Mr. Harsh Kumar Asthana has over 30 years of experience in quality control and product development. He currently works as the Deputy General Manager of Quality Assurance at Tata Motors in Pune, India. He has an M.Tech in Chemical Technology and an M.Sc in Applied Chemistry. Throughout his career, he has held various leadership roles developing paints, chemicals, and surface protection schemes for automotive companies. Some of his accomplishments include standardizing paint formulations, developing new paint technologies, implementing quality control systems, and achieving zero corrosion benchmarks internationally.

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Mr. Harsh Kumar Asthana
A-16/1 H.D.F.C colony
Chinchwad, pune
Pincode: 411019
Mobile no.:9225631114
Email id:hka70747@gmail.com
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (QA-ME)
TATA MOTORS LIMITED PIMPRI PUNE CVBU
 PERSONALSUMMARY
DATE OF BIRTH: 01-07-1963
EDUCATIONAL PROFILE:
1. M.TECH (CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY)
SPECIALIZATION: PAINT TECH from LIT NAGPUR (NAGPUR
UNIVERSITY)
2. M.Sc(APPLIED CHEMISTRY)
From MITS GWALIOR (JIWAJI UNIVERSITY)
 WORK PROFILE
Total work experience: 31 years
a) JENSON NICHOLSON INDIA LIMITED from (1984 -1996)
Worked as Quality controlmanager holding technical services in charge
of western zone of India, lead team of research and development and hold
quality responsibility of third party processing source
b) TATA MOTORS INDIA LIMITED PIMPRI PUNE PLANT
from 1996onwards Worked at various position
i. Deputy Manager (QAME) from (1996-2001)
In charge of paint laboratories development of paint, chemicals and
allied products for auto division.

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ii. Manager(QAME)
From (2001-2005) standardization and approval of the productand
processes in the pune plant including PBVU paint shop.
iii. ASISTANT GENERAL MANAGER EG4
o From (2005-2009) holds responsibility for processes and
product development for all TML plants i.e.pune,
Jamshedpur, pantnagar, dharwad, also special processes
development for TML vendors.
o Supporting auto project group in installation of new paint
shops and process related activities at corporate level
o Formulating standards for paints and allied chemicals,
material rationalization and finalization of standards for
TML plants.
iv. ASISTANT GENERAL MANAGER EG3
o From (2009-2011) head of all material engineering
laboratories paints, rubber&plastic, oils, metallurgy.
o Formulating various surface protection schemes
o In charge outgoing quality of painted bodyshells
o Quality head of J Block paint shops, BIW, FRAME
&CHASIS and TRIM shops.
v. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER QA-ME
o Head of quality engineering
o Responsible for QS&Ts, WCQ, TMPS.TBEMetc.
o Responsible for all processesin BIW, PAINT SHOP,
FRAME SHOP, TRIM & CHASIS LINE.
o SPOC function –responsible for surface protection and
paints in all TML plants including PBVU and exports units
i.e. Thailand , South Africa, also responsible for surface
protection of vendor quality
o Guide coach and supportin decision making to auto
projects, ERC, purchase and strategic group.
o QA division administrative responsibility in absenceof
Divisional Head.

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 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
a) Jenson Nicholson India Limited
I. New paint formulations for renowned industries like fan
,refrigerators and geysers etc
II. Instant color formulations
III. New alkyd technology
IV. Standardization of paint formulation on modern application
paint shops.
V. Formulating of new resins.
b) TATA MOTORS INDIA LIMITED
I. Standardization and rationalization of paint standards and
product
II. Development and introduction of new technologies which
patented for TML.
III. Invention of new process technology.
IV. Implementation of new WCQ systems.
V. Installation
VI. of latest applications plants.
VII. Achieved zero corrosionon vehicles in line of international
benchmarks.
VIII. Development of new methods for evolution of paints.
IX. Transformation of top coattechnology for auto industry.
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