Project Manager Engineer

Kiran B. Sheth

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Technical Leadership in Plastics Business

SUMMARY

* Resourceful technical manager with proven capabilities in polymer

materials, process and supplier development.

* Translates business goals and customer requirements into strategic

action plans.

* Proactive and progressive change agent to introduce innovative

technologies for productivity and profitability.

* Fosters long term business relationships through global customer,

supplier interface.

* Collaborative cross-functional project leadership through Stage

Gate process.

Areas of Expertise

Polymer-additive blends/ composites, Rubber modification, Compounding,

Polymerization, Foams, RIM, Thermoforming, Profile/ sheet/ film

extrusion, Molding, Structure-Property Relationships, Testing/

Processing Equipment, Packaging,

Collaborative R&D Management

EXPERIENCE

PANDUIT CORPORATION, -an Electrical & Networking Products Company.

Tinley Park, IL. (2008-2009)

Chief Engineer, Polymer Materials Group, Corporate R&D

Direct Polymer Materials Group and Process/ Test Lab operations.

Prepare and manage group budget. Allocate projects to maximize

utilization of group skills. Support WW Business Units and Purchasing

in material selection, qualification, cost reduction and

troubleshooting. Identify and enable new technology for future

products. Provide monthly communications to senior management on

projects.

> Defined the group's innovation based mission and charter in line

with the company's strategy and philosophy.

> Implemented Material Control Policy across WW BUs to ensure

formulation consistency and environmental compliance.

> Selected and approved cost efficient plastic, rubber, colorant

materials and suppliers for over 200 parts per year.

> Organized a cross-functional forum to identify and enable new

technology initiatives in nanocomposites, composites bonding,

coatings, antistatic/ conductive materials, UV adhesives and scrap

recycling to name a few.

> Enhanced lab systems and operations to meet ISO 17025 standards.

Developed performance metrics for the labs.

XEROX CORPORATION. Webster,

NY. (1990-2008)

Project Manager, Engineering Manager, Toner/ Cartridge/ Molded Magnet

Business Groups

Manage development and qualification of polymers, additives, processes,

equipment & vendors to aid timely introduction of new toner (polymer

composites) and HP compatible laser cartridge products through Stage Gate

process. Support worldwide manufacturing in productivity improvements and

problem solving. Assess profitability of new capital projects.

> Implemented consistent twin screw compounding and sheet extrusion

technology across global manufacturing sites.

> Replaced Japanese resins and additives in toner formulations with

domestic, saving over $2,000,000 per year.

> Optimized composite formulation quality and extrusion throughput

using LSS methodology.

> Directed polymer mixing and color dispersion research DOEs at the

Polymer Processing Institute, NJ.

> Invited external consultants to help formulate company's

compounding process technology strategy.

> Supported Marketing in competitive laser cartridge benchmarking and

in B2B meetings for securing new accounts.

> Commercialized 10 new, globally sourced, laser cartridges with

packaging for savings of over $2,700,000 per year.

> Utilized LSS tools to improve injection molded nylon composite

magnets yield from 60 to 90%.

BAUSCH & LOMB INC.

Rochester, NY. (1986-1989)

New Product Development Manager, Sunglass Division

Manage sunglass development program teams and expenditures. Provide

engineering support for plastics materials and process development. Support

Marketing in planning new products and addressing field issues.

> Managed cross-functional program teams to launch 5 new sunglass

products in one year.

> Introduced new plastic and rubber materials and suppliers for high

performance sport sunglass frames.

> Developed suppliers for injection-molded sunglass frames to reduce

production costs by $800,000 per year.

> Reduced plastic scrap, for over $260,000 annual savings, with new

quality inspection criteria and processes.

> Minimized in-process failures, saving over $100,000 per year, by

improving plastic sunglass frame design.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eastman Kodak Company. Rochester, NY

Plastics Development Engineer, Film Packaging and Copier Products

~Cost-efficient plastics materials and processes for photographic film

packaging ~Extruded & Thermoformed alternatives for molded packaging

components ~PET film/sheet property enhancements through orientation

~Metal replacement by composites in medical film packaging ~ Tailored

electro-photographic toner formulations by polymer blending to

optimize toner rheological and bulk properties. ~Improved processing

and compatibility of resin-wax combination through blending. ~Enabled

scrap recycling of mixture of two incompatible plastics with use of

compatibilizers.

UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL, Lowell, MA

Teaching Assistant, Plastics Engineering Laboratory

~Teach theory and operation of plastics processing and testing

equipment such as blown film/profile extrusion,

compression/injection/blow molding, thermoforming, compounding.

POLYCHEM LTD. -a Dow Plastics Collaborator.

Development Chemist, Polymer Development Laboratory

~Pilot scale development of ABS and polystyrene formulations by bulk,

suspension, emulsion and solution polymerization.

~Development of PS and ABS foam formulations and process for molding.

~Blown film and co-extrusion of specialty polystyrenes. ~Profitability

assessment of new projects.

EDUCATION

M.S., Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts.

(1979)

Thesis: PVC/Nitrile Rubber Polyblends.

MBA core courses, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

(1984)

Business Management Certificate, Mumbai, India.

(1973)

B. Sc., Chemistry-Physics, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.

(1970)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

> Leading Cross Functionally; Effective Supervision

> Managing Product Development through Stage Gates

> Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training

> Project Management

> Kepner-Tregoe Problem Analysis & Decision Making

AFFILIATIONS

Society of Plastics Engineers, Senior Member

Secretary/BOD, Rochester, NY Section (2000-2001)

PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

> Cross-linked polyester toners and process thereof,

-U.S. Patent, March 2002.

> Nitrile Rubbers as Impact Modifiers in Rigid PVC and

Flexible Thermoplastic Polyblends of PVC with Nitrile Rubbers,

-ACS Organic Coatings and Plastics Division Meeting, San Francisco,

August 1980.

> Effect of Processing Conditions on the Properties of Extruded

Products,

-Presentation at Eastern New England Section Meeting of SPE,

February 1979.

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