• Gender: Male
• Age: 55
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Diploma
• Preferred Country: India, Germany, USA
• Preferred Location: baroda (gujarat)
• Work Experience: 29.2 Year(s)

Education

Diploma In Polymer Technology From State Board Of Technical Education, Kerala State with 68.50% in 1989

Skill Sets

nil

Work Experience

Manager - Technology Department : Since 2006
Associate Manager : 2004 to 2006
Senior Officer : 2000 to 2004
Officer : 1996 to 2000
Senior Supervisor : 1993 to 1996
Trainee : 1991 to 1993
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of automotive tyres
Job Profile:
In charge of design and process proving of new tyres
(Dimensional Calculation & Making Specifications, Making Check tyres, analyzing & taking corrective actions)
Independent technical in charge of Extrusion department from 1994.
Active member of various cost reduction cross functional Teams.
Trained to develop Preforms, Inserts and dies for various types of Extruders and process.
Team leader of commissioning and process establishment of following extruders
Hot feed Duplex extruder - Size: 10 inch x 8.5 inch, used for making bias treads of passenger, Truck , Rear tractor .
Hot feed single extruder - Size : 8 inch , used for Bias & Rear tractor tyre sidewalls, Passenger , Rear tractor and Front tractor treads.
Cold feed piggy back pin barrel extruder - Size : 200 mm x 150 mm ,used for making Passenger radial tyre treads & sidewalls.
Triplex Extruder - 200mm x 150 mm X 90 mm cold feed piggy back pin barrel extruder, used for making V & W rated passenger car radial tyre treads.
Hot and Cold feed pin barrel extruder - Size : 250 mm x 200 mm, used for making Truck Radial components , Light truck radial treads,Sidewall & PCR treads.
Hot feed duplex extruder - ( Apollo Tyres Ltd. Kalamassery)
Size : 250 mm x 250 mm, Used for making Bias treads and sidewalls.
Commissioning and process proving of Piggy back cold feed pin barrel Duplex Single roll roller die (SRRD) extruder for PCR tyre treads.

Achievements:
Re-design of Extrusion process, tooling and equipment for both Bias & Radial plant as a part of productivity improvement project which resulted in 15 % to 20% improvement in productivity.
Process proving & establishment of Dual cavity tread extrusion for PCR tyres.
Team leader for Tread and Sidewall rework reduction which resulted in 30% to 40% reduction.
Implementation of Cap & Base cum Wing tip treads for PCR tyres by eliminating cushion compound layer.
Developed Tread profile for Bias Tyre to reduce circumferential crack at cured tyre shoulder and Tread shoulder separation.
Developed Mid-cap Tread for Bias Tyre to improve mileage
(Three compound in one Tread) with existing Duplex extruder.
Worked two months in Dunlop Tyres, South Africa, on deputation, for improving Extrusion process.

Training:
Training in Continental Tyre, Germany on Extrusion Process.
Training in Cooper Tyres, USA, on Single Roll Roller Die (SRRD) extrusion concept.
Training in Bayer Chemicals, Mumbai.
Attended various development programs.

Future Goals

To be the part of a dedicated work force of an organization where I can explore myself in the benefit of that organization using the best of my knowledge and available resources.