plastemartjobs.com Email: jobs@plastemart.com, hr@plastemart.com Download Date: 2/5/2025 11:19:00 PM ________________________________________________________________________________________ RefNo: CA - 24089 Gender: Male Age: 44 Designation: Manager Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree Notice Period: 30 Days Education Details: Masters in Chemical Engineering From UDCT, Mumbai, in 2006 with 58% B.E Chemical Engineering, From Shivaji University, Kolhapur in 2003 with 72% GATE From IIT Delhi in 2004 with 88% H.S.C. From Kolhapur Board in 1998 with 82.33% S.S.C. From Kolhapur Board in 1996 with?82.13% Skill Sets: Experience over 9 years in area of New product development/ paint formulations ( Interior /Exterior Architectural coatings), raw material screening & selection process, product scale ups, product applications and field testing? Heading Primers, Specialty & Pilot Plant group as section manager comprising of 10 team members Polymer Emulsion synthesis, characterization and their evaluation in Paint Experienced in leading the technical team for development of new eco-friendly, high performance water based coatings (0 VOC paints) Leading ideation program to generate new ideas and projects Hands on experience with analytical & testing instruments.? Rheological analysis of architectural coatings. Complete understanding of pilot scale up/ process set ups and operations for paint. ? Received ? Outstanding contributor? award 2013 Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision once trained. Excellent supervisory & organizational skills Work Experience: 19.1 Work Experience Details: Section Manager : Since May 2015? Scientist: Apr 2011 to May 2015 Senior Process Chemist: Aug 2009 to Mar 2011 Senior Chemist: Aug 2006 to Jul 2009 Company Profile:?Manufacturer of interior house paints, exterior house paints, decorative finishes, primers, stains and surface preparation products Job Profile: Guiding and mentoring technical personnel on different projects like new product development, product up gradation, cost optimization and new raw material screening and selection Defining project scope, develop plan and direct projects Making weekly report on group activities, project work and project completion status Assisting manager in budgeting department expenditures, implementing equipment up gradation and making staffing decisions Working on product stewardship program pulling data from SAP and analyzing on Minitab Leading & guiding Ideation Program for Product development & Improvement? Leading Pilot Plant facility and coordinating with Color group and other departments on projects Worked on up gradation of MSBP product line? Developed 50 & 100 VOC decorative faux glaze finish Developed Porch & Patio Paint & Primer in one product line Developing 1-Part Epoxy ?Paint & Primer in one floor coating product line Evaluation & screening of different raw material like resins, surfactant, dispersant and specialty additives Scientist? April 2011 to May 2015 Job Profile :? New Product Development Working on Leading Edge Technology project to develop Color changing Paint Leading & guiding a small group for Product development & Improvement ideation program. Developed premium quality Interior Paint for India Market Developed Ultra premium quality exterior product with excellent DPUR & Durability ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (Marquee Paint) Polymer emulsion Synthesis & evaluation Working with team on synthesis of Low odor, APEO free, straight acrylic polymer emulsions ?to be used in 0 & 50 gm/lit VOC Interior paints? Worked on process development & checking effect of different parameters on emulsion properties Characterized polymer emulsions for Particle size, MFFT. Carried out tests like Foam Resistance, High shear stability, Roller stability, Settling, Water absorption for polymer emulsions Evaluation of emulsion polymers in Interior/Exterior coatings, Floor & wood coatings formulations and analyzing for key physical properties & Application Properties Rheological Analysis of Paint Did rheological analysis of paint to determine Flow & Viscosity curves, long term and short term stability, effect on application properties, 3 ITT testing Pilot Plant & Scale-up Responsible for setting up and startup of the pilot plant Did Scale-ups of Low VOC Premium Interior and exterior product with interactive resin technology. Scaled up different products from laboratory scale to the pilot scale up to 200 gallon capacity Responsible for Vendor management, raw material Inventory management related to Pilot Plant Instrument Handled Analytical Instrument: Rhopoint MFFT-90 bar, Particle size analyzer- 90 plus Brook haven, Rheometer Anton Paar MCR101, TA AR-550, Instron Tensile testing ?equipment Testing Instruments: X-rite color matching software, Pendulum hardness, Q Fog - Salt spray, QUV, Xenon arc weather meter, Exposure S45, N90, HFU etc.? Senior Process Chemist? August 2009 to March 2011 Job Profile :? Improvement of existing Ultra-Premium Quality low VOC interior paint for primer properties, adhesion and Titanium dioxide efficiency Improvement of burnish resistance of Premium quality Interior paint. Developed new process for making new paints using interactive resins technology, checked effect of pH, viscosity & mixing on final paint properties.? Process optimization for existing products, checking the effects of power input, vessel geometry, impeller types, Raw material Inlet position & order of addition of raw materials. Preparing post add charts for rheology modifiers & Titanium dioxide, did profile studies for viscosity & Tinting strength Senior Chemist? 2006 to 2009 Job Profile :? New Product Development Developed Premium Plus Ultra Interior low VOC Product (Paint & Primer in One) Developed Premium Plus 0 VOC Interior product for USA & Canada Market Evaluation of new raw materials? Evaluated different new raw materials like dispersant, surfactants, rheology modifiers to improve product quality and cost optimization Formulate or change chemical composition of new or existing products Communicating with US R&D department on ongoing projects Rework and wash water study Part of team that performed wash water and rework study to reduce production losses. Studied blends of different formulations and carried out necessary testing International Exposure Attended China Coat Conference & Exhibition 2014 Visited R&D laboratory California, USA in 2012 for Pilot plant scale ups of Marquee products Successfully completed ?Process improvement and Scale up training Program? at organization?s R&D facility situated in Santa Ana, California USA ?in March 2010? Completed ?Research and Development laboratory Training Program? at our organization?s R and D laboratory Santa Ana, California USA in September 2008. Training & Certifications Process Tools- Six Sigma Green Belt training completed Certificate course on ? Rheological analysis of Paints & Emulsions? conducted by Venture Centre, NCL, Pune Process Simulation Software - ?Steady State Simulation using Hysis Version 3.5? from CP & Company, Pune Extra Curricular Activities & Hobbies Participating in ?sports competition? Participation in Blood Donation Camps Active participation in organizing social events (festivals) Likes ?swimming, cycling & Gym Technical competence Water borne Interior & Exterior Paint Formulations, floor coatings, specialty paints, decorative finishes Polymer emulsion synthesis and application in Interior & exterior coatings Rheological analysis of architectural coatings Process development, optimization and pilot plant scale-up Future Goals: To find a challenging position, that compliments and expands my competencies, skills, education and experience ________________________________________________________________________________________