C. Jayachandran has over 32 years of experience in the rubber and tire technology industry. He currently works as a consultancy manager for ARDL-USA, where he provides consulting services for product development, compound development, and problem solving. Previously, he held quality and consultancy management roles at ARDL-India Lab and worked in technology, quality assurance, and management roles for several tire and rubber companies. He has expertise in compound development, testing, process improvement, and quality system implementation.

1. C. JAYACHANDRAN
Mobile: 91-(0) 9388479231 Email: cjayachandran2002@yahoo.com
Rubber/Tier Technology professional with over 32 years of experience
in Technology, Quality Assurance, Lab Management , Factory
management, Production, Business Development and new Product
Development, Material, Process & Product problem solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultancy Manager July-2010 – Present
ARDL –USA (Stationed in India)
• Akron Rubber Development Laboratory Inc., Akron, USA. A 5decade old rubber
R&D, Testing and Problem solving service organization.
• Business Development for US lab.
• Consulting for product development, compound development and product and
process problem solving & Testing.
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MIXING & COMPOUNDING
• AUTOCLAVE
• COMPOUND DEVELOPMENT
• EXTRUSION
• MIXING
• PROTOTYPE MOLDING
PHYSICAL TESTING
• CUSTOM TESTING
• DYNAMIC TESTING
• ELECTRICAL
• FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
• PHYSICAL & MECHANICAL
• RAPID GAS DECOMPRESSION
• THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
ANALYTICAL TESTING
• CHEMICAL
• FAILURE ANALYSIS
• FORENSIC ANALYSIS
• MICROSCOPY
INDUSTRIES SERVED
• AEROSPACE, MILITARY &
TRANSPORTATION
• AUTOMOTIVE
• TIRES
• TEXTILES
• HOUSEWARES
• INDUSTRIAL
• MEDICAL
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2. C. JAYACHANDRAN
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• PLASTICS
• NANOTECHNOLOGY
• Turnkey project consulting and implementation service.
• Reverse engineering of compound and product.
• ISO 9001:2008 certification consulting.
• ISO17025:2005 implementation consulting.
• Export service projects.
Quality & Consultancy Manager June-2004 – June 2010
ARDL-INDIA Lab (P) Ltd., Cochin
• ARDL-INDIA Lab is a wholly owned subsidiary of Akron Rubber Development
Laboratory Inc., Akron, USA. And whole function of the lab controlled by me.
• I was responsible for equipment procurement layout and installation.
• Business Development
• Training of polymer engineers to conduct testing as per ASTM and other
international standards and reporting.
• Compound development as per the customer specification
• Reverse engineering of compound and product.
• ISO 9001 :2008 certification as MR.
• ISO17025:2005 implementation as Technical & Quality Manager
• Outsourcing of tests for more business.
• Major Export service projects handled.
• More than 1000projects successfully completed and developed customer base all
over the world.
• Several product and process problem solving projects handled.
Management Consultant (Self Employed) Mar-2001 – May-2004
Akshara Management Consultants, Thrissur
• I operated as freelance management consultant for factory management,
production, process and also quality system improvement and implementation.
• Technical and quality support for rubber product manufacturers.
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3. C. JAYACHANDRAN
Mobile: 91-(0) 9388479231 Email: cjayachandran2002@yahoo.com
Senior Officer (Corporate Technology) Dec-1991 – Feb-2001
Apollo Tires Ltd. (Baroda & Cochin plant)
I served during Technical collaboration with General tire (USA) & Continental AG
(Germany).
• Developed product from conceptual stage to market
• Published operation manual for conversion centers with procedures to be followed
in every stage of manufacturing. It is based on this operation manual the entire
manufacturing process was conducted by the conversion centers
• Prepared and published corporate MIS report on plant efficiency and product
performance in market for president of the company
• Coordinated all conversion centers for better quality and productivity.
• In process and raw material storage and logistics designed and executed.
Implemented various cost reduction proposals.
• Raw material new source development responsibility handled.
• Visit to various new raw material suppliers to assess their plant process capability.
• Existing raw material suppliers manufacturing facility periodically audited.
• Raw material problems from different suppliers for correction in coordination
with commercial department evolved.
• Based on all plant data raw material suppliers rating was prepared and reported
for further procurement decisions.
• Evolving of new and revising of the old raw material specification.
• Responsible for commissioning the process quality assurance laboratory
successfully
• Trained manpower in the laboratory to handle the equipments,
• Implemented procedures to assure the quality, consistency and reliability in
testing.
• System evolved for test data recording. In- building in to the system the effective
traceability of all process and evolved isolation and correction of nonconforming
product and process.
• Training the laboratory officers for proper documentation of results and analyzing
the data with statistical tools.
• Preparation of correlation reports on all raw material suppliers.
• Evolved specification for in-process material and finished product testing.
• Report the deviations in-process for immediate corrective action.
• Effective calibration system of equipments evolved.
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4. C. JAYACHANDRAN
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• Quality manual on laboratory documented and published for reference of all
employees of the organization.
• Stabilizing and managing of tire cord fabric dipping machine for consistent
quality product.
• Analysis of technical and quality problems and improvement in process
implemented.
• Innovative modification in machine suggested and implemented to improve the
quality of fabric.
• Visit to outside dipping facility for process capability study.
• In dip unit training the manpower on good practices to be followed. Evolve
dipping process and product specification.
• Stabilizing and managing the fabric calendaring process.
• As quality circle facilitator motivated the work force to come out with innovative
ideas to improve quality, process, process simplification and productivity with
minimum waste. Evolve calendaring process and product specification.
Senior Supervisor (Technical) May-1983 – Dec-1990
MRF Tires Ltd (Chennai plant)
• Coordinate in mixing room, laboratory, dipping and calendaring unit the quality
and technical function.
• Analyze the data with statistical tools to solve process and material problems.
Various process studies (tire and tube) to solve problems in the process.
• Motivate the supervisors and work force for continuous improvement of quality
of process and product.
• Technical coordination of compound outsourcing from various mixing units and
setting of lab and training the man power for follow up of entire process of
sourcing center.
• Analyze the reason for compound variation and implement modification in
mixing cycle and dosage to get a consistent and efficient compound.
• Process follow up and problem solving of every stage of tire and tube
manufacturing.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Participated in All India Management Association, Baroda Management Association and
Kerala Management Association’s young manager competitions and won prizes.
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5. C. JAYACHANDRAN
Mobile: 91-(0) 9388479231 Email: cjayachandran2002@yahoo.com
TRAINING
• ISO 9000 system implementation training from NITIE, Mumbai.ISO9000 and
QS9000 training conducted by external faculty in Apollo Tires
• Training on Leadership and Team building conducted by external faculty in
Apollo Tires
• Polymer science and Rubber technology training from IRI Chennai
• Latex technology training conducted by APEST.
• ISO17025:2005 Quality Management system and Internal Audit Training at NITS
Delhi, 2009
• Lead Auditor ISO9001-2008 (course conducted by BSI), 2009
• Java language programming, NIIT, Irinjalakuda, India, 2003
• Microprocessor principles and application and Digital Logic Design courses,
Oklahoma State University, USA, 1990
• Automatic data processing concepts programming logic & techniques and
Language BASIC, NIIT, Chennai, 1984
EDUCATION
MBA from National Institute of Management Studies, Chennai, in 1987
The institute is affiliated to the International University, Missouri, USA.
General Business Management with project specialization in marketing.
Project: Sales profile of a leading electronics manufacturer in a metropolis
Bachelor of Science from Madras University, Chennai, 1982
Main: Physics. Ancillary: Mathematics, Chemistry.
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6. C. JAYACHANDRAN
Mobile: 91-(0) 9388479231 Email: cjayachandran2002@yahoo.com
TRAINING
• ISO 9000 system implementation training from NITIE, Mumbai.ISO9000 and
QS9000 training conducted by external faculty in Apollo Tires
• Training on Leadership and Team building conducted by external faculty in
Apollo Tires
• Polymer science and Rubber technology training from IRI Chennai
• Latex technology training conducted by APEST.
• ISO17025:2005 Quality Management system and Internal Audit Training at NITS
Delhi, 2009
• Lead Auditor ISO9001-2008 (course conducted by BSI), 2009
• Java language programming, NIIT, Irinjalakuda, India, 2003
• Microprocessor principles and application and Digital Logic Design courses,
Oklahoma State University, USA, 1990
• Automatic data processing concepts programming logic & techniques and
Language BASIC, NIIT, Chennai, 1984
EDUCATION
MBA from National Institute of Management Studies, Chennai, in 1987
The institute is affiliated to the International University, Missouri, USA.
General Business Management with project specialization in marketing.
Project: Sales profile of a leading electronics manufacturer in a metropolis
Bachelor of Science from Madras University, Chennai, 1982
Main: Physics. Ancillary: Mathematics, Chemistry.
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