Expert Details
Paints & Coatings Consulting for Formulation Development, Raw Material Sourcing, Machineries Sourcing, New Plant Design & Startup.
ID: 738767
India
Core competencies:
- Research & Development of Decorative, Marine, Protective, Can & Coil, Fire Proofing and Floor Coatings.
- Manufacturing of Paints & Resins (Production, Planning, Quality, QMS & IMS).
- Process Engineering and Value Creation.
- Plant Designing, Detailing & Commissioning (Brown & Green field projects).
- Audits & Regularity Compliance Management.
- Successful Business Meetings in multicultural environments (at more than 18 countries).
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2003 | Degree: B.E Chemical Engineering | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: Madurai Kamaraj University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Consultant - Paints & Coatings | Department: Paints & Coatings Consultancy |
Responsibilities:Paints & Coatings Professional with 20+ years of experience diversified into Manufacturing, Value Engineering, Plant Operations, Green & Brown Filed Projects, Research & Development etc.,Currently assisting small to medium scale companies for turnkey projects from conceptual stage through plant erection, commissioning to commercial production startup. Assisting for formulation development, raw material sourcing, manpower sourcing, IR & statutory regulations etc., |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2021 | Employer: Jazeera Paints, Saudi Arabia | Title: Director - Research & Development | Department: Research & Development |
Responsibilities:* Achieved UL & Exova certification for ‘Intumescent Coating’, 4 hours rated with lowest thickness (best in the industry).• Developed complete PU flooring range from scratch (low-medium-heavy duty floors). • Developed multi-surface glue which can manage more than 1800 kgs load easily & suitable for repairing jobs under water. • Developed Can & Coil Coatings and launched in the market. • Developed pour-in-place EPDM floorings with complete systems. • Developed water-wipeable tile grouts & joint sealants (Decorative & Special Effects). • Developed complete terrazzo series for flooring segment (Epoxy & PU based). • Developed light weight epoxy filler (can fill joints up to 5cms width & 9 cms depth) for construction industry. • PAS (Poly Aspartic Coatings) for steel structures, heavy-duty floors & cold storage rooms. • Developed Water based Epoxy & PU coatings for steel structures (Primer & TCs). • Achieved Exova certificate for intumescent wood coatings (first in the market). • Developed specialty PU topcoat as per MPI#72. Approved & listed by MPI. • Through Process Engineering, identified unused capacity of 35% in industrial plant, which helped management to drop the plan of investing for new production unit. • Supported for setting up new plant at Egypt (layout plan, concept notes, process design, equipment design, utility calculations, capacity calculations, cost per ltr workout etc.,) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: Kansai Nerolac Paints, India | Title: Manager - Process Engineering | Department: Projects & Engineering |
Responsibilities:• Process Commissioning and Scale-up of new plant at Hosur. Involved from conceptual stage to production start up. Equipment design, process design, commissioning and product standardisation.• Along with operations head, recruited 68 production staffs (Officers, Sr. Officers & Executives) and trained them to handle new plant. • Handled approval process for TOYOTA, Nissan and other OEM customers. • As Expert ME-Coordinator achieved 2nd Best Plant in Inter-Plant Kaizen competition • Quality Rating Index improved from 8.3 to 9.7 (target 10) • Batch Cycle Time adherence improved from 76% to 96% • Productivity improved from 1960 to 3120 litres per manday. • Yield improvement from 96% to 99.6% • Through process debottlenecking, plant capacity increased by 33% with zero investment • Innovative idea implemented for waste recycle resulted in Rs.17.36 lacs recurring savings per year |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2010 | Employer: Jazeera Paints, Saudi Arabia | Title: R&D Engineer | Department: R&D |
Responsibilities:• Developed ‘Solvent Based Fireproofing Coating’, rated 2 hours by UL & Warringtonfire, UK.• ‘Water Based Fireproofing Coating’ has been developed for Warringtonfire, UK Certification. • Cost effective anti-fouling paints, High-performance Under Water coating, Cold Plastic and Solar Reflective paints were developed. • Received hard to get approvals from Saudi Aramco for Expert series of specially formulated -high performance coatings (tested in COT Bv Germany & approved). • Credit in getting Jeezan Port business (many market leaders including MNCs technically failed to get this giant customer) • Received first ever approval from WRc-NSF Ltd for Epoxy-Polysulfide Hybrid coating (highly flexible) for potable cold-water storage tanks. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: Akzo Nobel Coatings, India. | Title: Executive Manufacturing | Department: Manufacturing |
Responsibilities:• Productivity – increased from 52 to 84 liters per man hour; 475 to 950kl per month.• RFT (Right First Time approved at QC) batches increased from 62% to 87% • 96% work orders were closed within 3 working days. • Waste Solvent generation has been reduced from 10 to 3.6 kg per 1000kg of paint produced; 45% by wt of waste solvent generated has been re-used for production. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Employer: Surfa Coats Ltd, India | Title: Asst. Manager - Production | Department: Manufacturing |
Responsibilities:• Process Engineering – 18 high volume contributing products have been converted from ‘milling batch’ to ‘Direct Dispersion’ batches. Reduction in cycle time, power savings and reduced resource requirement are the major benefits.• Waste solvents were 100% recycled. Batch yield improved from 96% to 98.7% • My various cost reduction initiatives directly resulted in recurring saving of INR.400000/- per month. In appreciation to my peak-to-peak performances, the management promoted me from ‘Production Chemist’ directly to ‘Asst. Manager- Production’ (two levels skipped in the hierarchy) even before completion of my probation period. |
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Fields of Expertise
paint, coatings, paint formulation, acrylic paint, aircraft paint, antislip paint, architectural painting, automotive paint, certified paint, decorative painting, electrostatic paint, epoxy paint, fire-retardant paint, high-performance paint, industrial maintenance paint, latex paint, organotin antifouling paint, paint manufacturing, paint raw material, paint chemistry, paint removal, paint specification, paint stripper, paint technology, polyester paint, water-based paint, urethane paint, rubber-based paint