Ref. No. : CA - 18074 - (Designers - Dies & Tools – with 35.8 years in Plastic Industry)

Education

Bachelor Of Engineering (Mechanical) From APS University, Government Engineering College, Rewa (MP) India in 1985

5 years integrated course With practical training completed Recipient of National Merit Scholarship in all of engineering studies

Skill Sets

Sourcing/ Procurement of complex plastic/ die cast/ rubber tools and mouldings
Highly cost and quality conscious techno-commercial negotiator
New Vendor Development & Quarterly Supplier Assessment
Injection mold and die casting mold design, fabrication, qualification and tool transfer
Bio-medical/ general plastic product design & validation
Business Development/ Project Management
Mentoring & Coaching
Proficient in CAD tools like SolidWorks, Unigraphics, MPI, AutoCAD and MS Office
Proficient in English and Hindi
Holding clean “Class 3 & 2B” Singapore, Malaysia and Indian driving licenses

With immediate effect, I can make appreciable contributions in the following areas:
Business Growth: My sound academic background and hands-on experience enable me to engage with customers in a convincing way to win contracts for my organization.
Cost Reduction: Using my experience and close relationship with Asian manufacturers and suppliers, I can bring down the final product cost signi

Work Experience

Freelance Procurement Consultant- Tooling/ Molding  
Since July 2014 
Company Profile: Self Employed
Job Profile:
Liaise with Tool Design dept. to extract Tooling Parameters and Tooling Review Sheet.
Contract Review Meeting with all section supervisors to stress upon milestones for achieving deadlines promised to the customer.
Participate in conceptual tool design review and final tool design review meetings in order to ensure manufacturability and robustness of the tool.
Tool progress monitoring using GANTT chart (Excel format) and regular reporting to management.
Highlighting & resolving bottlenecks surfacing during manufacturing & mold testing.
Send out tool RFQ to vendors, negotiate price, release PO and follow up on quality & delivery.
Liaise with vendors on mold design, quality and moulding issues.

Senior Procurement Manager- Tooling/ Molding 
Aug 2011 to Jun 2014
Company Profile: Manufacturers of world class vacuum cleaners, blade-less fans and hand dryers
Job Profile:
Lead the Global Tooling Procurement team in implementing strategies for sourcing and procuring complex plastic, rubber & die casting tools to meet part production demands worldwide.
Achieve targeted cost avoidance of over 10% on budgeted tooling spending of around 25 mil GBP.
Review of Tooling Parameters, Tooling Review Sheets and CAD data to determine appropriate tool suppliers.
Training & guiding a team of procurement staff to achieve timely purchases with the lowest price.
Manage procurement process from bid preparation, alignment of quoted technical specs & price with internal estimates, negotiations for targeted specs and price with suppliers followed by final allocation.
Chairing the TAC (Tooling Allocation Committee) meeting to present proposed tooling allocation data to Directors (4x) for their approval before releasing PO to qualified suppliers.
Involvement in techno-commercial issues where significant cost avoidance opportunities are predicted.
Resolve tool life warranty claim issues with suppliers and tool trial cost control.
New vendor development and supplier assessment to maintain a pool of smart but cost effective and committed suppliers within Asia.
PO approval thru SAP system, TTNF approval thru PLM and handling PCP (Facton) uploads.

Staff Engineer- Design & Tool Procurement 
Jan 2007 to Aug 2011
Company Name: Fluidigm Singapore Pte Ltd
Company Profile: A pioneer in mfr of Integrated Fluid Circuit Bio-chips in 10K Clean-room
Job Profile:
Reported to the Director of Engineering and looking after Tooling Procurement, Mechanical R&D, Project Management and Manufacturing of IFC Chip Carriers (Biotech products) used in Protein Crystallization and DNA analysis.
Trained and qualified in SolidWorks design software to support mechanical and FEM analysis of IFC Carrier and accessories. Numerous designs were successfully developed and released for chip fabrication in a PDM environment. Product wise FMEA with team to ensure reliability.
Conceptualised product design preparation and presented to the management for approval.
Liaised with internal customers on product design and quality issues.
Sent out tool RFQ to vendors, negotiated prices, released PO and followed up on quality & delivery.
Vendor development, qualification and selection for injection mold making & moulding vendors.
Managed the projects assigned to moulding vendors. DFM review and Mold Assembly drawing approval.
Liaised with vendors on mold design, quality and moulding issues.
Managed/ co-ordinated cross-functional teams, communicated between teams, and carried out information control.
Conducted product failure analysis & participated in troubleshooting of injection molds during tryouts.
Managed product qualification, process preparation and qualified the prototype samples. Compiled & presented the qualification results to the management and got approval for mfr. of test build lot.


Design Supervisor 
Mar 2003 to Jan 2007
Company Name: Escatec Engineering Pte Ltd
Company Profile: A Swiss Owned, ISO 9001 Contract Mfg. Company
Job Profile:
Reported to the GM and supervised a team of 6 design engineers and 5 CAM programmers to complete the design of plastic molds within the time frame and available resources.
Design capacity planning, executive summary preparation & reporting to GM on weekly basis.
Leading and guiding the design engineers and programmers to get the desired output on time.
Planning & assigning the DFM and design jobs to individual designers. Updating design status.
Attending to Contract Review, DFM review and mold GA (General Assay) review with other depts.
Liaising with customers on design issues and with vendors (on sub-out molds) on design issues.
Cross checking the design calculations/ moldflow analysis results for critical molds.
Participating in troubleshooting of molds during tryout.

Cad Engineer 
Sept 1999 to Mar 2003
Company Name: Omni Mold Limited
Company Profile: A highly reputed, ISO 9001 certified molding and mold manufacturing company
Job Profile:
3D designing & detailing of plastic molds for computer & printer parts as per 3D product CAD files supplied by customers like Hewlett Packard, Dell Computers, Microsoft Inc., Cannon Inc., I-Omega etc. Appreciable experience in PDM environment with Unigraphics (Ver-18 3D CAD/CAM) software in designing molds with hot runner systems from Mold-Masters, Fastheat and Husky.

Assistant Manager 
Aug 1995 to Aug 1999
Company Name: W.E.T. Trading Pte. Ltd
Company Profile: An ISO 9002 certified mold manufacturing co
Job Profile:
Headed the Design and Engineering department for the CAD design and CAM programming of export-oriented plastic & die casting molds.

Assistant Manager 
Apr 1989 to Nov 1990 & Aug 1993 to Aug 1995
Company Name: The ISGEC Ltd.
Company Profile: A public listed company
Job Profile:
Headed the Design & Development Section. Dealt with the design and manufacture of machine tools and heavy equipment for turnkey projects like sugar plants.

Deputy Engineer
Nov 1990 to Aug 1993 
Company Name: Bharat Electronics Limited 
Company Profile: A Govt of India, Ministry of Defense Enterprise
Job Profile:
Team leader and looked after the design, development, engineering and installation of mechanical & hydraulic systems of radar antennas and communication antennas for defense application. Also held the full charge of Prototype Shop equipped with modern fabrication and machining facilities. 

Senior Design Engineer 
Jan 1988 to Mar 1989
Company Name: Gallium Equipments Pvt. Limited 
Company Profile:  
Job Profile:
Had been responsible for the design & engineering of equipments for Precision ERW (Electric Resistance Welded) Tube Mills.

Achievements (Recent):
Achieved 12% cost avoidance on tooling purchases through techno-commercial negotiations.
Developed high precision (AGMA-12) gear tool manufacturers and molders within South East Asia.
Successfully designed and qualified the “IFC (Integrated Fluid Circuit) Chip Carriers” (a high precision part injection molded with optical grade COC) within the project timeline of 6 months.
Developed “IFC Chip Carrier” with high density micro channels (100 microns width) and molded Ø0.4 thru holes (over 400 holes/ Carrier) to avoid micro drilling and brought down the Carrier cost to half. Developed Ultrasonic Welding joint with O-ring for a high performance 45psi pressure accumulator with zero rejection.
Received Hedgehog Award from Fluidigm Corporation (South San Francisco) for successfully designing and qualifying the most complex Bio-tech Plastic Device called Gen-2 Carrier with high density micro channels and vias. End product is called "Lab on Chip”, a bio-chip used for high throughput biological applications.
Localized the parts through Quality, Productivity, and Cost negotiations within and outside company and reduced cost even further.
During my tenure as a Design Supervisor (in Escatec Engineering), over 90% of mold designs were completed on time, resulting in very minimal adjustments at ‘first of trial’. 

Most Recent Job Functions:
Lead the Global Tooling Procurement team in implementing strategies for sourcing and procuring complex plastic, rubber & die casting tools to meet part production demands worldwide.
Achieve targeted cost avoidance of over 10% on budgeted tooling spending of around 25mil GBP.
Review of Tooling Parameters, Tooling Review Sheets and CAD data to determine appropriate tool suppliers.
Training & guiding a team of procurement staff to achieve timely purchases with the lowest price.
Manage procurement process from bid preparation, alignment of quoted technical specs & price with internal estimates, negotiations for targeted specs and price with suppliers followed by final allocation.
Chairing the TAC (Tooling Allocation Committee) meeting to present proposed tooling allocation data to Directors (4x) for their approval before releasing PO to qualified suppliers.
Involvement in techno-commercial issues where significant cost avoidance opportunities are predicted.
Resolve tool life warrantee claim issues with suppliers and tool trial cost control.
New vendor development and supplier assessment to maintain a pool of smart but cost effective and committed suppliers within Asia.
PO approval thru SAP system, TTNF approval thru PLM and handling PCP (Facton) uploads.

Certificates & Membership:
Professional Negotiation & Influencing by ens International, Singapore – Nov 2013
Interpersonal And Customer Service Skills by MDIS, Singapore – May 2001
Polymers: Properties, Process, Application & Design by NUS, Singapore – Sep 2003
SolidWorks Product Design Training 2007 by SeaCAD, Singapore – Mar 2007
Unigraphics Basic and Advanced CAD and Plastic Mold Design by Gintic, Singapore – Jan 2000
Moldflow MPI (Flow & Cool) Training  by CAD-IT, Singapore – May 2005
Outward Bound Teambuilding Programme by Outward Bound Singapore – Apr 2005
Chartered Engineer and Associate Member of “Institution of Engineers India”

Future Goals

Objective is to obtain a management position that would allow me to share my experience and train the next generation of top professionals who can contribute towards the growth & prosperity of your esteemed organization.

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