• Gender: Male
• Age: 41
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 19 Year(s)

Education

M.S From Oregon State University, USA, in 2008

Bachelor of Technology From Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, India in 2005

Skill Sets

Proficient at materials processing, characterization and make preliminary selections and adaptations of technical alternatives, Injection Molding, Twin-Screw Extrusion, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Differential Scanning Colorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS), Viscometers, UL certified for Flame testing of materials, rapid-prototyping, Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), sheet molding compounds (SMC).

Work Experience

Application Development Manager
Since Aug 2014
Company Profile: Leading Chemical and petrochemical Company
Job Profile:
Develop newer applications in flexible packaging industry using various grades of Plastic business for food & specialty film, industrial films & related products and health & medical applications.
Relationships building & working with all levels in the customer’s organization to develop businesses worth atleast 5000T/annum with new applications of polyolefins, Elastomers, Compatibilizers & co-polymers.
Work with brand owner & value chain partners to position products with a differentiation in the market & raising entry to barrier for competitors.
Guide the sales team to understand unique selling point of the polyethylene products & ways to generate higher EBITDA by selling value & volumes.
Generate business worth $10MM/annum with newer application developments, geographic expansion & by introducing newer products to all major polymer processing industry.

Sr.Manager – Product Development
April 2013 to July 2014  
Company Profile : Largest Manufacturers Of Automotive Graphics
Job Profile : 
New Product/Application development with all major Automotive & Electronics Appliances OEMs in India for existing business of self-adhesive PVC, PET, PC, LDPE films for outdoor/indoor applications. The final products include automotive graphics, white good facia, 2D/thermoformed automotive dials, domed & thermoformed logos & in-mold decoration – all using plastic films.
Project management and co-ordination of the technical aspects on business projects related to product applications. 
To develop new technology platforms and create new business verticals by closely working with suppliers, customers and internal marketing/sales team. It includes building technical relationships within and outside India, joint product development programs with technology supplier & customers, identifying growth opportunities at customer end, and implementing solutions. 
Technical services for existing product portfolio to maintain accounts with key OEM customers. 
Identifying stringent performance parameters with automotive OEMs, and working towards development with R&D and sourcing team’s assistance to meet customer’s requirement. 
Work with marketing/sales team to introduce similar products in retail arm of the business (B2C type). 
Advising the investors with detailed financial studies & return on investment calculation about venturing into newer businesses.

Sr. Manager – R&D
Mar 2012 to Apr 2013
Company Name : The Supreme Industries Limited
Job Profile : 
New product development to fit specific application in packaging, insulation and civil industry for engineering and commodity plastics.
To develop foams & product thereof from pilot to production scale using LDPE, LLDPE, EVA, EPDM, NBR, etc. Product to be certified with internal/external testing and prepare product catalogue with business development/marketing team.
Trouble shooting at plant level which includes process condition setting, optimization for extrusion, compression molding, injection molding, lamination, etc.
Review customer/industry product’s specifications and develop final product accordingly. Industries served via different LDPE products are automotive, construction, FMCG, footwear, industrial adhesive tapes, etc.
Characterization of material properties including rheological, structural, thermal and mechanical analyses in-house as well as third party certification at outside testing facility.
Manage vendor qualification, verification and approval process.

Research Scientist
Feb 2011 to Mar 2012 
Company Name : Battelle Science & Technology India Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile : 
Develop business in the field of polymers & composites.
Injection-compression molding of high strength face gears using performance polymers for automotive applications.
Working towards developing high strength adhesives and peelable absorbent coatings.
Moldflow analysis for injection molding of ceramic powders.
Project manager for insect repellent paint, rapid road repair material based on polyester/vinylester chemistry and absorbent peelcoats based on polyurethane chemistry.
Development of anti-glare windshield coating by different materials like advanced composites, Nano-materials, thin film and different processes like sputtering and spin coating.

Scientist & Engineer
June 2008 to Jan 2011 
Company Name : Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
Job Profile : 
Contributed to the efficient manufacturing of sheet molding compounds (SMC) with natural fiber composites for Ford, GM and US Department of Energy light weight materials for energy efficiency in automotive sector. This works went for commercialization which later involved designing (using SolidWorks) and implementation of full scale SMC manufacturing plant.
Fabrication of energy absorptive foams within hollow structures using Liquid Crystalline Polymer (LCP) and supercritical fluid. Tailoring the properties of the foam by cell-walls modifications: funded by US Department of Energy.
Developed injection-compression molding of long glass fiber nylon 6,6 to manufacture face gears for a Japanese client. This involved extensive mold designing using SolidWorks followed by experimentation (from prototyping using ‘rapid-prototyping machine’ to actual part on injection molding machine). 3D imaging & SEM analysis was conducted to study fiber length distribution.
Developing ceramic composites for body armor application

Research Associate
Sept 2005 to July 2007 
Company Name : General Electric Plastics
Job Profile : 
Efforts on PC-ABS blends (CycoloyTM GE polymers) to develop flame retardant characteristic as per UL ratings and work with other specialty plastics.
Industrial management project: Reducing the turnaround time of the polymer testing work at GE by 15% globally.

Provisional Patent Filed:
Novel low cost corrugated crosslinked LDPE foams for thermal insulation at Supreme Industries, Application no. 2351/MUM/2012A.
High R-Value vacuum windows for energy efficient building technologies at PNNL, 2010.
Resin Additive for Natural Fiber Composite decreasing the water uptake of the composite to < 1% at PNNL, 2010.
Back pressure mold design (via Solidworks) for manufacturing high strength face gears with injection molding at PNNL, 2010.
Coating calcium carbonate with conductive fillers using Mechanofusion process to manufacture conductive Sheet Molding Compounds (SMCs) for automotive industry at PNNL, 2009. 

Technical Expertise & Operational Skills
Proficient at materials processing, characterization and make preliminary selections and adaptations of technical alternatives, Injection Molding, Twin-Screw Extrusion, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Differential Scanning Colorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS), Viscometers, UL certified for Flame testing of materials, rapid-prototyping, Vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), sheet molding compounds (SMC).

Awards:
Outstanding performance award for efforts in the field of Natural fiber composites, PNNL, 09.
Received “Rikert Engineering Fellowship” for the year 2007-08 at Oregon State University.
Received “J.R.D. Tata Meritorious Scholarship” for the year 2003-04.

Other Certifications And Training
Design of Experiments at SSA technologies, Mumbai 2012.
Project management certification from Pmwares, Pune, India 2011.
UnderWriter’s Laboratory (UL) Certified for polymer testing, GE, Bangalore, India, 2005-07. 
Completed trainings and exams on DMAIC and DFSS (Six-Sigma) and DOE at GE, 2005-07.
SolidWorks training for mold and parts designing, PNNL, 2008-09.

Summary:
Highly dedicated professional with a broad experience in Plastic & Composite Industry for 10 years, successfully contributed to business development, research & product development at General Electric Company (Plastics division, India), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Energy and Environment Directorate), USA, Oregon State University, USA & Supreme Industries, India.

Future Goals

Growth