Expert Details
Glass Fiber Size Technology
ID: 727881
India
Technical Marketing & New Product Development: Sound knowledge in Designing & Devoloping new Glass fibre size coating formulations on glass fiber products for Thermoset & Thermoplatic composite Industry as per ISO 9001-2000 QMS standards & using Stage-Gate process. Expertise in undertaking Glass fibre Manufacturing Process improvements and developments in line with Product peformance improvements both at Cold end & Hot end as per the customer needs. Sales - Customer technical services, Product Marketing and application development. Benchmarking the products, assessing product strengths and weaknesses. Product performance management by mapping customer CTQ’s (Critical to quality). Networking abilities, leading Technical sessions & conference calls on product / Process improvement projects with internal and external customers.
Exposure to Good Management Practices / Tools viz., Stage-Gate process - Product development ; Balance Score card – Performance Improvement ; Six sigma,5 S, Poka – yoke, Business process re-engineering, Toyota Production Management System – Process improvement & Product improvement.
He has given consultancy service to M/s Binani Glass Fibre Ltd, Goa,India on Glass fibre size technology and New product development for the year 2007-09.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1994 | Degree: Phd | Subject: Metal Organic chemisty | Institution: Osmania Universtiy |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: M.Sc., | Subject: In-Organic Chemistry | Institution: Osmania University |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: B.Sc., | Subject: Chemistry & Biology | Institution: Kakatiya University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Sr.Manager | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He is a New Product Development Leader for both Plants (Hyderabad & Silvasa, India). His scope of work is as below01)Target markets are India & GCC 02)Development of customized & Value added products using Stage and Gate process 03)Working closely with Marketing team for New & value added products and assess the technological needs for the manufacturing the same in the long run 04)Developing New Product Technical datasheets, Fixing Product/Process parameters and Standard operating parameters 05)Technical support to customer and Sales team |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2009 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He is a consultant in improving current products in terms of better efficiencies and suggesting substitutes for cost reduction etc. His scope of work is as below.01)New product development 02)Development of customized products 03)Analyzing market requirement for products and assess the technological needs for the manufacturing the same in the long run 04)Suggesting suitable parameters at various stages like forming, drying and conversion areas 0)Designing glass fiber coating formulations |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 2006 | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Sr.Manager | Department: Undisclosed |
Responsibilities:He is a Sr. Development manager and reporting to Aisa-Pacific development head. His scope of work is as below. 01)Designing new formulations for developing new glass fiber products for composite Industry as per ISO 9001-2000 QMS standards.02)Reviewing existing / new sizing formulae (Composite mixture of Thermoplastic / Thermo set Polymers & Organic chemicals) in fiber glass manufacturing process. 03)Writing/reviewing detailed documents / Technical reports explaining about the work and its results, in terms of product stability to the Vetrotex International & Asia pacific development teams. 04)Customer technical services and product application development. 05)Bench marking the products, assessing the strength’s and weaknesses of the products. 06)Product performance management by mapping customer CTQ’s (Critical to quality). |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2000 to 2000 | Country / Region: France / Chamberry | Summary: He has visited Saint-Gobain International R & D at Chamberry, France to know new product devlpment methodology fo WW markets in Siant-Gobain Vetrotex plants. |
| Years: 2000 to 2000 | Country / Region: France, Italy & Spain | Summary: He has Visited Saint-Gobain Glass fiber manufacturing Plants at France, Italy, Spain to understand WW products/process and GMP’s |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: He has visited Saint-Gobain Glass fiber manufacturing plant & Participated Asia-Pacific development meet. |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Country / Region: Srilanka | Summary: He has visited Country dealer for Techno-commercial studies of glass fibre products |
| Years: 2009 to 2009 | Country / Region: Kuwait | Summary: He has participated KIMMCO-Rockwool (India) Ltd Sales-Marketing meeting to understand Mineral wool Insulation product requirements in GCC markets. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| 01.Kaizen (continuous improvement) Expert 02.Composites One Community 03.Consultants Network 04.Leaders who make a difference 05.Career Transition Asia-Pacific Group 06.Saint-Gobain Alumni 07.Osmania University Alumni 08.Friends of refractories 09.Glass Careers 10.Business improvement,change managment & turnaround 11.Business process improvement group 12.Composites 13.Continuous improvement six sigma & lean group 14.Doors & Windows Manufacturing group 15.India Global Green Leadership |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| IRCA Certified auditor / Lead auditor on Quality Management Systems(QMS) as per ISO 9001: 2000 & 19011 : |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert Auditor for TUV Rheinland, India |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| PhD (Chemistry) from Osmania University, Hyderabad, A.P, India Thesis: "Synthesis and Characterization of First Row Transition Metal Complexes derived from some substituted Benzoxazines" M.Sc., (Chemistry) 1st Class/A grade from Osmania University, Hyd, A.P, India B.Sc., (Chemistry & Biology) 1st Class/A grade from Kakatiya University,A.P, India |
| Medical / Professional |
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| 01) State Merit Scholarship during PhD & M.Sc., 02) University top marks in Organic chemistry during B.Sc., |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Four research papers under publication |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has devised Techno commercial skills seminars on Glass fiber products for sales field staff & Dealers in Saint-Gobain Vetrotex India ltd. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has liaised with vendors for the procurement of Polymers & other Organic chemicals used in glass fibre coating for long term and short term production needs. As a technical expert of glass fibre sizing worked closely with indegenious and imported Raw material suppliers (New & Old) for modification,improvement & development at low cost with better peformance . |
| Marketing Experience |
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| His area of expertise is Glass fiber size coating chemistries for new product development for reinforced plastics. He is adept in understanding customer complaints by taking regular feedback and resolving the same through root cause analysis for continuous improvement. He is leading process improvement / optimization initiatives at Hot end - Fiber forming, Size coating, wet cake drying & Cold end - Fabrication lines (Expert, CS, AR & CSM) for quality improvement and production efficiency. He has done Production planning Scheduling, Process control, Manpower planning & training He has coordinated Cold end team (Fabrication) to achieve over all plant production & productivity targets. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| IRCA Certified auditor / Lead auditor on Quality Management Systems(QMS) as per ISO 9001: 2000 & 19011 : 2002 Exposure in Good Management Practices / Tools viz., Stage-Gate process for Product development; Balance Score card for Performance Improvement; Six sigma,5 S, Poke Yoke, Business process re-engineering, Toyota Production Management System for Process improvement & Product improvement. Troubleshooting, customer complaint resolution, budgeting and Technical marketing of products. Possess analytical, communication, team management skills and skills in undertaking research activities. Networking abilities, leading technical sessions Knowledge in GRP molding techniques & customer CTQ’s vis-à-vis glass fiber products. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | He is highly proficient in English. |
Fields of Expertise
abrasion-resistant coating material, coating material, emulsion coating material, epoxy coating material, glass coating material, high-solids organic coating material, hydrophilic coating, low volatile organic compound coating material, lubricant coating material, organic coating material, organic coating process, plastic material, polymer, polymer coating material, polyurethane coating, water-based coating material, glass fiber, film integrity, organosol, liquid coating material