Ref. No. : CA - 27377 - (Designer & Product Developer – with 45.2 years in Plastic Industry)

Education

BE(Production Engineering) From L E College, Morbi, Saurashtra University in 1979 with 70%

Skill Sets

I have successfully developed PE/XLPE/PVDF anti-corrosive roto lining inside carbon steel pipes and spools and developed market in GCC countries by providing techno-commercial services to leading GCC oil and gas companies like PDO/Saudi Aramco/KOC/OXY/Daleel etc..

I can develop this product for oil and gas companies in India with my experience of 23 years in this field in Oman.

Work Experience

Asst. General Manager
Since Nov 2012
Company Profile: Manufacturer of HDPE, PVC and PP pipes from 63 to 1200 mm for both pressure and non-pressure application. They also produce Roto lining and rotomoulded PE water tanks, road barriers etc.
Job Profile:
Looking after entire Plant operations (Production, Maintenance, Plant engineering, Product Costing, Purchase/ Sales/Logistics assistance, development of ERP system etc.)
Also look after product assessment and qualification with GCC oil and gas companies for vendor registration and approval of Method Statement/ Inspection and Test Plan.

Senior Manager
Sep 2008 to Sep 2012
Company Profile: Is ODC contractor of PDO for installation of HDPE liner pipes in their oil fields. Also produces Ready Mix Concrete, Concrete inter locking tiles, wood furniture for construction companies, civil construction of Hyper market, Govt. buildings, 5 star hotels etc.
Job Profile :
Playing an important role in implementation of new plastic roto moulding & rotolining plant along with light and heavy fabrication workshop for manufacturing of Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, Storage tanks etc

Sr. Plant Manager
March 2007 to June 2007
Company Name: Al Bassam International Factories LLC
Job Profile :
Playing an important role in plant management involving product design, product costing and mould fabrication of roto-moulded products. Implementation of new ERP software in plant operations as per requirements of group finance controller.

Sr. Techno Commercial Manager (Rotomoulding)
Jul 1993 to Jan 2006
Company Name : Amiantit Oman CO. LLC
Job Profile :
Playing a pivotal part in managing the Product Design, Prototype Development, Mould Design, Mould Fabrication of rotomoulded products with a team of development engineers & mould fabricators.
Successfully handled design of a wide range of the below mentioned products:
Refuse/ Hospital Bins, Horse feeding Baskets, Water & Chemical Storage Tanks, Traffic Road Barriers, Road Cones, Flower Pots, Sewage Manholes & Inspection Chambers, Sewage Pipe Fittings, Aerators, Wheeled Bins, Air-Conditioned Covers, 35/40 MM Thick Double Wall PUR (Polyurethane) Foam Insulated Fish Boxes & Water Storage Tanks, Stackable / Nestable Fish Crates, Anti-Corrosive Rotolining of PE/RILSAN POLY AMIDE (PA-11) on Inner Side of Carbon Steel Fittings used for Water Injection & Flow Lines Of Oil wells.
Astute in costing activities of aforesaid rotomoulded products, selling price calculations, vender development of various parts used in assembly of aforesaid products from U.S.A. & Europe.
Successfully designed leaflets, catalogues and preparation of technical specifications, quality control procedure & quality plan as per current international standards, testing of rotomoulded products in world-renowned laboratory as per ASTM & BS STD.
Instrumental in selecting bi-axial independent arm carrousel roto moulding machineries & compounding machineries such as blenders, driers, extruders, pulverisers, powder handling conveyors etc. by obtaining best prices from machinery suppliers of international repute.
Erection & commissioning of compounding machineries, roto moulding machineries, utility equipment's like air compressor, chiller, LPG tank, LPG vaporizer etc., pipeline for air/chilled water, E.O.T crane.
Efficiently managing the finalization of maintenance contracts with local companies, obtaining test certificates & permit from local fire fighting authorities & governing bodies.
Awarded long service certificate by Dr. Omar Zawawi owner of omzest group of companies on successful completion of 10 years of service with m/s Amiantit Oman Co. LLC.
Successfully designed & developed UV master batch, Anti-oxidant master batch, colour/additive master batch for prolonged life cycle of PE/PP products to withstand harsh weather conditions of Middle East region having UV radiation of 220-250 KLY/year.
Successfully developed special compounds such as Adhesive polymers & PE protective layer for anti-corrosive rotolining on inner side of carbon steel spools for oil & gas applications.

Manager (Operations)
Oct 1992 to Jun 1993
Company Name : Fortune Polymers India (P) Ltd.
Job Profile :
Successfully managing the overall plant operations including production, maintenance, raw material management, liaising with excise/ other govt. dept., quality assurance & control, product as well as mould design & development.

Development Manager
Sep 1990 to Sep 1992
Company Name : Uniplas (I) Ltd

Development Executive
Sep 1981 to Aug 1990
Company Name : Sinter Plast Containers

Young Professional (Mechanical)
Dec 1980 to Aug 1981
Company Name : Gujarat Industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation, Ltd.

Mechanical Engineer
Apr 1980 to Dec 1980
Company Name : Selectro

Graduate Engineer Trainee (Mechanical)
Nov 1979 to Mar 1980
Company Name : Gujarat State Fertilizer Co. Ltd.

Major accomplishments:
Sinter Plast Containers is a pioneer company to introduce Innovative plastic products for the first time in Indian market under brand name of SINTEX.
Gujarat industrial & Technical Consultancy Organisation Ltd., is a company jointly sponsored by IDBI/ICICI/IFCI/GSFC/GIIC for entrepreneurship development in Gujarat State.
Conducted studies on material handling & flow of in-process materials to develop plastic rotomoulded products for Textile/Pharmaceutical/Food & Fish processing/Sports goods industries while working at SINTEX.
Efficient liaison with Bureau of Indian Standards for development of IS: 12701: 89 – Specifications for rotational moulded PE water storage tanks while working at SINTEX.
Successfully managed third party inspection with EIL/ONGC/HDO/DALAL CONSULTANTS/KIRLOSKER CONSULTANTS for HDPE fabricated tanks while working at SINTEX.
Prepared project feasibility reports comprising total project cost, plant & machineries requirement for capacity balancing, projected profitability statement etc. as per IDBI norms for engineering products such as Forged Hand Tools & Heat/Corrosion resistant stainless steel castings while working at GITCO Ltd.

Other Credentials
Professional Courses
EARA Approved Foundation Course in Environmental Auditing (UK Version) in 2001 conducted by DNV for ISO: 14001:1996. (Secured 88.5%).
IRCA Approved ISO: 9000:2000 Series Auditor / Lead Auditor Training Course in 2003 conducted by BSI Management Systems.

Seminars/ Exhibitions
Visited 'ARAB PLAST’ Exhibition held at World Trade Centre, Dubai in 1994, 1998 & 2013.
Attended 'Advanced Seminar in Rotational Moulding' presented by Dr. Roy Crawford - Association of Rotational Moulders on 24th Oct’99 at Cleveland, Ohio in U.S.A.
Attended ARM’S Fall Meeting, Workshops and ROTOPLAS-1999 Exhibition at Cleveland convention Centre, Cleveland (OHIO), U.S.A.
Attended 3rd PAN European Conference held by ARM EUROPE in March 2004 at Sheraton Roma hotel, Italy.

Overseas Visits
Visited Ferry Industries, Wheeler Boyce, RMB Products in USA, Rotospeed Ltd., Matrix Polymers & Rotec Chemicals in UK in 1999.
Visited Development Centre of ‘ELF-ATOCHEM (ATO FINA)’ in France to study RILSAN polyamide-11 rotocoating & fluidized bed coating applications in 2000.
Visited SNCI, France to study the Manufacturing & Quality Control Operations in the manufacturing of additive/colour master batches which is one of the leading master batch manufacturing company in Europe owned by CIBA Speciality Chemicals, Switzerland in year 2000
Visited Polyvinil Rotomachinery, Cannon Afroas, Metallurgica CRE-MAR, Persico, Luigi Bandera & SICA in Italy in 2004

Proficiency Forte
Production, Planning & Control
Managing complete production operations with a view to ensure accomplishment of production targets within the time and cost parameters.
Developing plans & schedules and arranging resources to execute operations.
Performing the functions of erection/ commissioning, troubleshooting and predictive, preventive, shutdown maintenance for reducing machinery downtime to minimum.
Conceptualizing & implementing projects, annual improvement plans for process reengineering for expansion and new products.

Process Engineering & Improvement
Designing and implementing processes and procedures to facilitate smooth functioning of overall production operations and enhance operational efficiency.
Monitoring processes & identify deviations towards ensuring that the same will consistently produce products meeting pre-determined specifications and quality attributes.
Analysing various processes / applications and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiency.

New Product Design
Interfacing with R&D for new / enhanced designs of products like PE Rotomoulded Refuse/ Hospital Bins, Horse feeding Baskets, HDPE/PP Water & Chemical Storage Tanks up to 30,000 Litres, Traffic Road Barriers, Road Cones, Flower Pots, Aerators, Wheeled Bins, Air-Conditioned Covers, Sewage manholes & inspection chambers, Sewage pipe fittings, Double wall PUR (polyurethane) foam insulated fish boxes (up to 1500 Litres) & water storage tanks (up to 2500 Litres), Industrial custom moulded products, Security cabins, Toilet cabins, Pallet boxes, Wheel barrow, PE reaction vessels for pharmaceutical processes, Anticorrosive Rotolining of PE/XLPE material on inner side of carbon steel spools meant for water injection lines & flow lines of oil wells.
Coordinating with customers for understanding their technical requirements and facilitating the Internal Depts. for developing drawings / designs.
Facilitating new product development initiatives with key focus on QCD (Quality, Control & Delivery). Preparing documents as per set standards.
Coordinating the entire product development including requirement analysis, finalizing specifications, designing, prototype development and testing.

Quality Assurance & Control
Establishing Quality Management Systems across various processes to reduce rejection levels and ensure high quality standards at all the stages of production.
Conducting various tests to ensure products developed are in compliance with pre-set technical specifications.
Taking adequate measures like forming quality circles, maintaining necessary records and conducting audits to comply with statutory quality & environmental standards.
People Management
Developing, managing and monitoring the performance of multi-skilled work force and conceptualizing need-based training programs to facilitate smooth production operations.
Ensuring harmonious industrial relations & monitoring compliance with various Laws.

Professional Summary
Experience in the areas of Plant Operations, Product Design & Development; Quality Control and People Management.
Expertise in managing production activities, streamlining processes / procedures to facilitate smooth production & enhance productivity.
Adept at managing Design Engineering Operations involving Product design & development, developing detailed drawing for mould fabrication, co-ordination with internal depts, tool room operations, process developments, interfacing with vendors, etc.
Major products designed & developed includes PE Rotomoulded Refuse/ Hospital Bins, Horse feeding Baskets, HDPE/PP Water & Chemical Storage Tanks up to 30,000 Litres, Traffic Road Barriers, Road Cones, Flower Pots, Aerators, Wheeled Bins, Air-Conditioned Covers, Sewage manholes & inspection chambers, Sewage pipe fittings, Double wall PUR (polyurethane) foam insulated fish boxes (up to 1500 Litres) & water storage tanks (up to 2500 Litres), Industrial custom moulded products, Security cabins, Toilet cabins, Pallet boxes, Wheel barrow, PE reaction vessels for pharmaceutical processes, Anti-corrosive Rotolining of PE/XLPE material on inner side of carbon steel spools meant for water injection lines & flow lines of oil wells.
Proficient in spearheading R&D initiatives, design, testing & validation, process improvements during the career span.
Possess excellent interpersonal, analytical, troubleshooting, negotiation and team building skills with proven ability in establishing quality & safety systems / procedures and driving process improvement & cost saving initiatives during the career span.

Future Goals

Challenging assignments in Project Feasibility Study, Plant Operations Management, Product Design & Development, Quality System Implementation & Process Improvement with an organisation of repute.

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