 Chemical engineer with over 23 years of experience in Active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing industry having good exposure in Production, Tec transfer, Outsourcing, Production planning, Project management and Manufacturing. Deftness in planning, demonstrated analytical and problem solving abilities and strong communication with key focus on quality and deliveries.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Working as Assistant General Manager Manufacturing in Laurus Labs vishakapatnam from April 2023 to till date. Worked as Deputy General Manager in Fleming Laboratories Limited, from June 2015 to September 2022, handled responsibilities of production planning and project management.  Worked as Manager in Shasun Pharmaceuticals Limited, Cuddalore from October 2012 to May 2015, handled the responsibility of Outsourcing of KSM for API manufacturing.  Worked as Assistant Manager in Actavis Pharma Manufacturing Private Limited, Chennai from January 2007 to September 2012, handled the responsibility of product transfer from R&D to plant scale. Worked as Production Executive in Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited, Chennai from September 2001 to January 2007 CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS  Successfully involved in the transfer of about 15 new products from R&D to pilot scale and to the plant scale in Actavis, Shasun and Fleming  Implemented cost effective programmes on Products, Utilities and other operations in Fleming Labs, Hyderabad.  Consistently achieved more than 95% of Budget volumes in the last 3 years by effective planning of production and raw materials in Fleming.  Closely worked with marketing and quality assurance to address several customer queries  Successfully faced 3 EDQM audits as responsible person for purchase and warehouse without any major observations.