Ref. No. : CA - 23484 - (Designer & Product Developer – with 19.1 years in Plastic Industry)

Education

M.Tech Rubber Technology From Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 2006

B.Tech, Rubber Technology From Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai in 2002

S.S.C. From St.Peters Hr.Sec.School, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu in 1998

Skill Sets

Experience in R&D, Technical Process control and Quality control.
Good exposure in new compound development.
Sound theoretical background and practical exposure about the polymer material testing and test result data’s interpreting skills.
Exposure to reduce and control wastages and reworks generated from the manufacturing process.
Expertise to make decisions with higher degree of confidence about the stability of the Banbury mixing process by interpreting test data’s through Statistical Process Control technique.
Sound theoretical background and practical exposure for Reverse Engineering Analysis of the polymer products.
Expertise in Rubber Hoses, Molded rubber products and Rubber to metal bonded bushings and Mounts.
Expertise in Validation of hoses – Pressure Impulse test, Impulse test with vibration, Volume swell measurement and all tests related to rubber and plastic hoses.
Expertise in Static and dynamic stiffness testing and life cycle testing of Rubber to metal bonded bu

Work Experience

Manager – Technical and New Product Development 
Since Jul 2015
Company Profile: An TS 16949 certified company which manufacturing molded and extruded rubber products to leading automotive OEMS.
Job Profile:
Chief tasks handling - To lead, guide and coordinate the team members to achieve the tasks which are given below
New compound and product development as per customer requirements. To coordinate with the customer during new product development stage.
To achieve consistent compound properties as per the specifications through efficient processing characteristics (Compound mixing to end product).
Analysis of manifested process problems and troubleshooting solutions.
Mentoring and motivating team members in improving their performance levels through sustained training.
To handle customer complaints.
To manage raw material, Compound and In-house Quality testing.
To manage the regular activities in laboratory and to maintain records as per TS 16949 requirements.
To face the customer audits related to new product development.
To review the compounds for usage of alternate raw materials to get the cost benefit.
To set process parameters and control the recipe in compound mixing area.
To develop bought out items for new development parts

Manager– R&D 
March 2014 to Jan 2015
Company Profile : TS 16949 certified rubber hose products manufacturing company. 
Job Profile : 
Successfully developed EPDM coolant hoses for VW India.
Successfully developed turbo charger hoses for Ford India - DV4 and DV 5 projects.
Successfully developed Vacuum Harness hoses for Ford B562 and B 515 projects.
Successfully developed Hurricane cuff hose and coolant hoses for Chrysler, North America. Got qualified the testing of EPDM, silicone and FKM compounds from Akron Rubber Development Lab, North America for Chrysler projects.
Successfully developed EPDM coolant hoses for Nissan.
Successfully developed Coolant and Fuel hoses for Tata Motors.

Deputy Manager – R&D 
Sep 2010 to Feb 2014
Company Name : Anand NVH Products (P) Ltd
Company Profile : TS 16949 certified metal to rubber bonded automotive products manufacturing company
Job Profile : 
Successfully developed and implemented Butyl and Natural rubber compounds for application in Rubber to metal bonded Mounts for Volkswagen.
Successfully developed and implemented compounds for application in Trailing Arm bushes for Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.
Successfully developed and implemented compounds for application in Front and Rear control arm bushes for Ford Motors Company Ltd.
Successfully developed and implemented compound for application in Rubber to Metal bonded Strut Mount for General Motors.
Developed test fixtures for static and dynamic stiffness testing and life testing for bushings and mounts.
Improved Mixing process of rubber compounds

Assistant Manager (Technical & Q.C) 
July 2006 to August 2010
Company Name : Indag Rubber Limited 
Company Profile : ISO 9001: 2000,certified company pioneer in Cold Rubber Retreads Manufacturing
Job Profile : 
Sorted out and eliminated the problems in the Banbury mixing process, Extrusion, curing and autoclave retreading process.
Developed and implemented the cost effective Precured tread compounds.

Academic Projects 
Study of effect of Aluminium powder on Nitrile Rubber vulcanisate as a partial requirement for the completion of degree in Bachelor of Technology.
Substitution of TBBS in place of MBS as an Eco Friendly accelerator in Bias Tire Rubber Compoundsin association with BIRLA TYRES, Balasore as a partial requirement for the completion of degree in Master of Technology.

Industrial Training 
Under went training in all areas of bias tyre manufacturing in Apollo Tyres for one month as a partial requirement for the completion of degree in Bachelor of Technology.

Future Goals

Seeking challenging assignments in Technical operations /Research & Development in a growth oriented organization of repute.

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