• Gender: Male
• Age: 69
• Designation: Consultant and Head R & D
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Preferred Country: India
• Work Experience: 34.2 Year(s)

Education

Ph D, Plastic Processing 1985 – 1990

Skill Sets

Polymers, Plastics and Packaging Technology,Packaging Innovations, New Product Development, Package Testing, Cost Saving Initiatives, Interests in sustainability programs in Packaging and Applications of Biopolymers in packaging.

Work Experience

Consultant And Head R & D
From Dec 2018 –Till date
Company profile- Multilayer Laminated Tubes & Plastic Barrier Laminates Manufacturer

Job profile-
Setting of R & D Laboratory .Giving technical Support to Marketing Team, Carrying out New Product Development, Development of Mono Material based Laminated Tube (All PE based PP Based Tubes PCR Tubes), Circular Economy Based Projects

Technical Director
From July 2016 to April 2018
From March 2014– July 2015.
Company profile- organization in the field of physical testing machines.

Job profile-
Suggesting Testing & Packaging solutions to customers.
Plastic and Package Testing, setting up State Of Art Bottle testing Laboratory (CSD
and Hot filled Bottles) DIV in Association with PTI USA. Quality Manager for the site
for NABL, ISO- IEC, 17025- 2005 on Testing and Calibration Laboratories. Shelf Life
studies

Professor - Printing and Packaging
July 2015 to May 2016
Company Name: Mumbai University 
Company Profile: 
Job Profile:

GM QA and customer support
May 2013 to December 2013 
Company Name : Flex Americas Mexico- Tampico
Job Profile : 
To look after day today quality function, Support Marketing in technical matter, Problem solving,Development of New Products in BOPET, Packaging Cost Reduction, ISO 9001: 2008.

Chief Manager Creativity and Innovations
January 2005 to March 2013
Head R & D
June 1998 to December 2002
Company Name : Essel Propack Limited
Job Profile : 
To see overall R & D Function and act as a Global Technical Support to all local and Overseas Locations,Preparation of the R & D site for NABL, ISO- IEC, 17025- 2005. Heading IPR Initiatives, and Regulatory services for the Packaging Products for the Company,5 patents filed, Instrumental in getting Plast India, India Star and PFFCA Star Awards for various Packaging Innovations.

Head R & D
June 1998 to December 2002
Job Profile : 
Head Of Research and Development department. Job function involved setting up of state of the Art R& D Laboratory. Designing and development of the new products.  Set up of Stage gate Process for New Product Development,Managing Day today R & D activity. Instrumental in getting India Star and PFFCA Star Awards for various Packaging Innovations.

Head R & D
January 2003 to November 2005 
Company Name : Positive Packaging Ltd Mumbai
Job Profile : 
Setting up R & D Laboratory and carrying out various New and Innovative Developments in Flexible Packaging. Instrumental in getting India Star and PFFCA Star Awards for various Packaging Innovations.

Head Quality 
June 1996 to June 1998 
Company Name : Essel Packaging Limited (At WADA Plant)
Job Profile : 
Head of Quality Control Department. Worked as ISO Co-Ordinator for the site, ISO 9001:2001. Instrumental in setting up the Quality System at the site.

Technical Officer and Professor
Aug 1992 to July 1996
Company Name : CIPET Chennai
Job Profile : 
Teaching to Post Graduate Courses, Testing, Consultancy, ISO Co-ordinatorand Head Mechanical Testing Laboratory.

Causes Care About 
Science and Technology
Environment
Sustainable Packaging 
Education
CSR

Profile : 
More than 20 Years’ Experience in Plastics and Packaging Area at various Positions. Worked as a Faculty In Plastic Engineering& Technology Institute CIPET. Working as honorary faculty in SIES Institute of Packaging, and Indian Institute of Packaging(IIP), Mumbai.