Experience

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  Quality Speciality Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

  • Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Sr. Manager- Application Development

    • Oct 2023 - Present
    • Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    - Responsible for set-up of Application center for Plastics additive division. Closely working on product development, research and testing, customization, new application development of oleochemicals based additive. - Collaborate and offers technical support to cross-functional team and customers through documentation, case study, technical presentations and product training.

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  Sudarsshan Plastiblends Pvt. Ltd.

  • Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

  • R&D Manager

    • Jul 2020 - Aug 2023
    • Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

    - Leading R & D and Technical service for ensuring profitable and sustainable business growth.- Designing advanced thermoplastics compounds for automotive, electronics & electrical applications. Based polymers like PP, ABS, PC, PBT, Nylon-6 & 66, PC/PBT, PC/PET, & PC/ABS Blends with HF FR, Reinforcement (Glass, Fiber, CaCO3 & Talc).- Developed Low Shrinkage Engineered PP compounds for E&I (Electronic and Industrial) application that can be used as alternatives for ABS/HIPS. Supported to revenue generation and hit up target approx. 10% through this new vertical.- Project leader for conceptualizing & implementing cost saving. The projects included recipe & process optimization, skin layer optimization, alternate raw materials source in order to defend the existing business. - Collaboration with all cross functional teams (Purchase, Production, Quality and Sales) cross geographies stake holders with internal & external partners & get the development done as per the business requirements.- Responsible for the new method development in quality assurance, technical collaboration with Institute and system implementation in the manufacturing facility.

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  Pidilite Industries Limited

  • Mumbai Area, India

  • Assistant Manager- R&D

    • Aug 2014 - Apr 2020
    • Mumbai Area, India

    - Driven innovative projects in Epoxy, Acrylics, CRD, Structural adhesive and flexible packaging adhesives in order to expand core business through new product development and innovations.- Hands-on experience with Anaerobic adhesives, Footwear adhesives, solvent cements, colorants, acrylic sealants, anti-skid coatings, formulation and application testing. Executed ideation project on jewelry adhesive and low energy surface adhesive.- Focused on diverse chemistry for a range of substrates such as metals, plastics, laminates and foam for mattresses, automotive, flexible packaging and do-it-yourself adhesives applications.- Provided application and sales support to product specialist over complete study of product performance in different end use conditions in order to make new product first time right in market (FTR). - Extended operational support to plant over scale-up, process enhancement, implementation of new product up to launch stage. - Coordinated with cross functional teams for timely completion of projects. - Major initiatives for new invention and self-innovation have been undertaken to add value to the present research trend. - Review of literature and patents to make concept note and technical note.

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  Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.

  • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Summer Intern

    • May 2011 - Jul 2011
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    - Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.- Exposure to Industrial Coatings, Automotive coatings, Decorative coatings and Analytical lab.- Worked on projects of shade matching, pigment analysis, pigment reduction and basic paint testing. Handled machines like Sand Mill, Gyromixer, Computerized Color Dispensing, Spectrophotometer etc.