D.N.Bala Ganesh

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Bharadwaj Nagar,

Varadarajapuram,

Mudichur,

Chennai, India – 600048.

Mobile : 0091- 917-***-****,

E-mail: adg2h1@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Paint Process Expert in the areas of Process Engineering, Quality & Project Management Systems.

Work Experience:

Year

Title

Field

Organisation

Present

QA Manager

Quality Assurance

PPG Asian Paints

18 – 19

Dy. Manager Projects

Design Engineering for High Performance coatings Cell

PPG Asian Paints

16 – 18

Dy. Manager Process Engineering

OEM & Industrial Paints

PPG Asian Paints

13 – 16

Executive Process Engineering

OEM CED & Primers

PPG Asian Paints

10 – 13

Sr. Officer Process Engineering

OEM & Refinish – Basecoats & Clears

PPG Asian Paints

08 – 10

Officer Process Engineering

OEM Basecoats & Clears

PPG Asian Paints

06 – 08

Sr. Officer Laboratory

Quality Control

Kasturi Estates

Area of Expertise:

Operations & Document management systems (PPG EHS) Management Systems

International Quality systems – ISO 9001 & IATF 16949:2016 standards

Process Engineering

Project Management

Quality Assurance

Problem solving (Six Sigma Black Belt Trained)

Process Engineering:

New Product Launch & Scale up:

Work with cross functional team including R&D, Production, Quality, Supply chain & Customer service team for any new development

Review Data Sheets of new raw materials and obtain necessary approval for storage & handling requirements through management of change process.

Taking sample trials at lab and confirming minimum agreed quality parameters for the new product

Conducting pilot trials at minimum volume and monitor the performance for the consecutive 3 batches using First Lot Control Process with R&D

Scale up minimum batch size to the higher volume (up to 10 KL) by establishing Process controls Standard Operating Procedure & work instructions.

Smooth product transfer stages from R&D Process Engineering Production

Process Controls – Standard Operating Procedures & Work Instructions

Establish process controls by considering Rate and sequence of raw material addition, Minimum Mixing Volume, Process temperature, Mixing RPM, Mixing Time so on.,

Controlling utility Vs cooling water, chilled water, compressed air & nitrogen as demanded by the process,

Establish mill parameters like quantity of media, pressure and flow rate, in line with process & equipment specification.

Develop process check list & incorporate with SAP Process order for the smooth transfer to production.

Develop standard operating procedures & work instructions for every process & equipment controls

Train the Production & quality employees on every aspect of process controls

Review the adherence to process control of every process order with production & quality team members on a daily basis.

Identify the critical to quality parameters using FMEA, Control plan and develop in process checks

Establish process controls in PLC appropriately

Process Optimisation:

Productivity & Quality Improvements:

Worked at various improvement projects like Man days reduction, Yield improvement & Cycle time reduction

Conduct value stream process on a quarterly basis & identify opportunities for various improvement in the process

Review the opportunities with cross functional team and develop action plans for the improvement

Obtain approval for executing the improvement plan

Review the action plan periodically & supporting the cross functional team for the actions to be completed

Quality Management Systems:

Incoming raw materials quality assurance

Maintaining supplier valuation system

Vendor audit

Ensure consistency Maintaining supplier valuation system

Ensure consistency by developing supplier & reduce repeated evaluations every time

Error Proofing:

Conduct R&R (Repeatability & Reproducibility study) as per IATF 16949:2016 to establish process controls in quality checking

Maintain calibration of equipments in life record

Review skill matrix of quality department staffs periodically & organise training appropriately

Develop & establish error proof controls in equipment functioning

Review process audits conducted by quality team in monthly basis.

Project Management Systems:

Design Engineering:

Identify engineering consultant

Develop Capacity Mapping for all product streams

Collecting inputs from Global team

Develop PFD, equipment layout,

Identification of Utility requirements & its capacity

Arriving budgeting cost for the proposal

Develop project proposal for obtaining budget

Execution:

Develop P&ID with the help of engineering consultant

Conduct HAZOP Study along with cross functional team

Recommendations from the cross functional (Expert) including expert input

Include HAZOP in design and get detailed P&ID

Conduct reviews with supplier for confirming equipment data sheet in line with requirements

Review technical bit analysis and rate supplier

Conduct FDA at supplier end to confirm the equipment specification

Develop commissioning plan with CFT

Execute commissioning of every equipment for its readiness for trial

Documents all the commissioning parameters and required for future reference

Conduct PSSR along with supplier and EHS to identify gaps

Close all the PSSR gaps with engineering inputs

Organize trial for the smooth transfer of handing over.

Achievements in Process Engineering:

Title

Focus Area

Achievement

Eliminate Process Reworks

Material sequence & Viscosity profile

Best Quality improvement Project

Capacity Optimisation

Formula optimisation & Equipment dedication

Best Asia Pacific – Process Improvement Project

Capacity Enhancement

Product transfer from toll sites & process optimisation

Best performer for the year

Productivity Improvement

Process end point model & standardise cycle times

Best performer for the year

Key Training Programs Summary:

Title

Focus Area

Location

Best Mfg Practices @ PPG

Mfg discipline with advanced process control

Cleveland – USA

Best Mfg Practices @ PPG

Mfg discipline with advanced process control

Seoul - Korea

Paint Safety Management

Equipment safety requirements in each process stages

Chennai - India

Lean Six Sigma- Green & Black Belt

Identify business Problem & Resolve with DMAIC approach

Chennai - India

MOST Study

Time & Motion study - Identify & address Non value activity in process

Mumbai- India

Educational Qualification

Year

Course

Field

Institute

2019

PGEMP

General Management

SP Jain Institute of Management

2011

MSC

Environmental Science

Bharatiar University

2010

PG Diploma

Paint & Coating Technology

Cheminformatics

2005

B.SC

Chemistry

Madras University

Personal Data

Gender : Male

Father’s Name : D.V.Narashiman

Date of Birth : 28.03.1985

Marital Status : Married

Nationality : Indian

Languages Known : English, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu

I hereby declare that all above information’s are true to the best of my knowledge.

Date: D.N.BalaGanesh

Chennai

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