KANAK BARAN Dass

• Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
• Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
• Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
• Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
• Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.

• Spearheading Quality Assurance/ Quality Control and New Product Development at GFL, Dahej
• Spearheaded development of PFA and FEP at Pilot Plant Trials and transferred the technology for plant production
• Designed and Developed lab for new products(Fluro Polymers such as PFA, FEP, PVDF and FKM)
• Boosted revenue by 15 % through enabling Sales & Management team to place the newly developed products such as PFA and FEP with customers
• Decreased the cost by 50 % through development of alternate suppliers from domestic markets
• Reduced plant rejections by 60 % through collaboration with production team.

• Led operations for Engineering Plastics, Specialty Polymers, Film grade, Textile Grade and Engineering plastics grade polymers
• Worked closely with Plant team to bring down the rejections in process through optimization of parameters by 50%
• Developed 2 different grades of PBT with improved temperature stability for overseas clients.
• Investigated and solved workflow problems with cross-functional collaboration and open communication.
• Attended staff development meetings and workshops and applied information from those events into daily activities.
• Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
• Reduced meeting time to enhance task-focused hours for each team member.

• Spearheaded quality assurance and control management of all 9 manufacturing sites in North India
• Enhanced efficiency by 60% via spearheading the TPM activities at all 9 manufacturing sites in North India
• Improved lab chemist efficiency by 50% through TPM implementation in Quality Assurance (QA) Labs
• Reduced customer complaints from North and Eastern part of India by 60% through efficient and effective support to sales & marketing team.

• Led the units right from green field project stage to Deputy Management Representative for ISO 9001
• Managed the units right from the green field project stage to the final project stage
• Amplified productivity by 20% through optimization of various process steps
• Formulated product against competition to regain the market in North and eastern India
• Decreased the cost of raw material by 15% by sourcing alternate source of raw material
• Reduced waste generation by 15% through process optimization at calendar.

• Worked in manufacturing nylon 6, polyester, chips and fiber as well as specialty chemicals
• Significant part of Product Development team which developed chemicals such as Antimony Tri-acetate with indigenous technology
• Formulated high concentration MB for Nylon 6
• Developed Antimony Tri acetate
• Reduced cost of raw material by 50% through development of new source of raw material
• Enabled transferring the technology from pilot plant scaling to production in estimated time.

• Developed alternate test method for emergency use during breakdown of complex instrumental test methods
• Developed alternate source of RM with procurement.

Thesis Title: Synthesis & Mechanistic Interpretation of some biologically, important Orthophosphates which found its significance as pesticides.

• Member of Jiwaji University Students Elite Club
• Published 2 papers in Asian Journal of Chemistry

Accomplished 4th rank in University Merit List

• Member of Jiwaji University Students Elite Club