• Gender: Male
• Age: 55
• Designation: Department Head
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Current Gross Salary: INR  125000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  15000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 90  Days
• Preferred Location: Anywhere in North India
• Work Experience: 30.4 Year(s)

Education

M.Sc.(Organic Chemistry) from North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon in 1994 

B.Sc. (Chemistry) Pune University in Year 1992

Skill Sets

A High Energy Quality Control Head with over 21 Years of experience in Quality Control/Assurance in Pigment Manufacturing Industries

 Key Competencies
Pigment Manufacturing Domain , Pigment Applications & Testing, Color Matching, Coating, SAP Implementation,  NABL (ISO 17025) Implementation,  QC/QA ~ Best Practices,  Audits & Controls,  Investigation Procedures,   Training & Development, Team Management,  Compliance Management 

Work Experience

Section Head – QC/QA
Since May 2007
Company Profile: Market leader in Adhesives and Sealants, Construction and Paint Chemicals, Automotive Chemicals, Art Materials, Industrial Adhesives, Industrial and Textile Resins, Organic Pigments and Preparations, Polymer Emulsions, and auxiliary chemicals. 
Job Profile:
To be responsible for implementation, maintenance and development of quality assurance systems and activities for all products produced at the location.
Tailor made/Customize matching of Pigment shade with applicable application properties
To approve finished product tests and certify them before dispatching the same.
To maintain QM data of SAP/R3 & it’s domain applications
To Implement and maintain systems like ISO 9001: 2008, ISO 14001: 2004, OH&S 18001:2007, TPM
To prepare various market sample reports for approvals, comments and observations.
To support marketing department and update them with customers complaints/ requirements.
To analyze non-conformity and feedback on preventive and corrective actions.
To ensure that all lab instruments are calibrated from time to time.
To assist in manpower planning and inventory of consumables and spares related to the laboratory.
To perform internal and external (vendor) audits for quality checks.
To review documents for quality procedures compliance SOPs, master batch records, validation reports and ical test methods.
To manage investigation program, ensure appropriate resolution of deviations and determine potential impact on the product.
To maintain record of the Raw Material, Finished Goods, Intermediates in graphical Form.
To implement, evaluate, analyze and monitor auditing/assessment processes and findings.
To ensure that quality system deviations raised are scrutinized and appropriately approved.
To maintain necessary records for Quality Assurance processes on a regular basis.
To escalate non-resolvable issues to an appropriate level of management for resolution.
To develop and recommend quality control programs, including inspection procedures and techniques, which will help plant manufacturing to meet authorized quality standards at minimum cost.
To periodically review all inspection and quality control activities to determine conformance with authorized policies and procedures and with sound practice.
To analyze reports of return goods and complaints and recommend necessary action to control or eliminate the manufacture of defective products.
To co-ordinate with production department on regular basis and to ensure that the quality of the product is manufactured as per market demand
To be responsible for ISO related activities as a Management Representative.
To conduct ISO awareness training and orient new recruits.
To audit internally ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OH&S 18001

Achievements
QC/QA & Pigment Application activities 100% successfully transferred from Head office to factory. All those activities were performed since last more than 30 years at Head office under the leadership of Sr. Vice President
Successfully implemented QM Module of SAP in QA/QC by maintaining master data
Successfully and technically interacted with various international customers for Pigment application support at exhibitions. Recently at European Coating Show held at Nuremberg –Germany & Paint India at Mumbai
Rationalized about 15 Test methods and 75 standards of Finished Pigments
Successfully implemented 5`S` activities throughout the unit

Executive – Pigment Testing Laboratory
Aug 1995 – Jun 2007
Company Profile: A leading Pigments Manufacturing Company specialized in colors and chemicals
Job Profile:
Achievements
Accomplished NABL accreditation to first Pigment Testing Laboratory in India under own leadership 
Total 25 In-house test methods technically validated as per NABL norms 
Successfully Maintained ISO9001: 2008, ISO14001: 2004, OH&S 18001:2007 by internally auditing all the departments at both factories
Successfully implemented 5`S` activities throughout 
Presented 8 Quality projects in the field of Cost Reductions, Quality & Productivity improvements using Six Sigma & different Quality tools 
Laboratory made 90% paper less by using electronic media at both factory
Estimated uncertainty of 25 different test methods

Production Supervisor
Aug 1994 – Aug 1995 
Company Name: Hikal Chemical Industries Ltd
Company Profile: A reliable partner to companies in the Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Agrochemicals and Specialty Chemicals industries. 
Job Profile:
Technical Skills
Laboratory set up and Test Method Validation, Estimation of uncertainty of test method 
Implementation of ISO 17025(NABL Accreditation)
Implementation of Good Laboratory Practices
Testing of Raw materials used for pigment manufacturing            
Finished Pigment Testing & its applications in Paint, Ink, Plastic and Rubber industries 
Pigment shade  matching for tailor made organic pigments
Quality systems Implementation & Auditing
Operation of Gas Chromatography, FTIR, Atomic Absorption Spectrophoto meter &  X-Ray Diffract meter
Implementation of Six Sigma Methodology & Implementation of 5S concept

Future Goals

Seeking challenging position in Quality Control/Assurance in the Pigment/Paint/Ink/Plastic Manufacturing organization. An impressive track record of hands-on experience in Pigment Application Testing , product development support. Possess strong administrative, man management skills, mentoring & relationship management skills while maintaining high standards of personal performance and professionalism with ability to relate to people at any level of business