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Sushil Kumar  Gupta

Sushil Kumar Gupta

Kanpur

Summary

Dynamic Technical Manager with a proven track record at Balkrishna Industries Limited, specializing in New Product Industrialization and technical process improvement. Expert in tire engineering with a flair for enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing defects. Skilled in value engineering and adept at fostering robust customer relations.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Manager (NPI & Process Technical)

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT)
Bhuj
06.2021 - Current
  • Review of Building Spec & Component Contours => Tire Building setup and Curing => Section Analysis=> Release activities.
  • Design of experiments for reducing and eliminating the defects and scrap from the process.
  • Managed a team of engineers in the design, development, and implementation of systems.

Assistant Technical Manager

GOODYEAR SOUTH ASIA TYRES LIMITED
Aurangabad
09.2016 - 05.2021
  • Review of Building Spec & Component Contours => Tire Building setup and Curing => Section Analysis=> Release activities.
  • Design of experiments for improving the uniformity for new sizes and released sizes.
  • Preparing monthly reports and communication with the region and local.
  • Design of experiments for reducing and eliminating the defects and scrap from the process.
  • Developed strategies for troubleshooting technical issues.

Senior Executive

Apollo Tyres Limited
Vadodara
05.2013 - 08.2016

PCR, UHP, 4X4, SUV, and LTR Tyres Uniformity and Warehouse Yield Technical In-Charge.

  • Maintain and improve the warehouse yield with respect to uniformity and defects of new development and critical OE size (MSIL, FORD, M&M, GM, VW, FIAT, and HML).
  • Recipe creation, updating, and certification of new and existing uniformity machines.
  • Validate and provide feedback to the various machines for setup correction, such as building, curing, and uniformity machines.
  • Conduct and implement various uniformity studies (waveform and vector analysis) in building and curing.
  • Coordinate with the shift in charge to control and improve the component dimensions and processes that affect uniformity.
  • Support to plant for process troubleshooting and process setup variation reduction.
  • Customer handling, OEM support.

Technical Executive

J K Tyre & Industries Limited
Gwalior
11.2007 - 03.2013

April 2011 to March 2013 (2 years) - Process Control.

  • Preparation of the die and trial runs for new sizes or any profile changes, as per the requirements of the design and development department.
  • Please provide the technical specifications to support the process.
  • Study of SPC, as per data received from shifts, and preparation of a corrective action plan in case of any variation found in the process.
  • I worked to reduce fabric, compound, and cure tire scrap.

April 2009 to March 2011 (2 years) - New Product Industrialization,

  • Developed and implemented the NPI process for new product introduction, which includes the stock preparation for green tire building, curing, and testing products according to various JKI standards.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase customer satisfaction with technical products and services.
  • Task assigned on the supervision and assessment of the project: Tires' uniformity improvement of radial passenger car tires.

November 2007 to March 2009 (1.4 yrs) - Quality Assurance,

  • Responsible for achieving key business points, such as waste reduction in different process areas, and achieving targets for cost reduction.
  • Implementation of the quality system across the plant.
  • Conducted research and analyzed data to identify opportunities for process improvements.

Education

Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Rubber Technology - Rubber Technology

Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur, Kolkatta
03-2016

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

Karnataka State Open University KSOU
Karnataka
05-2014

Master of Science - Industrial Chemistry

Jiwaji University
Gwalior
07-2008

Skills

  • Technical process improvement
  • New Product Industrialization for OEMs and Replacements
  • Knowledge in tire engineering and good experience in design for uniformity
  • Value Engineering and Data Analysis
  • Customer Relations and Support

Accomplishments

  • As team leader, overall tyre uniformity yield improved from 91% to 97% in Apollo Tyres
  • As a team member, the Warehouse OE yield improved from 84% to 94% in Apollo Tyres
  • As Team Leader, Uniformity held up, reducing from 3.5% to 0.5% in Apollo tyres
  • As team leader, I have reduced scrap in JK Tyres
  • I have done many vector analyses: component and machine (building and curing) to improve the uniformity yield of OEM sizes in JK Tyre and Apollo Tyres
  • Attended the National Level Seminar on Recent Trends in R&D, Q.C. And marketing in pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals, organized at Jiwaji University, Gwalior (M.P.)

Timeline

Technical Manager (NPI & Process Technical)

Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT)
06.2021 - Current

Assistant Technical Manager

GOODYEAR SOUTH ASIA TYRES LIMITED
09.2016 - 05.2021

Senior Executive

Apollo Tyres Limited
05.2013 - 08.2016

Technical Executive

J K Tyre & Industries Limited
11.2007 - 03.2013

Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Rubber Technology - Rubber Technology

Indian Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Chemical Engineering

Karnataka State Open University KSOU

Master of Science - Industrial Chemistry

Jiwaji University
Sushil Kumar Gupta