• Gender: Male
• Age: 48
• Designation: Sr.Manager R&D
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Preferred Location: Gujarat
• Work Experience: 21.7 Year(s)

Education

MBA (Production Operations) from MDU, Rohtak in 2009
B.Tech. (Plastic Technology) from HBTI, Kanpur in 2003

Skill Sets

COMPUTER SKILLS
Well Versed with:
Windows 9x/NT/XP and MS Office
SAP 4.6 C ERP QA Module

SKILL SET
Quality Assurance
Vendor Development
New Product Development
New Customer Development
Process Improvement
New Color Theory
Reports & Documentation
Technical Marketing Services
Value Aided Engineering
Operations
Internal Audit Handling

Work Experience

Sr.Manager R&D(Plastic Applications)
From Sept-19 to till now.
Company profile- Manufacturer of Grinding Carbon Black, Processed Carbon Black & Carbon Black Granules

Job profile-
Responsible and accountable for specialty black development in plastic applications.
(Including commodity and Engg./High performance Polymers)
Responsible and accountable for fine tuning in regular products.
Responsible and accountable customer support.
Responsible and accountable new RM vendor development.

Associate Manager in Product Development
From Jul-18 to Aug,19.
Company profile- one of the largest organized players for PVC compounds in India and has world class manufacturing facility that started in 1964

Growth Path:
Deputy Manager in Product Development from Apr-13 to Jun-18
Assistant Manager in Quality Assurance from Jan-10 to Mar-13
Executive Product Customization Cell (PCC) from July-07 to Dec-09

Job profile-
Handling customer support & trails at the customer end.
Handling the development of color & master batch compounds as per customer requirements.
Analyzing and implementing the tests & procedures properly.
Carrying out investigation pertaining to product modification.
Establishing the process parameters as per modification in recipe.
Determining the root cause of quality abnormalities and taking action accordingly.
Responsible for development of wire & cable and automotive, medical, bottle, rigid fitting grades, etc.
Conducting research for cost reduction and quality enhancement on daily basis.
Providing technical support for resolving product related issues.
Addressing and resolving customer’s complaints.
Interfacing with supplier for purchase of raw material & new chemical.
Maintain testing equipment and laboratory areas in excellent working (in align with 5S) order and identify new equipment and testing that may be required to enable and improve our product development and technical support activities in area of responsibility
Developing annual machine maintenance plan and schedules for calibration of laboratory equipment.
Complaints handling & solve them with customer satisfaction and give technical support to Marketing.
Development of Strong partnership with internal stake holder involving, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Business, Research & Development, Corporate with Transparent Model of Governance involving Review & interaction mechanism during each stage of program for incorporating suggestions / modifying approach in value generation / improvement program.
Carried out CPVC product development. The Axiall (USA) Corporation best CPVC Com-pounder in world.

Mayur Uniquoters Ltd., Jaipur

Growth Path:
Senior Executive
From Jun-03 to Jun-07

Key Result Areas:
Maintained coordination with Target Planning Department for accomplishment of production.
Managed the shift operations that involved mixing machines, triple roll mill and High speed mixers.
Carried out process troubleshooting and sustained efficiency in the same.
Ensured 5s implementation on shop floor.
Evaluated the test results to know the suitability of particular chemicals for specific grade wise applications.
Accountable for preparation of all incoming rejection records.
Enhanced the quality of product through various corrective & preventive actions against the non-conformity.
Ascertained reduction in rejection/ rework through evaluation of non-conformity of products.
Responsible for database creation and online color measurement of master batch & profile grades in Minolta Color Spectrophotometer.
Sustained the quality of in-process & finish products and raw materials (additives).
Assured documentation and implementation in compliance to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001.

CORE COMPETENCIES
In depth knowledge of Wire & Cable compounds development, successfully commercialization & customer support of the same.
In depth knowledge of automotive profile compounds development, successfully commercialization & customer support of the same.
In depth knowledge of Master batches & Precoloured products development. Also handling customer support & trial at the customer end.
In depth knowledge of PVC Footwear compound development. Also handling customer support & trial at customer end the customer ends.
In depth knowledge of PVC/ABS/TPU/PP Blend. Also handling customer support & trial at customer end.
In depth knowledge of rigid PVC compound development sectors like- Pipe, fittings, panels & casings. Also handling customer support & trial at the customer end.
Taking stringent quality measures including preparation of necessary documents to ensure compliance with standards & customer’s requirements.
Implementing research and technology techniques mainly in Polymer and specialty chemicals based on in depth business potential analysis and manufacturing capabilities for value generation through new / improved products and OPEX reduction in manufacturing process. Technology development and continuous improvement in shortest total time cycle through in house efforts to meet business and manufacturing requirements for sustaining high growth and enhanced profit with Global bench-marking.
Coordinating the entire development activities including requirement analysis, planning and specifications finalization.
Troubleshooting all technical problems; conducting various tests & inspections to ensure that products developed are in compliance with pre-set quality specifications.
Organizing day-to-day research activities and resolving procedural problems on timely basis.
Support of process technology to Engineering division for development of new basic processing equipment's.
Certification of processing capability in new equipment for the product of desired quality standards.
In depth knowledge of CPVC formulation development & testing of the same. capability to resolve troubleshooting of t
Capability to resolve troubleshooting of the CPVC compounding & customer complain handling.
In depth knowledge of colour theory, developed colour library by storing our existing colorants into database of the software. Same allowing us to achieve even the most difficult colour or unknown formulas.
In depth knowledge/application of all pigments(Organic/inorganic), such as N-550/N-220/Monarch-800/Degassed Black
Yellow/Red/Orange/Blue/White/Green etc

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT
5000 No. of economic master batches & Precoloured compound developed.
CPVC product developed & successfully run into market with the help of Axiall Corporation USA.
Generated annual cost saving 10 Million INR through reprocessing & reformulation of compounds.
Got suggestion award in 2012 &2014 to increase industrial efficiency.
Got Star performer award In 2019 for outstanding performance.
Attended technical training program-me on” Polymer materials & processing in relation to the science & technology
Of PVC” under the aegis of FITT, IIT Delhi.
Successfully completed Injection molding and extrusion training and mentoring subordinates for hands on the machines.

PROFILE SUMMARY
Proficiency in executing cost saving measures and modifications to achieve substantial reduction in expenditures and work within the budget.
Skilled in managing inspection & testing activities involving resource planning, in-process inspection, team building and co-ordination with internal/ external departments.
Expertise in designing world-class systems and implementing processes for attainment of company’s objectives.
Demonstrated excellence in carrying out research related tasks for achieving the planned periodic schedules.
Possess in-depth knowledge of Twin Screw Extruder, Injection Moulding Machine.
Gained skills in R&D machines such as Brabender Rheology tester, MFI tester,DSC, FTIR, TGA, HDT, VST, UTM(Tensile machine),weatherometer,low temp brittleness tester.
/Elongation/Young modulas/Flexural strength/Flexural modulas),Izod impact tester, Colour spectrophotometer, M/c,Horizontal Vertical Flame Chamber, Ageing tester for polymer .
In Raw material testing exposure-MOC,gravity,PH,conductance,moisture,colour,ash content,K-Value,PSD,Fish eye
Viscosity, refractive index, volatile loss/heat stability, acid value/epoxy content/iodine value, Sieve analysis, water soluble matter, melting point, Bulk density,HCL testing & RM testing Muffle furnace.
Adroit in handling multiple priorities, with a bias for action and a genuine interest in personal and professional development.
An effective communicator with excellent inter-personal and analytical skills.
Developed grades and successfully commercialized in various sectors like Footwear, Automotive, Wire and cable, Medicals, UPVC for pipe & panel & Master batches/Precoloured compounds.
Successfully developed Blends of PVC with various polymers like TPU, ABS, etc and supported technically in commercialization of same.
17 Year Experience in compounding industry. 15 Years in product development/QA /Cost saving & 4 Years in Production.

Future Goals

An achievement oriented individual aiming for middle level assignments in Research & Development/New Product Development/ Technical Support with an organization of repute preferably in Polymer industry