Chemiccal Engineer & Project Manager

Pawan Tripathi

Current Address: ***, *-*, **-**, Panchkula, Haryana-134116, India.

Permanent Address: B-504, ‘Classique’, Neelkanth Palms, Near Tatvagyan Vidyapeeth, Ghodbunder Road, Thane (W) Pin. 400607, Maharashtra, India

Mobile: 91-975**-***** / 91-982**-*****

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

A Competent and Dynamic Professional with an enriching experience of over 18 years in Project Management, Process Engineering, and Plant Operations & Production with reputed companies manufacturing Bulk Drugs, Specialty Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals.

Highly experienced in executing ‘Greenfiled Projects to create Pharmaceutical / API facilities. Successfully completed USFDA / UKMHRA approvable three such facilities and currently working on fourth project from grass root..

Extremely focused Project Manager on Cost & Time Control of the Projects.

Associated in the past with Pharma MNCs like Watson Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals on the leading positions in Project Management

Strategic Planning ~ Project Management ~ Chemical / Pharmaceutical Engineering ~

Capital Procurement ~ Operations Management ~ Cost Reduction ~ Quality Assurance

~ Recognized for possessing sound knowledge of chemical processes & management skills to achieve organization objectives ~

Objective: Seeking a challenging senior level assignment with a reputed organization in the Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Breweries, Food, FMCG sectors preferably overseas.

Experience of managing all technical functions i.e. Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, operations, production, process controls, quality assurance, and human resource management.

Expertise at executing green field projects, devising process improvements/controls to reduce wastages and enhance overall operational economy.

Adept at designing and implementing quality control systems and procedures to minimize rejections and achieve highest quality standards.

Recognized as a hands-on, proactive professional who can rapidly identify problems, formulate tactical plans, initiate change and implement effective programs in challenging and diverse environments.

Suave and pragmatic with excellent interpersonal and communication skills; competent to work in highly diverse environments with people from varied backgrounds; popular team worker with leadership traits.

Key Functional Areas

Project Management and Engineering

Managing all activities related to Capex Project Management like scoping, planning, resource planning, scheduling, monitoring the progress and ensuring that the project is executed in time and within set budgeted cost.

Identifying critical activities for the project and giving topmost attention to resolve them within scheduled time to avoid possible bottlenecks and delay in execution.

Contract and construction management, handling installation, commissioning, validation as per ICH, USFDA, UK MHRA and other regulatory guidelines.

Liasioning for obtaining timely the licenses and statutory permissions as necessary.

cGMP documentation.

Application of quality planning & technology management criteria in all activities to ensure improvement in quality of work.

Budgeting, planning and indenting and mobilization of materials and manpower as per the requirement.

Co-ordinating with external agencies, clients & consultants for design, specs & change management.

Active involvement in Plant Operations involving Preparing production plans & schedules, arranging resources to ensure achievement of targets as per budgeted parameters.

Developing new processes for production optimization, yield improvement and formulating guidelines for the sequencing of manufacturing activities on the shop floor.

Building, coaching and appraising highly effective teams.

Production;

Overseeing production related tasks including planning, control and troubleshooting, inventory control management.

Setting up units and achieving preset targets within time and cost parameters. Optimizing man & machine utilization to achieve preset production targets.

Leading and training teams for the achievement of targets.

Designing new process concepts for production optimization and develop guidelines for the sequencing of manufacturing activities on the shop floor (SOP) and looking after the basic engineering details.

Preparing and maintaining MIS and other documents for future use by the top management.

Quality Assurance

Developing Quality Systems by streamlining system procedures, practices and approach, and formulating SOPs and controls for acquiring and maintaining ISO and US FDA standards.

Ensuring implementation of Quality systems across various functional departments like capital procurement, engineering, maintenance, projects.

Training and guiding teams towards identifying factors critical to quality, reducing process variation, improving capabilities & increasing stability

Sourcing and Procurement

Managing all activities related to procurement like identifying and developing vendors and negotiating commercial terms.

Budgeting and allocating funds for procurement and sourcing of commodities ensuring their optimum utilization.

Monitoring the incoming material supplied by vendors and ensuring their quality as per specifications.

Team Management

Involved in planning man power requirements, their recruitment, induction activities in the organization.

Responsible for performance appraisal exercises and identifying areas of improvement.

Developing and providing motivation to the subordinates for increasing their operational efficiency.

Organizing training and development programs for employees for enhancing their technical and soft skills.

Career Summary

Nectar Lifesciences Ltd., Punjab

General Manager – Projects, Oct 2010 onwards

Company Profile

Nectar Lifesciences Ltd. is a fast growing Indian pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Job Profile

Engineering and design, project management, techno commercial operations, team management, construction management, budget proposals and control, facility qualification.

Current Assignment:

New 100 mil. $ Greenfield project at Punjab for APIs, Intermediates including power plant from scratch.

Teva API India Limited, Gwalior, M.P

Director – Projects, Sep 2007 to Oct 2010

Company Profile

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company specializing in the development, production and marketing of generic and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. With more than a century of experience in the healthcare industry, the Company enjoys a firmly established international presence, operating through a carefully tailored network of worldwide subsidiaries. Headquartered in Israel, Teva has over 26,000 employees worldwide and production facilities in Israel, North America, Europe and Latin America.

Job Profile

Engineering and design, project management, techno commercial operations, team management, construction management, budget proposals and control, facility qualification.

Significant Contributions

Successfully handled a greenfield project at a new location near Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh as overall in-charge of the project, right from selection and acquiring of suitable land, hiring engineering consultant, resource planning, concept development, front end engineering, procurement.

Developed cordial relations with the local Govt. authorities at the new site of the project in completely strange and challenging environment.

Independently managed the Greenfield project to build API manufacturing facility, worth Rs. 110 Crores and completed in 20 months, achieving a saving of 10% in budgeted cost.

Watson Pharma (Formerly Sekhsaria Chemicals Ltd.), Mumbai

Nov 1992 – Aug 1996, Apr 1998 – Sep 2007

Career Path

Sr. Manager – Projects, Jul 2006 – Sep 2007

Project Manager, Apr 2005 – Jun 2006

Sr. Project Engineer, Apr 1998 – Mar 2005

Project Engineer, Nov 1992 – Aug 1996

Company Profile

It was originally Sekhsaria Chemicals Limited and was later acquired by Watson Pharmaceuticals, Which is headquartered in Corona, California and is a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company. It is engaged in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of generic pharmaceuticals and specialized branded pharmaceutical products focused on Urology, Women's Health and Nephrology (Medical). Watson has commercial operations in over 20 countries including many of the worlds most established and growing international markets.

Job Profile

Engineering and design, project management, techno commercial operations, construction supervision, budget proposals and control, facility qualification, lead participation in ERP, ISO audits & US FDA inspections, liaison with Govt. Authorities / consultants / external agencies, breakdown & preventive maintenance of the plant.

Significant Contributions

Played a key role in technology transfer & preparation for US FDA inspection at new sites.

Instrumental in the design of process plants and equipments viz. heat exchangers, reaction vessels, pressure vessels etc, purified water & HVAC system, chemical & pharma equipment specifications, civil finishes.

Involved in Process design, project planning which involves conceptualization / preparation of technical documents such as time-cycle, utilities requirement, and sizing of equipment, specifications, sketches, plans & layouts, PFDs, P&IDs, and B.O.M. etc.

Major contributions in systems implementation as per the requirements of ISO 9000, cGMP and regulatory authorities.

Successfully handled the following projects

Greenfield project to build pharmaceutical formulation facility worth Rs. 35 Crores completed in one year.

Greenfield project to build API manufacturing facility project worth Rs. 75 Crores completed in 16 months.

Solid dosage pharmaceutical manufacturing facility & its expansion.

PLC based pilot plant

Products handled: bulk drugs & specialty chemicals,.

Orex Pharma, Thane, Near Mumbai

Project Engineer, Aug 1996 – Oct 1997

Company Profile

Orex Pharma is the most experienced manufacturer and exporter of Trimadol, Pellets, Nitro Phthalic acid in the country. Other products manufactured are Amlodipine Besylate, Bisacodyl BP, Bromohexine HCl, Cyproheptadine, Diphenhydramine BP, Domperidone Maleate, Etoricotib, Etoricoxib, Fexofenadine HCl, Meloxicam BP, Metformin HCl, Oxyclozinide Vet BP, Salbutamol Sulphate, Sildenafil Citrate, Topiamate, Tramadol HCl BP etc. Today, the company lists top most clients from Asia, Europe, Africa, South America and North America.

Job Profile

Engineering and design, project management, techno commercial operations, plant operations.

Significant Contributions

Executed a variety of functions project feasibility studies, expansion projects execution entailing procurement, maintenance, production planning, system implementation, etc.

Principal in the identification & implementation of several measures for reducing cycle-time leading to increased overall productivity of the plant by 35%

Education

B.E (Chemical), C.O.E. Pravaranagar, University of Poona, 1992

Trainings

‘Managerial Effectiveness and Leadership through 7 habits of highly effective people’ by Franklin Covey.

‘Blueprinting Success’ by Shiv Khera

‘Presentation Skills’ by Franklin Covey

'Internal Quality Auditors course’ conducted by Quality Management International

Course on ‘Effective Personal Productivity’ conducted by Leadership Management International, USA

‘PMP Fastrac’ (Project Management) by Astrowix Corporation

‘Managing Project using MSP2003’ by Astrowix Corporation

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 17th Jan 1970

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi

Current CTC: Rs. 25 Lacs G.P.A.

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