VASANT PRALHAD PATIL

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E-2/402, Sai Sankul Annex, near KDMC ‘B’ Ward, opp Cinemax, Barave road,

Khadakpada, Kalyan (W) pin 421301

District Thane-421301, Mumbai. Maharashtra [ INDIA]

PLANT OPERATIONS PRODUCTION / LABROTARY QUALITY MANAGEMENT

CAREER OVERVIEW

Over 26 years of experience in heading end to end plant operations, defining annual operating plans, monitoring manufacturing operations, quality management, streamlining processes, maintenance & trouble shooting, capacity expansion and people management.

Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man days, production cost, spares and energy consumption within the plants.

Conversant with safety procedures followed across various industries; Experienced in lean management, quality management, environmental, and occupational health & safety systems.

Proficient in conducting sampling and sample preparation and wet analysis of ferrous non-ferrous metal.

Proven skills in managing projects, vendor development, substitutions, inventory control, planning and cost estimation of break downs/annual plant shut down, failure analysis, preventive/predictive maintenance.

PROFESSIONAL SKILL SET

Plant Operations : Smelting and refining Lead,Tin Antimony through pyrotechnology in rotary furnace. And

operation of sinter furnace Cupellation and retort furnace,refining vessel .

And hydrometallurgy by recycling process waste with control pollution parameter.

R&D/ QAD Laboratory : Operation and calibration of following laboratory instrument.

ICP : inductive coupled plasma spectroscope

AAS :atomic absorption spectrometer

OES : optical emission spectrometer

metallurgical microscope

Colouri meter, PH meter, and volumetric analysis .

Air sampler, SPM stack and gas sampler.

SET UP OF NEW PROCESS AND LABROTARY SOLDER PLANT IN POLAND EUROPE

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Present : Technical consultant pyrometralargy and hydrometallurgy [non ferrous metals].

Sep`03-Mar`14 Falcon Metals Limited, Dubai, UAE as Plant Manager [Laboratory and production ]

Role & Responsibilities

Managing overall operations for various plant projects and manufacturing within cost & time parameters.

Monitoring projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts, time over-runs to ensure timely execution of projects; implementing strategies/ contingency plans and ensuring they are aligned with project requirements.

Conducting wet/instrument analysis of Ferrous and non-ferrous metal like Pb,sb, Sn, Cu, As, Bi, Ag, Au,Fe, Zn, Al, etc.

Bearing raw materials & raw material evaluation of C.I Boring, Soda Ash, Limestone & Coke, etc.

Monitoring and ensuring smooth running of Optical Emission Spectrometer of ARL Switzerland.

Developing standards in house sample calibration of standardization of this instrument.

Sintering of tin and lead ore / concentrate to to reduce qty and increase base metal per centage and also partical size

Smelting in rotary furnace and refining of tin bearing materials to make tin/lead Sn/pb/Ag solder alloy for radiators and electronic solder as per customer specification.

Initiated continuous improvement of ISO 9002 Quality System and Internal Audit

oUndertaking smelting of:Antimony Dross to make antimony/lead master alloy.

oSmelting and analysis of tin and lead ashes/ore/concentrate to make solder as per customer specification.

Enriching copper from solder raw material by liquation process.

Successfully spearheaded operation and calibration and standardization of: labrotary equipment,

Oct`01-Dec`02 Maharashtra Lead Private Limited, Pune as laboratory /Production Manager

Role & Responsibilities

Set up of production targets and achieve the same within time and cost parameters.

Optimised man & machine utilisation to achieve pre set production targets.

Planned for optimizing man & machine utilization, reducing wastes for enhancing productivity and profitability.

Involved in smelting and refining of lead concentrate, lead dross and recycling of its waste.

Refining of lead and its alloy still final inspection.

Supervised smelting of antimony metal from Antimony Trioxide and its testing.

Initiated continuous improvement of ISO 9002 Quality System and Internal Audit.

Handled and resolved customer service and complaints

Noteworthy Contributions:

Successfully spearheaded operation and calibration and standardization of: labrotary equipment,

oA.A.S of Unicam Solar makeand Colorimeters of Chemin make.

oVolumetric Analysis of Lead and its alloys.

Jan`88-Aug`01 Indian Lead Limited, Thane as Production/ laboratory Engineer

Role & Responsibilities

Conducted wet analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous lead bearing elements like Sb, Sn, Cu, As, Bi, Ag, Fe, Zn, Al, etc.

Performed raw material analysis of C.I. Boring, Soda ash, Limestone and Coke, etc.

Prepared standards in house sample calibration of standardization of this instrument.

Sintering of lead ore / conc to reduce qty and increase base metal per centage and also partical size and removal of

Sulphur as a So2 gas scrube into scruber and filter it into baghouse and dispose it through stack with monitoring.

Engaged in smelting & refining of lead scrap both in primary & secondary route via short rotatory technology & pyrorefining.

Noteworthy Contributions

Successfully spearheaded operation and calibration and standardization of: laboratory equipment,

oA.A.S chemito 203 make.

oOptical emission spectrophotometer lead tin base.

oHigh volume sampler, stack monitoring and gas sampler.

ovolumetric Analysis of Lead, Tin solder and its alloys.

Possess specialization in making very special alloys such as Pb Cd Sn Al Alloy, Pb Se Sb Sn Alloy, Pb Sb Alloy, Pb Sn Solder Alloy, Pb Sn Ag Alloy and Pb Ag Alloy. Refining and testing of pure silver metal.

Managed recycling and recovery from waste materials like Process Dross, Flue Dust & Slags, etc.

Involved in:

oAg refining and recovery of pure Silver by pyrotechnology by Sintering then cupellation furnace.

oTin & antimony bearing, lead material smelting and recovery.

oSmelting of Calcium Stannate with Lead Dross to make solder.

oSmelting of Antimony Oxide with Lead Dross for making battery alloys and Pb/Sb/Sn master alloys.

oHydrometallurgy Production for developing Zinc Sulphate Crystal from Zinc Ash, Flue Dust, etc by hydrometallurgy like Reaction vessel (Leaching), Refining vessel, Evaporation & Crystallization/Centrifuge.

Engaged in production of:

oZnSO4 Crystal, Fe free for agriculture and chemical grade.

oSodium Nitrate, Calcium Nitrate and Lead Chloride

Distinguished efforts in implementation and control of ISO Quality System.

Pollution control ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY:

Training : fire fighting wearing helmet face screen mass safety shoes and glass etc.

Solid Waste disposal and ETP plant treatment.

* Pollution Control Unit including bag house and control of parameter w.r.t system

* Manage to reduce waste by recycling

*Possess operating knowledge various instruments viz. High volume Sampler, SO2/NOX Gas, Sampler & P.H Meter, etc.

* Scheduled pollution control monitoring like Stack Emission, Stack Analysis, Ambient Monitoring and COD.

oSolid Waste (TCLP test).

oSolid waste disposal after doing TCLP Test.

oControl of ETP water analysis heavy metals and COD .

o Air sampling [ stack ]and its analysis.

o Water analysis hardness testing and dissolve solid.

o Corrosion preventive maintenance

PERSONAL / EDUCATION OVERVIEW

Date of birth : 1 st june 1965

Passport no :

Passing year in 1987 B.Sc (Chemistry) 1 st class from Pune University

Additional course ISO 9000 quality system internal auditor course at Nasik.and dubai UAE.

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