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Hai Phong City, Vietnam

Director for setting up New Automotive Paint Plants across multiple continents to drive VinFast movement of global smart electric Vehicle revolution.

India

Paint and Assembly Operations* Defining plant strategy to retrofit Equipment's/Facilities to enable changeover from Ford platform to Tata Motors EV & ICE platforms in Paint & Assembly lines* Delivered changeover exercise under 9 months for Trial build & 12 months for SOP* Mentored New leadership team, middle management & Frontline leaders for a sustainable culture.

Ahmedabad

*Operations Management with a team of 200 + employees with 5 direct reportees to deliver Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, Environment & Energy with monthly moving targets.*Executed World class Manufacturing facility for the highest through put car line in India (68 jobs/hour) with proven track record of delivering Best in Class Paint Appearance Quality at Lowest cost *Quality Management Know how & Expertise and consistently delivered 95 % OK rate with people… Show more *Operations Management with a team of 200 + employees with 5 direct reportees to deliver Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, Environment & Energy with monthly moving targets.*Executed World class Manufacturing facility for the highest through put car line in India (68 jobs/hour) with proven track record of delivering Best in Class Paint Appearance Quality at Lowest cost *Quality Management Know how & Expertise and consistently delivered 95 % OK rate with people engagement through appropriate problem solving tools .*Plan & Forecast Revenue & Capital Budgeting for day to day operations , process improvements & deliver ROI on the capital*Oversee Inventory Management & establish Lean process Inventory to deliver the Sales demand*Engage workforce in Continuous Improvement process with Kaizen , near miss generation , identifying Unsafe conditions , Unsafe acts & improving the work place environment*Launched 3 innovative products ( E coat , Primer & Activation ) to deliver transformational improvement in Paint appearance.*Demonstrated Risk Management ability by hedging Plant capacity to market demand with minimal impact to Cost per unit for 2020 & 2021*Delivered YoY labour efficiencies engaging Industrial Engineering tools to eliminate Non value added jobs*Engaged middle level leadership in Productivity & Cost initiatives to deliver YoY minimum 7 % Business Process Improvements*Delivered Cross functional Plant leadership for Energy team to offset Plant Fixed operating cost with 33 % drop in Volume in 2019*Awarded for ‘Best of the Best” Innovation for Collaborative efforts to improve Operation Efficiency across 10 Ford plants in IMG market (Asian Pacific, South Africa, Latin America)*Chosen for Corporate Video to demonstrate genuine & realistic touch to state of the art Paint facility & process : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9oheBxMJ7o Show less

Chennai Area, India

Ford India Paint shop #2 Construction - US Million 110 $ ( Rs 600 Crore) with an annualised capacity of 4.08 lac unitsStrategic Hiring & training plan to achieve Best In Class business results for greenfield site.Delivered >2 Mils $ F & T cost save through Open book approach of opportunity identification

Chennai Area, India

Stabilisation of Base Coat exterior Robot painting with Capacity utilization of 107 % Quick shift downsizing from 2 shift to 1 shift , 57 % TGW improvement YoY & reduction in L & OH ( Labour from 18 HPU to 10 HPU) Power from 297 units/ car to 263 units / carNPM from 433 Rs/ car to 333 Rs/ carCapacity Ramp up from 15 jph to 37 jph along with the complexity of Launching new model B 517, adding another shift with 50 %New hourly trainees , introduction of 3 wet Technology… Show more Stabilisation of Base Coat exterior Robot painting with Capacity utilization of 107 % Quick shift downsizing from 2 shift to 1 shift , 57 % TGW improvement YoY & reduction in L & OH ( Labour from 18 HPU to 10 HPU) Power from 297 units/ car to 263 units / carNPM from 433 Rs/ car to 333 Rs/ carCapacity Ramp up from 15 jph to 37 jph along with the complexity of Launching new model B 517, adding another shift with 50 %New hourly trainees , introduction of 3 wet Technology with High Solids Paint. & delivered 37 jph within 8 weeks of operation Show less

Chennai Area, India

Paint shop # 2 construction - Rs 350 crore project with an annualised capacity of 3 lac unitsSetting up Plant layout, specification, development of Paint & consumablesQuotation comparison, initial negotiation, speficifcation freeze & support Purchase function towards project supplier finalizationResponsible for recruitment & training of 14 Engineers, 40 Supervisors & 290 workmanLeading development of New car model ( i10) at Hyundai Kia R & D Centre, Korea

Chennai Area, India

Section head for Paint Engineering - Responsible for Production & Process Engineering with a team of & EngineersProduction Engineering - Facility, Conveyor system, Auto Machine & Painting RobotsProcess Engineering - Development of Production standards, paint materials, consumables, line trouble shooting, Integrated Facility Management & Continous ImprovementPlant capacity expansion from 77 % to 125 % with a mere 9 day shutdownCycle time reduction by introducing Medium solid Top… Show more Section head for Paint Engineering - Responsible for Production & Process Engineering with a team of & EngineersProduction Engineering - Facility, Conveyor system, Auto Machine & Painting RobotsProcess Engineering - Development of Production standards, paint materials, consumables, line trouble shooting, Integrated Facility Management & Continous ImprovementPlant capacity expansion from 77 % to 125 % with a mere 9 day shutdownCycle time reduction by introducing Medium solid Top coat Paint, Fast cure primer & Low bake E' coatProcess standardization from 34 uph to 55 uphResolved shop floor heat by introducing Novel cooling concepts Show less

Chennai Area, India

1. Introduced Accent, Sonata, Elantra & Getz model in Paint shop2. Plant Capacity expansion from 50 % to 77 % with a mere 14 day shutdown3. Process Standardization from 22 uph to 34 uph4. Designed & installed Plastic Paint shop of 30 uph5. Conversion of Electrocoat to Environmental friendly Lead free type6. Paint Cost/ car reduction by introducing Trumphet bell.7. Trained for Robotic Paint application at Durr Germany

Chennai Area, India

1.Core team member in Design , Installation, Commissioning & Standardisation of Green filed Paint shop project with an annual capacity of 2.4 lac units per annum2. Preparation of Process specification & work standard for Paint process3. Developed Costing model in excel for Paint costing & monthly analysis4. Eliminated corrosion issue in Santro Car

Mumbai

1. Development of 4th Generation CED Paint in technical collaboration with M/s PPG , USA2. Development of Powder Coating systems in technical collaboration with M/s Nippon Paint , Japan3. Development of tailormade Alkyd, acrylic, epoxy, polyester & Polyurethane resins for captive consumption.

Engineer’S Degree, Paint Technology, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Paint India Graduation in Paint Technology in Paint , Pigments & Varnishes Department

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemistry, Distinction

Graduation in Chemistry

Secondary School & Higher Secondary School, Distinction

High School & Senior High School education

High School, Primary & Middle School

Primary & Middle School Education