• Gender: Male
• Age: 62
• Designation: Director Operations (Freelance)
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 35.8 Year(s)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering from Shivaji University, Maharastra, India, in Nov 1983 - May 1988.

Radio Officers Course Part 1 from St.Xaviers Technical Institute. Mumbai in Jun 1982 – Oct 1983.

Skill Sets

LANGUAGE SKILLS, EXTRA CURRICULAR & USEFUL INFORMATION
Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
President of Dombivili Rotaract (1993-94) – Best president awardee of Mumbai District.
Presently a Permanent Invitee in the Rotary Family of Dombivili.
Vaccinated for Yellow Fever (Lifetime) & Corona Virus.

Work Experience

Director Operations (Freelance)
From Jan - 2019 to Present - 2021
Company Profile: .We are in the business of Selection, Installation, Commissioning, Management and Care of Manufacturing and Support Equipment.

Job Profile: .
Started V-maintain well as an asset care management consulting company for FMCG industries.
Commissioned CSD, table water lines (18000-36000 bph) for M/s Falkat Industries, Angola.
Productivity analysis and implementation of TPM & TQM techniques for Pepsi-co & Capri-con,
Sathyavedu and Bisleri, Mumbai.
Refurbished and enhanced productivity of Care Aqua Factory, Trichy.
Developed infrastructure for Mussouri International High School.

Head of Engineering and Operations
From Jan 2018 – Dec 2018
Company profile- Food Manufacturing Industry.
Job profile-
Euro Global is a pioneer in brewing malt, manufacturing and processing of alcoholic & non-alcoholic
beverages. This is included with a captive consumption PET stretch blow molding factory.
Led over 300 employees, handled twelve packaging lines for O & M, six injection & stretch blow lines.
Face-lifted entire factory and overhauled six lines during my tenure.
Erected & Commissioned of six 200 kL malt storage tanks and the factory’s effluent treatment plant.

Plant Manager (Profit Center Head)
From Nov 2015 – Aug 2017
PepsiCo International (Al-Hayat Group), Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Job profile-
Responsible for supply & quality assurance, demand planning & execution, asset care management,
effective capacity utilization & creation, inventory management & logistics of the factory. Handled over
200 staff.
Awarded best production & quality awards from Pepsi International
Instrumental in uplifting work culture & environment
Key player in raising net profit of thirteen million US dollars during my tenure.
Led the installation of a new high speed 44000 bpl Sidel line for PET bottles.

Factory Manager (Techno commercial Head) Sep 2010 – Apr 2015
International Company for printing and packaging (Incopak) Yemen Diary, Hodeidah, Yemen
Yemen diary is a FMCG conglomerate involved in the manufacture of CSDs, table water, juice & dairy
products. They have support associates in plastics and printing industries.
Responsible for supply & quality assurance, maintenance and inventory management of factory. Lead
over 300+ employees. Increased production capacity of plant by a factor of 10 (2000 to 20000
cases/day).
Led installation of high-speed film extrusion Dolci machine & 44000 bph chrones line for CSD & water
Key player in converting Incopak from a loss-making company (-2 million USD/y) to a profit making (1.5
million USD/y).

Factory Head Jul 2008 – Jul 2010
Dansa Foods, Lagos, Nigeria
Dansa is a leading conglomerate in the juice and diary sector in Nigeria
Responsible for production, quality, maintenance & projects of CSD, table water, juice and dairy lines
Erected and commissioned ‘green field project’ of two SIDEL lines for production of CSD & table water
in record time of nine months.
Supervised installation of combiblock and tetrapack lines for milk and juice packaging.
Reduced factory costs by 0.8-1 million USD/y by implementing TPM & WCM culture.

Technical Deputy General Manager, South Zone Jun 2007 – Jun 2008
Bisleri, India
Responsible for technical up-gradation of Bisleri’s mother plants in South India and its co-packers and
franchises. Inducted 11 co-packers across 4 states for Bisleri (capacity creation).
Commissioned 9 franchise models during my tenure.

Project and Plant Manager Apr 2006 – Mar 2007
3-R International, Kampala, Uganda
3-R focuses on the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages in Uganda.
Responsible for projects & plant operations.
Installed & commissioned a ‘green field’ glass bottle line project and 12 FFS machines in a short time of
4 months.

Sr. Executive Production Oct 2001 – Nov 2005
Ajmal Perfumes, Dubai, UAE
Ajmal is a leading perfumery in the Gulf region
Responsible for managing production, projects & maintenance activities of the company.
Led a team of 125+ employees. Erection-ed & commissioned a state of art factory for spray perfume,
body lotion and talcum powder.

Sr. Executive Contract Manufacturing Jun 1995 – Sep 2001
Marico Industries Limited, Mumbai, India
Marico is India’s leading edible oil, cosmetics & food conglomerate. Its brands include parachute, hair &
care etc.
Techno-commercial lead for the management of three contract manufacturing factories. Responsible
for technical up-gradation, plant maintenance (TPM) and total quality management.
Managed supply chain and production of expulsion oil mills and bottling plants for edible oil, cosmetics
and pre-gelatinized starch.
Installed Paris-on blow and injection molding machines for captive consumption usage.
Supervised 150 employees/unit on an average.

Senior Officer Technical May 1992 – Jun 1995
Hico Products Ltd., Mumbai, India
Hico was a pioneer in specialty chemical manufacturing with three state of art factories in Maharashtra.
Supported scale up of production & process requirements. Designed infrastructure for products from
lab to commercial scale. Worked closely with R & D for new product development.
Improved material handling systems and saved the company 3.6 million INR per year.

Production & Maintenance Engineer Mar 1990 -Feb 1992
Leather Industries corporation of Maharashtra (LIDCOM), Maharashtra, India.
Lid-com is a government organization involved in the business of manufacturing police, army & industrial
safety shoes.
Responsible for over 150 employees, the production & maintenance of the factory
Erected and commissioned an automated footware plant in a short time of 6 months- A German desma
injection molding machine & an English BUSM lasting machines.

Quality Assurance Engineer Apr 1989 – Mar 1990
Fluid Air India Private Ltd, Dombivili, Maharashtra, India
Fluid Air India was a leading producer of pollution control equipment and material handling equipment.
Responsible for inspection & approval during material fabrication and on-site inspection of supplied
equipment.

Production/Industrial Engineer Aug 1988 – Mar 1989
Siyaram Silk Mills – Laxmi Fabrics ( Murbad-Kalyan ) Maharashtra
Siyaram is a pioneer in the textile industry. Established productivity techniques & industrial engineering functions.
Established preventive maintenance techniques & feedback mechanism to management on productivity
improvement programs.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE OVERVIEW
Execution of green & brown field projects for bottling plants, packaging and other FMCG industries.
Erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of various high speed (6400- 44000 bph) lines
containing PET, Can, Glass bottles, Tetra-pack and FFS machines & other process equipment’s for
beverage industries.
Imparting value engineering programs for factory improvements by practicing total predictive
maintenance (TPM), total quality management (TQM) and WCM (world class manufacturing) practices.
Expertise in management, operation & intermittence of both rigid and flexible plastic extrusion lines.
A change manager -emphasizing on my technical & managerial skills enabling the upliftment of the
factories.
Adept in man management suiting to any climate & environment of work force.
Possess soft skills to mold teams to work towards the organizational goals.
Effective management of utilities & renewable energy systems.
Power usage of Microsoft packages like Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
Financial planning for businesses based on market for-casts and generation of annual operation plans.

OVERVIEW
Hello, thank you for taking your time to view my profile. I am a techno-commercial expert holding over 30+
years of experience working for various FMCG industrial sectors like edible oil, cosmetics, food and beverages.
Over the years, I have worked as a profit-centric head and held senior managerial positions for various
companies like Bisleri, Marico, PepsiCo, Ajmal Perfumes and Yemen Diary. I have worked in various countries
like India, Dubai, Yemen, Angola, Uganda, Nigeria and Iraqi Kurdistan. My expertise lies in management of 4
M’s (machine, money, material and man power) in plant operations, sales budgets, projects, supply chain and
logistics. You can find out detailed more information about my work experiences in the next two pages of my
CV. In this page, I provide a brief overview of my technical expertise, education and other useful skills.