• Gender: Male
• Age: 35
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Graduate - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 12.1 Year(s)

Education

B.Tech (Full Time)(Rubber & Plastics Technology) From MIT-Madras Institute of Technology Anna University in 2012 with 6.6/10

H.S.C. From SMHSS-Matric in 2008 with 85%

S.S.C. From DDCSM-Matric in 2006 with 82%

Skill Sets

3D modelling using Unigraphics, Catia V5, PRO E, Solid works & 2D Auto CAD.
CAE simulation of Rubber and plastic parts using ABACUS.
Solid works simulation for Rubber & plastics.
Strong knowledge in GD&T.
DFMEA preparation, Design Note preparation.
TQM-QFD, QC-Tools, New M7 Tools.
Costing of Rubber & plastics, PPAP audit, APQP.

Work Experience

Assistant Manager (Rubber & Plastics, Grease, Composites (FRP)-  R&D - Design & Development
Since Aug 2013
Company Profile: Manufacturer of steering & suspension systems for every segment of automobile industry, viz Passenger cars, Multi utility vehicles, Light commercial vehicles, Heavy commercial vehicles and Farm tractors.
Job Profile:
Design, Development, validation of Rubber Boots, Dust Seal, Rubber Bellows for steering and suspension linkages.
Design, Development, validation of plastic Bearings, plastic protective cap, plastic spacers, plastic firewall body for steering and suspension linkages
Design, Development, validation of Rubber bush, Rubber vibration dampers for steering and suspension linkages
Design, Development, validation of plastic cover plates, Nylon gauges for gear Boxes
Design, Development, validation of plastic stabilizer link, composite (FRP) stabilizer link for suspension linkages.
Design, Development, validation of Oil seals, Wiper seal, Rotary shaft seal, O-Rings for Gear Boxes, Hydraulic power booster cylinders and its units.
Rubber, plastic, grease, FRP composite material selection based on the application
Improve current rubber and plastic products
Upgrade Rubber and plastic Technology
Arrive material specification for the rubber and plastic product based on the End use.
Trouble shooting Rubber and plastic compounding, processing during NPD.
Responsible for Rubber and plastic warranty parts analysis and report preparation.
Responsible for FEA analysis and Design Finalization of Rubber and plastic parts through CAE software ABAQUS
VAVE idea generation in Rubber, plastics, greases and composites.

Contribution To Company:
Identified New Boot seal material in polyurethane grade for Ball joint (HCV) with Improved performance through global Benchmarking
Designed Boot seal with Neoprene Rubber to meet -40¢XC continuous use and capture new project from General motors.
Eliminates plastic breakage issue for VW & capture new project in passenger car.
Design of Bellow type Rubber Boot seal Instead of Dome shape to improve performance.
Replaced all NBR boot material into Neoprene to address warranty issue caused by ozone crack.
Identify new plastic material for Bearings with Enhance performance.
Introduced VAVE idea by replacing metal stabling into plastic (Nylon 66 with 33% glass filled material and cost saving of Rs.25 per part.
VAVE idea in localization of imported moly based grease and cost saving of Rs.70/kg and implemented the same.
New idea generation of composite (FRP) based steering linkages replacing metal tubes without compromising the strength. Patented for the same & under development.
VAVE project in plastic protective cap by introducing 20% recycled material & cost saving of 3 lakhs per month.

Project Details in current company
Daimler High commercial vehicle, Volvo HCV for Export application.
Tata motors HCV, LCV, utility vehicles.
Ashok Leyland HCV, Defence vehicle, Bus project, Utility vehicle(DOST)
Eicher, Volvo-Eicher, Mahindra Trucks & Buses limited.
Mahindra LCV, Utility vehicles & passenger cars.
Farm tractor segments like TAFE, Mahindra, John Deere, Eicher, ITL sonalika, VST, Eagle Tractors, DANA.
Passenger car segments like Mahindra, VW, General motors, Honda, Polaris, Maruthi Suzuki, BRP, Benteler automotive, Ford, Renault Nissan, TRW USA

Polymer Technologist
June 2012 to July 2013
Company Profile: Leading Testing and Analytical laboratory for all kinds of polymers, providing solutions to the problems to its numerous clients by the way of consultancy.
Job Profile:
Formulation development of Rubber and plastics as per customer Requirement
Reverse Engineering and failure analysis of rubber and plastics.
Polymer material Testing. Material characterization, mechanical testing Thermal, electrical, environmental Testing of polymers.
Handling Analytical Equipment’s Like GCMS, TGA, DSC, FTIR & Result Interpretation on polymers.
Prepare Documents Related to NABL Audit(ISO/IEC-17025).
Involved in Lab Facility Upgradation.
Testing of Incoming plastic raw material properties.
Testing of Rubber and plastics as per standard test methods.
Formulation Development for Rubber like NR, SBR, EPDM, HNBR, NBR, Neoprene, ACM, Vamac, silicone, Viton.

Areas Of Interest:
Keenly interested in pursuing a career in Rubber and plastics product for automotive application.

Academic Project Details:
Optimization of Mixing Time in Rubber Banbury Mixer for Improved Productivity
At Alliance Tires, Tirunelveli.
Learning about raw material grades, Tire Compounding, Mixing, Tire Building, Tire Curing and final Inspection on Tire as well as testing in R&D lab for a period of 3 Months.

Future Goals

To work in an automotive organization utilizing my full potential enthusiastically and with team sprit towards the growth of the organization and my knowledge