VIJAYKUMAR JAYARAM
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Bangalore ,KA
Summary
Assistant manager in pharmaceutical manufacturing with practical command of upstream and downstream unit operations, including reactors, dryers, centrifuges, ANFD, and sparkler filters. Drives cGMP work with QA, QC, and regulatory teams, supports equipment qualification, and prepares PFDs, material and energy balances, and equipment mapping. Strengthens plant performance through OOS/OOT investigations, debottlenecking, yield improvement, and solvent recovery optimization.
Overview
4
4
Languages
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Internship Trainee
Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers LTD. | Mangalore
08.2015
- Detailed analysis of the fertilizer’s sites and investigation of technologies behind well manifolds, ammonia and Urea.
- Ammonia is the major intermediate product produced in MCF, as it is required for the production of Urea, ABC, and DAPS.
- Haber’s Process produces ammonia by compressing nitrogen and hydrogen.
Assistant Manager
CIPLA Ltd. | Bengaluru
10.2018 - Current
- Practical Knowledge & Hands on experience in Upstream and Downstream unit operation equipment like Reactors, Dryers, centrifuge, ANFD & Sparkler filters.
- Have a general understanding of cGMP requirements as well as Pharma regulatory requirements. Work with the site QA, QC & regulatory departments to effectively scale up processes within the required framework.
- Involved in Qualification of Equipment in the manufacturing Unit.
- Preparation of PFD, Material and energy balance and Equipment mapping.
- Identification and Implementation of Process Improvements through new technology/techniques.
- Perform Investigation on OOS & OOT to identify robust root cause for Existing molecules.
- Trouble-shooting and De-bottleneck Plant operations to reduce time cycles with an objective to increase productivity by finding corrective and permanent solution.
- Involving in improvement of product yield, enhancement of solvent recoveries by optimizing /modifying process parameters and cost reduction activities with support from production and process development department.
Education
BE - Chemical Engineering
BUPUJI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DAVANAGERE
Davanagere01-2016
Skills
Process simulation
Pfd preparation
Material and energy balance
Equipment qualification
OOS investigation
Cleaning validation
Process validation
Project management
Process optimization
Technology transfer
Troubleshooting
Yield improvement
Process scale-up
Solvent recovery optimization
Plant de-bottlenecking
cGMP compliance
Pharma regulatory compliance
Validation documentation
Equipment mapping
Root cause analysis
Batch record review
Deviation management
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Elimination of Bottleneck Equipment to reduce Batch cycle time, Reduction in solvent consumption and process time for Intermediate and API Molecules., Appreciation and rewarded for achieving yield improvement of two API molecules by 10%, Identification and Segregation of solvent from the combined solvents mixture from the process and achieved a savings of 0.5Cr.
Timeline
Assistant Manager
CIPLA Ltd. | Bengaluru
10.2018 - Current
Internship Trainee
Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers LTD. | Mangalore
08.2015
BE - Chemical Engineering
BUPUJI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DAVANAGERE