Led specialty chemicals manufacturing, improving hydrogenation, oxidation, and condensation processes.
• Achieved 12% increase in MPDA process efficiency within first 10 months.
• Implemented new technology transfer SOPs, improving safety and quality within 18 months.
• Scaled up agrochemical products from lab to pilot and commercial levels.
• Managed preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Ensured regulatory compliance and reduction in waste/emissions.

Job profile comprises to elucidate necessary information to transfer technology of existing products between various manufacturing places.
• To exemplify specific procedures and points of concern for the two types of technology transfer in the above to contribute to smooth technology
transfer. This is applicable to the technology transfer through R&D and production bulk product.
• Design of the commercial plant based on lab recipe for various products viz performance polymer-based chemicals, agrochemical products etc.
• Successfully completed basic process engineering for the zero liquid discharge facility ( Stream segregation, Physico Chemical Treatment,
Biological treatment, RO, MEE ATFD etc) for three locations.
• Successful conceptualization of sodium nitrite recovery from waste liquor generated from main products with separation of organic impurities
by nanofiltration.
• Conceptualization of sulfuric acid recovery from the waste generated from nitration reaction, commercial facility feasibility check & reviewed.
• Successful scale up of the agrochemical product from lab to pilot scale and transfer technology from R&D to actual manufacturing by sorting
out various information obtained during developmental stage.
• Proposal prepared for commercial facility. Equipment design & sizing, branch pipe sizing, header sizing & layout finalization etc. Are the major
activities. Conceptualization to commercial installation of PFR for one of the stage with successful operation.
• Successful scale up of the recycle of waste pe plastic to its parent chemical product from lab to pilot scale.

• As project leader involved in working out various requirements with respect to budgeting, cost estimates Expenditures, Design and verification of detail engineering, Planning, Utilities, machines, manpower and monitoring overall projects viz Unit-3, Unit-7 & ETP-Site-1 (Rau) & ETP Expansion at Site-2 (SEZ) from 300 to 400 M3/Day with Zero Discharge status.
• Effectively managed the layout & sizing of the Hydrogenation Facility with adequate automation &total safety required with HAZOP Study for all manufacturing steps for one of the alternate cost- effective process of hormone products.
• Directing the operations of the Process Engineering Department with multi product manufacturing blocks entailing complexity of multiple hormones & steroidal products with capacity of 0.5 to 5.0 MTPM blocks.
• Designing & implementing systems, processes, and procedures to facilitate smooth functioning of production operations and enhance operational efficiency; ensuring that the Organization expectations are met
• Liaising with equipment suppliers / vendors to discuss design issues & resolve problems, coordinating for plant expansion activity, new projects, process changes and quality improvements activities, Brown field projects etc.
• Building the solvent recovery process for ensuring that the solvent specification meets the recycling norms and designing facility accordingly.

Highlights:
• Slashed across the board costs and planned savings worth INR 3.0 crores through the design & implementation of Solvent Recovery & Recycling Solutions
• Conducted successful trials & Commercial set up for sludge volume reduction by using Cuneiform double shaft Paddle Dryer.
• Conceptualized high-level containment development for effective management of steroidal & hormonal facility

heading the responsibility of continuous Improvement cell of the API manufacturing facility and high impact initiatives

• Planning and coordinates and directs activities and initiatives that have broad organizational impact focusing on continuous improvements. Evaluation and recommendations on infrastructure and internal operating platforms; rollout and training activities.
• Develops long range and annual continuous improvement plans in support of manufacturing objectives and Harmon initiatives.
• Identifies and trains internal leaders to lead manufacturing continuous improvement events and activities, and works in conjunction with these personnel to ensure process improvement initiatives are carried-out and sustained.
• Keeps Location head & Manufacturing team and other site leadership team informed of manufacturing performance and continuous improvement activities.
• As PSM leader: - Change management for facility and technology with the PSM management of change process. PSM requires consideration for a Process Hazards Review, changes in process documentation and operating procedures, the need for a Pre-startup Safety Review, and possibly other PSM elements depending on the change. Below are the elements that should be addressed:
1) Developing of and storing process safety information. 2) Completing the PHAs, including impact on the site facility siting study, 3) Developing the operating and maintenance procedures as necessary. 4) Provide training as necessary to operators and mechanics. 5) Implementing a quality assurance process for equipment procurement and installation. 6) Pre-startup safety review

Was heading the responsibility of Overall operation & technical services of the vitamin B3 plant and new initiatives

• Regulation of operations like Catalytic Hydrolysis, Continuous concentration and spray drying of Niacinamide to form granulated product. Actively involved in capacity up gradation of the same up to 12000 TPA.
• Entrusted with the responsibility to lead and manage the manufacturing operation of the Niacinamide and accountable for delivery of the production. This is the India’s biggest facility of Vitamin B3.
• Developed the new process of purification to meet the cosmetic grade quality of Niacinamide.
• Successful documentation & implementation of certificates like FAMI-QS, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 22000:2005, FAMI-QS, HACCP, Kosher and Halal India & Indonesia. Faced various audits of customers related to Food & feed segments.
• Achieving the production targets as per the requirements and ensure the timely dispatch of product.
• Co-ordinate for plant expansion activity, new projects, process changes, quality improvements activities carry out the validations for modified process.
• Responsible for cost reduction significantly by Process Improvement. Development work for higher yield, better output and lower environmental load
• Conduct training of new process and cGMP regulation to plant personnel. Responsible for preparation of Master Batch Manufacturing, Equipment Cleaning record, SOPs and all USFDA related documents related to plant.
• Review established production schedules for manufacturing to insure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible.
• Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.
• Maintain and support a superior safety and housekeeping program, including all timely communication initiatives.
• Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets. Analyze workforce requirements
• Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals. Remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity.
• Coordinate the relationship with our contract workforce force and negotiate contracts as needed.

• Entrusted with the responsibility to lead and manage the Process Engineering Department and accountable for providing technical support to the existing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient majority of Cephalosporin’s & Cardio Vascular (Prills) API.
• Involved in facility up-gradation, cost reduction & campaign wise product monitoring to achieve the optimum yields and desired quality.
• Developing solvent recovery process to meet the solvent specification to meet the recycling norms or as fresh solvent and designing facility accordingly,
• Independently designing and preparing technical documentation for the new solvent recovery hybrid system of distillation with Pressure swing adsorption A novel approach.
• Involved in environmental jobs for zero liquid discharge like Multiple Effect Evaporator; super decanter centrifuge for sludge removal, agitated thin film dryer to convert the final total dissolved solids of the effluent in powder form for easy disposal.
• Involved in facility up gradation for final powder processing area of various cephalosporin products.
• Independently designed facility for Dimethylacetamide and Dimethylformamide recovery facility.
• Independently conceptualization of VOC recovery and recycling of Organic solvent plants.
• Retrofit design of an energy integrated distillation system for solvent recovery.
• Conceptualization of API recovery from mother liquor solvent using solvent compatible membrane.
• Introduction of alternative Tubular back-washable filtration system to sparkler filters.
• An active member of Innovation forum.

• Primarily involved in Trifluoroactetic Acid Continous Plant & Multi-purpose Plant Manufacturing Fluorine based pharma intermediates involved in Fluorination, Chlorination & Bromination etc.
• Involved in stabilization, debottlenecking & capacity up-gradation of the new products.
• Upgraded the plant capacity for manufacturing Penta Fluoro Benzioc Acid from 2.5 MT/Month to 5.8 MT/Month within a span of 2.5 Months with the existing setup of the equipment.
• Upgraded the plant capacity from 7.5 MT to 14.0 MT/Month for Trifluoroacetic Acid

• Accountable for scale up of new chemical entity & custom pharmaceutical product from R&D scale to commercial scale comprising of selection of equipments, Agitator type, reactor type, Filtration type, and conducting what-if study in coordination with R&D.
• Successfully completed a Scale up of the product from lab scale to the commercial scale of the intermediate of the anti infective compound and from lab scale to the pilot scale of the intermediate of the anti platelet compound.
• Pivotal in transferring the technology from Lab scale to pilot plant and finally to commercial plant; skillfully troubleshooted the problems evolved during Lab scale, Pilot scale as well as commercial scale up.
• Carried-out process engineering calculations for sizing of process equipments and accessories requirements for the product development.
• Prepared and floated enquiry specifications for equipments & accessories; involved in technical evaluation of the quotations Lab validation and plant validation of the new chemical entities under pre-clinical trials.

Senior Engineer (Process Engineering)
• Successfully commissioned the 600 nM3/Hr continuous fully automated Hydrogen Gas Generation Plant from Methanol steam reforming and pressure swing adsorption, which included compression of hydrogen gas from 25 Bar to 150 Bar.
• Instrumental in capacity up-gradation of Ethylamine Plant from 15MT/Day to 20MT/Day of mixed Amine Plant comprising of 5 Continuous Distillation Columns and Amination Converter with Recycle Gas Compressor.
• Involved in erection & commissioning of Hydrogenation Plant for Poly Amine, Cyclohexylamine and Amine Hydrochloride Powder Plant.
• Increased Hydroxylamine plant capacity from 30 MT/Annum to 330 MTA again increased upto 900 MT/Annum by increasing sizing of equipment.
• Increased the capacity of Amine HCL plant from 330 MT/Annum to 850 MT/Annum by Plant modification.

Senior Officer (Production)

• Entrustedwithonusofcontrolling100TPDCausticsodaplant,Technologyknow-howofM/SDenoraPermelecSpaItalyand Bipolar ion exchange membrane technology.
• Regulated various process operations involved in all basic units of caustic soda membrane plant.
• Successfully erected & commissioned all equipment in assigned area.
• Accountable for material expediting and procurement follow-up during project execution of Caustic soda membrane plant.
• Facilitatedtestingofequipment,instrumentloopcheckingandtuningaswellascheckingofprocessandelectricalinterlocks are some of the jobs.
• Constantlymonitoredallprocessparameters&processactivitiesofCausticsodamembranecellplantandflakingplant through Yokogawa Micro XL, distributed control system.
• Surpassed objective while 15% understaffed.
• Consistently built & maintained strong relationships with Vendors and customers through close & effective communication.
• Planned and controlled production process and directed efforts of workforce to maximize productivity.
• Conduct machine audits regularly and follow-up and ensure prompt corrective and preventive action.

• Spearheaded the Technology absorption & Transfer along with Technical Services Department entailing 24 big manufacturing blocks entailing a complexity of multiple products with capacity of 10 to 75 MTPMblocks.
• Directed the entire gamut of manufacturing operations for the plant and managed the development, implementation and continual improvement of the operating methods, equipment, systems, and other operating infrastructure.
• Designing additional facility for retrofitting the more products in manufacturing blocks to run the campaign products.
• Provided effective support to the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient manufactured at the complex; managed the retrofitting of various API manufacturing in one facility
• Led the facility up-gradation, cost reduction initiatives & campaign wise product monitoring to achieve the optimum yields and desired quality
• Established the trials for new equipments &tailor-made automation for API’s manufacturing:
o Continuous filtration by pusher centrifuge & drying through continuous fluidized bed dryer for metformin hydrochloride.
o Rotary pressure filter (BHS Filter) for Valacyclovir continuous filtration
o Implementation of phase wise cooling automation for Valsartan crystallization to achieve desire particle size.
Highlights:
• Scaled up the new chemical entity & custom pharmaceutical product from R&D scale to commercial scale entailing a vast range of equipment & Agitator type, Reactor Type and Filtration type, performing what-if study in coordination with R&D
• Devised multi-product manufacturing strategies which led to 12 product manufacturing benefits for the company in the same newly designed facility
• Retrofitted the multiple solvent recycling in one facility through appropriate arrangement of changeover and storage.