• Gender: Male
• Age: 46
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 45  Days
• Work Experience: 24.5 Year(s)

Education

Mechanical Engineering, From AMIE – Institution of Engineers, Calcutta

Post Diploma in Plastic Mould Design From CIPET-Mysore. 

Diploma In Plastic Mould Technology From CIPET-Mysore

S.S.C From Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Skill Sets

Software knowledge:
CAD : Unigraphics NX8, Auto CAD, Basics of Pro/Engineer& CATIA V5 R14,
Office Tools : MS Office, PowerPoint etc.

Work Experience

Manager- Engineering (NPD and Tooling)
Since Jun 2015
Company Profile: Vacuum formed, bonded and assembled Plastic styling parts, Automotive Interiors and exterior parts for 4 Wheelers and Commercial vehicles, earth moving vehicles etc.
Major clients: Mahindra REVA, Ashok Leyland, VOLVO, JBM, Caterpillar etc.
Job Profile:
Manage the New product implementation team and the Tool manufacturing team, responsible for the department performance, Customer interaction from the initial feasibility stage till production, product and tool costing inputs to marketing.

DY. Manager [Project management & new product implementation]
April 2013 to June 2015.
Job Profile : 
Lead the development team, achieve the department targets w.r.t- Number of New parts developed, Development Lead time, new parts Quality, Productivity, Cost and communicate the same to management through MIS monthly.

Senior Engineer[Project management and new product implementation]
August 2006 to  March 2013
Company Profile : Metal to rubber bonded Valves;Fabric reinforced Diaphragms for Vehicle brake chamber assembly, Dust bellows, Seals, Air Filter assembly with all the Plastic and Rubber parts, Plastic styling parts, Plastic 2W Seat base, Housing head lamp, and many more for 2wheelers and commercial vehicles.  
Major clients: TVS MOtors, Wabco India Ltd, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Ltd , Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Denso Kirloskar India Ltd, Mann-hummel,etc.
Job Profile : 
Technical feasibility study of  new product developmentand be responsible to achieve the process output meets the customer requirement
Working on Technical estimations like Process selection, number of cavities, press selection.
Estimation, costing, negotiation, price finalisation and approvalof moulds with vendors and releasing the PO.
Cost working for new products and price finalisation with customers for proto parts.
Project management as per APQP methodology,closely monitoring the project progress as per the time plan, prepare and maintainAPQP / PPAP/ FMEAdocuments for new products in line with ISO-TS 16949 systems
Lead aCFT/MDT and work together along with the members to complete the projects on time, timely reviews
Be responsible for the Productivity, Quality, Cost &Lead timegoals for the new products and achieve it as targeted
Mould and Tool concept design, mould manufacture and development with close co-ordination with mould vendors
Establishment and standardisation of process for new products along with process team
Interacting with customer from initial to final product approval,SPC study,PPAP approval and implementation
Developing necessary fixtures, methods in coordination with Production and Engineering department for establishment of new products to achieve the targeted quality, output and cost.
Change management, Study and Implementation of Customer ECN as per the requirement
Identify VA/VE projects and work to implement the same along with the team

Major Projects Worked on : Development of parts for automobile 2 wheelers
Project N15, U131 -New Product Implementation.
Client: TVS Motors.
Members: 4
Project Duration: 40 WEEKS 
Overview: The project involves Development of Plastic Injection moulded Air filter assembly housing top cover and Bottom cover, Induction components like Compression moulded parts like Tube Air Intake and Outlets, Grommets, MTRB silent block,RubberInjection moulded Beadings for new vehicle ‘WEGO’ as per customer specification.

Project U69 (25 parts Plastic, Rubber and metal)- New Product Implementation
Client:TVS-BMW
Members: 4,
Project Duration : 24 Weeks
Overview: The project involves Development of Plastic Injection moulded parts like Oil Funnel, Oil Intake Adaptor, Canister Bracket, Rubber moulded parts and sheet metal press formed parts for TVS-BMW bikes.

Development of parts for automobile 4- wheelers:
Project: APDA - New Product Implementation.
Client : WABCO INDIA.
Members: 4,
Project Duration: 32 WEEKS.
Overview: The project involves Development of Pressed metal inserts (Aluminium and Copper), Metal to Rubber bonded(MTRB) valves, Lip seal used in Air processing and distribution unit as per customer specification.   

Project: Clutch Servo -New Product Implementation. Client:WABCO INDIA and CHINA.
Members: 2,
Project Duration: 40 WEEKS.
Overview: The project involves Development of Pressed metal inserts (Steel)MTRB valves, Lip seals, U-Rings, Dust Bellow, used in clutch assembly as per customer spec.  

Project: DTNA -New Product Implementation
Client: WABCO for DAIMLER North America
Members: 2,
Project Duration: 20 WEEKS.
Overview: The project involves Development of Fabric reinforced Rubber Diaphragms used in Brake chambers as per customer product specification.

Project: 800L(ETIOS)-New Product Implementation.
Client:TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR Motors Ltd,DENSO KIRLOSKAR INDIA Ltd, 
Members: 4,
Project Duration: 52 WEEKS.
Overview: The project involves Development of Rubber Gasket, Grommets, Rubber Washer, Cushions, Dust Plugs, Dual layer extruded Hoses, Moulded drain hose used in new small car ‘ETIOS’ as per customer spec.
Innova Localisation- Development of press tool and sheet metal insert which is used as bought out part and later insert moulded with rubber as Cushion- Back door stopper. 

Project: LDT/HDT -New Product Implementation.
Client:DAIMLER INDIA Commercial Vehicles
Members: 3,
Project Duration: 52 WEEKS.
Overview: The project involves Development of Wire formed bought out insert, Rubber Seals, Dust bellows, Cushions, used in Light duty and Heavy duty trucks as per customer spec. 

Major VA / VE Project-Developed uniqueconcept mould and process for manufacturing of Fabric reinforced brake chamber diaphragm with which we achieve rubber material wastage reduction by 30% (Process is applied for Patent).

Major Achievements:
Delivery time of new product development is improved by 4 weeks (reduced from 16weeks to 12 weeks)
Improved mould design and process in manufacturing of deep wall diaphragms resulting in quality improvement by 3% (rejection reduced by 3%)
Improved the product cost by implementing the unique process for diaphragms by 18% reduction inmaterial cost.
d.Handled the new product development for Seal shroud for DICV which is the largest moulded part in SACL by identifying new vendor at TAIWAN (Visited the supplier during the mould run-off and approval trials at Taiwan)

Major Achievements:
Delivery time of new product development is improved by 4 weeks (reduced from 16weeks to 12 weeks)
Improved mould design and process in manufacturing of deep wall diaphragms resulting in quality improvement by 3% (rejection reduced by 3%)
Improved the product cost by implementing the unique process for diaphragms by 18% reduction inmaterial cost.
Handled the new product development for Seal shroud for DICV which is the largest moulded part in SACL by identifying new vendor at TAIWAN (Visited the supplier during the mould run-off and approval trials at TAIWAN)

Sr. Officer – Mould Development
Nov 2000 to July 2006
Company Name : Pearl Polymers Ltd
Company Profile : Largest manufacturer of Plastic (PET) Injection Stretch Blow moulded products such as Bottles and Jars for house hold and Pharmaceutical applications in INDIA.
Major clients: Hindustan Lever Ltd, British Biological Ltd etc.
Job Profile : 
Design and Development activities including Mould Design using CAD software’s like Pro-E&Auto 
CAD; co-ordination and follow up with in house and out-sourced job. New mould estimation and costing. Product 
Modelling and designing using Pro/E 2001.
Scheduling of mould maintenance activities such as preventive- maintenance, breakdown maintenance, monitoring the
Mould life, planning for re-conditioning or replacement moulds for mould exceeding the estimated life of mould.
Planning and supervision of the Tool room equipped with all the conventional machineries and a team of 12 people. 

Major Projects worked on: 
Plastic Injection mould Projects- Cold runner moulds 
Design and development of 2daylight 8 cavity Injection mould for 74mm cap, 83mm cap etc
Design and development of 3daylight 12 cavities Injection mould for 30mm cap
Design and development of 2daylight 8 cavity Injection mould for 74mm cap with unique stack design
Plastic Injection mould Projects- Hot runner moulds
Design and development of 16cavity hot runner mould for 20mm 16gms PET preform
Design and development of 4 cavity hot runner mould for 74mm 20gms PET preform
Design and development of 10cavity hot runner mould for 30mm 47gms PET preform

PET Blow moulds-
83mm 1Ltr Matka Jar
83mm 1Ltr Jar for British Biological 
74mm 600ml Dibbi Jar
74mm 275ml Dibbi Jar with unique stack design etc,

Achievements:
Design and development of new concept cap and jar with stack design in which the jars can be stacked one above the other ( Space saver Jar)
Implemented 25mm neck bottle in the 2- stage ‘Sidel’ machine for the first time in India for improvement in product quality and reduction in part price. 

Technical knowledge in the following:
Rubber &Plastic Injection moulding, Vacuum forming, Mould design/manufacturing, Mould costing etc.
Press tool design and development for Sheet metal parts

Official recognition: Certified Internal Auditor for TS 16949 system

Future Goals

Lead the Project Management/Product development/New product implementation–inthe
Automotive field.Handle Tool development and Vendor Development along with managing projects which pose technical challenges, face it with responsibility;achieve the milestones by leading a team.