• Gender: Male
• Age: 54
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Preferred Country: India, Nigeria
• Preferred Location: Lagos, Nigeria`
• Work Experience: 30.4 Year(s)

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Plastic Testing & Conversion technology, From CIPET, Ahmedabad in 2002
M.B.A (Operation Management ), in 2000
BSc in Chemistry, from Utkal University, in 1990

Skill Sets

Computer Knowledge :
Proficient with the use of MS Office and Internet
SAP implementation, ERP system in the plant
Trained in Gemba Kaizen, Situational Leadership, Creative Problem Solving.
Successfully completed the course assessment for the ISO 9000: 2000
Internal quality auditor
Implementation of six sigma by Dr. Noshir Khori, Director, Motorola, U.S.A
Team building & Leadership.

Work Experience

Plant. Head - Flexible Packaging
June 2008
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of width sheeting, duck fabrics, dust sheets, etc in Africa
Job Profile:
Restructuring the entire plastic in terms of manpower, technological upgrade, and implement right process in the organization.
Finalise the Plant Layout based on Lean Management System with objectives as follows
Increasing Productivity & reduce processing cost
Reduction in the cost of space, inventory & capital equipment.
Increase in capacity utilization and upgrade the process.
Develop a Technical Financial Budget for Machines & Ancillaries
Develop & Implement various design & size shopping bag & industrial bag.
Function Management:
Reporting to the Managing Director with a prime focus on the profitability, achievements and growth of the group.
Handling all departments and achieving the monthly targets of all departments and monitoring the material resource requirements to maintain low inventory to ensure low cost operations.
Setting the annual operating and capital budget targets for individual departments established expenditure controls and monitored actual expenditure vs. budgets to ensure compliance as well as availability of funds for the planned operations.
Managing MIS, P&L & Costing department to reduce production cost by implementing different solutions to improving the productivity. And reducing other costs like electricity, materials cost and minimize other wastages.
Identifying the right people for the right position and providing right type of training to increase their knowledge..
Managing large skilled and unskilled manpower and ensuring their motivation/ development.
Managing projects to design and manufacture plastic products for client specific requirements.
Identifying and developing high quality vendors globally and negotiating rate contracts.
Implementation of preventive maintenance plan and Production Schedule for flexible packaging.
Planning the material resource requirements to maintain low inventory and ensure low cost operations.

Machine Handled:
Extrusion Blown film Machine for Packaging.
Machine Handled: Multi Layer m/c -Windsor & Lungmeng.
2 & 4 color flexographic printing m/c.
6 & 8 Colour Roto Printing machine .
Fully auto registration system. (max. with-1000mm )
Solvent Base & Solvent less lamination Machine .
Various types Cutting m/c in Bot. Seal & Side seal type with gusseting & punching.
High-tech Slitting m/c from 200-500 m/min speed.
Compounding of PVC.
Vinyl tube Hair thread Extruder for Soft PVC
Injection Molding m/c from (60-780) tonnage from -Haitan, Taiwan, Windsor-India & John Wi- China.

Plant Head.
June 2006 to June 2008
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of calendared sheets, thermoformed products in Africa
Job Profile:
Successfully identified the root cause of the production loss and increased the tonnage of monthly production .
Took a hard decision to stop all less margin and loss making products in conjunction with the customer s approval and increased the gross margin by 8% to prevent the cash loss and to achieve the break even monthly turn over.
Successfully implemented a Kaizen methodology in plant to achieve the world class manufacturing facility .
Developed multicolored calendaring sheets to use for disposable packaging.
Inventory-Reduced the inventory by 10 to 15% which resulted in cash flow of around 5 to 6 million Naira per month.
Improved productivity in plant by nearly 65-85% by using Autonomous Maintenance which is the key step of (TPM) Total Productive Maintenance Methodology.
Implemented Performance Management System in all group companies and helped them to evaluate managers, engineers, supervisors, and other staffs performance scientifically and in professional manner to appreciate the intelligent employees of the company.
Successfully established newly development project thermoforming process in Nigeria.
Successfully developed high skilled & well trained work group for the new project.
Capably restructured customer service department & improved the level of service delivery to 90% which resulted in getting 5% more business from the present customers in terms of new products development and additional sales.
Machines Handled:
PP Calendaring Sheet Extrusion - Wonder Pack, India.
Thermoforming - Wonderpack, India.
Injection Moulding - Clf, taiwan & Straw Tube Extrusion- Jumboo, Taiwan

Processing Head - Compounding Division
Feb 2005 to May 2006
Bhansal Engineering Polymers
Company Profile: Manufacturing of ABS polymer resins in multigrades & multicolor with the help of single & twin screw extruders.
Job Profile:
Production for different grades of ABS compounds like Injection moulding grades, sheeting grades/blends. Glass filled grades for different customers.
Compounding of ABS & PVC.
M/c handled:
W&P ZSK- 70 ( Mega & Super compounder extruder )
W&P ZSK-83V (Compounder extruder)
APV MP 2080 Extruder& Kolsite made single & twin screw vented extruders

Processing Head.- Luggage Division
Nov 94 To Feb 2005
VIP Industries Ltd.
Job Profile:
Successfully handled MIS, P&C & Costing department to reduce production cost by implementing different solutions to improving the productivity. And reducing other costs like electricity, materials cost and minimize other wastages.
Developed multicolored laminated film in PVC, ABS & Acrylic to give the luggage a new look in market & with low cost.
Directed operations of 200 tons capacity Plastic injection molding, extrusion, vacuum forming, and handling of around 200 employees.
Managed customer services, material planning, Inventory control, Engineering, Human Resources, Quality control and production
Reduced set up time in three companies by nearly 70% by using QCO (Quick change over methodology) which resulted in reducing the mold loading time from 2 hours to 30 min and material changing time by 1hr.
Changed low morale team into highly motivated team through continually monitored training programs which helped to reduce the frequent turnover of the manpower
policy and set the departmental goals in line with company goals. Set the goals for the company in line with .
Proactively operated to develop and launch new plastic products to specifically meet customers requirements, e.g. Light weight strolley, briefcase etc.
Machine Handled - Calendering:
Inline Vacuum forming machine for sheet extrusion & Vacuum forming. (John Brown, France) & Calendaring Sheet Line from Wonderpack.
Thermoforming Machine for disposable cup forming, making shells & trays for luggage.

Machine handled: ILLIG, WINDSOR, Wonderpack

Material handled : PP, HIPS, ABS, TPS. & Lamiated Sheet Extrusion, Vacuum Forming & Injection Moulding.


Strength & Specific Skills:
Project Management/Business Development Expertise
Strategic Planning and alliances.
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Ability to develop systems and procedures.
Executive leadership and staff development.
Stimulating business growth.
Cost control and cost analysis.
Negotiation and execution of business alliance.

Technical and Manufacturing Expertise :
Manufacturing process and equipment knowledge in plastics & packaging.
Plastics raw material.
Calendaring of sheets & films.
Flexible Plastic Films.
Machine tools & design.
Layout, planning, erection and commissioning of manufacturing units.
Quality Control and product development knowledge.
Strong tool design and development skills and experienced in new product development.
Strong processing knowledge of plastic processing like Calendaring extrusion, Blown film extrusion, Injection molding, Thermoforming & Various type of packing bags.

Future Goals

Enable an organization to improve its performance, develop positive direction and realize its potential by building relationships with employees and customers.