Srinu Krishna Reddy Kandula
Vizag
Summary
Dynamic Associate Manager with a proven track record at TT-MSAT, excelling in project management and cross-functional collaboration. Spearheaded technology transfer initiatives, enhancing operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Adept at resource allocation and continuous improvement, driving innovative solutions that optimize production capabilities and foster team success.
Overview
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Manager
TT-MSAT
07.2016 - Current
- Technology transfer of new molecules from R&D to plant scale.
- Coordinated project execution and resource allocation across departments.
- Coordinated cross-functional team efforts to ensure thorough HAZOP, PSSR, and PSI reviews, enhancing safety and compliance.
- Drafted proposals for innovative product development.
- Developed proposals for new facility and block extensions, outlining Capex requirements to support growth initiatives.
- Proposals for continuous improvement of products.
- Reviewing and finalizing the P&IDs for the process and utilities for new projects.
- Involved in process development discussions to make robust processes at RND lab.
- Reviewing tech transfer documents like development report, kilo lab reports, what ifs studies.
- Validation execution planning & supporting for validation batches.
- Equipment mapping for HPAI and API molecules and other category products.
- CFT coordination for Procurement of new process equipment.
- Review of all new process equipment URS, and qualification documents.
- Declassifying the process equipment to enhance plant capacity with an understanding the process operations.
- Supporting OOT and OOS investigation.
- Review of QMS documents and change proposals for improvements.
- Facilitated adoption of new technologies aligned with process requirements, driving innovation and operational efficiency.
- Solvent recovery possibilities identification and proposals for reuse.
- Third party facility evaluation as per product campaign requirement.
- Biocon Ltd
- support for any time regulatory audit readiness.
- Coordinated project execution and resource allocation across departments.
HPT Engineer
Dr Reddy’s Labs Ltd
06.2014 - 06.2016
- Executed selection of equipment and developed facility to enhance production capabilities.
- Established Cost Improvement Process (CIP) and validated it in commercial setting, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Resolved technical challenges and implemented solvent recovery process for enhanced efficiency.
- Material and energy balance calculations to optimize the scale up of new products.
- Review and Finalization of the PFD and P&ID’s for the process and utilities.
- Capacity planning for the commercial products and market projected products.
- Provided troubleshooting and technical guidance to production team, resolving issues and improving workflow.
- Debottlenecking of the process time cycles.
- Contributed to DMF filling for newly developed molecules, supporting regulatory compliance.
Technical Service Engineer
Hetero Labs Pvt Ltd
02.2012 - 06.2014
Education
MBA - Operations Management
NMIMS University
Mumbai08-2022
MTech - Chemical Engineering
SRM University
Chennai06-2011
BTech - Chemical Engineering
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Bapatla07-2009
Skills
- Project management
- Operations management
- Resource allocation
- Regulatory compliance
- Continuous improvement
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Data analysis
- Team leadership
- Technology transfer
Accomplishments
- Enhanced plant operational capacity from 60 to 80% by identifying the scope for improvements in the operations.
- Generated product dedicated value streams to optimize the running cost of manufacturing block.
- Successfully done the basic and detail engineering for new oncology facility of 45 Cr project of green field project.
- Completed the Basic engineering activities for 2 commercial products of capacity 60MT and 40 MT.
- Successfully Tech transfer of different molecules and filled DMFs.
- Successfully proposed and implemented the CIP of API molecule, cost reduced by 300/Kg. which worth of 1.8 Cr savings.
- Recovered and reused the solvent in the process, which reduced the RM cost 500/kg which worth of 1.2 Cr.
- Increased solvent recoveries like 1,4 dioxane from 78% to 85 %, Tri ethyl amine 65 to 80%, methyl di chloride from 72 to 80 %, Toluene from 88 to 94 % and Ethylene di chloride 80 to 90%.
- Enhanced the capacity from 70 MT/Month to 100 MT/Month by using new equipment’s like falling film evaporation ANFD’s and minimum hardware requirements.
- Improved the capacity from 40 MT/Month to 65 MT/Month with procuring minimum hardware and effective utilization of equipment’s and using Falling Film Evaporator.
- Enhanced the product capacity from 5 MT to 16 MT and with minimal hardware and effective utilization of volume occupancy of equipment’s.
- Enhanced the 16 MT to 24 MT by value stream mapping and optimized the process volume occupancy.
- Enhanced the stream capacity from 65 MT to 90 MT by introducing process intensification tools.
- Identified the solvent waste generation streams, recovered and reused the same worth of 3 Cr/annum.
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Venkata Reddy
- Date of Birth: 06/03/88
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Telugu
Native
Native
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Certification
- Greenbelt certification from ASQ for High value project completion at BIOCON organization
Timeline
Associate Manager
TT-MSAT
07.2016 - Current
HPT Engineer
Dr Reddy’s Labs Ltd
06.2014 - 06.2016
Technical Service Engineer
Hetero Labs Pvt Ltd
02.2012 - 06.2014
MBA - Operations Management
NMIMS University
MTech - Chemical Engineering
SRM University
BTech - Chemical Engineering
Acharya Nagarjuna University