Santhosh Varughese

Quality Manager at Smart Chem Hygiene LLc Dubai Investment park1

• My current job since October 2016

in Product Development, Process
modifications, trouble shooting, procurement of
new machines etc
* Expert in Chemical storage handling, Hazardous
chemicals handling, Design storage methods,
handling radioactive materials etc
* Exp in Lab Tests & Release Analysis report,
Instrument Calibration
* Experience in Handling customers, customer
enquiries
* Experience supplier development
* Handling customer complaints and making CCIR,
CAPA reports and implementation
* Experience in ERP environment(JDE BOM
creation, updating)
Page 2 of 4
Experience in the below Analytical instruments
 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, XRF Spectroscopy, Photometry Globe, Gas Chromatography, Thickness Meter
 Polari meter, Bulk Density Apparatus, Refractometer, Thermo Orion Ion detector
 Karl Fischer Apparatus, Brookfield Viscometer, Digital pH meter & Melting Point Apparatus
 knowledge of AAS, IC-MS
Accomplishments
 Successfully completed Projects for Tesso-Unesco, Alain (consultants for ADNOC) for Chemical Storage Design.
It consist of segregation, storage design for different hazardous chemicals and gases
 Liaise with EHS for Chemical list approval and FANR for radioactive materials
 Project in charge for new products and new supplier requirements for 5 years
 In charge for cost cutting techniques by process &material changes
 Saved 50% cost for 2 products (2013-2014) by changing raw materials without affecting quality
 Saved 20% cost by process optimization in 2013
 In charge for getting FANR license and EHS approval for Chemicals & hazardous disposal
 Implementing & Sustaining health and safety procedure
 Developed 5 alternate suppliers for chemicals and other important raw materials
during 2013-2014 and saves product cost up20 -30%
 Implemented 5S & Lean
 Completed all the surveillance audits ISO9001-2008 by LRQA
 Training
o Trained all chemical handlers in the factory for chemical handling, storage,
health and safety
o Conduct periodic training for supervisors, technicians and operators for the
process, 5S, Lean activity and wastage reduction plan
 Problem Diagnosis
o Used operational knowledge of systems, parts and components to solve problems
that arose during assembly
o Expert in root cause analysis of customer complaints and quality deviations

QC at GAL LIGHTING LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• June 2011 to October 2011

Manufactures all type of Lamps like CFL, MHID, CMGT, LED etc)
3.4 years
* Total Quality Management of company
* Responsible for Process Control, Product approval, Process Trouble shooting
* Responsible for supplier development, packing material development
* MR of ISO 9001, Chief Internal Auditor, Management Review Meeting
* Responsible for Customer complaints, CAPA, EHS, Risk Analysis & safety Auditing
* Responsible for Incoming material quality, raw material approvals, packing materials
* Control the production in Ceramic Metal halides
* Approving process changes, material changes based on the feedback from R&D and Production
* Conducting weekly meeting with other departments for quality and deviations observed
* Responsible for accepting and rejecting the materials ( products, raw materials)
* Reporting to CEO

Chemist at & R&D

• June 2007 to June 2011

Chemist at GAL LIGHTING LLC

• United Arab Emirates
• December 2004 to June 2007

4.0 years
* Inspect and create test plan for chemicals, sampling, testing and release to production
* Analysis and implement fluorescent phosphors, amalgams, mercury pills, Metal-halide pills,
quartz glass, PCA, electrodes, emitters and cement and all chemicals and raw materails
* Monitor & control the production process, quality checks, assembling, ware house inspection
and final dispatch
* Develop and implement new product, new process and new materials
* Conduct R&D trials, pilot lot production, small volume production and final approval of the
products
* Conduct periodic audits for process implementations and health &safety
* Control DM Water plant operations, water quality testing
* Coordinate with JAFZA EHS, FANR and implement regulations
* Data Analysis of Process and Quality for FMEA, 5S, LEAN

CHEMIST at Ajanta India Ltd (Manufacturers Cosmetic & Personal care products)

• India
• October 2002 to November 2004

2.2 years
* Raw material inspections and develop new supplier, also visiting raw material supplier to verify their
systems
* Chemical analysis of raw materials by using GAS Chromatography, UV Vis Spectrometer etc.
* Develop Test methods for variety of chemicals using in production based in British and US
pharmacopeia
* Calibration of Analytical Instruments
* Checking the filling lines and ensure quality