Darvind Asokan Email & Phone Number

Nilai, My

Malaysia

 Reporting to Director of Operations APAC overseeing quality control functions across subsidiaries in South East Asia. Optimization of tile adhesive formulations for APAC subsidiaries  Acted as interim Plant Manager for Mapei Singapore (March 2022 – April 2022) Establishing min-max inventory levels for finished goods, raw materials and packaging for Mapei Singapore Developed changeover matrix for epoxy products in new plant in China reducing cleaning downtimes (remote) Developing process flow for new powder plant in India (on-site) Managing risk assessment for laboratories in APAC Conducting interlaboratory test & analyzing test variation for major product lines (tile adhesive, self-levelers & building grouts) for all the labs in APAC – part of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt project Conducting mixing time reduction project for major powder line products in Malaysia – reducing overhead cost Managing intercompany product complaints Active involvement in sourcing/testing of alternate raw materials for tile adhesives, self-levelers & waterproofing membrane for APAC

Nilai, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia

▪ Managing overall defectives of finish goods & raw materials of APAC subsidiaries below 3%.▪ Cost reduction of 40% in equipment calibrations for R&D/QC laboratories in Malaysia & India.▪ Optimizing in-process testing frequency for tile adhesives in Malaysia; cutting down an estimated 280 hours of QC time spent on testing per year.▪ Implemented cost-effective strategies in reducing QC samples consumption for in-processlab testing.▪ Spearheaded localization of purchasing QC laboratory equipments for efficient cost control.▪ Developed & implemented simulation tool for QC manpower allocation based on company’s yearly budget & production growth for all APAC subsidiaries.▪ Development of a sampling frequency tool based on ANSI/AQL Z1. 4-2008 & product cycle time for all QC laboratories in APAC.▪ Completed feasibility study/analysis for new investment projects of mixers at liquid production lines in Korea & Malaysia.▪ Assisting the start-up of new quality control laboratories in China & India.▪ Dynamics AX 2012 onboarding training for new shipping & purchasing team in Vietnam & Philippines through remote.▪ Streamlining process flow of shipping for subsidiaries in Vietnam & Philippines through remote.▪ Optimizing QC downtimes such as changeovers & machine cleaning time in Korea to improve overall plant efficiency.▪ Monitoring regional reporting & KPIs’ for Quality Control such as defective over production, rework rate, expiration over shipping, customer returns, supplier return, disposal & overall monthly quarantine stock.▪ Active member of Internal Audit ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems in MAPEI Malaysia.▪ Coordinating collaborative projects for Quality Control Managers across APAC focusing on quality process improvement.▪ Training QC Managers in APAC on statistical data analysis focusing on finished product & raw material quality trend.▪ Leading root cause investigation for product non-conformities & customer complaints.

Malaysia

▪ On-site employee training for ERP startup project in Korea.▪ On-site employee training in Singapore focusing on PLC usage, measuring cycle time,man hours and machine time for powder, liquid & paste production lines.▪ On-site safety & risk assessment project in Philippines.▪ Leading & coordinating physical inventory check in Philippines.▪ On-site Dynamic AX 2012 training for production and shipping team in Vietnam.▪ Develop production planning tool based on historical sales data trend & product cycletime for subsidiary in Singapore.▪ Analyzing inventory variances quarterly for all APAC subsidiaries.▪ Conducting yearly silo flowrate analysis to keep in check conditions of screwconveyors.▪ Minimum & maximum warehouse stock analysis for finished goods & raw materials.▪ Analyzing downtimes & identifying top 5 losses in production for APAC subsidiaries.▪ Coordinating maintenance activities based on downtime analysis.

Nilai

Production• Process and cycle time optimization for powder and liquid production lines• Performing engineering analysis to reduce downtimes, increase plant efficiency and reduce costs• Raw material & finished good planning for production activities• Developing standard work methods and training for production staff• Control/monitor PLC for powder production• Coordinating/organizing maintenance activities during plant breakdowns• Production capacity planning for man-hours & machine timeWarehousing • Planning of minimum and maximum stock, safety stock and lead time analysis• Planning of inventory storage based on warehouse layout• Participation of quarterly inventory check activities

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering