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GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
- Highly motivated, energetic, hardworking, result oriented QA/QC professional, with Master of Science (Chemistry), who is well organized, flexible and determined to exceed performance standards.
- Offer a broad technical background with 21years of profound petrochemical experience.
- Seeking a leading position and challenging career with excellent growth prospects in a dynamic multinational workforce.
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION:
- Master of Science (Physical Chemistry) passed from University of Bombay, India.
- Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) passed from University of Bombay, India.
- Diploma Course (Arabic Language) passed from University of Bombay.
OTHER CREDENTIALS:
- Computer Application/Operation; Good knowledge of Application Software / Computer operation, SAP, LIMS etc. applied in QA Laboratory.
- Paper on "Application of NMR in Determination of Xylene Solubles% PP.
- Training Courses/Seminars; Borstar PE Technology in Finland, XRF training in Switzerland, Polymer Rheology, Multivariate Analysis (MVA) and Off & On Line Rheometer Training in Norway, Polymer Reaction Engineering, Plastic Additives, Effective Supervision, Time Management, Interpersonal Skills, ISO 9000, MS Office package, Group Process Skills for Work Team, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Configuring Sample Manager (Oracle), GC, Capillary GC, HPLC, & NMR, and many other seminars etc.
- Projects; Participated extensively in Borstar/Unipol PE, PP and Refinery project teams. Visits to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Sweden - selection of equipment and machineries with principle vendors, Discussion with Borstar Licensee authorities.
- Membership; SABIC QA Lab Forum2000 Technical Evaluation Team, SABIC QA Laboratory Sub-Committee.
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE AT GLANCE:
Polymer / Petrochemical Company - UAE.
Aug. 2000 to date; Lab Engineer (Section Leader), Laboratory Manager (acting):
Project involvement and setting up the lab. Installation of respective equipment and machineries. Overall supervision of Laboratory functions - day and shift personnel, Classification of product, ISO and Statistical Process program, Direct liaison with and profound support to production plant, Dealing customer complaint, Participation in senior management meetings and discussions, Setup Training programs, Technical and other reports etc.
Polymer / Petrochemical Company - Saudi Arabia.
Jan. 1997 to July 2000; Chemist, Laboratory Manager (Actg.):
Overall supervision of QA Laboratory functions, Certify product, ISO and Statistical Process program, Render technical support to production plant, Selection and set-up of new equipments &instruments, Expansion Project activities, quality and other management issues, Training program for new local staff, Prepare technical and other reports etc.
Polymer / Petrochemical Company - Saudi Arabia.
Jan. 1987 to Jan. 1997; Sr. Technical Analyst/Chemist:
Technical Assignments, Trouble Shooting, Improvement of analytical methods, Training locals, Technical studies and Prepare technical reports, Develop new methods, Study and improve product quality etc.
Fuel and Lube Refinery – India.
April '85; to Jan. 1987; Lab. Analyst (Refinery Laboratory):
Analysis & quality control of raw materials, fuel and lube intermediates & refinery products, study process additives ratios for efficient process etc.
Plastics film processing & lamination Company – India.
Aug. 1984 to April 1985; Quality Controller (Management Trainee):
Supervision, inspection and monitoring product quality, Evaluation of raw materials, Job organizing, Report to senior management. Task handled as management trainee.
Govt. Approved Analytical Lab - India
Aug. 1983 to August'84; Chemist:
Analysis of raw materials, petrochemical product, Certify the product quality and prepare reports for final approval, Investigation and handling of customer services.
DETAIL WORK EXPERIENCE:
1) August 2000 - till date: Largest polyolefin producers, comprises a 600,000-tonne ethylene cracker and two polyethylene lines, which produce up to 500,000 tones of high-, medium- and linear low-density polyethylene per year at its world-class petrochemical complex in United Arab Emirates. The product application includes, film, injection and blow moulding, high & low pressure pipe, wire & cable and steel pipe coating.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities:Beginning of project phase participated extensively in respective areas in setting up of QC and Application laboratory. It includs punch list, warranty claims and the successful start up of plant. Lab. consists of Polyethylene general lab, Microscopy, and PE Application laboratory, GC, Utilities,. As section leader, heading daily laboratory management and lab. manager responsibilities acting. Challenges being met & duties imparted are;
- Managing daily laboratory business and get in liaise with production on product quality management.
- Managing Lab HR issues consist of training programs for local, personnel HR issues.
- Monitor and classify final product with best financial and product quality outcome.
- Preparation of lab document includes; lab manual, procedures, test methods, work instructions and its maintenance to satisfy ISO requirement.
- Contribution in variety of tasks force committees in accomplishing organizational targeted objectives.
- Participation in variety of test runs on different quality and process parameters to satisfy market demands and product review meetings.
- Management of laboratory procurement overseeing lab equipment, supplies, chemicals, spare parts and its maintenance.
- Establishment, improvement and maintenance of calibration.
- Prepare training program for lab personnel and operation trainee engineers and monitor the accomplishment.
- Necessary reports and presentations in the management and coordination meetings.
- Implementation and development of statistical process in critical testing analysis.
- Identify crucial testing analysis and develop back up test methods.
- Handling of Customer complaints and necessary feedback to satisfy their asking requirements.
- Liaise with product owners and follow up routine product quality monitoring and classification.
- Supervision of and support to equipment includes; Melt indexer, DSC, XRF, HPLC, FTIR, UV/VIS Spectrophotometers, Karl-Fischer Titrator & Auto Titro-processor, Blow Molding, Blown film and Pipe extruders, Cast film, OCS Gel detection unit, Hot Press Molding Machines, Mechanical Testing Machines, Microscopy.
2) January 1997 – July 2000: Saudi-European joint venture, the world largest producer of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether with a capacity of 1.5 MMTA - US technology of Houndry and U.O.P. and a producer of high quality Polypropylene - Unipol Technology with existing capacity of 620 kta.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities:Extensively involved in QA Laboratory over all management and technical program with varied assignments as Chemist, and Laboratory Manager/Section Head (Acting). Responsibilities in this organization entail wide range of projects and activities such as;
- Extend profound routine day-today QA/QC program and technical support to production includes online process quality monitoring and the final product quality.
- Active participation in production test run on different process parameters to extend profound technical support to technical and production teams to meet their successful end results.
- Selection of equipment, chemicals, Spare parts and maintain efficient lab performance.
- Set up of new equipments, establishment of calibration, study and develop numerous analytical methods to monitor and improve product quality.
- Comprehensive technical studies such as LR-NMR technique to analyze Xylene Soluble in PP, advanced analytical development, quantification of antioxidants, lubricants, stabilizers etc., ethylene content for Random copolymer and residual hydrocarbons etc.
- Preparation of Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly (presentation), and other Technical Reports.
- Attend daily production department, technical and lab senior staff meetings.
- Preparation of laboratory fixed cost and capital budget and assist QA laboratory manager in varied management assignments.
- Development and implementation of statistical process in QA Laboratory.
- Active participation in expansion project for its designing, equipment selection, and commissioning.
- Study and evaluate the impact of increased processing stabilizer content in final product, Particle Size Distribution, residual hydrocarbons in product intermediates etc.
- Conduct numerous technical tasks to resolve the customer complaints and satisfy Ibn Zahr potential customers in local & international markets.
- Communicated to all customers and follow up routine product quality monitoring and classification.
- Acted as QA Lab. Manager/Laboratory Superintendent in addition to routine the assigned responsibilities in QA Laboratory.
- Instruments supervised and handled; GC, GC-MS, HPLC, NMR, AA and UV/VIS Spectrophotometers, FTIR, CEM Extraction/Digestion System, TOC Analyzer, Sulpher Analyzer, Karl-Fischer Titrator & Auto Titro-processor, Chlorine Analyzer, DSC, Injection Molding, Filterability, Flat film, Hot Press Molding Machines, Mechanical Testing Machines, MFR, XRF, machines, Hunter Lab Colorimeter etc.
3) January 1987 to January 1997: A joint venture of Sabic of Saudi Arabia and SPDC Ltd., a consortium of Japanese companies headed by Mitsubishi with production capacity of 660kmta of Ethylene Glycol and 560kmta of Linear Low, medium, high density Polyethylene.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities: Employed in its Product Quality Assurance Department for the last ten years, in PQA Department as a "Technical Senior Analyst / Chemist" to carry out the technical assignments. The responsibilities held in this organization with varied assignments are:
- Investigation of raw material and evaluation of alternative additive supplier for solid & liquid additive formulations.
- Studied of different additive packages to improve the product qualities in their area of applications.
- Active participation in Statistical Process Control activities to acquire the successful implementation & its maintenance in the laboratory.
- Extensive involvement in EG2 and PE2 expansion project and its Start-up activities to help production department achieve the targeted objectives.
- Handling of various Potential Check Projects through technical evaluation of competitor products in the global market.
- Carry out variety of calibration program to support the ongoing QA/QC program in the laboratory.
- Participating in technical meetings in extending the profound support to production units.
- Training local technicians and chemists on varied assignments.
- Participating in start-up and ISO-9000 related activities.
- Introduce and develop advance technology to modify and improve analytical techniques.
- Investigate and study rheological thermal and mechanical properties of a polymer.
- Investigation and development for quality improvement of a product such as film quality and different level of processing stabilizers, lubricants, antioxidants etc.
- Supervision and commendable leadership over the technical group of varied assignments and active participation into process improvement activities.
- Handling customer complaints to provide satisfactory and impressive technical assistance from quality assurance point of view to potential customers.
- An independent project completion of quality assurance for Catalyst manufacturing and subsequent establishment of its analytical technique.
- Well acquainted with the related equipment and instruments employed in a petrochemical industry such as; Moisture Analyzer, DSC/TGA, AA &UV/VIS Spectrophotometers, GC, HPLC, Colorimeter, TOC Analyzer, Particle Size Analyzer, Inductively coupled plasma analyzer, Friction Coeff. Tester, Mechanical Tester, Blow-film, Hot-press, Flat Film molding machines, TOC Analyzer, Particle Size Analyzer, Inductively coupled plasma analyzer, Izod Impact and Charpy Tester, Mini-extruders and Mixers, MFR Machines, Rheometer, XRF, FTIR, etc.
4) April 1985 to January 1987: An Indo-Exxon (a former USA based organization), national refinery of India, producer of Fuel and Lube oil product of different grades.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities: Employed by this Petroleum Corporation, a former joint venture with "EXXON" of America, as "Laboratory Analyst" in its QC Laboratory. The task encompassed manifold departments responsibilities:
- Analysis of raw materials, fuel and lube intermediates and refinery products.
- To improve and enhance the quality of fuel and lube refinery products.
- Study the efficient oil-dewaxing rate by different additive ratio.
- Update product specifications and internal targets for raw material.
- Improvement of analytical methods and product inspection.
- Participation in plant trouble shootings.
5) August 1984 to April 1985: Plastics Film Processing & Lamination Company – India.
Nature of Work and Responsibilities:Challenging task was awarded by this plastic packaging (polyethylene and polyester films) esteemed organization in their Production and Quality Control Department as "Quality Control Supervisor" under management training program to take over the tasks involved in overall quality assurance of final product.
The challenges met and successfully handled:
- Inspection and monitoring of process samples and assure the quality of finished product.
- Strict observation on the product quality and quick corrective action as an in-charge of the assigned tasks.
- Planning and development of varied day to-day production and product quality program.
- Evaluation of raw materials, polyethylene, polyester film for routine production process.
- Organizing job schedule for better production efficiency.
- Supervise over the large number of subordinates and interact with the senior management.
6) August 1983 to August 1984: Goverment Approved Analytical Laboratory - India
Taking up the first challenge in a practical field I successfully imparted the assigned duties as a "Chemist" to the fullest satisfaction of my supervisor in the following accountability:
- Analysis of raw, intermediates, & final pharmaceutical and petrochemical products
- Inspect and certify the quality of petrochemical products.
- Advise and recommend related customers on product quality and required improvements.
- Prepare reports for final approval under FDA regulation.
- Investigation and handling of all related matters of any complaints from the customers.
INSTRUMENTS & METHODS SUPERVISED AND HANDLED:
1. Melt Flow Indexers (Gottfert, Tinious Olsen, Toyosieki).
2. Capillary & Dynamic Rheometer (Toyoseiki-Japan, Bohlin-UK).
3. DSC/TGA (Perkin Elmer, TA Instruments).
4. LR-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. (Bruker - Germany).
5. XRF Spectrometers (XRF1400/1480/2400 of Phillips–Holland, ARL-Advantax, Switzerland).
6. FTIR's (Nicolet, Perkin Elmer).
7. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer & Shimadzu).
8. Inductively coupled plasma analyzer (Perkin Elmer).
9. UV/VIS-Spectrophotometer (Shimadzu, Hitachi, Varian, Hach, & other Indian make).
10. CEM Extraction/Digestion System (CEM of USA).
11. Gas Chromatograph with FID, TCD, ECD, FPD with packed as well as capillary columns. (Hewlett Packard, Varian, Shimadzu, and other indegenous make)
12. Gas Chromatograph with Head Space System, Purge trap Concentrator, Auto Desorptive system and Methanator system (Hewlett Packard, Varian, Perkin Elmer).
13. Gas Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometer (Hewlett Packard).
14. HPLC's. (Waters, Hewlett Packard, Varian, Shimadzu).
15. Particle Size Analyzer (Malvern - UK).
16. Tube Furnace, Carbon black master batch in pipe product.
17. Karl-Fischer Titrator & Auto Titro-processor (Metrohm, Mitsubishi, Mettler).
18. TOC Analyzer (Shimadzu-Japan).
19. Sulpher Analyzer (Antek).
20. Nitrogen Analyzer (Dohrmann).
21. Chlorine Analyzer (Dohrmann).
22. Tensile Tester (Instron, Toyosieki-Japan).
23. Izod Impact and Charpy Tester (Tmi, Toyosieki -Japan).
24. Colorgaurd-system, Hunter Lab Colorimeter (Hunter Lab, Gardner, Shimadzu).
25. Injection Moulding machines (Arburg-Germany).
26. Flat film, Blow moulding film and Cast film machines (Brabender, Betol - UK).
27. Hot press moulding machines (Fontune Holland, PHI, Collin)
28. OCS Gel Detector.
29. Microscopy for Black & white dispersion in black pipe.
30. Organolaptic testing for pipe grades.
31. Pipe pressure testing.
32. Testing of blown bottles.
33. Various Mini-extruders and Mixers (Brabender).
34. Reifenhuser film and pipe extrusion lines.
35. Sigblow tech blow moulding line (1 & 5 liter).
36. Other than these instruments some common lab instruments like pH meter, Turbidity meter, Conductivity meter, Dissolved Oxygen meter, Bruke Field Viscometer, Du pont analyzer, Oxygen Analyzer, Micro coulometer, Pour point apparatus, Flash point apparatus, Refractometer etc.
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