Kannan E
Technical Service Specialist
Hyderabad
Summary
I have 16 years of experience in polymer extrusion, plastic injection molding, analytical testing, failure analysis and expertise in both engineering & commodity polymers processing.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Technical Service Specialist
DuPont Mobility & Materials
Hyderabad
08.2013 - Current
- Leading Performance Materials lab operations
- Serving customer and Sales/Marketing colleagues on technical issues, field failures and supporting in process optimization
- Technical communications with internal & external partners like suppliers, dealers, customers (incl. OEMs, Tier-1s, molders) & their representatives
- Conducting product evaluation, comparative studies, reverse engineering studies, failure analysis, etc
- Analyze and recommend solutions to meet customer requirements
- Co-ordinating with global R&D labs for bench-marking lab performance
- Providing technical and engineering information to third-party technical support personnel during collaborative projects.
Production & Process Co-ordinator
DuPont Filaments
Madurai
07.2006 - 07.2013
- Well knowledge in Raw Material & Production planning
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals
- Production System implementation
- Designing and planning trials
- Led end-to-end warehouse operations
- Process capability management, APQP, PPAP, etc
- Certified Internal Quality Auditor for ISO 9001 (QMS)
- Conducting Trials & Qualifying New Products
- Approving raw material, process, product, and packaging specifications
- Calibration & operation of lab processing and testing instruments
- Monitoring and maintaining SOC, SOPs and records
- Preparing and maintaining standard samples & preparing Control Samples
- Designed and implemented improvements in manufacturing processes, quality & productivity
- Co-ordinating supplier process validation
Education
High School Diploma -
Thiagarajar Polytechnic College
Salem 07.2003 - 04.2006
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications
Tamil Nadu Open University
Madurai 01.2009 - 01.2011
Skills
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Hypothesis testing
Lab management
Root Cause Analysis
Qualitative Analysis
Troubleshooting
Technical Support
Production planning
Production optimization
Accomplishments
- Material validations for top Automotive OEMs in India & ASEAN
- UV resistance grades validation for Automotive OEMs & Railways
- Validation of Thermal Conductive grades for E&E market
- Development of new product for Husking Roller
- Successful completion of internal projects to improve mechanical, rheological & wear properties, to compete with bench-marked products
- Supporting for application development projects in emerging EV market in India & ASEAN
Certification
Marketing & Technical Capability Improvement
Timeline
Polymer Reaction Engineering
04-2022
Marketing & Technical Capability Improvement
09-2018
Technical Service Specialist
DuPont Mobility & Materials
08.2013 - Current
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Applications
Tamil Nadu Open University
01.2009 - 01.2011
Production & Process Co-ordinator
DuPont Filaments
07.2006 - 07.2013
High School Diploma -
Thiagarajar Polytechnic College
07.2003 - 04.2006