V. Saravanan
Hosur
Summary
A dynamic professional with more than Twenty five years of rich experience in Product Development, Manufacturing Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Production Engineering and Customer Service.
Experienced with managing technical projects and leading diverse teams to success. Utilizes strategic planning to enhance operational efficiency and deliver high-quality technology solutions. Track record of effective problem-solving and fostering collaborative environments.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Language
Work History
Technical Manager (R&D)
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
02.2021 - Current
- Responsible for Customer accounts like TVS Motor Company & Vendors, Royal Enfield & Vendors, Toyota & Vendors, 2&3 Wheeler EV Vehicles and other General Industries
- Developing New Products and Shades meeting Customer requirements.
- Proving and standardizing new Products and Shades in Customer line.
- Responsible for Regular products up gradation and to resolve quality issues in Regular products.
- Smooth standardization od new products in production manufacturing process.
- Responsible for Cost reduction of Products having Low and Negative margins.
- Significant Achievements:
- Introduced 11 New products in 2 Wheeler’s EV like Ampere, Ola and Ozotech
- Introduced 5 New products in 3 Wheeler EV like M&M and Icon Industries.
- Successfully proved 6 new shades for Body and Bumper in Toyota Plant 2 for Maruthi Suzuki (Grand Vitara) without any CMM.
- Successfully captured 6 crore/Annum business in BEML by providing superior products in competitive price.
- Successfully done cost saving of Rs 105 lakhs/Annum in regular products without affecting Quality of the products.
- Successfully introduced Metallic products having petrol resistance of E30 in Royal Enfield and Hero Motor Corporations.
- Introduced 6 New shades for Royal Enfield Hunter model.
Manager Process Engineering
Sherwin Williams
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Responsible for Proving New Equipment’s in entire site including Production, QC and R&D
- Responsible for Proving New Products through Scale up Process
- Ensuring Safety & Quality related all Process (Paint & Resin Manufacturing)
- Improving Capacity utilization through Value Engineering, Products mix, Batch size optimization and Value stream Mapping
- Improved Mill OEE from 45 to 78%.
- Mill Capacity improved from 165 to 235 KL.
- Resin Cycle time reduction in Alkyd and Phenolic resins
- Formulation Correction of regular products through Formula feed back
- Qc Cycle time reduction by improving OTMIS (OTMIS improved from 32 to 65%)
- As a Leader Ship Team member need to do weekly walk around and correct the non compliance in the plant
- Batch Cycle time reduction projects done and BCT reduced from Avg 58 Hrs to 40 Hrs
- FG Yield Improvement Project done and improved yield from 97.3 to 98.6%
- Intermediate Yield Improvement Project lead to yield improvement from 96.2 to 97.8%
- Leader for Standard Work TAKT Pillar, received Level 1 & 2 Certifications for the site.
- Product Knowledge on GI, Mirror, Pipe and Tube coatings
- Responsible for improving Toller manufacturing BCT, Yield, OEE and Standardization of products.
- Team member in ARC Analysis related to Customer complaints, Internal Rejections and AID.
- Received Best Performer Award for the year 2019.
Assistant Manager (Production engineering)
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
09.2009 - 01.2019
- Introduction of New Products by conducting plant APQP and Scale up Process Management.
- Improving Capacity utilization through Value Engineering, Products mix, Batch size optimization and Value stream Mapping
- Responsible for Validating New Process, Implementing New Equipment’s and Technology with 100% Quality and Safety measures.
- Key person responsible controlling RM Mix Variance, Batch Cycle time, Yield, NPI reduction and Consumable cost reduction through Process Optimization.
- Responsible for increasing Capacity within available resources and without any budget.
- Effective resource planning for optimizing man & machine utilization, reducing wastes for enhancing productivity and profitability.
- Active CFT member in reduction of CPL by controlling power, material & improving productivity (cost per ltr)
- Responsible for improving Quality Rating Index in Regular Products
- Window person for Referring Technical issues related to formulation and process to Technical and CPE, to ensure smooth manufacturing environment.
Techno commercial Manager
Rajit Paints Ltd
03.2007 - 08.2009
- Promoting the sales in Tamil Nadu and handling the technical issues with the customer
- Responsible for analyzing market trend and give tentative Production plan to manufacturing
- Scheduling and procurement of paints & Powders from Manufacturing unit
- Negotiations with Customers
- Technical discussions and interactions with Customers
- Developing the samples as per the Customers requirement
- Development of new Customers
- Implementation & contribute for the Company’s Annual
Member Engineering Level I
TVS Motor Company
05.1996 - 02.2007
- Responsible for producing painting parts with high quality, right quantity, right time and monitoring of both delivery & quality performance.
- Leading the team to produce the Right Product with Right quality
- Daily management of PQCDM measures.
- Involved in FMEA process during new process / equipment proving.
- Monthly ECM data preparation
- Controlling budget for all process plants.
- TPM Activity
- New process developments
- Identifying NVA in all process plants and eliminating those
- Planning all process plants maintenance activities
- Working to reduce internal and external customer complaints
- To utilize the SAP for controlling all the day to day activities.
- Significant Achievements
- Introduced Set painting - Painting carried out as batch production. Now all painted parts of a vehicle is painted as set.
- Reducing rejections in paint shop - Reduced Dust, Uncoverage and motling rejections in painted parts.
- Productivity improvement - Improvement done in utilizing 100% jig envelopment.
- DOE done to optimize the dry film thickness in ACED paint plant
Quality Engineer - Analytical R&D
Indfrag Ltd
06.1994 - 05.1996
- Quality Engineer, in charge for producing absolute oils from flowers with quality. Handling new developments.
- Significant Achievements
- Proved a product called carcinia cambogia, which is used as a medicine for cancer.
Education
B.Sc. - Chemistry
01.1993
HSC - undefined
01.1990
SSC - undefined
01.1988
Skills
Productivity: Sound knowledge in 5S, Flow manufacturing, PDCA cycle, Leveled production, Pull production, Two bin systems
Quality: Ample knowledge in ISO 9000, TS16949 Quality management systems
Technical process improvement
Training and mentoring
Employee development
Performance metric design
Company process analysis
Project management expertise
Technical leadership
Cross-functional team management
Technical system improvements
Technical guidance
Certification
Completed Six Sigma Green Belt & Black Belt course in IACT (2017)
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above statements are true, complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Place: Signature of the Candidate, Date: (Saravanan.V)
Personal Particulars
- Current CTC : 297 Lacs per annum
- Expected CTC : 40% from Current CTC
- Notice Period : 90 days
- Age & Date of Birth : 51 Yrs. May-12-1971
- Marital Status : Married
- Nationality : Indian
- Mother Tongue : Tamil
- Languages Known : Tamil and English
- Permanent Address : D.No:2/4, II Main Road, Bharathi Dasan Nagar, Hosur -635109. Tamil Nadu
Timeline
Technical Manager (R&D) - Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
02.2021 - Current
Manager Process Engineering - Sherwin Williams
02.2019 - 02.2021
Assistant Manager (Production engineering) - Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd
09.2009 - 01.2019
Techno commercial Manager - Rajit Paints Ltd
03.2007 - 08.2009
Member Engineering Level I - TVS Motor Company
05.1996 - 02.2007
Quality Engineer - Analytical R&D - Indfrag Ltd
06.1994 - 05.1996
SVN College - B.Sc., Chemistry
Sourashtra Hr sec School - HSC,
Seventh Day matriculation school - SSC,