Srikanth Akepogu
Hyderabad
Summary
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To Work in a challenging environment with my dynamic thoughts which reflects to develop my skills and reach a recordable position by illustrating my interpersonal and professional skills which leads to the immense growth of the organization.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive (E-4)
Apitoria Pharma Ltd.
05.2023 - Current
- Executed capacity planning for commercial products while projecting market needs.
Performed product costing calculations across diverse items to improve financial insights. Prepared process cycle times and mapped equipment layouts for operational clarity.
Provided technical support and troubleshooting assistance to production teams, enhancing productivity. Led debottlenecking initiatives, resulting in increased process efficiency.
Oversaw installation and erection of equipment, ensuring compliance with specifications.
Reviewed and finalized PFD and P&ID documents for processes and utilities to ensure accuracy.Sr. Executive in Technical service department
Sr. Executive in tech transfer
Rakshit Pharmaceutical Ltd.
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Reviewed development reports from R&D experiments to support process scale-up. Selected equipment and created facility layout for enhanced operations.
Mapped equipment according to batch size and targeted output.
Incorporated critical process parameters based on lab data into MBPRS reviews. Executed technology transfer from lab scale to commercial scale successfully.
Validated processes at plant scale, achieving predetermined yield and quality standards. Investigated batch failures to identify and resolve root causes effectively.
Prepared product cost estimates considering KSMs, facilities, and utilities.
Senior Executive
Trimax Bio Sciences
10.2019 - 05.2022
- Conducted capacity planning for commercial and projected market products.
Validated processes at plant scale, ensuring predetermined yield and quality. Participated in HAZOP and process safety committees to enhance plant safety. Provided troubleshooting and technical support to production teams.
Executed debottlenecking strategies to reduce process cycle times.
Prepared process flow diagrams (PFD), mass balances, and piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&ID). Captured critical process parameters during kilo lab and pilot plant operations.
Reviewed and finalized PFDs and P&IDs for both processes and utilities.
Executive in Technical service department
Hetero Labs Pvt. Ltd.
08.2013 - 07.2019
- Absorption of technology from R&D and scaling it up at plant scale with the desired yield And quality. Establishing chemical process at plant scale executing trail and validation batches.
Involved in the Technology transfer activities of newly developed molecules. Selection of equipment & facility creation.
To study lab experiments during process optimization and suggest the process for pilot plant for executions. Brainstorming on process parameters which effect on yield and quality before validations.
Studying experiments for generating data required for scale-up for defining operating parameters and equipment selection and suitability.
Studying and capturing of critical process parameters during kilo lab and pilot plant. Utility requirement calculations like steam, RT, Braine, Etc., for product manufacturing. Preparation of process cycle Times &Process Equipment Mappings.
Reviewing the data of solvents inputs on every month.
To co-ordinate with cross functional teams for successful scale up within timelines. Reviewing and finalizing the PFD and P&ID’s for the process and utilities.
Material and energy balance calculations to optimize the scale up of new products. Identification of process and solvent recovery improvement areas in the production Blocks. Install under vacuum solvent transfer pump for cyclohexane solvent.
Education
B. Tech - Chemical Engineering
Sri Prakash Engineering College
Skills
- Production operations
- Technology transfer
- Plant scale-up
- Trouble shootings
- Capacity Enhancements
- Debottleneck approach
- Cost reductions
- Trainings
- Process validation
Accountability
- Selection of equipment as per process.
- Process modifications and operations.
- Thorough knowledge on manufacturing and their controls.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Planning
- Evaluate existing process and operations.
- Material and Energy balance calculations.
- Improving solvent recovery by minimizing losses.
- Process troubleshooting, process optimization and debottlenecking.
- Product costing.
- Utility calculations.
- Proposal preparation for the need of new equipment or new technology.
- Scale up activities for new products and capacity enhancement on need basis.
- Coordination with other departments like QA, QC, MSAT etc.
- Involving in OOS and OOT investigations as CFT whenever required.
Languages
- Telugu
- English
- Hindi
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/01/91
- Marital Status: Unmarried
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above-mentioned information is correct up to my knowledge and I hear the responsibility for the correctness of the above-mentioned particulars.
Timeline
Senior Executive (E-4)
Apitoria Pharma Ltd.
05.2023 - Current
Sr. Executive in tech transfer
Rakshit Pharmaceutical Ltd.
06.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Executive
Trimax Bio Sciences
10.2019 - 05.2022
Executive in Technical service department
Hetero Labs Pvt. Ltd.
08.2013 - 07.2019
B. Tech - Chemical Engineering
Sri Prakash Engineering College