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Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru Area, India

Bengaluru Area, India

 Handling Cleansing, Hair Care, Oral care, skin care & Teens care categories with all packaging materials. Developing stable, aesthetically valued, cost effective and user-friendly packaging material in compliance with regulatory requirements. Coordinating with consumer research and marketing team for packaging requirements. Bench marking the competition packs with respect to packaging material & process Developing & finalizing specifications with respect to product & marketing requirement. Developing stability procedures in coordination with formulation development Team Developing 3D model, Engineering drawing, Key line drawing & Rapid prototype for all the packaging material Coordinate with Design Agencies for developing graphics. Manage team resource planning and allocation. Direct and manage the workflow of engineers within the scope of assigned projects.  Demonstrate effective supervisory skills.  Mentor other engineers in project management best practices and industry trends Use Scientific Thinking/Analytical Ability during development of Packaging Material. Providing technical support from Conceptualization to Trial production. (Product Design, Review Analysis, Feasibility, Production Process, Prototype, Tool Development and Trial Production), Results oriented with a hands-on approach, in a cross functional, team based environment. Customer oriented with a proactive approach to solving problems.  Approving on Packaging Material specifications and BOMs. Facilitate Marketing, Production, and Quality with necessary inputs during the developments of Components. Handling Contract manufacturing locations and in-house plants with respect to technology transfer & trouble shooting Smooth handover of new technology to production and quality assurance. Cost reduction and value addition of components wherever applicable.

Kolkata Area, India

 Responsible for packaging innovation, included design, mock-up development, pilot development, and commercialization. Develop and enhance packaging design, optimization, and validation capability for driving packaging innovation efficiently. Provide strong technical support for all packaging innovation. Used various types of packaging materials like Flexible Packaging, semi rigid and rigid packaging.  Identify and develop innovative packaging technologies and design, which will improve the consumer & customer satisfaction.  Leading packaging development projects, effectively delivery of the packaging development accomplishment via working collaboratively with the cross-functional team. Participating in New Product Development from concept to launch; with specific responsibilities that include packaging design, functionality, appearance and operational capability.  Handle the process of development of new products from designing validation of design, trials & testing and commencing production along with handling related documents & formalities.  Aligning Development on inputs from the Supply Chain, Marketing and Production Departments as well as on Market feedback & trends.  Identifying meaningful component specifications; qualifying components & packaging operations; troubleshooting Commercial Packaging Operations at manufacturing locations.  Implement Value Engineering initiatives to achieve standardization and reduce costs. Monitor the progress of plastics tooling. Anticipate & manage the necessary support in terms of expertise and simulation when needed. Capitalizes experience on the development through lessons learnt process & design rules. Ensure product feasibility style and technical design and standards in tools & process Participation to the RFQ and tool maker selection process.  Working with Mold makers for obtaining quotes for pilot tooling and commercial tooling, helping in negotiation

Mumbai Area, India

 Well versed in Projects and Program Management providing technical support to UK Unilever for product development and mould management for plastic moulded products (Home care and Doe Category)  Frontline Coordination with Client, suppliers, following Project Procedures, Project Control, coordinating with the global project team, ensures effective team communications Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects. Providing technical support from Conceptualization to Trial production. (Product Design, Review Analysis, Feasibility, Production Process, Prototype, Tool Development and Trial Production), Results oriented with a hands-on approach, in a cross functional, team based environment. Customer oriented with a proactive approach to solving problems.  Chair the project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to projects Able to plan, prioritize, motivate, and steer while retaining focus on big-picture goals and program objectives. Also able to effectively function independently with minimal supervision Ability to track and report on project status to management and customers. Can proactively identify problems and possible corrective actions Strong project management skills including, project status reporting, financial and open issues. Instrumental in documenting and monitoring technical and business issues resulting from meetings and on-site visits Injection mould & process establishment co-ordination with the suppliers & product qualification. Strong follow-up and Cross-cultural communication skills. Combines extensive “hands-on” technical qualifications with consistent success in identifying opportunities for product launch, market penetration and accelerated growth. Experienced transferring programs from initial design to prototyping and then into production. Accountable for the successful completion of engineering, mould development projects.

Mumbai

Hitech Plast is a public limited company with Rs. 350 Cr. turnover. The Company is engaged in manufacturing of rigid plastic packaging through Injection Moulding, Extrusion Blow Moulding, Injection Blow Moulding and Injection Stretch Blow Moulding process. It also does decorative activities for the containers/bottles & caps by advanced technologies of printing, shrink sleeving, labelling etc.• CAD Modeling, Assembling & Drafting, Solidworks2007• Understanding customer’s requirement and Designing/Developing new concepts.• Product designing of (BM, IM, IBM, and ISBM) articles in view of cost reduction and aesthetic enhancement.• Deciding all major factors like cavitation’s, tonnage, cycle time, machine requirement etc.• Delegating project within the team and reviewing on daily/weekly basis.• Development of Vendors and Quality-Process Checking.• Prepare project proposals for the development of the annual capital investment budget and revision of the budget.• Execute the approved capital investment budget (project basic design, detail design, installation, start-up, closure)• Provide on-going technical support to factory operations.• Maintain and update factory technical documentation, files and library related to project management.• In a cost effective and timely manner, plans and executes all types of factory projects (Majors, Minors and Smalls) to realize Group business objectives. • Product / Mold validation and approval.• Managing risks and project problems.

Bengaluru Area, India

Leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materialsThree established businesses: Metal Working, Engineered Products Group, Machine Tool Business.• Supervise the daily activities in the cutting tool manufacturing• Apply Lean Concepts, Continuous Improvement, and Best Practices to improve processes in the Shipping, Receiving, & Assembly Departments• Analysis of financial performance and communication of appropriate feedback• Identify constraints and make recommendations for improvements• Monitor the chipping scrap by analyzing the chipping data, and Process use to manufacture the inserts • Investigating the each operation and finding which operations contributes to more chipping that process has to be focused upon for further improvements• Perform the tests like hypothesis, cause and effect diagram, Gemba observation, cause-validation, cause-solution matrix, Brainstorming, risk assessment to find the root cause of the problem.

Bengaluru Area, India

TAFE is a part of the Amalgamations Group based at Chennai, one of India's largest light engineering groups, comprising of 41 companies, involved in the design, development and manufacture of diesel engines, automobile components, light engineering goods, plantations and services.• Checking the drawing and drilling according to that ,Matching the core and cavity block into housing,• Blue matching, polishing, and final assembly • Trail run in injection Moulding machine • Mold maintenance activities planning and executing, Preventive and breakdown maintenance.• Responsible for all major and minor modification of the tools as per customer requirement. • Involved in development of, new tools and new projects.

Engineer'S Degree, Packaging, First Class With Distinction

PlasticsTechnology Introduction, Components,Permeability,MechanismsofSpoilage, CorrosionandPreventionofCorrosion,Package Evaluation.

Master Of Technology (Mtech), Mech(Computer Integrated Manufacturing), First Class With Distinction

First Semester: Finite Element Method Computer Aided Design Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems Rapid Prototyping Second Semester.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Industrial Production, First Class

Engineer'S Degree, Tool & Die Making, First Class With Distinction

Attended 4 year training which imparts theoretical and practical classes in Applied Science, Mathematics, Engineering Drawing, Basic.

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