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Arunprasadh Mahalingam, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Arunprasadh Mahalingam

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER·AL TAFOOQ INTERNATIONAL CO.

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 7 months

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

November 2012 - Present

AL TAFOOQ INTERNATIONAL CO.

Kuwait

November 2012 - Present

* Heading the Sales & Marketing Divison
* Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development
* Market Analysis
* Sourcing New Products as per the Market Requirements
* Obtain Approval from Kuwait Fire Brigade for the New Products
* Obtain Approvals from all the Ministries as well as Consultants
* Established Smoke Ventilation Department, got Approval from Fire Brigade, Design & Calculation
* Vendor Registration with Major Companies in Kuwait
* Preparing Technical Compliance Statement of our Products against the Consultant Sepcification and International Standards.
* Negotiation and Finalzing the Orders
* International Purchase
* Established another company for our group, GULF FIRE FLOW CONTROL FZE
* Developed Gate Valves, Check Valves under Brand name GULF FLOW and received UL/FM certificates.
* Business Trips to USA, TURKEY, CHINA, UAE, UK

Job role:
Mechanical Engineering

PRODUCT MANAGER

August 2007 - October 2012

AL TAFOOQ INTERNATIONAL CO.

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

August 2007 - October 2012

* Fesibility Study to Develop Own Brand of Fire Safety Products
* Set Up of a comapny, GULF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FZE at Jebel Ali Free Zone in UAE
* Developed Own Brand of Fire Fighting Equipments Like Fire Extinguishers, Fire Hosereels, LayFlat Hoses, Branchpipes, Landing Valves and Breeching Inlets, under Brand Name GULF FIRE and Smoke Alarm under HOME SAFE
* Handled the Design, Product Development, Testing and Certification of Fire Safety Products from BSI - UK ( KITEMARK) for the standards BS EN3, BS EN1866, BS EN671-1, BS EN694, BS 336, BS 6391, BS 5041
* Headed the Entire Department from Starting the Divison until Completing all the Approvals from BSI -UK ( KITEMARK)
* Attending Trade Shows related to Fire Safety
* Obtain the Agency for Mueller Co. - USA, Manufacturers of Fire Hydrants and Valves
* Obtain Agency for Fire Doors, Fire Fighting Foam, Grooved Fittings, Seamless Pipes, Butterfly Valves, Flow Detectors
* Sales and Marketing
* Techincal Catalogues for the Products
* Business Trips to CHINA, QATAR, UAE

Company industry:
Safety & Environment
Job role:
Mechanical Engineering

PROJECT ENGINEER

December 2002 - July 2007

AL TAFOOQ INTERNATIONAL CO.

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

December 2002 - July 2007

Estimation, Design and Installation of Fire Fighting, Fire Alarm, Emergency Lighting and Smoke Ventilation System.
Developed Sales Division by getting Agency for the following Products.
Fire Alarm Control Panels from UK ( Conventional & Addressable)
Fire Pumps from ITALY
Fire Extinguishers, Landing Valves, Hosereels from SINGAPORE,
Smoke Alarm, CO Alarm from CANADA & USA
Gate Valves, Check Valves, Globe Valves from CHINA
Established Cabinets Divison to Fabricate CABINETS for Fire Systems
Business Trips to CHINA, TURKEY, SINGAPORE, UAE

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Mechanical Engineering

SALES ENGINEER

October 2000 - October 2002

ECONO VALVES

Chennai, India

October 2000 - October 2002

A leading Manufacturer of GATE, CHECK, GLOBE and PLUG VALVES for the Petro chemical Industries
Preparing Offer along with Technical Submittal.
Preparing Offer for the Tenders
Coordination with the 2 plants and reporting to Managing Director
Vendor Registration
Dealt with all the Petro chemical companies in India like CPCL, ONGC, HP, RELIANCE etc.

Company industry:
Industrial Production
Job role:
Mechanical Engineering

Education

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

July 2000

July 2000

Bachelor's degree, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

India

M.S.P.SOLAI NADAR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

April 1996

April 1996

High school or equivalent, HIGHER SECONDARY

India

Skills

Fire Fighting
Expert
Fire Fighting
Expert
Fire Alarm
Expert
Fire Alarm
Expert
UL
Expert
UL
Expert
BSI
Expert
BSI
Expert
Fire Safety
Expert
Fire Safety
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Ability to work as part of a Team
Expert
Ability to work as part of a Team
Expert
Leadership and Management
Expert
Leadership and Management
Expert
Loyalty, Adaptability & Tenacity
Expert
Loyalty, Adaptability & Tenacity
Expert
MS OFFICE
Intermediate
MS OFFICE
Intermediate
Fire Fighting
Expert
Fire Fighting
Expert
Fire Alarm
Expert
Fire Alarm
Expert
UL
Expert
UL
Expert
BSI
Expert
BSI
Expert
Fire Safety
Expert
Fire Safety
Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Intermediate

Tamil

Native Speaker

Memberships

KUWAIT SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS

Member

February 2006

Training and Certifications

Training
Addressable Fire Alarm System
Zeta Alarm - UK
Aug 2007
Fire Hydrants & Valves
Mueller Co. - USA
Mar 2014

Hobbies and interests

Sports
Reading