Experience

CIIE. CO

• India
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Coatings Fundamentals and Chemicals Expert / Mentor

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  Sharing wealth of knowledge in the areas of Adhesives, Coatings, Emulsion Polymers, Inks, Paints and its related raw materials in these industries. Areas of emphasis are optimum manufacturing practices, testing for total quality management and training support staff members. { www.ciieindia.org } { www.mentoredge.com } { www.iimahd.ernet.in } Sharing wealth of knowledge in the areas of Adhesives, Coatings, Emulsion Polymers, Inks, Paints and its related raw materials in these industries. Areas of emphasis are optimum manufacturing practices, testing for total quality management and training support staff members. { www.ciieindia.org } { www.mentoredge.com } { www.iimahd.ernet.in }



Micro Small & Medium Enterprises

• Ahmedabad Area, India

• Mentor

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises finds professionals via online platform. As a mentor and professional my profile is listed under code number 1029650. { www.msmementor.in } Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises finds professionals via online platform. As a mentor and professional my profile is listed under code number 1029650. { www.msmementor.in }



International Business Development - MENTORING

• Ahmedabad - Gujarat State - India effective 2007

• Director

  • Apr 2007 - Present

  Helping academics and industries - entrepreneurs - help themselves by mentoring and connecting with professionals and organizations and universities. Route implemented is to be a guest speaker on subjects ; custom tailored to the need of the listeners. Helping academics and industries - entrepreneurs - help themselves by mentoring and connecting with professionals and organizations and universities. Route implemented is to be a guest speaker on subjects ; custom tailored to the need of the listeners.



International Business Development

• Ahmedabad - Gujarat State - India

• Owner / Managing Director

  • Apr 2007 - Present

  IBD, well positioned in Ahmedabad - Gujarat State - India, acts as a liaison and a marketer for companies in USA. IBD - bridging product development, technology transfers and resourcing of specialty chemicals serving coatings and related industries. IBD - provides technical sales & training seminars via motivational & self-help techniques. IBD represents - PCI & Inpra Latina coatings trade magazines - as its India-Correspondent. MENTOR { www.mentoredge.com } at Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship { www.ciieindia.org } at IIM-A - Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad Ashwin is the owner of International Business Development, a company that acts as a liaison and a marketer for companies in USA, engaging in product development and technology transfers among other things. He also provides strategic and technical consulting, including business plan and sales strategy development in Asia. Ashwin is also an avid speaker and holds technical and motivational seminars. Show less



Chinmaya Mission Ahmedabad

• Ahmedabad - Gujarat State - India

• Projects Catalyst for Swami Avyayananda

  • 1966 - Present

  Event management related activities. ... Sunday classes, on a need to have basis. < avyayananda@chinmayamission.com > Event management related activities. ... Sunday classes, on a need to have basis. < avyayananda@chinmayamission.com >



Kimes Technologies International, Inc. - USA

• Marketing Manager - INDIA

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2010

  Strategic and technical Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development in Asia. Marketing value added sulfonates for Coatings, Industrial coatings, Lubricants, Metal workings, Paints and related other industries. Resourcing petroleum products. Inspecting chemical processing plants for toll manufacturing of specialty products in India. Provide Sales,Technical and Motivational seminars. Strategic and technical Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development in Asia. Marketing value added sulfonates for Coatings, Industrial coatings, Lubricants, Metal workings, Paints and related other industries. Resourcing petroleum products. Inspecting chemical processing plants for toll manufacturing of specialty products in India. Provide Sales,Technical and Motivational seminars.



SOLTEX - Performance Chemicals

• Houston - Texas - USA

• Independent Sales Consultant

  • Oct 2001 - Oct 2002

  Technical Sales of Corrosion Inhibitors - Over Based Metallic Sulfonates - Liaison with Stoney Creek Technologies LLC - Trainer - PA - USA Technical Sales of Corrosion Inhibitors - Over Based Metallic Sulfonates - Liaison with Stoney Creek Technologies LLC - Trainer - PA - USA



Impact Composite Technology, LTD

• Houston - Texas - USA

• Independent Sales Consultant

  • May 2001 - Dec 2001

  Technical Sales of Natural Organic Fibers - RENFIL Technical Sales of Natural Organic Fibers - RENFIL



VerticalNet

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Domain Manager - Coatings

  • Jun 2000 - Jan 2001

  Develope & Direct B2B & B2C contents to Ontology Engineering Group for Paints & Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Pulp & Paper, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Elastomers & Surface finishing. Paintsandcoatings.com is the current active website. Develope & Direct B2B & B2C contents to Ontology Engineering Group for Paints & Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Pulp & Paper, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Elastomers & Surface finishing. Paintsandcoatings.com is the current active website.



AkzoNobel

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coatings Group Leader

  • Jul 1990 - Nov 1999

  WITCO-Corporation-Houston, TX USA - surfactant manufacturing plant & R&D was purchased by AKZO. Ashwin worked for Dr. Paul D. Berger and David G. Feuerbacher - Tech. R&D Directors - Industrial Surfactants. Provided plant and sales support of Amphoterics-Anionics-Cationics-Nonionics surfactants for Adhesives, Coatings & Inks industries via excellence in Total Quality Management using PODC techniques. { Plan, Organize, Direct & Control } WITCO-Corporation-Houston, TX USA - surfactant manufacturing plant & R&D was purchased by AKZO. Ashwin worked for Dr. Paul D. Berger and David G. Feuerbacher - Tech. R&D Directors - Industrial Surfactants. Provided plant and sales support of Amphoterics-Anionics-Cationics-Nonionics surfactants for Adhesives, Coatings & Inks industries via excellence in Total Quality Management using PODC techniques. { Plan, Organize, Direct & Control }



Buckman

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Coatings Laboratory Supervisor

  • Feb 1987 - Jul 1990

  Technical Sales and Service & Supervision provided to customers, distributors and sales professionals - globally. Formulated industrial coatings using microbicides, fungicides, surfactants, defoamers and corrosion inhibitive pigments. Technical Sales and Service & Supervision provided to customers, distributors and sales professionals - globally. Formulated industrial coatings using microbicides, fungicides, surfactants, defoamers and corrosion inhibitive pigments.



Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• South-West Region Sales Specialist

  • Oct 1985 - Dec 1986

  Sales of scientific instruments to coatings, food & medical research and related industries covering three states - Arkansas, Oklahoma & Texas via CMS distributor net-work of 60+ sales professionals. Sales of scientific instruments to coatings, food & medical research and related industries covering three states - Arkansas, Oklahoma & Texas via CMS distributor net-work of 60+ sales professionals.



Union Carbide

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• QC & QA & R&D Lab Manager

  • Feb 1975 - Sep 1985

  UCAR Emulsion Latexes - development & plant & technical sales support in addition to global distribution training. UCAR Emulsion Latexes - development & plant & technical sales support in addition to global distribution training.



Glideen Coatings & Resins - Division of Imperial Chemical Indutries PLC ( ICI )

• QC / QA Chemist

  • Apr 1972 - Jan 1975

  Plant and sales support for Industrial Coatings - Polyester Gelkotes & Polyvinyl Can-coatings. Total quality management and Assurance using PODC techniques. { Plan-Organize-Direct-Control } Plant and sales support for Industrial Coatings - Polyester Gelkotes & Polyvinyl Can-coatings. Total quality management and Assurance using PODC techniques. { Plan-Organize-Direct-Control }