• Gender: Male
• Age: 65
• Designation: Supervisor
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Preferred Country: India
• Preferred Location: Uttar Pradesh
• Work Experience: 36.2 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur University in 1993.
Master of Science, Polymer Science and Technology, Lancaster University, U.K in 1982.

Skill Sets

Skills:
Research and Development, Applications Research, Process Development from laboratory to commercial implementation in the areas of
polymerization polymers, blends and alloys, composites, radiation based processes, reactive compounding and processing, recycling technologies
new materials with specific attributes and upgradation of existing polymer compounds, formulations and processes, CAD / CAE for injection molding case studies trouble shooting industrial case studies and assignments, etc.,
involving commodity and engineered to engineering polymers, including vinyl polymers, rubbers / elastomers, polyolefins, cellulosics, fluoropolymers, polyamides, polycarbonate, TPUs, etc.

Work Experience

Site Head Research & Technology
Head Research Center
Head Site Analytics
Since Feb 2008
Company Profile: Manufacturer of specialty chemicals and commoditized products including additives, coating effects chemicals, water treatment and paper treatment chemicals, home and fabric care chemicals, and personal care chemicals.
Job Profile:
Responsible for a team of 37 research scientists and report administratively to the Country Head of India and functionally to the Global Head for R&T and the Global Head for Research Centre.
Spearhead all R&T initiatives with regard to infrastructure, people, shared services and site activities.
Formulate and implement management policies pertaining to the site.
Provide support to technical services / marketing divisions in terms of technical education / training for customers.
Secure full cost transparency and control of shared services.
Establish excellent working relationship between all R&T sites. Secures full advantage of available synergies.
Understands fundamentals of present and future technologies .
Establish strong relationships with universities, institutions and key customers in India and the region.
Member of the local or regional leadership team as the R&T representative
to public in the region.
Preside over various committees, namely the Site Technical Committee, the Committee for Technical Ladder and the India Leadership Team.

Job Profile as Head Research Centre
Establish research project portfolio in coordination with global head RC and Research Centre Leadership Team. This includes participation in global projects as well as regional projects defined together with regional business partners and aligned with global business strategies.
Functionally lead groups and assure highly efficient and effective delivery on projects.
Develop and expand skill base of Research Centre.
Assure protection of results with appropriate IP strategy.
Establish and exploit appropriate value-adding contacts and co operations with customers, universities and research institutes
(open innovation).
Establish through global processes and work within budget.
Appropriate staffing and continuous further education of department to assure sustainable high level of skills and expertise.
Ensure that the labs operate safely and in line with EHS guidelines.
Member of Research Centre Leadership Team.
Major Achievements:
Under the initiative of Operational Agenda Innovation rolled-out in April 2008:
effectively reorganized the R&D unit into a new Global Research Centre operational in Aug 2008
established a new Site Analytics in mid Oct 2008
Enhanced the scope of global research portfolio and deliverables with higher level of efficiencies and multitasking
Successfully established collaboration with National Chemical Laboratory for Ph.D. programs in Q3 2008.

VP, R&D & QA: Jan 2007 to Jan 2008
General Manager, Global R&D: Jun 2002 to Dec 2006
Company Profile: Development, manufacturing and marketing of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals.
Job Profile
Formulation and implementation of management policies.
Managed and supervised global and local R&D programs, long and short term probing studies, and applications development programs in the areas of styrenics, polycarbonates, semi-crystalline polymers, blends/alloy, TPUs, additives, CAD / CAE case studies etc.
Provided technical support and services to global Group companies and global customers.
Undertook plant scale trials and demonstration of R&D programs / study deliverables.
Coordinated and reviewed progress of projects, programs with respective group companies and customers.
Provided support in terms of process studies, upgrade and development of new styrenics grades and blends, alloys to global and local operations.
Provided support to the technical services, marketing divisions in terms of customers technical education, training understanding of specific requirements and new potential applications troubleshooting case studies CAD, CAE case studies etc.
Overall supervised, monitored and coordinated with Quality Assurance Divisions of three units at Vadodara and products audits in association
Configured, upgraded existing instruments and procurement of new instruments and pilot plant equipment along with budgetary affairs.
Controlled and monitored the administrative and budgetary affairs of the Centre activities and programs.
Presented progress and allied matters of the Centre to the Managing Director and the Board.

Achievements and Some Major Projects successfully undertaken:
Restructured the Global R&D Centre for greater efficiency including enhancement of R&D projects portfolio and optimal project delivery time.
New Grades Development in the areas of:
Non Halogenated Flame Retardant ABS grades (Global Mandate) for the automotive and electrical / electronic sectors.
High Impact Strength Flame Retardant ABS grades for the automotive and white goods sectors.
High UV and Light Stable ABS grades for the automotive, white goods and electrical / electronics sectors.
Moderate to High Heat Resistant ABS grades for the automotive industry.
Primerless Painting ABS ABS / PC and ABS / Nylon blends grades for the automotive industry.
Electroplating ABS ABS / PC and ABS / Nylon blends grades for the automotive, white goods and electrical / electronics sectors.
ABS / TPU blend grades for surface transport sector.

Process Development :
High Graft Rubber Intermediates for ABS.
Mono- and Bi-modal PB Latexes for Graft Rubbers.
PB Latex and Graft Rubber by Agglomeration Technology.
SAN Intermediate Grades for diverse ABS and ABS Blends Grades.
SAN merchant Grades for different applications.

Industry Case Studies and Troubleshooting:
Primerless painting of molded components: Effect for formulation and molding variables for defect free painting.
Pigmented painting grades for molded components: Effect of pigmentation on post painting parts assembly to overcome stress concentration sites leading to parts failure.
Electroplating grades : Effect of matrix state formulation and molding variables for defect free plating.
UV and light stabilized grades: Effect of graft rubber particle size additives and pigments on short and long term stability.
Rheology of injection molding grades: Effect of rheology modification for ease of flow in differentiated geometry parts.

CAD / CAE case studies: Global and domestic projects for automotive white goods and electrical / electronic sectors:
Established guidelines for optimal part design and process parameters part design modification and process simulation.
Established guidelines for optimal processing parameters for defect free molding.
Proposed potential inter-polymer shifts.

Officiating Deputy Director, Head Materials Science Division 1998 to 2002
Assistant Director, Material Science Division: From 1984 to 1997
Company Profile: Shriram Institute for Industrial Research is an independent, self sustaining, not-for-profit multidisciplinary contract research institute conducting research and development in the areas of special significance to industry, government agencies and other organizations.
Job Profile:
Interacted with government ministries / agencies private industries and external agencies for generation of contract R&D projects and thereafter undertook supervised, monitored and assisted the division for timely completion of projects.
Undertook demonstration trials at both pilot plant and industrial scale of the deliverables of projects to sponsors.
Reviewed progress of projects along with respective project in-charges and sponsors / external experts.
In charge of division s instrumentation facilities configuration / upgrading of existing instruments and procurement of new instruments and pilot plant equipment along with budgetary affairs.
Supervised external students and institute staff for their Master s and Ph.D. programs.
Training of industrial staff and institute staff.
Reported progress and allied matters of the Division to Director of institute and presented overall progress to Vice Chairman and the Research Advisory Committee comprising of academia, government and industry.

Achievements / Some Major Projects successfully undertaken:
Successfully formulated for a grant of INR 12 mio from World Bank for the upgrade of technical infrastructure of SRI.
Synthesis and polymerization :
Synthesis of 2-Ethyl Hexyl Choloroformate for VC monomer polymerization
Development of micro-emulsion grade PVC for printing inks
Development of polyacetal resins

Radiation Processes :
Electron Beam crosslinked wires and cables based on polyethylene and PVC
High radiation and UV resistant robotic manipulator arm sleeves for nuclear reactor hot cells
Preservation of wooden artifacts and upgrading lesser used wood species by Gamma radiation processing
PCBs destruction in oils from ship breaking sector by Gamma radiation

Blends, Alloys and Composites :
Polyolefin dynamic vulcanizate blends for injection molded exterior automotive applications
Flexible vinyl vulcanizate blends for automotive weather strippings
PVC / TPU blends for shoe soles application
PVC and ABS blends (PM-88 ™ ) for automotive applications
Calenderable wood - polymer composites for paneling and continuous & tiled floorings
Calenderable multilayered vinyl floorings and liners for diverse applications

Recycling Processes :
Nylon from spent tyres
Post industrial wastes : vinyl polymers and natural wastes for continuous and tiled floorings

Future Goals

Work in a professional and challenging environment, bring out value addition to organization that is intellectually simulating and provides opportunities for personal and professional grow.