• Gender: Male
• Age: 41
• Designation: Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 17.5 Year(s)

Education

Bachelor of Technology From Crescent Engineering College, Anna University in 2006

Skill Sets

Overall experience of Nine Years in Polymer R&D and production domain.
Currently in R&D Division, as Lead Engineer in COE- Materials Technology (Polymer)from December 2007 to till present (7 Years 8 months)
Experience in NPD & CPD projects for automotive& other division. (All segments of Car, Trucks,Tractors,Construction and other sister concern(Mahindra))
Knowledge on Product Development System.
Appointed as official CFT for major projects of M&M like XUV 5OO, Xylo, Maxximo, Geo & Scorpio Refresh and MHCE.
Have well-earned experience inthe field of production,processing, Compounding, Testing, & Molding of Plastics & Composites.
Hands on experience & knowledge on Quality tools, Supplier Audit, Operations, Planning & Material management.

Work Experience

Lead Engineer-Materials Technology (Plastics & Composites)
Since Dec 2007
Company Profile: Leading automotive manufacturer
Job Profile:
SME on Plastics & Composites
Draft Part Requirement as per CPQ.(customer peruse quality)
Draft Material Specification from CPQ to engineering data.
Standardize material spec across platform and new programme.
Validation of specification against supplier proposal.
Carry out New product development.
Do marketing survey.
Do business case evaluation.
Do customer technical service at dealer end.
Audit at supplier end
Create newraw material specification for different application requirement for automotive & ther sector.
Testing, analysis, evaluation and qualification of materials based on properties and applications.
Localization of materials which includes identifying, develop, analyze and feasibility study for adopting through our vendor.
Preparation of material design guidelines, DFMEA, Virtual validation, DVP (material & part level) & closure.
Knowledge on ASTM, DIN, ISO and IS standards and testing of plastics &composites.
Active participation in New & Advanced Technology development.
Study and develop new test methods for unknown and complex components based on RWUP.
Resolution of failures with the help of 8D quality tool.
Supplier Quality Auditing & New Source Approval for other system.
Preparation of all necessary QA / QC plastic products and handover to vendor development.
Preparation of “inspection & test plan” (ITP) for specific project / company requirements/ surface preparation.
Knowledge about Product Development System (MPDS).

Process engineer
Company Profile: PP Compounds, PA 6 & 66 Compounds & PC Compounds Manufacturer
Job Profile:
CFT for APQP, PPAP & Product Development
Execute R&D project
Polymer modifiers: Coupling agents, surface modifiers, blowing agents and wetting agents.
New color development and color matching.
Formulations, compounding and mixing of different blends and alloys.
Troubleshooting, monitor & control of compounds performance as per standards and specifications.
Analysis in process & customer complaints& action implementation.
Documentation of productiontrial records.

Attainments
Developed the Color matching of wood finish component in Nylon for Riffle base requirements.
Developed the PPTD30% glass filled material for Washing Machine tub with reverse engineering process.
Resolved several customer complaints at reputed automotive component supplier sites and improvedproducts,streamlined in manufacturing.

Production Engineer
Company Name: KAC Fiber pvt ltd
Job Profile:
Production activity in windmill application on FRP polyester, Epoxy, base product.
Prepare Mold patent from FRP component on new development of design requirement.
Prepare production test procedure.
Technical training to Worker.
QA/QC control planned to be monitored.

Courses & Training Attended
7 Habits Training in 2013
Managerial and customer focus training in 2012
Build innovation and transformation training in 2013
Plastic Mold Flow analysis- Trained by NEC training institution inNasik 2009
Designing plastic parts for assembly- Trained by Mr. Paul A.Tres, Plastics Consultant, ETS Corp, USA, Chennai, and February 2011.
Technical Training on Advanced New Product Polymer Development
CIPET chennai April 2010.

Major Achievments
Developed Composite Floor with Epoxy base resin & glass fiber using VARTM for automotive application.
Developed SMC compound for engine oil sump which resulted a 35% weight reduction
Published paper ANTEC DUBAI 2014” Sustainable Composite: High Strength Polypropylene Fiber Composite for Metal to Plastic Conversion for Automotive Application”
Paper Presented ARAI “Light weight, high flow, high modulus colored Polypropylene Compound with good gloss for automotive interior and exterior Applications”.
Developed RPET Compounded material for injection molded automotive component made from polyester resin composites and process of manufacturing.
Indian Patent of: 2676/MUM/2009.

Title: "Injection Molded Automotive Component Made From Polyester Resin Composites And Process Of Manufacturing It".
Publication Date: 10/02/2012
Developed composite based bumperenergy absorber for frontal crash for automotive application.
DevelopedThin wall bumper for automotive application, a light weight concept using Polypropylene based compound.
Developed PP basedTPC (thermoplastic composite) sheet for structural application to replace sheet metal with 50%weight reduction underlight weighting &sustainability needs.
DevelopedBio based PPcompound for automotive application.
Developed High Gloss PP compound material formulation to replace ABSas part of IMCR initiative &leading to cost reduction with performance benefit.
BSR study from Ziegler Instruments on polymer material compatibility for end use application inGermany.
ManagingCOE-Materials lab for an interim period.

Core-Technical Skills
SME for polymer materials selection: Plastics & Composites for Automotive & other application..
Knowledge on both Thermoplastic & Thermoset composites.
Selection of Resin & Reinforcement for composites. 
Hands on experience on Processing technologies for composites like VARTM, Hand Layup, Autoclave, Vacuum Bagging, PULFI and RTM.
Knowledge on Prepreg technologies for composite application.
Knowledge on Core materials like Balsa, PET, PVC etc. used in composites.
Compounding of Plastics. Hands on experience with extrusion & its machineries.
Molding techniques for plastics like Injection, Thermoforming, etc...
Statistical analysis of different processing parameters and performance of molding & compounding with their quality testing results vs specification.
Testing& Analyzing of Plastics. (Physical, Mechanical, Thermal & Optical properties)
Design & Processing of Composites.
Carry out feasibility studies on new compound design and modifications.

Quality System& Control
Developing of company standard operational procedures for material, product and quality related requirements.
Development of DVP, DFMEA, and CPQ & PPAP document preparation.
Audited most of the Tier 1&2 suppliers
Established Process control at supplier end during manufacturing.
Ensuring adherence toQS ISO 9001 & TS 16949 system.
Knowledge on ISO 17025.

Behavioral &Management Trainings:
Team Building Activity
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Customer focus and branding
Managerial program
Marketing Strategies & planning
Win-Win Negotiation

Software
Microsoft Tools 
Mold Flow Analysis 
CAD/CATIA

Future Goals

To become an elite“Subject Matter Expert” in Polymer (Plastics& Composites)domain, considering the responsibility of transforming my well-earned polymer technology skills in Business development, Testing, Characterization, Processing, Product development and quality deliverable to end use customer.