DHARMENDRA PATEL

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Job Objective

~ SENIOR BUSINESS LEADER~

With enriched experience of 30+ years in managing entire Production & Plant Operations/ Techno-commercial Operations/ P&L/ Marketing / Profit Centre Operations / business head / Reduction of CAPEX & OPEX.

Preferably in Flexible Packaging / Printing /Converting / Plastic Packaging / EPS / Publishing /Corrugation / Digital printing and packaging Industries

Profile Summary

Documented record of strong decisive executive leadership. Noted for sound, practical management style centred; heading Business Operations Development, Management consulting in the verticals: Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, and Manufacturing & Quality Management.

Dynamic Change-agent skilled in repositioning organizations to achieve operational & service excellence. At present working with DD Consultant, Vadodara, India as Senior Consultant. Functional expertise in managing overall production & plant operations with key focus on bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources. Hands-on-experience in administering production activities involving resource planning, in-process inspection, team building, design & development and co-ordination with internal departments.

Recognized for increasing productivity from 200 tonnes to 1200 tonnes Quality Packaging at Packaging Industries ltd, Nairobi, Kenya. Abilities in achieving cost savings & elimination of waste across assignments & minimizing performance bottlenecks for achieving high productivity with maximization of men, material & machine. Skilled in formulating new network for better amalgamation to the supply chain and undertaking assignments for increasing productivity / new initiatives

Valued contributor to key strategic improvements and highly successful new set ups. Adept in ensuring sufficient human, financial, technological, informational, and material resources are available to carry these out. Expertise in managing technically advanced cost-efficient, state of the art production systems and processes. Effective communicator & negotiator with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.

Profile & Value

Organisational Experience:

May’18 D D CONSULTSNT- Flexo Universe – VP - Vadodara, India – Nairobi, Kenya

Key Result Area:

Accountable for project setup, machinery purchasing with techno commercial evaluation, final profit centre set up with commercial success in market and industries with robust leadership.

Responsible for eliminations of wastages of process, production, administrations, operations, investments to turn profited organisation with leadership in the market and industries.

Quality and R&D base innovative new product introduction in technology with advancement.

CI Flexo base Flexible packaging and Converting Industries setup is Core expertise with one stop Solutions provider.

CAPEX and OPEX control and reduction with systems and process improvement with pre and post setup of industries.

Pre-press and Digital plate and Operational support, Manpower training with many more services.

APRIL’2017 MOMBASA POLYTHENE BAGS LTD – GM/VP. Mombasa – Kenya

Key Result Area:

Senior business leader of company having turn over of 250 MT.

Added 50 MT production in existed working condition immediately and Profit margin with expanding new clients with Quality and Services.

Expanded for the company with adding facility of 250 MT per month with Printing and Lamination facilities.

MAY’15 – FLEXIPAC LTD, - GM Nairobi – Kenya. (FLEXIBLE PACKAGING IND).

Key Result Area:

Profit centre head.

Gravure / Flexo / converting company.

Converted loss making company in to profit earning with Quality and service supplier company in a short period.

Management, Marketing, Operations, and expansion developed and handled.

Mar’12 D D CONSULTSNT, Vadodara, India. (Flexible packaging / Printing packaging)

Key Result Area:

Accountable for project planning, machinery purchasing with techno commercial evaluation, final profit centre set up with commercial viable in market and industries with robust leadership.

Responsible for eliminations of wastages of process, production, administrations, operations, investments to turn profited organisation with leadership in the market and industries.

Quality and R&D base innovative new product introduction in technology with advancement.

Mar’09-Feb’12 Falcon Packaging Ltd., Tanzania. - Senior Manager Operations / GM

(Polyethylene & EPS Packaging, Flexible packaging, Plast Wood and Recycling Division)

Key Result Areas:

Managed and guided a team of 100 to 200 people

Handled the marketing, finance, project planning, NPD and many more circular control from new start up to leading in market and industries

Looked after the Polythene Packaging and Printing Division with over 250 metric tonnes monthly

Administered EPS DIVISION (Expandable Polystyrene) Packaging Division with above 100 metric tonnes monthly

Oversaw the fully Recycling Plant 150 Metric tonnes monthly

Administered and controlled Manpower, Material, Machinery, Logistic, Dispatch, Purchase, Procurement, Production, Operations, Quality, Marketing, Maintenance, P&L Balance Sheet, HR, HSE, ISO, SAP, New Development and Expansion, etc.

First plant introduction with fully successes established in whole East and Centre Africa of Plast Wood project

Highlights:

Actively worked in Unique Plast Wood Division (Making Furniture Wood from mixed Roadside Plastic Waste) fully Environment Recycling Project (recognized as first one in the region having over 75 metric tonnes monthly)

Successfully established 3 Modular Plant in the company

02’08-02’09 Mansa Print & Publishers Ltd., Chandigarh, India as Operations Manager

Key Result Areas:

Looked after the:

oPharmaceutical packaging, publishing, carton, label, corrugation, blister packaging and collapsible tube packaging

oFactory of Pharma Packaging and Publishing Industries

Handled and managed over 150 Workers with the assistance of 7 Departmental Managers

Provided facility of Offset, Gravure and Flexo printing with Mono Carton, Corrugation, Blister (Aluminium Foil) Packaging, Stationery, Publication, and many more branches

Maintained all PPC, TQM, purchasing, day-to-day management, ISO process up to audit and certification, market expansion and production with increasing profit margins

Took care of monthly profit account, added new product and expanded New Division with machine set up to product launch for stationery

Previous Experience

02’95-03’03 Packaging Industries Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya as Production Manager

Highlights:

Successfully handled the Polyethylene Packaging Company of 1200 MT/Month

Holds the merit of:

oEnhancing quality from normal solid jobs to full colour process No.1 advanced jobs in the market and industries

oIncreasing the Quality print production from 150 MT/Month in the year 1995 to 700 MT and whole as 1300 MT Month in the year 2003

oAttaining cost reductions by improvising on plant maintenance, ink consumption, manpower utilization, and fall in wastage, etc.

oAchieving improvements in clients relationship & satisfaction by keeping highest level of confidentiality and integrity of information

12’85-01’95 News Paper- Web Offset and Media Publishing, Vadodara, Technical Foreman

03’82-10’85 Gujarat Samachar News Paper, Vadodara, Gujarat, India as News Paper Printing Machine Operator

Entrepreneurial Experience

04’03-10’07 Posh Image-Nairobi, Kenya as Owner-Entrepreneur Manager

Key Result Areas:

Handled graphic, pre-press, print consultancy, project setup consulting for CI press and advance market, etc.

Imparted technical consultancy to the client in printing packaging industry for proper evaluation of project, technology and identification with market and future in lowest possible investment.

Provided services for:

oArt working, designing, reproducing, plate supplying to various print facilities, etc.

oInk and Colour Management

oFingerprinting of machines for quality print and advancement.

oFull process colour advanced printing with machinery purchasing solutions & setup for high end Industries.

Offered consultancy for all types of Flexo Machines ranging from analogue to digital selection to all units’ selection and designing

Highlights:

Successfully established the name in market as One Stop Technical Solution for Flexo Printing/Offset Printing/Gravure Printing in East Africa and region.

Provided best solution in converting industries to reduce man, machinery and material for best packaging solution.

Holds the merit of introducing high quality-advance print solutions in Kenyan and East African Market with participation in creating leaders in market and industries.

Recognized as the only firm in the entire of East Africa providing One Stop Flexo and all other Printing Solutions ranging from Graphic to final advance level high quality Prints and Reproduction in Printing and Packaging Industries.

Key Milestone Achievements:

Successfully High Quality Printed in 1998 with First CI flexo of BFM Machine supplier that established pride moment for Machine manufacturer of it’s machine establishment in the market as they printed same print with our supplied plates. They demonstrated Our Prints 10 good years in all international Exhibitions of Italy, Germany, EU, Gulf and rest of the world.

For PIL whom i performed first ever moment proven for High Quality Packaging and Printing Quality Print that had Given Market's leadership that company expanded in short time from 220 MT to 1300 MT monthly.

Our Consulted project of 2005 – 2006 of Flexible packaging Company with our First Demo Printed and company jump additional production 250 MT monthly immediately and then after new 20 CI Flexo Base Flexible packaging and Converting Industries established In Kenya and East Africa. Pride moment as pioneered for CI Flexo base Flexible packaging & converting industries. And the Quality standard achieved yet not crossed till today with cutting edge technology of today.

Our High Quality Printed packaging products of 2006 Technologically proven advance that now getting Introduction in name of EGT and THQ For advanced high quality print achievements with 65% cost saving from world technology leaders. Proven again our self-way ahead in Technology and Market for Flexible Packaging and Converting Industries. Again pride moment and another land mark achievement for us.

Falcon Packaging setup totally new project of Polyethylene & EPS from project planning to business leader with its quality & services with 250MT monthly. We succeeded business and managed P&L, Marketing, Management, and Operations, as business Head.

Flexi Pac ltd was loss making converted to profit earning with expansion in shortest time as historical turn over.

Mombasa Polythene bags ltd with immediate effect given 250 MT monthly expansions with New Project setup. Managed strongly well protected after sudden plastic Ban affected all industries. Where many company had been seriously loosed and closed businesses.

Advanced Quality packaging of Flexographic Technological improvements given upper hand against Gravure Technology. Succeeded Additional markets of laminations packaging and proven our forecast truly many ways with advanced succeeded trend.

CAPEX & OPEX control with adding multiple purpose product and motivated human control to achieve highest ever productivity are our strongest arm to have sustainable robust growth for the Organisation. P&L Managements, Commercials success, Technological leadership in the markets with sustainable robust growth responsible succeeded with innovative technological achievements.

Education

1981 Diploma in Printing from Government Press, Baroda, Gujarat

1979 12th from Sayaji high School, Vadodara, Gujarat, Gujarat HSCE Board

1977 10th from Sardar Vinay Mandir, Vadodara, Gujarat, Gujarat SSCE Board

Trainings / Seminars

Attended trainings & seminar at Plast India & Plast Africa, Ipama, Print Pack, K-massy Dusseldorf, Drupe Dusseldorf & Esko Plato, with many more events of Printing, Packaging, Converting, Extrusions, Plastic, Technology and Market and Industries.

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 8th September 1962

Address: Kadia Khadki, Sardar Bhuvan Lane, Raopura, Vadodara-390001, Gujarat, India

Languages Known: English, Gujarati, Hindi and Swahili

Location Preference: UAE / Africa / Europe / UK / USA / India

Strategic Planning & Management

Techno-commercial Operations

Profit Centre Operations

Administration and Management

Sales & Marketing

Supply Chain Management

General Management

Plant Operations/ Production/ NPD

Continual Improvements

Project Coordination & Management

Best Practices

Quality Management

Maintenance & Safety

Process Enhancements

New Initiatives/Cost Reduction

Liaison & Coordination

Training & Development

Team Management

Effective and Accountable in High-profile Executive Roles: Overcome complex business challenges and make high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic and irreproachable integrity.

Corporate Strategy & Development Specialist: Characterized as a visionary, strategist & tactician. Consistent record of delivering results in growth, revenue, operational performance, and profitability.

Consistently Deliver Mission-Critical results: Driven by a visceral “hard-wired” need to strategize and to innovate. Gifted with the vision, determination, and skills needed for high-level revenue-building strategies and tactics.

Strong Orientations in Operations: Participating in high-level operational initiatives, including process reengineering & improvements, turnaround management, and reorganization.

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