1. Career vision:
Where the mind is lead forward into ever-widening thought and action
bharath gopalan
email: bharath.gopalan@gmail.com
Mobile: 91-9941832065
Public profile: http://in.linkedin.com/in/gbharath
Published works can be accessed at: http://www.scribd.com/bharath_g/shelf

2. Executive summary
 A dynamic professional with 25+ years of rich experience with 15 years in HRD with
specialisation in learning & Development in diverse industries in manufacturing
sector and 10+ years of prior experience in people and operations management in
manufacturing sector.
 Highly creative and self-motivated with innovative ideas and concepts for
enhancing the transference of learning from training situation to the job behavior
for building capabilities and improving the orgnisational performance.
 Managing the L&D practices end-to-end to right from identifying training needs
with a holistic approach to planning and organising training interventions to
evaluating the training effectiveness in terms of enhancement in organizational
capability and performance;
 Developing a culture of learning and innovation by various practices like Mentoring
programme, Internal Trainers club, PMS facilitation like goal-setting, performance
feedback and coaching etc and HR systems like Job Analysis, Competency
Mapping, process mapping and documentation etc
 Enhancing employee communication/ interactions through house magazine and
installing and managing employee home page and also by creating avenues for
knowledge-sharing like video/ book discussions, lunch-table chats etc.
 Strategic partnering in the business goals by facilitating organisational strategy
workshops to evolve the ‘shared vision, mission and values’ and also designing and
executing appropriate interventions to energize people towards organisational
vision as also imbibe the values into actual workplace behaviors
Learning & Development:
• Design & Delivery of training
• Training Need Analysis
• Training of Trainers/ Mentors
• Leadership Development
• OD Interventions
Strategic HR:
• Change facilitation
• Organizational SWOT
• Translating Vision to Results
• Translating Values to Action
Talent Acquisition:
• Psychometric Profiling
• Campus Hiring
• BEI
• Selection Processes
Employee Communication:
• Editing House Magazine
• Internal Brochures
Performance Management:
• Goal setting facilitation
• Performance Feedback &Coaching
HR Systems/ processes:
• Job Analysis
• Competency Mapping
• Business Modelling
• Employee Engagement

3. career record
Sr DGM - Learning &
Development
from Dec 2007 -
-Building a culture of Learning & innovation
-Key accomplishments: 1. Development of internal trainers and mentors; 2. designing and
conducting in-house training; 3. systematic talent transformation process for campus
recruits to groom them as sales officers; 4. development and implementation of on-line
PMS; 5.self- documenting of JDs for managerial positions on-line; 6. Facilitating PMS
process: Goal-setting discussions and appraisal discussions and performance coaching; 7.
conceiving and developing employee homepage with IT support 8. Editing of in-house
magazine
Sr. Manager (Training)
Dec ‘06 ~Dec ‘07
identifying training needs/ organisational diagnosis, planning, developing, organizing
training and evaluating training effectiveness and ensuring transfer of learning to work;
Personally assigned the mission of facilitating the vision and spirit of Hyundai Motor
Group to the entire HMI family;
Designed the new training centre with its inspiring wall murals, interiors and flexi-
training halls;
Designed a novel new employee orientation (NEO) programme
Sr. Manager-HRD
May’05 ~ Dec ‘06
Designing, developing and implementing HR systems and practices in the entire array of
HR domain from hiring to exit; Chalking out and implementing HR strategies in line with
company’s Balanced Score Card; Key areas: Performance management, people capability
building, employee communication, organizational diagnosis, cultural transformation
Manager- HRD
Nov 1995- Apr ‘05
Designing HR systems / Benchmarking organizational HR practices; implementation of
ISO9001:2000 and ISO 14001 &TQM; implementation of organizational change
initiatives; editing house magazine ‘Noteworthy’, implementing ongoing HR
programmes, ensuring a healthy climate and effective organizational processes
Operations-in-charge
May 86-Nov 95
- Managing shift operations of nuclear enrichment research plant
- Educating the workforce on Safety and conducting safety audits/ mock drills

4. academics
a. Academic Record:
Examination passed Institutions/universities Class Year Distinctions
MSc (Psychology) Madras University 61.3% 2007-09
MBA (HRM) IGNOU, New Delhi 78% (B)
(3.88 /5.0)
1996-99 ‘Excellent’ (A Grade) in
1. Organisational Design & Change,
2. Strategic Management &
3. Project work
Dip. T & D. ISTD, New Delhi 68% 1996-98 Distinction in the Internship Report on ‘Training
for TPM’
B Sc University of Madras 72% 1978-81 -
PUC University of Madras 76% 1978 100% in Mathematics
Distinction in Physics & Chemistry
SSLC TN Board of Sec. Edn 84% 1977 -
b. Short-term Courses:
Course title
Institution Grade Duration Course Coverage
Professional
Communication
A
Outstanding
Aug-Dec ‘85 Communication processes and enhancing
effectiveness in professional
communication
Operations
Research
B
Good
Aug-Dec ‘85 Basics of theory of OR with case studies
and applications

5. training certifications
National Resource Person (certified by GoI) to conduct 5-day training “Direct Trainers’
Skills (DTS)” designed by Thames Valley University, UK; attended at Institute of Secretarial
training & Management, New Delhi
“Design of Training (DOT)” certification by GoI (attended at Administrative training
institute, Mysore)
“Experiential Learning Tools” Certification by GoI, attended at Institute of management
& Governance, Calicut, Kerala
Graduate in Curriculum For Living of Landmark Education (Forum, Advanced course &
Self expression & Leadership programme & currently pursuing Introduction Leaders
Programme
“Lead Auditor for QMS” certification International Certifications Inc, NZ,
“Practitioner Certification in NLP” by NFNLP, Florida, conducted by Basics & Basics,
Bangalore
IGNOU’s Academic Counselor for MBA:
‘Change Management’,
‘Organisational Dynamics’ and
‘Total Quality Management’
License to administer Thomas Personal Profile Analysis for recruitment, job
compatibility, training need analysis and monitoring training effectiveness
Facilitator Certification in HRD by Aim Insights, Mangalore
Basic Human Process Lab by ISABS
have attended training programmes in TQM, TPM, 6 sigma, Cleaner Production, Process
mapping
have attended spiritual awakening programmes like Art of Living, Inner Engineering,
Summer Retreat programme of Ramakrishna Mission

6. publications/
co-professional pursuits
Indian Journal For
Training & Development
Paper titled “Trainer Styles: A Situational Approach” published In
Indian Journal For Training & Development- Oct- Dec 2002
Articles in published HRD Newsletter:
 “Learn to Learn”
 “From Cherry-picking to Choosing a Career”
A Column titled ‘9to6’ in Business enterprise, a newly launched magazine:
 Pygmalion Effect
 Steering the Tough Talk
 Lessons on Mentoring
 De-role Yourself
 Read For Results
 I feel- Therefore I am…
 Questioning culture
 Making of a Pro
 Be Your Word
Regular Contributor to a column “Workwise” in a monthly magazine INBOX1305
Articles published in house magazine in column Mind Matters
Promote Yourself (Jul-Sept 1999)/ Organisational climate is what you feel (Apr- Jun 2002)
 Inertia of Action (Jul-Sept 2002)
 Choose Yourself (Jan- Mar 2003)
And more…  Written articles in Deccan Herald, Indian Post and has delivered talks in Colleges
 Has conducted ‘Head-start Your Career’ Workshop for college-goers and Transformative
Teaching for Faculty B-schools and Engineering colleges
 Life member of NHRD network and member of MMA and ISTD

7. accomplishments
Organised Company-wide ‘Building Measures of Excellence’ and facilitated cascading of individual goal-setting
process with Company’s Strategic Thrust Areas
Developed 50 Internal Trainers for technical/ functional training to tap the tacit knowledge in the company
to have a blend of internal and external trainers for in-house programmes
Initiated, facilitated and implemented Mentoring programme by training the 120 senior people who
volunteered to mentor and hand-hold the new entrants to foster acculturation
Personally designed and delivered training programme for 50 to 60 days every year covering around 1500
man-days every year.
End-to-end of talent acquisition and transformation process for the fresh MBAs and engineers hired from
campus.
Introduced, facilitated and institutionalized practices like mentoring, KRA/ Goal setting, performance
coaching, counseling & feedback and many initiatives to bring in a culture of openness, innovation and
process.
Integrating Training Needs Identification process with PMS - Interfaced with IT team for developing online
systems for JD, PMS, LMS and facilitated the transition from pen & paper to online systems
Enhanced training by internal trainers enhanced to 50% from 5% by training of internal trainers
Introduced blend of training for focusing on capability building: FT: Functional/ Technical: 30-40%; BL:
Behavioural/ Leadership: 30-40%; OD: Organisational Practices(like TPM, 5S): 10-20% ; WL: Work-Life
congruence(like Health &Fitness etc): 10-20%
Scaled up the evaluation of Training Effectiveness from mere Reaction level to Outcome level:
o Reaction Level – 100% (all programmes covered); Knowledge/ skill level - 70% (only FT,BL &OD);
Outcome/ Job-performance level- 40 to 50% (For FT and partially for BL)
Enabled systematic capturing of L&D records like requests, enrolments, attendance, feedback, and metrices
like per capita budget, mandays etc through LMS

8. few trainings- designed & delivered
Title Target Group Description
Training & Facilitation Skills Line managers/Trainers Training skills on coaching, lecturing, discussion leading & group exercise
Training Design Trainers/training
designers
Use of training concepts in designing training, setting enabling and performance
objectives and evaluating training effectiveness
Role Effectiveness Performers Training for performing effectively in different roles and managing inter-role conflicts
Coaching & Mentoring Team leaders/line
managers
Leadership styles, self-assessment of the style, strengths and potentials, power
bases, situational leadership
Interpersonal Skills Team leaders/
performers
Inter-personal styles, building rapport, assessing and matching preferred modes of
individuals, team roles and team synergy
Learning Organisation All job performers Based on Peter Senge’s Fifth Discipline
Building high performance
teams
Teams / work groups Creating class-room experiences on team dysfunctionalities and nurture
teamwork through peer-assisted learning and feedback
Performance Algorithm Team leaders/ line
managers
An algorithmic approach to spot the reason for under-performance of a subordinate
and to take remedial measures
Explore yourself General Insight into one’s basic personality type – goal setting – balancing values–personal
mission building – goal pursuit
Campus to Corporate New Inductees Understanding organizational dynamics – interpersonal relations– communication
and influence processes – team work
Best Practices: New Inductees ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS, SA 8000, 5S,TPM, TQM, BPR, Kaizen, SPC, QFD, 6
Sigma, TOC, BSC
Cognitive Fitness General Exercises the brain functions like coordination, flexibility, endurance, concentration
Pygmalion Manager Leadership role-holders Building the power ot trust, passion, positive perspective and self deiscipline
Creativity at work General Practising creativity at day-to-day work and building a culture of innovation
Problem-solving tools Work groups Exposure to different problem solving tools and

9. profile
Behavioural:
Keirsey Temperament Description of Idealist (MBTI profile: ENFP):
 Enthusiastic, authentic, trusting, spiritual
 focused on personal journeys and human potentials
 strives to discover and improve self and this quest drives
imagination
 naturally drawn to working with people education or counseling,
in social services or personnel work, passionate to help others
find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals
and to fulfill their potentials.
Top 5 strengths as per Gallup’s Strength finder:
1. Ideation,
2. Strategic,
3. Input,
4. Learner,
5. Connectedness
Personal Details:
Date of birth : 20 Feb 1961
Birth place : Thanjavur , Tamilnad
Address : 1, Ashok Vasuda, 26, Ram Colony,
West Mambalam, Chennai- 600033
Languages : English, Tamil; can speak : Hindi, Kannada