Highlights:Have worked on several projects on US hi-tech companies such as Microsoft, HP, Amazon, Blackberry, Kodak with NPI project team members for the successful launch of their products.

Skills:Plastics, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Project Manager, Program Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Molding Manager, NPI/ Product Development, Technical Project Phase-gate Management, Cross-functional Leadership, Product/ Process Improvements, Alternative Material Study, Creative Thinking/Problem Solving, Data-Driven Decision Making, Risk Analysis/ Mitigation, Communication & Presentation, Product/ Mold Design, Injection Molding, Mold Management, Application Development, Lean Six-Sigma Manufacturing, Value Analysis/ Engineering, FMEA/ DFA Analysis, CAD/ Moldflow CAE Analysis, Failure Analysis/ Reliability Studies

Goal:Senior Plastics SME with Global Diversified End-To-End Manufacturing Experience with career track record of success in working/ collaborating with Global fortune 500 technology companies like Philips, Kodak, Microsoft, HP, Kodak and Amazon to deliver world-class products with seamless execution for the market launch by continuously harnessing exceptionally unique blend of 20+ yrs. of manufacturing, engineering and project management global expertise working from Singapore, Malaysia, China, India & Brazil plants.

Membership:• Society of Plastics Engineers. USA • Institute Of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK • Society of Manufacturing Engineers. USA • American Society for Quality, USA • The Plastics & Rubber Institute of Singapore, Singapore

Certification:• IEng (Incorporated Engineer) registered with Engineering Council UK in 2009. • AIMMM registered with Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining UK in 2009. • Diploma in Project Transfer for LESI Project to Vaginha, BRAZIL • CAE Using Mold flow • Practical and Design Application using Unigraphics • Communicating for Results • Effective Managerial Skills • Emerging Leadership Program

Honor:• Diploma in Project Transfer for LESI Project to Vaginha, BRAZIL

Principal Procurement Engineer 08/22 - current
Memjet Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore, Singapore Singapore
Industry: Manufacturing
Reporting to VP-Procurement this role provides full scope to demonstrate technical and engineering competency in plastics component manufacturing/ electronics products assembly for making print-heads using waterfall technology for high-speed printing and used by OEM’s for wide format commercial printing as well as for printing on packaging, labels and mailers.
• Lead and manage plastic moulding and tooling supplier sourcing, selection, and development for critical print-head parts. • Accountable for quality, cost and availability of LCP polymer based high precision, high quality key components. • Establish and manage supplier development related to NPI, prototyping, production and supplier performance reviews. • Accountable for the form, fit and function of assigned commodities and components. • SQE Role - Evaluate MRB processes for disposition of non-conforming/ suspected non-conforming materials; Validate supplier control plans for critical parts and assemblies; Validate incoming and in-process inspection and control plans; Drive, evaluate and monitor supplier preventive/corrective actions. • Liaise with supplier on all quality issues. Initiate and manage quality improvement programs. • Approve suppliers through vendor quality audit, First Article evaluation or customer authorization. • Responsible for the setup and transfer of the BOM and configuration management of changes. • Drive issues to resolution - interface with design and manufacturing teams for rapid time to resolution. • Be the link between Memjet development teams and manufacturing team. DFM - Translate R&D specs/requirements to ensure manufacturability. • As a Principal Engineer expected to go beyond defined job scope to proactively lead, identify and address areas for improvement and growth for the extended Memjet team. Key Achievements • Qualified 15% glass-filled LCP (Liquid Crystal Polymer) plastic parts with high precision tolerance of + 0.05 mm with 165 small ink-channel holes for commercial high-speed printer using water-jet technology by over-seeing tool qualification, part approval, assembly box-build and product reliability testing.--
Director of Engineering 09/2019 - 01/22
Flex, Zhuhai, Guangdong China
Industry: Manufacturing
Reporting to GM with 16 direct reports, responsible for end-to-end engineering and technical project management for all NPI/ technical transfer projects in Flex involving Box-build and SMT lines.
• Consistently adhered to NPI/ technical transfer project schedule & delivered > 99% yield exceeding customer expectations. • Achieved 50% reduction on new device packaging assembly line from 8 wks. to 4 wks. by retro-fitting existing printing machine with increased bed with one additional servo motor for two-axis printing. • Articulated a clear methodology with defined steps for conducting structured failure analysis on market returned products and provided training to CFT, thus slashing lead-times for conducting root cause failure analysis by 30%. • Conducted Product and Process Improvement (PPI) workshop complete with FMEA/DFMEA and deep dive into market returns/ product failures on existing products and provided > 30 creative ideas to improve product/ process quality. • Successfully lead 5 PPI projects requiring different solutions/ approach e.g. internal design change, epoxy encapsulation, designing a new innovative over-moulding part. All projects in < 6 months with 50 % reduction in market returns. • Developed a new nano-coating process for general level protection on PCBA. The project was executed with seamless collaboration between flex, customer & supplier and implementing the process 2 weeks ahead of the competitor. • Provided automation solution to box-build assembly line for soldering and laser printing process with 67% reduction in labour content on soldering line w/ 13% improvement in productivity and 43% reduction in labour on laser marking line. • Collaborated with R&D team in Milan and design team in Singapore/ Shenzhen as Plastics SME to provide manufacturing inputs for new technology ideas that enabled to submit manufacturing assessment report to customer for industrialisation. • Actively supported new design ideas and prepared proto-type plastic and metal assembly parts to realise those ideas using a combination of CNC machining/ 3D printing complete with post finishing involving painting and machining.--
Engineering and Project Manager 01/2017 - 03/2019
SUNNINGDALE TECH LTD., Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil
Industry: Manufacturing
Reporting directly to factory GM and leading the team on all engineering and project related matters with 5 direct reports to actively contribute in the organic growth of company in Brazil in diverse segments.
• Set-up new tool-room to fabricate inserts, spare-parts for tools and equipment with below benefits besides amortization in investment in one year. - 20% reduction in fabrication cost compared to outside tool-shop. - 15% faster turn-around time due to no transportation and waiting time. - Maintaining machine down-time at < 1.5 % consistently. • Slashed R&M cost on plant & auxiliary equipment from 7.5% to < 5% of sales by… - Negotiating service contracts with vendors for break-down and annual maintenance. - Sourcing of replacement/ spare parts from most cost-effective vendor. - Spare parts management and utilization of in-house tool-room for fabrication. • Engineered entire packaging project for beverage bottle caps using 32 cavity moulds with tight hygiene and quality control in the manufacturing cell. The job required overseeing mould fabrication in Singapore, selecting the right molding machine, machine/ mould accessories and auxiliary equipment to ensure plug and play readiness upon mould arrival in Brazil. • Achieved First Pass Qualification on 90% parts in the very first submission with 95% yield-rate at the very early stage on new HP printer project using ink-tank technology resulting in on-time launch of the product in Brazil and LATAM market. • Actively supported Business Development team for technical evaluation on new business enquiries including quotations, evaluation and assessment of moulds and plant and machines for project transfer or new investment. • Successfully implemented automation on moulding and assembly line for Motorola Handphone Charger involving moulding the plastic housing with insert moulding followed by in-line adaptor assembly. • Performed detailed technical analysis for selection of new injection molding machines and peripheral equipment such as Robots, Hopper Dryers, MTC, HRTC, Injection Sequential Controllers, resin handling/ transfer and loading equipment. For new projects always ensured use of only the best brands viz. Sumitomo, Toshiba, Engel, Arburg for moulding machines and, Piovan, Moretto, Harmo, Star-Seiki, mold-master, Yudo etc. for auxiliary equipment. Customer/Projects List – Gemalto, Varifone, Hewlett-Packard, Epson, Motorola--
Senior Technical Program Manager 10/2008 - 09/2016
FLEX, Zhuhai, Guangdong China
Industry: Manufacturing
Leading Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) provider to automotive, computing, consumer digital, industrial, infrastructure, medical & mobile OEMs; $29 billion in annual revenue in 2012.
(Skudai – Malaysia) Leading tool transfer and NPI programs for Dyson - Floor-care and New Generation Fan products. • Single handedly managed > 600 moulds for all tooling matters as a single contact window to Dyson. • Qualified > 300 moulds involving tool inspection/ buy-off at transferring site, in-house mould testing, PPAP submission and approval with customer all within < 6 months. Achieved a maximum through-put rate of 50 tools/ wk. • Achieved 50% lead-time reduction from 14 days to 7 days from tool transfer to PPAP submissions for tool approval. • Ensured no shipment decommitment due to mould capacity by quarterly review of mould conditions, facilitate timely repair/ refurbishment/ replacement of inserts/ moulds and by right spare parts management including spare hot-runner nozzles etc. • Qualified alternative plastic materials for critical big parts like dust collector bin for example which was using clear PC material. It helped to get 10% material cost reduction to the customer in this case. (Zhuhai – China) Customer/Projects List – Microsoft, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak • Lead NPI CFT for successful launch of AmazonKindle series eReader, tablet and the very first Alexa enabled bluetooth speaker. • Resolved a major quality issue during NPI phase on plastic thin-wall part with big warpage after secondary machining and painting. Solution involved mouldflow simulations, a major change in part gate design and location etc. All activities including tool modification and try-out with final assembly managed within a short span of 3 wks. not affecting original project schedule. • Lead NPI engineering team for successful launch of Microsoft gaming console Kinect project complete with high-gloss external plastic parts with off-press protective film application. Project completed in a record 6 months. • Successfully led NPI engineering team for HP AIO printer with scanner lid requiring ultrasonic welding and automatic screen printing with UV hard coating. The project successfully completed with > 98% yield within one month of mass production. • Successfully led NPI engineering team for Kodak camera projects with critical color matching and finishing requirements. • Drafted “Tool buy-off Procedure” to be used at flex Zhuhai sites and covering tool transfers from internal/ external toolmaker, Internal/ external molder to flex local site and gave training to the technical staff for implementation.--
Senior Tooling Engineer - NPI Tooling & Procurement 06/2005 - 02/2008
Eastman Kodak Company, Singapore, Select an option... Singapore
Industry: Manufacturing
The role was to be a part of core team member in a newly formed design and manufacturing center in Singapore to develop and manufacture first AIO photo-printer.
• Led entire plastics tooling development by launching more than 60 new molds with Singapore tool makers involving selection of mould-makers, moulders, joint reviews for DFM, tooling design, CAE moldflow analysis. • Developed and qualified all plastic components and secondary processes to meet all phases of the project for first AIO printer by working with suppliers and, a multi-disciplinary team of design engineers, quality engineers and program managers. • Successfully managed mould qualification at multiple locations in Singapore and China by keeping track of mould fabrication, First/ final off-tools, part measurement and submission and approval of PPAP’s to enable completion of each development build according to the original schedule. • Managed sudden upsize in forecasts by 25% through collaboration vendors and building additional machine/mould capacity. • Achieved US$ 200k cost saving through purchasing price negotiations on new and repeat tools, jigs & fixtures and molded parts and ensured tooling budget target met. Handled New Tooling Project involving total plastics tooling worth US$ 1.5 Million.--
Senior Engineer-Technical Specialists Group-Plastics 06/1998 - 06/2005
Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd., DAP, Singapore, Select an option... Singapore
Industry: Manufacturing
This role was reporting to Plastic mini-company manager and support NPI, project transfer and in-house moulding shop operations as well as on-going improvement activities as a Plastics SME by advising plastic product design and engineering team.
• Lead all plastics tooling and pc. part development for the Iron NPI projects covering the entire gamut from dry iron, steam iron and System iron with boiler and though all the phases until EOL. • Managed entire injection mold development from “cradle to grave” starting with mold-maker selection, mold DFM/ drawing approval, mold modifications, buy-off and transfer including spare-parts management and mold maintenance planning. • Established the budgeting/planning yearly mold requirements for different projects, tracked the mold life and raised the CAPEX for new molds for capacity/ replacement purpose. • Successfully executed mold transfer and commissioning of a dry iron project in Brazil plant in a record time leading to winning appreciation award from Directors and Committee from the Brazil unit. • Lead several On-going Improvement Projects in the Plastics factory to enable achieving Operational Excellence. Won several awards in the in-house conventions, one such project was to reduce bubble in the plastic water tank at thick sections. • Successfully managed ‘flash-free mold maintenance program’ in plastic factory equipped with 12 machines ranging from 120 to 350 tons for single/ two-component moulding, thermoset molding as well as gas-assisted molding. • Lead plastics tooling/ moulding in the flawless execution of ambitious innovative iron project ‘Aquarius’ for which received appreciation and spot award from the BU general manager and project leader. • Achieved cost saving worth US$ 300K in materials by driving cost reduction activities using alternative plastics material by doing paper study, sample build, reliability and qualification studies till final approval and mass-production.--
Assistant Manager R& D Audio 02/1995 - 06/1998
Philips India Ltd., CEF, Pune, India, Pune, Maharashtra India
Industry: Manufacturing
Plastics SME role providing expert advice on Product Design, Mold Design & Part Processing and coordinated all mold development activities with third parties and overseas suppliers with the objective of optimizing on quality, cost and delivery.
• Managed a new stereo HPS project in collaboration with Hong-kong BU and involving mold design review/ approval, overseeing mold fabrication, on-site inspection of tools and Buy-off in Shenzhen – China with total responsibility of off-tool parts approval. • Conducted tool design reviews and gave final approval on the tool design drawings submitted from toolmakers from Singapore, China & South Korea for mono and stereo radio recorder audio models as well as mini and midi audio systems. • Gave practical training on plastic molds and mold design to mechanical designers with live demonstration of actual two-plate molds for new mechanical designers involved in designing new audio products. • Solved all plastic moulding/ secondary finishing and assembly related quality problems with 3rd party moulding shops.--
Technical Officer 12/1992 - 01/1995
Polychem Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Industry: Plastics
The role was of an applications development and material technical service for selection of right material/grades/processes for styrenics polymers viz. PS, HIPS, ABS, SAN and given extensive support in trouble-shooting material quality issues at the molder.
• 100% support on developing techno-commercial feasibility report studies on new products. • Went an extra mile in customer service by fabricating a “falling weight impact testing machine” for in-house material testing lab to analyzing impact strength of different grades of ABS, HIPS materials for customer. • Provided technical training to new molders for optimizing molding conditions using Styrenics HIPS/PS/SAN & ABS material.--
Molding Operations Shift In-charge 01/1989 - 11/1992
Supreme Industries Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Industry: Manufacturing
Hands-on role on Injection moulding shop-floor for a leading custom moulder and gained valuable experience in moulding of plastic parts for diversified industries like consumer electronics, defense, automotive, house-hold items, industrials etc.
• Single handedly managed shift moulding operation including 40 Injection Molding Machines ranging from 30 tons to 800 tons together with 30 direct skilled/semi-skilled labor. • Done testing and commissioning of > 100 moulds complete with trial reports and advise on design and mold improvements. • Reduced rejection rate to < 2% by adapting scientific injection moulding to establish a robust process window for each product.--
Plastics Engineer 09/1987 - 12/1988
Vidyut Metallics Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra India
Industry: Manufacturing
Hands-on role on Injection moulding shop-floor for an export company manufacturing male shaving systems in their high-tech advance injection molding facility in Thane.
• Managed entire shift operation with 15 advanced microprocessor-controlled molding machines from 80 tons to 130 tons. • Supervised a team of 10 direct skilled/ semi-skilled labor. • Facilitated mold set-up and troubleshooting of molding process to optimize parts quality on advanced microprocessor-controlled molding machines using fast cycling, multi-cavity (8 - 24 impressions), hot-runner moulds. • Drafted a step-by-step procedure for mould set-up, moulding process adjustment and troubleshooting in order to shorten the learning curve for new molding process engineers.--
Assistant Consultant (Plastics Technology) 02/1985 - 08/1987
S.P.K Consultants, Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Industry: Consultancy
Blended academic knowledge into practical applied solutions by offering technical consultancy service to do techno-commercial feasibility studies for small/ medium scale industries for Plastic based Projects.
• Prepared techno-commercial feasibility studies with a good mix of imported and local plant and machinery for 10 projects. • Represented special purpose plastic processing machines from Germany e.g. small table-top injection molding machine, ram extrusion of high viscosity HMHDPE/PTFE polymers, Press-blow machines to blow mould hollow body with high precision injection moulded necks, specialized vertical rotary insert molding machines for electrical cable plugs and connectors etc.--

SBM Polytechnic 08/1980 - 07/1984
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major:Plastics Engineering
4 years Diploma with sandwich pattern including 2 semesters (one year) in-plant training. Approved by Indian Technical Education Board.

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