CV - Experienced Chemist with Extensive Experience in Agrochemical Industry
1. CURRICULUM - VITAE
NAME K.VENKATARAMANI.
AGE 62 years
DATE OF BIRTH 23.12.1953.
MARITAL STATUS Married.
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 501, Nellai Heights, Swastik park,
S.T. Road,
Chembur,
Mumbai - 400 071.
Phone : 022 – 25229026
Mobile : 9320229026
E – mail : kvramani23@gmail.com
: remaramani1@hotmail.com
LANGUAGES KNOWN : English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam.
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS.
PASSPORT NO.
M.Sc. (Chemistry) from the University of
Bombay, passed in the year 1976 in second
Class.
PGDMS (Post graduate Diploma in
Management Studies) from the University of
Bombay passed in the year 1986
in second class.
E 2948367
WORK EXPERIENCE
2. (1).Last employed as a Retainer with M/S.Cheminova india Ltd. as Senior Manager Outsourcing
at their Mumbai Office, BKC, Bandra, Mumbai. (August 2012 to March 2015)
Job profile: Identifying Job workers, execute deal for the supply of key intermediates, provide
them the technology support and other documents, maintain a long lasting bond for future
supply of new key intermediates.
(2). For a short period with M/S. Shakti biosciences Ltd., as Business Development Manager.
(3). M/S Punjab Chemicals Ltd., Tarapur, MIDC, Boisar, Maharashtra.
Designation: Deputy General Manager (Business development and R & D)
Functions:
Involved in the introduction of new products in the plant for commercialization after
sufficient R & D trials in the Lab. Process improvement and intensification of the existing
products.
Involved in the sourcing of new raw materials by searching the net and advising the
procurement for the follow up. Calculation of the cost of the upcoming products and cost
comparison to make /buy decision.
Involved in the market evaluation of new products by sending samples to the valued
customer and getting feed back and improvement on the product thereon.
Making suitable SOP for the Production department for manufacturing of new products,
Preparing MSDS of the raw materials, Intermediates, Finished goods involved in the
manufacture.
Highlights:
Cost reduction of the existing product Acephate by reducing the consumption of the main
Raw material and implementing the same in the commercial plant. Savings achieved were to the
tune of Rs. 7.0 lacs per month for a capacity of 100 MT per month.
Introduced new products Glyphosate, TriPhenyl Phosphite, Tris Nonyl Phenol Phosphite,
4-Thiocyanato-2-Nitro aniline (Drug intermediate) for Albendazole. The above products are
commercialised.
Products made ready for commercialization:
1. Pendimethalin
2. Chlorpropham.
3. 2-Methyl,4-Chlorophenoxy acetic acid (MCPA)
4. Trisisodecyl phosphite
5. Tri Lauryl phosphite
3. 6. Tristridecyl phosphite
(4). United Phosphorus Ltd (R&D Centre, Thane).
PERIOD: January 2004 to October 2007.
DESIGNATION: Senior Manager (Technical)
FUNCTIONS: Involved in commissioning of new products, Trouble shooting, Make Buy
decisions, Technology transfer from Laboratory to Pilot Plant and to Commercialisation.
Designing user friendly technology in Production, Conducting Hazop Study
Interacting with Projects for the right type of Equipments
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED:
Herbicides like Phenmedipham, Clodinofap Propargyl, and Desmedipham. Pendimethalin
Fungicides like Metalaxyl, Hexaconazole, Tebuconazole etc
Insecticides like Phorate, Acephate etc.
HIGHLIGHTS:
I was instrumental in commissioning new Herbicide Clodinofop Propargyl and its Safener,
Fungicide Tebuconazole.
New products shortly to be commissioned are Pretilachlor, Metribuzin.
I was the Team Leader in the commissioning of Pendimethalin (Herbicide) as a
continuous mode of operation. This is a prestigious project as this the first plant
in United Phosphorus Ltd., designed as continuous operation. This project has been
successfully commissioned with the desired yields and purity.
SKILLS:
Expertise in transfer of a organic process from Lab to pilot scale and then to
Commercialisation. Expertise in Process intensification.
Good Knowledge of Plant operations, well acquainted with unit operations like
Hydrogenation in High Pressure autoclave, Loop reactors, Nitration,
Condensation, Filtrations, Work ups of the organic containing product, Addition
Reaction, Drying, Distillation, Packed column fractional distillations, FFE, TFE etc.
Good knowledge of Computer operation, MS Office, Effective communication,
Correspondence to customers, Suppliers etc.,
Effective Man management, Training men down the line, effective coordination between service
departments, Making reports, Presentations etc.,
(5). RALLIS INDIA LTD., Agrochemical Division, Thane Belapur Road, Thane.
4. PERIOD: Jan 1985 to Dec 2003 (Nineteen years)
DESIGNATION: Manager (Process Development)
FUNCTIONS:
Involved in their Pharma Division for a Period of five years during which time
a) Scaled up lab scale process to pilot Scale and finally to commercial scale.
b). Involved in process modifications, yield Improvement, cost reduction.
Involved in Agro Chemicals Division for a Period of ten years during which
a). Production management of various Agrochemicals manufactured in the Plant.
b). Interaction with the superiors in Increasing yield, efficiency, quality, Productivity.
c). Making MIS reports.
d). Visiting other units of Agro Division for problem solving and trouble shooting.
e). Performance appraisal of subordinates.
f). Interaction with R&D and Projects dept., in the implementation and Commissioning of new
products.
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED:
Agro Chemicals (Technical) like Ethion, Dimethoate, Monocrotophos, Acephate,
Metribuzin, Pendimethalin, Dithianon, Hexaconazole, Captan, Metalaxyl, Propiconazole.
.
SKILLS:
Familiar with various reaction processes, unit operations, distillation column operations etc.
HIGHLIGHTS:
I was instrumental in commissioning Metribuzin, Metalaxyl, Hexaconazole and Pendimethalin.
(6). GHARDA CHEMICALS LTD., DOMBIVILI, THANE
PERIOD: July 1978 to Dec 1984 (Six and half years)
DESIGNATION: Production Supervisor.
FUNCTIONS:
Managing the production activities in the shop floor. Paralleling the production
as per the schedule.
Involvement in the process modifications, Yield improvement, labour recruitment.
5. PRODUCT MANUFACTURED: Agro Chemicals intermediates, insecticides,
Synthetic pyrethriods, fungicides etc.
(7). INDOFIL CHEMICALS LTD., KOLSHET, THANE.
PERIOD: Oct 1973 to Dec 1976 (Three and a quarter years)
DESIGNATION: Chemist
FUNCTION:
Analysing Raw materials, Intermediates, and Finished products.
Conducting Lab trials for import substitution, trouble shooting etc.,
Sampling of certain materials at the production sites, Vendors’ site etc.
Making periodic inventory statement of the analytical reagents, Glasswares, etc.
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED:
Agro Chemicals (Technical), like Zineb, Maneb etc. Agro Chemicals (Formulation),
Industrial Chemicals like Acrylic emulsions, epoxidised plasticizers, etc.
EMOLUMENTS DRAWN : Rs. 11.5 Lacs per Annum (Cost to Company)
Emoluments Expected: Negotiable
DATE: 08th
November 2016.
PLACE: MUMBAI