• Gender: Male
• Age: 50
• Designation: Department Head
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Current Gross Salary: INR  1400000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  2400000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, USA
• Notice Period: 60  Days
• Work Experience: 21.4 Year(s)

Education

EMBA, Project Management, ISBM, Pune May 2013
Ph.D. (Polymer Chemistry) from Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India in July 2003
Thesis: Higher Molecular Weight UV-Stabilizers based on Phenyl Salicylate
Master of Science (Industrial Polymer Chemistry) from Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India in April 1999
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) from Sardar Patel University Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India in April 1997

Skill Sets

Technical expertise in Polymer/composite product development, wind turbine Blade technology, product Design concept and selection for Material and Process, process Improvement etc.
Management of Product development as well as improvement, R&D management
Expertise in management of start-ups and new business initiatives
Excellence in Project Management
Operations management
Marketing management - deliver products that capture customer value system, Marketing and sales large scale technical projects
Business Analysis - customer segmentation, portfolio analysis, marketing strategy, market share analysis etc
Well conversant with different testing properties such as Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, Optical, Chemical, Rheological as well as product testing.
Having good knowledge and experience of Identification and Characterization of resins, rubbers and plastics materials

Work Experience

Sr. Manager - (Blade R&D) : Since April 2011
Manager - (Blade R&D) : April 2010 – March 2011
Dy. Manager - (Blade R&D) : April 2009 – March 2010
Asst Manager - (Blade R&D) : November 2006 – March 2009
Company Profile: It manufactures generators, blades, panels and also wind-mill towers. The company has Research & Development centers, service centers and offices all around the world.
Job Profile:
Managing a team of 25 including 4 direct reportees and manage Innovation and R&D in the areas of aerodynamics and CFD, Material Technology, Product processes, Measurement and Engineering changes aligned with corporate strategy and business objectives.
Responsible for achieving goal for company, creating an innovation culture, identifying future technologies, Competitor analysis, collaboration with research institutes, evaluating the innovation funnel, evaluate – run & kill projects, protecting IP, streamlining processes for translating technology to commercial production and fostering best practices in the organization.
Coordinate business development and R&D between offices in India, Denmark and the Netherlands managing cultural barriers and enabling seamless development efforts.
Leading the Business Development, Process Planning, Establishing test setups, Standardization of Manufacturing Setups, Implementation of new technologies for improved AEP (Annual Energy Production) and Sourcing activities for the APAC (Asia-Pacific).
Explore avenues for future business opportunities in Wind Energy.
Started the R&D facility with 2 people and grew the R&D and Global Innovation organization to 25 professionals with an attrition rate of 1% in the last 4 years.
Raised the status of the R&D support unit to that of a Core R&D, delivering > 100% annual growth for the last 3 years.

Assistant Manager - Technical Audit
December 2006 – October 2008
Supplier, process, product and performance audits at all Rotor Blade Units (India, USA, China) and suggesting the scope for improvement in product - New technology development for Composite Materials and Polymer products
- Quality Control Lab Development - Develop the training program for Quality team

Manager (QA/QC)
August 2006 – December 2006
Company Profile: Processors are precision Trader quality products for Nylon Polymer, Polymer Roller, Polyamide Polymer, Polymer Sheets, etc. Based Trader based at (Rajkot), India
Job Profile:
Responsible for new development of composite products for Industrial uses and filament winding FRP Pipes for water supply - Quality control and ISO 9001 certification - Lead Quality and R&D team

Research Fellow (Polymer Testing)
February 2005 – July 2006
CIPET, Ahmadabad
Research Fellow (Polymer Testing)
Responsible for conduct test/test reports as per International standard (Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical and weathering etc) - Lectures for Plastic Processing Technology
Experience with sophisticated equipments for the polymer characterization. MFI, VSP/HDT,
UV-Visible spectra, Rockwell Hardness Tester, Abrasion Tester, Arc Resistance Tester, Haze
Meter, CBC Instrument, Brook-field Viscometer, Izod/Charpee Impact tester, Shore ‘A’ & Shore
‘D’ Hardness tester and Processing of PVC, PP, PE, etc. on Brabender Plasticorder. Having good
knowledge of DSC, TGA instruments and UTM instrument.

Dy Manager (R&D / QC)
August 2003 - January 2005
Sunrise Polymer Industries, Baroda
Job Profile:
Responsible for New development of composite products for Industrial uses
Quality control and ISO 9001 certification - Lead R&D and Quality team
Industrial equipments /Acid storage tank by using Polyester/Epoxy resin
Hand lay-up, Filament winding process - ISO 9001 Implementation for quality control system
Successfully completed Project “Nacelle cover for wind turbine by hand lay-up method”

Future Goals

CEO for reputed organization