Prashant Rajkumar Soni Soni, Consultant

Prashant Rajkumar Soni Soni

Consultant

Monarch Beverages

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Diploma, Industrial Electronics
Experience
26 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :26 years, 2 Months

Consultant at Monarch Beverages
  • India
  • My current job since June 2015

Monarch Beverages is a diversified international beverage company based in Atlanta ( USA ).Focus markets are Africa, Asia and South America. We are franchising our brand portfolio worldwide in more than 55 countries.
Monarch has representative offices in Singapore, Argentina and Paris.
We specialize in selling concentrate for wide range of products (carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks and functional beverages such as sport drinks and health/ urban drinks). Please visit our web site (www.monarchbeverages.com) - we also assist our partners with flavored water and juices.
Responsible for Africa; Middle East and South East Asia for Technical matters; new green field projects and developments.

Technical Director at Sure International
  • India
  • November 2015 to June 2016

Project planning; OEM interactions; Green field / Brown field projects; After Sales and Service; Training

Area Technical Vice President at Monarch Beverages
  • India
  • April 2012 to August 2014

Monarch Beverages is a diversified international beverage company based in Atlanta ( USA ).Focus markets are Africa, Asia and South America. We are franchising our brand portfolio worldwide in more than 55 countries.
Monarch has representative offices in Singapore, Argentina and Paris.
We specialize in selling concentrate for wide range of products (carbonated soft drinks, energy drinks and functional beverages such as sport drinks and health/ urban drinks). Please visit our web site (www.monarchbeverages.com) - we also assist our partners with flavored water and juices.
Responsible for Africa; Middle East and South East Asia for Technical matters; new green field projects and developments.

Technical Director at Selplast Exports
  • India
  • February 2011 to January 2012

Responsible for all technical and project related activities in fields of:-

* Blow Moulding Machines (Up to 1000 Ltrs) - Hydraulic - All Electric - Multi Layer
* PET Stretch (Linear & Rotary)
* Leak Testing Machines * Test Equipments for Blow Moulding Laboratory * * Liquid Filling Lines * Capping / Induction Sealing / Labelling Machines *
* Fully Automatic Lines for Metal Containers ** Quick Mould Change * Extrusion Lines * Paper Cup Machines *

Technical Director at GRIMAS
  • India
  • September 2009 to December 2010

Responsible for all technical related activities for the entire group having diversified interests in manufacturing of PET prefroms; HDPE closures; Water and CSD beverages; C02 gas.
Activities based in three countries of West Africa ( Mali; Ivory Coast and Senegal )

• New projects and expansions
• New vendor and supplier development
• Annual contracts with resin suppliers
• Improvising operational activities

Head of PET Division at Parle International
  • India
  • December 2006 to August 2009

• Responsible for entire PET operations for group and franchisee companies
• Responsible for preform division and expansion project. Machines of HUSKY and Krauss Maffei make.
• Responsible for expansion project implementation with switch over to new preform.
• Managing technical support for group and franchisee companies.
• Actively involved in new package development
• Involved in preform sales for domestic market through new application developments & direct sales.

Head of Technical serives at Bericap India
  • India
  • February 2006 to September 2006

• Managing technical support operations to Domestic and International customers.
• Responsible for Technology Transfer from Germany
• Actively involved in introducing new closure applications in India.
• Sales of closures in domestic market through new application development and direct sales.

General Manager -- Technical Services at Reliance Industires Ltd
  • India
  • June 2003 to January 2006

 Managing technical support operations to Domestic and International customers.
 Actively contributing in introducing new application of PET into India.
 Involved in projects -- like Aseptic ( for milk & juices ), Paint in PET, Lube Oil in PET; successful development of local heat set machine for hot fill application for the first time in India.

Specialist Plastic Technology at SIG Simonnazi
  • India
  • June 2002 to May 2003

 In charge of managing installation & commissioning projects in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and a team member for China & Asia Pacific region.
 Sales - Achieving sales of technical services & spares with MNC`s
 Some of the notable projects handled: -

o Installation and Commissioning
 BLOMAX 6 at Bhutan Beverages (Series 2 )
 BLOMAX - 8 ( Series 3 ) at Laxmi Balaji at Sri Kalahasthi (Coca Cola franchisee)
 Blomax 20 at Britviv Soft Drinks, U.K.
o Refurbishment of Blomax 20 at Yang Seng Tang ( YST ), China.

After Sales Manager at Sidel India
  • India
  • January 1997 to May 2002

 Responsible project erection/commissioning, training & spares sales in India, Sri-Lanka, Nepal & Bangladesh.
 Distinction of achieving spares sales target of Rs.20.4 million & services target of Rs.10.6 million.
 Handled the following significant projects: -
o Erection & commissioning
 SBO -1 for Mineral water application
 SBO - 2F for Mineral water & C.S.D. applications.
 SBO - 4/6 for C.S.D. application of Coca Cola & Pepsi.
 SBO - 8 & 10 new series for C.S.D. applications for Coca Cola & Pepsi.
o RAPHALE make conveyor installation.
 Successfully developed suppliers with a multi national background like Siemens, Schneider, and Lucifer for timely supplies of spares and service.
 Procured huge AMC order from Coca Cola, India.
 Received award for Best Performer of the Year in 2001.

Education

Diploma, Industrial Electronics
  • at Board of Technical Education - Mumbai
  • January 1991

Diploma in Industrial Electronics

Specialties & Skills

Value Engineering
Research and Development
After Sales Support
Plant Commissioning
Project Engineering
project management
After Sales Service
Installtion and Commissioning
Technical MARKETING
Value Engineering
Vendor Development
MANAGEMENT
Planning
Service Operations
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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