Shashank Awasthi

Experienced, hard-working, and motivated Research Professional offering over 10 years +Exp. of involvement in the field of personal care-Product development, Technology Transfer, Scale up, Large Scale production. Chemical Engineer by profession. Dedicated personal care professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

• Research and development / Product Management & Q.C
• New Product development
• Project Management
• Process Design & Deployment
• Technology Transfer
• Hardware Mapping
• Pilot/Plant Scale up planning
• Trouble Shooting
• Stability study Analysis
• Claim Support

• MS Office (Word, Excel & Power Point)
• C, C++
• SAP
• DBMS
• HTML
• TDS
• CARA
• Track wise

• Reckitt Benckiser India, Gurgaon, Research Associate – Global R&D team- Personal care.
• Support the delivery of new and existing product developments in personal care (Dettol Bar Soap)., Provide appropriate technical knowledge to work independently toward multiple project objectives within established timelines., Conduct performance and analysis evaluations of competitive products, Conduct evaluation of production scale samples for new product launches, including performance and stability testing., Maintain appropriate level of communications with select Marketing and Supply personnel to accomplish objectives., Maintain laboratory equipment and execute laboratory work according to required safety and quality standards, as defined in the company's SOP's., Document all work in laboratory notebooks., Responsible for supporting the delivery of specific project milestones to ensure compliance., Dettol Original Grade-1 Soap High TFM Power, Dettol Co created with Mom's.
• Ratti Corporation, Gurgaon, Sr. Research Associate.
• Designing formulations under specific projects., Mainly working on Emulsion products which include Creams, Lotion, Gels & other personal care products., Conduct product evaluation test sensory test, accelerated stability studies., Maintaining Documentation of the products., Responsible for preparing monthly reports to R & D Director., Assessing process ability of formulations in pilot plant and scale up to main plant., Adept with technology transfer activities right from R&D stage to pilot/commercial batches., During the product development cycle, Knowledge enhancement through various functional teams like Consumer Marketing Insights, Consumer Technical Insights, Marketing Brand Building and Brand Development teams, Category Finance partners, Regional Development centers, Factories, Toxicology and Microbiology expertise team, Sustainability champion team and other teams., Preparation of all quality compliance documents.
• Emami Limited, Kolkata, Technology Transfer Scientist –R&D division.
• Worked on SKIN CARE, HAIR CARE & HERBAL COSMETIC PRODUCTS, Scale Up of products., Hardware Recommendation to Unit according to Products., Documentation of all the products., Making supplier contacts for the raw materials., Monitoring of the big size batches for all the products., Maintaining the parameters during the manufacturing of products., Execution of process validation., Annexure submission as per the SOP., Sampling & inspection of final products., Successfully Scale up products – Zandu Balm, Boroplus Lotion, Boroplus Antiseptic cream, Emami 7 in 1 Oil, Fair and Handsome Cream , Fair and handsome face wash ,Menthol plus balm.
• Emami Limited, Pant nagar, Executive-Production & manufacturing division.
• Production & Manufacturing department:, Role- Manufacturing In charge, An overview of the process and process controls., Maintaining Batch Sheet Records & Raw Material Consumption Records., Monitoring complete production process with manpower handling., Trouble shooting and production management for orders in hand., Weekly reporting to Production Manager and controlling major documentation processes involved overall, Ensuring quality control in each batch taken /production cycle., Specifications. Maintaining Bulk Consumption Records.

• Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
• Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.