Manager Plant

MANOJIT G DAS

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Resume Summary

Internationally experienced business and operations leader with an extensive

background in specialty materials, including Chemicals, Resins, Adhesives, Bio

composites ( Veneer, Plywood, Blockboard, Particleboard, MDF, Laminate )

and more. Markets served include Adhesive, Wood Based Panel Industries. Expert in

turnarounds.

Industry Exposures

Dec'13 - Present :

General Manager ( Operation ) at PT Arjuna Utama Kimia ( AKR Corporindo,

Indonesia ), one of the largest Resin ( Adhesive ) manufacturers in SE

Asia . Formaldehyde Plant Capacity 10000 MT per month, Adhesive Capacity

12000 MT per month . Producs including ; UF, PF, MF, MUF, PVA . Product

grade E2, E1, E0, SE0 ; for Plywood, veneer, MDF, Particleboard,

Blockboard, Doors, Furniture, Finger Joint .

Core Responsibilities include;

. P & L Responsibility . Budgeting / Strategy .

Operations Leadership

. Product Development . Maintenance . Recovery & Waste

Management

. Process Control & Safety . Multi-plant Management . Six

Sigma

. Human Resource . Sales, Product & Market

Analysis

. Facility Management . Risk Management & Inventory Control

July'13 - Dec'13 :

General Manager at Ayum Forest Products Limited, Ghana ; managing Forest,

Plantation, Plywood, Block board, Flooring, Veneer, Moulding, Doors &

Furniture Divisions ; consisting of 3500 workforce .

August'11 - June'13 (On Contract) :

Hexza Corporation Berhad, Malaysia; leading Chemical & Adhesive producer &

exporter in Malaysia; as General Manager - Operations and Research &

Development.

Providing leadership and management to the business and fully responsible

for the day- to-day running of various departments. Focused on developing

programs that deliver efficiencies and playing a leading role in the

mobilization, development and implementation of robust operational

processes.

Duties:

. Responsible for the performance, profit and loss, compliance, people

management and communication of the business.

. In charge of the day-to-day running of the business.

. Scheduling workload to meet priorities and targets.

. Assisting company accountants in the formulation of forecasts and

budgets.

. Ensuring that best practice is followed in safety, legality and

quality of service.

. Developing positive direct relationships with key business contacts.

. Training and leading a large team, providing discipline and

performance feedback.

. Chairing monthly meeting with Directors and Supervisors.

. Monitor the market trend and analyze the business development to

forecast performance in sales, revenue & profitability.

Achievements:

. Saving in 9% of raw materials with new product development and formula

modifications of resin manufacturing.

. Saving in 13% in process timing, with process modifications of resin

manufacturing.

. Successfully reduce in monthly off spec of resin from 8.59 % to 2.35

%, within 7 months of time.

. Implementation of SQC and Six Sigma in process.

. Developed a product rationalization process to raise margins, free up

capacity and re-focus on "specialty" markets resulting in $4.5 million

cost savings.

. Increased sales 22% over 9 months and increased earnings by 17% via

structured cost reduction efforts.

. Paper on " The Phenomena Of Emissions From Wood And Resin; The

Regression Analysis Of The Cumulative Effect On Wood Based Panel "

has been selected for presentation,on Monday, June 4 from 3:00 pm to

4:50 pm ; Technical Session during the Forest Products Society's 66th

International Convention, June 3-5, 2012 in Washington, DC, USA.

. Presented a paper on "The Phenomena of Formaldehyde Emissions from

Wood and Adhesives; the Regression Analysis of Formaldehyde Emission

and the Cumulative Effect on Wood Based Panel" during Asia Adhesives,

November 19 - 20, 2012, Bangkok Thailand.

Dec'08 - June'11(On Contract):

Samling Global Limited, Malaysia; leading Wood Based Panel Producer &

exporter in Malaysia, as Manager

(Group Operation; Research & Development).

Duties:

. Independently responsible for Technical Operations of Plywood, MDF

line and resin manufacturing plant.

. Monitoring trends and generating new ideas for low formaldehyde

emission on plywood & MDF for the wood based panel market.

. Manage new products development projects from theoretical recipe, viz

Film Faced Plywood, Plywood using Acacia M.

. Evaluation and implementation of R&D related processes.

. Be a custodian of all formulation and process changes on the request

of external and internal customers(S&M, Supply Chain, Quality etc.)

. Liaise closely with SCM, Quality Operations for the development of

alternative raw material and packaging material as per defined quality

and cost standards.

. Modification and further development of products in collaboration with

clients and in consultation with sales force and production.

. Define the product development strategy for the plywood & MDF in

alignment with the group strategy.

Achievements:

. Develop and Stabilize the Plywood, MDF and HDF as per JAS F and

CARB II standard for Japan & US Market, with modifications in Resin,

Wood Species & Process.

. Increase the Productivity of MDF by 3.6 % as well as 3.4 % for

plywood, with the modification with resin (E2 Resin).

. Reduce in Monthly Rejection of MDF from 3.78 % to 1.35 %, as well as

for plywood from 5.11 % to 2.36 %, within 18 months of time.

. Successfully made MDF from EFB ( Empty Fruit Bunch of Oil Palm ; one

kind of Bio waste )

. Use Veneer Waste (locally available) by 18%, in Chip Preparation.

. Successfully made the Complete Project Report of 900 cbm / day MDF

plant in India by Samling Group, dealing with all machine and

equipment suppliers. Unfortunately the project scrapped in lieu of

death of the Director.

. Presented a paper on "Oil Palm, a sustainable source of the Bio

Energy and Raw Material for the Wood Based Panel Industries ", has

been presented at PELICE-2010, held on 4-6 Feb, 2010, Atlanta,

USA.

. Paper on "Oil Palm Bio Waste, a sustainable source of Energy & Biomass

for the future, an Waste to Wealth approach" has been accepted for

presentation at XXIII IUFRO World Congress 2010, International

Union of Forest Research Organization, held on August 23 - 28, 2010,

Seoul, Korea.

. Paper on "CNSL based BioResins for BioComposites" has been accepted

for presentation at 64th International Convention, Forest Products

Society, held on June 20 - 22, 2010, Madison, Wisconsin, USA .

Nov'05 - Dec'08 :

Rushil D cor Limited, India; leading Producer of High Pressure Decorative

Laminates (HPL), Particleboard, Plywood & Pre Laminated Particle Board;

as General Manager (Operation & Technical).

Duties:

. Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments

concerned with the production, pricing, sales, and/or delivery as per

sales requirement of HPL & Plywood.

. Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.

. Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other

performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to

determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.

. Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and

procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and

staff members as necessary.

. Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new

employees, or oversee those personnel processes.

. Monitor operation and accounts to ensure that they efficiently and

effectively provide needed services while staying within budgetary

limits.

. Using ERP systems to monitor inventory control.

. Producing informative, well-organized presentations for senior

management.

Achievements:

. Successfully Complete Project Report of 200 cbm / day chipboard plant

in Gujarat India with planning, erection & commissioning as a Team

Leader. This is the first king of this plant, where the Cotton Stalk

is used for making Particle Board.

. Increase in yield by 1.95 % in HPL and 1.86 % for Plywood.

. Increase in efficiency by 4.2 % with the modification of process of

HPL manufacturing.

. Saving in fuel by 6.3 %, with conversion of thermopack to steam

boiler.

. Successfully Reduce in Monthly Rejection of HPL from 8.88 % to 2.51

%, as well as for plywood from 7.32 % to 4.41 %, within 12 months of

time.

. Presentation of paper on "Economic Evaluation of Graft

Copolymerization of Bleached Pulp (NBSK / BHKP / NBKP), a

comprehensive Impact in Optical & Physical Properties" at PAPEREX

2008; to be held on September 2008; Mumbai - India.

. Paper on "CNSL based BioResins for BioComposites" has been accepted

for presentation at 42nd International Wood Composites Symposium,

Washington State University, held on 31st March - 2nd April,

2008, Seattle ; USA .

. Presented Papers on " Cost Control Techniques for Panel Production "

and "Recent Development for Bio Resins for Panel Products "; at

Malaysia; Invited & Sponsored by Samling Global Limited, Malaysia;

leading Plywood, Chipboard & MDF producer & exporter in Malaysia, in

July 2008.

June'05 - Nov'05 (On Contract):

Red Sea Timber Industries, Jordan; for setting up a Complete Plant;

including Process, Product &

Quality Development as Factory Manager.

Duties:

. Startup the Plywood plant, Chipboard plant and Laminating plant, which

were shut down for quiet long time.

. Identifying assignable and chronic causes by the use of latest

analysis techniques for eliminating wastages while enhancing plant

efficiency and productivity.

. Planning and effecting predictive, preventive & maintenance schedules

of various equipment to increase machine up time/ equipment

reliability; thereby accomplishing planned production targets.

. Proactively identify areas of obstruction / breakdowns through

breakdown analysis and taking steps to rectify the equipment through

application of trouble shooting tools.

. Train the people to run those three plants.

June'04 - June'05 (On Contract):

Isofam Company Ltd, Tehran, Iran; for setting up a Plant ( PB & Resin ) as

Factory Manager.

Duties:

. Startup the new short cycle laminating plant, after installation &

commissioning.

. Appraising the prevalent production systems/ processes, identifying

loopholes if any and undertaking result-oriented measures for

alleviating them and documenting the same.

. Stabilize the production of laminate.

. Set up the quality of laminates as per BS 438.

. Train the people to run that plants.

July'98 -June'04 :

Merino Group, India; leading Producer of High Pressure Decorative Laminates

(HPL) &

Pre Laminated Particle Board; as Asst Manager / Dy. Manager (Production).

Duties:

. Guide for planning day-to-day activities, production schedules along

with resource allocation and minimizing performance bottlenecks for

high productivity with maximization of men, material & machine.

. Directed the operations activities within a production area to achieve

the production goals: cost, quality, time and safety

. Supervised and managed the staff and equipment/machine throughout the

production process

. Analyzed and prepared production target and required timescale to

complete any production project in discussion with the sales

department and made changes wherever necessary

. Ensured that all the safety and quality measures are adhered to in a

production process, from beginning till the end

. Enabled proper utilization of resources and ensured there is no

wastage

Achievements:

. Implement Six Sigma in the plant (first of this kind of plant in

India).

. Implement ISO 14001 in the plant (first of this kind of plant in

India).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

. Member of Forest Products Society (FPS).

. Member of Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST).

. Registered with Asia Pacific Association of Forestry Research

Institutions (APAFRI).

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

. Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering (B Tech, Chemical) from

Punjab Technical University,

S L I E T in 1998.

. Diploma in Electrical Engineering (D E E) from Ramakrishna Mission

Shilpamandira; Kolkata in 1994.

. Certificate in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & EXPORT - IMPORT from Ahmedabad

Management Association; India in 2007.

. Certificate in SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT; Registered for SIX SIGMA BLACK

BELT.

. Short Term Course / Workshop attended:

Cost reduction Techniques, Purchase Negotiation, 5 S, TQM / TPM, SQC /

SPC.

PERSONAL DETAILS

D.O.B : 31.10.1972

PASSPORT NO : Z 1800971

NATIONALITY : INDIA

PRESENT EMULMENTS : Tax free, US $ 9260 per month ( *CTC

details in next page )

EMULMENTS DEMAND : As per Industry Standard.

Preferred location : No preference

When available to start work : 3 months

REFERENCES:

Prof. Dr P B Barman : Professor and Head, Department of Physics

Jaypee University of Information Technology,

Waknaghat, P.O. Waknaghat, Teh Kandaghat, Distt.

Solan.

PIN-173234. (H.P.). ; INDIA.

Tel: +91-179*-******; 257999; 245371

Fax: +91-179*-******

Email: **.******@****.**.**

Mr Krupesh Thakkar : Managing Director, Rushil D cor Limited

1, Krinkal Apartment, Mahalaxmi Society, Opposite

Mahalaxmi Temple, Paldi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380007,

INDIA

Tel: +91-79-266***** / 26651346

Fax: +91-79-266*****

Email: *******@******.***

Mr Ooi Ying Hong : Director, Hexza Corporation Berhad

Persiaran Tasek, 31400 IPOH, Perak

MALAYSIA

Tel: +60-12-378**** (direct)

Email: ***********@*****.***

SALARY DETAILS :

CTC, 100% TAX FREE :

BASIC PER YEAR ( US$ ) : 5200*12 = 62400

MIMIMUM BONUS PER YEAR ( US$ ) : 5200*2 = 10400

FULL FURNISHED ACCOMODATION ( US$ ) : 600*12 = 7200

UTILITY ( WATER $ ELECTRICITY ) : 200*12 = 2400

TV, INTERNET & MOBILE : 250*12 = 3000

DRIVER ( US$ ) : 250*12 = 3000

MAID ( US$ ) : 250*12 = 3000

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FEE FOR CHILD ( US$ ) : 10000*1 = 10000

ANNUAL FAMILY RETURN AIRFARE ( US$ ) : 1500*3 = 4500

MEDICAL ( US$ ) : 5200*1 = 5200

TOTAL ( US $ ) = 111100

ADDITIONAL :

2500 CC TOYOTA CAMRY CAR ( inclusive of fuel & tol ), PRIME CLUB

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