Ref. No. : CA - 14113 - (Marketing Sales Service - Plastic Raw Materials – with 46.3 years in Plastic Industry)

Education

PhD in 1987 from I IT New Delhi
Thesis : Studies on the Modification of PVC

Master of Science-Chemistry, 1977 Specialization in Organic Chemistry

Bachelor of Science- 1974 (Majors Chemistry, English, Biology)

Skill Sets

Well qualified and experienced Professional offering an eventful career of 36 years in Leadership positions at business and technical levels in leading organizations Worked as Vice President (Sector Head - Business Development} in the field of high performance packaging and polymers

Work Experience

Head Marketing
Feb 2014 to Aug 2014
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of (PP based RMD board
Job Profile:
Leading a team to establish Polypropylene (PP) based RMD board in building & Construction and Interior decoration sector in UAE

Vice President-Business Development (Polypropylene)
1992 to Dec 2013
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of polyolefins
Job Profile:
Innovations in packaging (bulk, rigid and flexible) with Polyolefins
High tenacity Polyolefin woven sacks for bulk commodities

Worked on key projects for substitution of Jute bags with PP Woven sacks for Edible commodities and Sugar. A business potential of 150KT of PP. Establised the product at FCI, India. Also involved in drafting ISO standard

Substitution of Glass bottles with High performance Clarified PP Bottles for AMUL (Flavoured Milk), Horlicks and Bournvita. Bussiness potential of 100 KT per annum

Introduction of PP Leno bags for potatoes and Onion packaging . Bussiness potential 100KTper annum

Other Areas of Development
Polypropylene-Homopolymer, Random Copolymer & Impact Copolymer (Medical, Automobile & Appliances)
HDPE Pipe for Telecom
Polyethylene and PVC compounds for Telecom cable insulation and sheathing
PP Geotextiles in Civil Engineering
PVC products for building and construction
Plastics & Environment

Nodal Agencies and Regulatory Bodies Management:
Convener of BIS Committee on packaging
Leader of the Indian delegation of ISO Technical Committee on polymers,
Member - Indian Center for Plastics and Environment.
Drafting of standards and technical reports.

Research & Development Supervision:
Polyolefin blends and alloys
Polypropylene high barrier materials for food packaging
High performance oriented Polypropylene tapes
Polypropylene Pipes for Industrial applications

Materials Div.
1984 to 1992
Company Name: Shriram Institute For Industrial Research (Sri)
Job Profile:
Liaisons with key co-coordinators in government & private agencies/industries
Identified thrust areas, conceptualized projects with clear roadmaps and deliverables
Defended projects in expert review committee for approvals/sanctions
Principal Investigator of projects involving logistics, hiring, training and reporting-Led team of 10 people
Credited for introducing training/ mentorship programs towards performance excellence
Promoted team visibility through participation in conferences, patents, publications and internal reports.

Key Accomplishments and Project as Principal Investigator
Development of rubber modified epoxy resins based on Digylcedyl ether of bisphenol. A (DGEBA) for enhanced toughness and low stress suitable for electronic industry
Development of cyclized rubber: Synthesis process for producing cyclized isoprenepolymer,
Development and characterization of polyblends of Poly (Vinyl Chloride) with various methacrylate copolymers with a view to improve the impact strength and melt flow properties of PVC.
Development of polyblends of PVC with ABS terpolymer to study the effect of polybutadiene content in ABS on impact strength and ductility of Styrene-acrylonitrile on thermal stability of PVC / ABS blends.
Development of starch modified PVC compositions for various end applications to impart biodegradability in PVC.

Career Highlights/ Rewards and Recognitions:
Plasticon -2012 Gold trophy Award on Excellence in Creative packaging. Development of PP sterlizable bottles for flavoured milk.
Silver Medal from Sugar Technologists Association of India for PP woven sacks for sugar packaging in 2002
All India Flat Tape Manufacturers Association Award, 2001 for bulk packaging solutions for edible commodities
Leader of Indian delegation to ISO Technical Committee on Plastics, Japan (2006), India (2007) , USA ( 2008) and Italy ( 2009).

Foreign Assignments
MAACK Business Conference in Polyolefins- March, 2007, Zurich,
K-Fair- Dusseldorf, October 2007,
International Conference on Recycling of plastics, Haywei, China, August, 2007,
Leader of Indian delegate of 55th ISO TC 61 meeting at Yokahoma, Japan-September 2006, Orlando (USA) in 2008, Rome in 2009,
EATP Conference, Berlin, June 2006, Agri Fair, Isreal, Leader Team, June 2006,
EATP Conference, Rome, May, 2005, 53rd ISO TC 61 on Plastics meeting, Chengdu, China, September, 2004, 52nd ISO TC 61 on Plastics meeting, Maastricht, Netherlands, October 2003,
Dow Chemicals Technology Meeting- Houstan (USA), October 2003, National Plastics Exposition (NPE) Chicago, June 2000,
Represented Indian delegation of ISO:TC 61 on Plastics at Davos (Switzerland), 1997 & Whistler (Canada), 1998,
Maack Business Conference on Specialty Polyolefin, Zurich (Switzerland) - October, 1994,
Attended training programme at Ciba Geigy Research Centre, Basel, Switzerland (1994),
Attended and Presented paper at ANTEC Conference 1989, New York (USA),
Attended training programme on conducting polymer blends at University of South Florida (1989),
Delivered Seminar on Polymer Blends at University of South Florida: University of Pittsburg & Battelle (Columbus Div.) (1989),

Professional Membership
Member, Indian Plastic Institute,
Nominated member of evaluation committee of DST, Govt. Of India, on Technology Evaluation in Plastic Processing Report,Convener / Member of BIS Committee on plastic packaging and textiles,
Member: Plastindia Conference Committee,
Member: Asian Polymer Association,
Vice President: Fiber Forum of India,
Member and Treasurer: Polymer Processing Society 25,
Preparation of status reports and market surveys related to polymer and chemical industries,
Examiner and Supervisor for M.Tech students of Delhi University and Punjab University. 2 PHD, 5 M. Tech. Guest Faculty ‘Diploma in Plastic Technology’ course of Indian Plastic Institute.

Patents Publication & Conferences
Authored around 30 publications in leading journals Over 20 keynote / invited lectures in premier conferences Author in 55 technical presentations in leading international conferences Inventorship in 10 patents

Core Competencies
Abilities in harmoniously managing day to day tasks with a talent for Business Development, Key Account Management, Market Expansion, Concept Promotion, Client Relationship Management involving Process Operations in line with industry best practices.
Led key initiatives towards accomplishment of organizational goals with focused responsibilities pertaining to business, application development, technical and marketing support to entrepreneurs.
Extensive R&D background integrated with Market Development, for polymeric raw materials and end products.
Sector Head for Polypropylene Injection molding and Random Copolymer
Proficient in managing and leading teams for running successful client servicing, process operations & experience of implementing procedures , service standards for business excellence.
Technical and administrative management for introduction of new materials for varied end uses with nodal agencies and regulatory bodies.
Facilitator in entrepreneur development in polymers industries.
Provide expert support and guidance to Manufacturing teams for grade improvements and establishing new applications based on market feed back
Highly reputed speaker in many prominent international forums, key member of ISO technical committee on polymers, with a strong publication record.
Preparation of documents like project reports and ISO protocols.
Principal collaborator with academic community in India and abroad, Constant interactions with renowned experts and acclaimed Institutes like IIT’s.

Areas Of Expertise
Business Development: Identifying & exploring markets and collating market intelligence reports (end use sector studies) for developing key entry strategies.Proven abilities to develop/establish new application especially in PP Packaging
Key Account Management: Initiating and developing relationship with key decision makers in corporates for business development
Product Promotion / Launches: Devising & implementing marketing plans and activities for successful launching of new products
Operations:Deft in Project Management, Liaison and Coordination with cross-functional business/team Supporting sales and technical aspects - Product feedback, Competitor products comparison, technical discussions, etc.
Team Management: Leading, mentoring and monitoring the performance of the team to ensure efficiency in business operations, meeting the individual and group targets.



Future Goals

Ability to work under pressure

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