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College. As part of the K7 team, he contributes creative and media support to the organisation, with a focus on video editing, advertisement creatives and visual content. He supports the team in preparing and refining digital content, including promotional materials and client-related media requirements, helping ensure that K7's communications and visual presentations are clear, professional and engaging.

Key Projects & Accomplishments

  • Video editing and post-production
  • Advertisement and promotional content editing
  • Creative visual content development
  • Editing and refinement of client-provided media
  • Digital media and communication support

Coverage

Disciplines on the bench

Tell us your plant challenge — we'll match you with the right specialist from our global network.

Process EngineeringMechanical DiagnosticsElectrical & E&IPyro-processingTurbine AlignmentsFuel & Energy / AFRSafety & OSHA HSETechnical TrainingSupply Chain SparesCost Optimization

Need a specific type of plant expertise?

Request a Consultation