Dr. Muraliraj

• Masters of Economics (M.Ec) – Specialization in Macroeconomic Policy Formulation, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
• B. Economics. (Hons) in University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / IASSC Certified
• Certified ISO 9001:2008 (QMS) Internal Quality Auditor
• PhD (Ongoing) – Operations Management, Lean and Six Sigma.

• Expert in Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvements and Lean Enterprise Solutions.
• Specialist in process mapping, optimization, cost reductions, deploying process excellence strategies.
• Trainer in Lean Six Sigma Programmes, QMS Programmes.

For more than 5 years, Mr. Muraliraj has been involved in process excellence projects, performance improvements, and change management in shipping, oil and gas, engineering and IT industries. He has:

• Assisted organizations in improving process performance using the tools and techniques of Six Sigma and Lean, and has expertly used appropriate data collection and analysis methods to accelerate process improvement projects.
• Trained and mentored Yellow Belts, Green Belts, and middle-management executives for Six Sigma Lean Enterprise Solutions.
• Acted as reference point for top management and Board of Directors as change management agent.
• Experience as Quality Management Representative (QMR) for Petronas oil and gas in-house contractor.
• Regional and state Project Coordination and Management Reporting
• Project Quality Auditing (Engineering- Scaffolding, Insulation, Fireproofing & Blasting and Painting).
• Experienced Six Sigma Statistical Software such as Minitab (Version 16), SPSS, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)- SmartPLS, AMOS.
• Developed training materials and Lean Six Sigma games for training.
• Delivered warehouse transformation programme for business enhancement strategy.
• Researching and assessing risk management processes and business trends.

• Lean Six Sigma and Lean Deployment Training and Facilitation.
• Lean Six Sigma Project Identification, Selections & Execution.
• Lean Six Sigma Project Consultancy and Training Material Development.
• ISO 9001 (QMS) Training, Audit Coaching & Mentoring.
• Process As-Is & Should-Be Training and Facilitation.
• Lean Systems Designing & Re-designing.
• Strategic Planning & Project Management activities in Process Improvement.
• Quality Assurance and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Operations Management & Project Coordination.

• Mr. Muraliraj’s most recent success is in the initiation of Lean and Six Sigma in a Petronas in-house engineering service provision company, where he trained and coached 26 executives in 13 branches of the company in training and awareness alongside improvement opportunity identification in each branch.
• Completed transformation of warehouse according to company’s major improvement strategy.
• Work experience includes project coordination and auditing aside standard operating procedure and revamp for best practice solutions for all of company’s subsidiaries in Johor, Melaka, Port Dickson, Lumut, Kulim, Kerteh, Kemaman, Bintulu, Labuan, Gebeng and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.
• Languages: English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Tamil

• Economic Implication of Lean Six Sigma Employment in the Local Government (Unpublished, ongoing)
• Linking Sociotechnical Aspect, Learning and Cognitive Influence to Six Sigma Project Success, Proposal Defense Presentation (May, 2016).
• Combinative Quality Initiatives Effect on Absorptive Capacity Dimensions and their Influence Towards Organizational Innovation and Performance, PhD Research (Ongoing)
• Macroeconomic & Policy Indicators: A comparison Between Malaysia, India & China, Dissertation (University Malaya Library)