Sandeep Dhruvkumar Patel is an experienced production and tool engineer with 17 years in design, development, and manufacturing for the injection molding industry. His expertise includes CNC machining, plastic injection mold design, project management, and operational efficiency, with significant accomplishments in cost reduction and process improvement. He has worked with notable companies, handling diverse projects and ensuring high-quality production standards across various manufacturing sectors.

1. SANDEEP DHRUVKUMAR PATEL
B/205, Anupam Apts, Opp Rationing office, S.V. Road, Malad (West), Mumbai-400064
Mobile No: +919324976638; +918692946381 E-Mail: sandip_patel112@rediffmail.com: omadhyay@gmail.com
In pursuit of career enrichment in Design/Development/Manufacturing/Product
Engineering with frontline manufacturing set up.
PROFESSIONAL ABRIDGEMENT
 A Production & Tool Engineer with 17 years of rich experience in Design Applications, Manufacturing process, New
Product Development, Vendor Development, New Project execution for OEMS & Injection Mold Making Industries.
 Proficiency in designing the manufacturing processes for manufacturing of components by CNC machining, EDM
machines, Wire-cut EDM machines, Jig-boring machines, Surface grinding machines.
 Proficient in design, development, standardization & manufacturing of Plastic injection molds for industrial as well as
household items by Auto-cad & PRO-E.
 Experienced in manufacturing of Plastic Injection Moulds, Jigs and Fixtures with hands of experience on Grinding
Machines, CNC Milling Machines, EDM, Wire cut-EDM, Jig Boring and other Conventional Machines.
 Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man-days, production
cost, raw materials and energy consumption.
 Excellent interpersonal, communication with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.
 Excellent Project Management skills.
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The Key Areas of Expertise:
Operations:
 Managing Shop Floor Planning and the overall Tool Room Operations involving CNC Machines, Lathes, Drilling,
Surface grinding machines, Cylindrical grinding machines, EDM, Wire-Cut EDM, Jig Boring Machines, besides other
machinery and equipments.
 Handling the complete operation, workload, various machines and equipments to ensure the completion of projects
within the time limits.
 Close co-ordination with the PPC, Mould Makers & Purchase cum Marketing Department in deciding quotations and
delivery schedules.
 Providing technical inputs for selection of CNC tooling, machining of plastic injection moulds, Jigs and Fixtures.
Proactively identifying areas of obstruction / quality failures and taking appropriate corrective measures.
 Coordinating with design and bench section for product, mould & part drawing or modification in the product.
 Conducting In House trails and inspections of moulds and products.
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Production & Process Planning:
 Carrying out detailed study of assembly drawings and planning procurement of raw materials cum ensuring final
mould trial till approval of the product.
 Overseeing production related tasks including planning, vendor development, and staff management, mould making,
testing and troubleshooting.
 Setting up production targets and achieving the same within time and cost parameters.
 Developing process parameters, testing techniques to improve the quality of the production tools and reducing the
rate of rejection and re-work.
 Responsible for handling third party inspection, preparing inspection schedules and dispatch of materials.
Design & Development
 Part design of Sheet metal components, Casting, Fabrication parts & Plastic components product Design of Special
purpose machines viz. Blood Analyzers.
 Product designing & drafting on Pro-E.
 Complete Mold design & Detailing on Auto-cad.
 Complete Jigs & Fixtures designs, Gauge designs & detailing on Auto-cad & Pro-E.
 Ascertaining requirements of material for development activities in the Tool Room & interfacing with vendors for cost
effective, timely sourcing of quality material.
 Co-ordination with production & planning department, co-ordination with marketing department for designs &
customer requirements ensuring process compliance by identifying defects & modifying final scale up.
 Maintaining contact with customers and gathering feedback regarding modifications required in the products.
Project Management

2.  Identifies project responsibilities by determining the phases and elements of the project. Calculate time frames and
sequence the stages of the project.
 Preparing and distributing a description and timeline of the project.
 Studying product design, customer requirements performance standards, then determines project specifications.
Through project coordination meetings and other forms of communication, coordinating the technical aspects of the
project. Cooperate and communicate effectively with project manager and other project participants to provide
assistance and technical support.
 Prepares status reports & Keeps an accurate record and electronic data base of all elements of the projects.
 Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field
 Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans, and personnel’s performance) and report
regularly on project status.
 Assign responsibilities and mentor project team.
 Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions.
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
From March’13 to August’15 with Efficient Engineering (Mumbai) as Project Engineer.
Efficient Engineering is a technical consultancy and project management services company in the field of plastics
product design, moulds & molding. Efficient leverages deep industry and functional expertise, leading technology
practices, and an advanced global delivery model to help clients transform their highest-value projects and improve
their business performance. Efficient excels in projects management, tooling solutions, supply chain management,
client relationship management, engineering intelligence, product & process quality,
Projects Completed: Redwood- IML- In Mold Labelling (Stack Moulds for thin walled components), Rio (Cap and
Closures Mold Management). Mold Health Review Project. MHR (Mold Health Review Project) involved discussion
with 120 suppliers of Unilever across the globe to ensure uninterrupted supplies by understanding the mold condition
(IM, IBM, EBM, SBM)
Job Responsibilities
 Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of
projects. I have travelled abroad several times for Project related work to European countries.
 Conducting MDR (Mold Design Review) meetings with suppliers and customers.
 Travelling abroad and in India to validate Injection molds and processes. Have established centerline injection
Moulding process for injection molded components. Conducted Design of Experiments study on projects for
plastic components.
 Have been trained and independently worked on Mini-tab to generate statistical reports to verify components.
 Successfully completed an important Mold Health Review Project with Unilever. The project involved discussion
with 120 suppliers in the AAR region to understand the mold condition of Unilever invested molds to avoid supply
risks. Concalls scheduled and fruitful discussions completed with 120 suppliers in the Austral Asia Africa Region,
Gulf countries and reports submitted to Unilever ( Ppts & Excel sheets )
 Frontline Coordination with Client, suppliers, following Project Procedures, Project Control, coordinating with the
global project team, ensures effective team communications.
 Reviews and monitors project progress to assure quality and adherence to requirements of contract documents.
 Chair the project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to projects. Concalls scheduled with
global suppliers and chairing the discussions.
From Nov’07 to March’13 with Transasia Biomedical Ltd. (Mumbai). As Process & Tool Engineer in
Product Engineering Department.
UL India an affiliate of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., USA, which is one of the world's largest Conformity Assessment
Service Provider, has certified TRANSASIA for ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 13485:2003.
Products Handled: McEvoy and Farmer report on IVD industry in India (2006) ranks Transasia as the # 1 Company in
the Indian Diagnostic Industry. It has the largest Sales and Installation base with over 20,000 installations all over the
country. It is one and only Indian Manufacturing & Exporting Company for sophisticated Biochemistry Analyzers. The
company today produces world-class equipments, which are sold not only in India, but also exported across the globe.
Attainments:
 Design, Development of machine assemblies (blood analyzers) & machine sub-assemblies with part detailing on
engineering software’s AutoCAD & Pro-E. As a team we designed parts and tools for Bearing component assemblies,
sheet metal parts, plastic parts, rubber parts, Gas spring case study, Fabrications and Casting components.
 Responsible for process planning / tool planning / tool design, development & manufacturing, implementation &
maintenance and for overall manufacturing support for medical instruments development & batch type
manufacturing. Developed 75 tools (Jigs & Fixtures, Gauges) for ease of assembly of machines. The Jigs and Fixtures
developed helped in reducing the overall assembly time in the assembly shop. Also developed proto types for Plastic
components, Hand moulds and Plastic Injection Moulds.
 Understand engineering needs of various manufacturing Engineering projects as well as product modifications / up
gradation / new product development projects & provide support for DFM / DFA, process planning, tool / gauge
planning & selection , machine & equipment selection and requisitioning the same for procurement purpose.
 Responsible for verification / validation & testing of product changes / new products.
 Engaged in vendor process mapping / assessment & providing engineering support / guidance to vendors.

3.  Responsible for identifying & executing Vendor cost re-engineering / New manufacturing technology / Vendor quality
& reliability / New product development & various special projects for cost reduction, capacity enhancement /
productivity improvement, quality improvement, investment saving & fatigue reduction purposes.
From May’06 to October’07 with Hamilton House wares Ltd. (Milton Plastics Ltd.) (Mumbai). As Engineer
Product Design.
Products Handled: Thermo ware: Water Bottle, Water Jug, Water Filter,Casseroles,Gift Sets,Tiffins,Vaccum Flask, Ice
Pack, Ice Pails.
Non Insulated Household Products: Buckets, Stool, Mug, Jars.
Projects Completed: Developed new Casseroles (2nos.) sets (3 capacities), Five new Water bottles, Two Vacuum Flasks,
Five tiffin’s, One Ice Pail. Household components such as Buckets with handle (3
capacities), Small Stool, Mug & Jars. Products for Microwave and Kitchenware’s.
Trouble shooting of existing plastic products by cause analysis and successfully
validating and qualifying the part.
Attainments:
 Product design & detailing of plastic components & Injection mold design on AUTO-CAD of all newly designed
products.
 Outsourcing the tools to Mold-Makers and getting quotations. Negotiating the Mold costs with Mold makers.
 Discussing with design team in case of product design changes required. The mold maker feed-back is also taken
and product design changes done accordingly.
 Studying the mold design with Mold Makers and freezing the mold design.
 Qualifying the moulds locally and at the respective plants in India.
 Development of Injection molds, Blow molds & troubleshooting of molds at respective plants in India.
 Coordinating with vendors regarding modifications or value addition to the products designed for better Tool design &
Product Aesthetics.
 Developments of preform molds.
 Developed and Validated 70 new products and moulds during my tenure with Hamilton Housewares Ltd.
From May’05 to May’06 with Mehta Engineering Enterprises. (Mumbai). As Senior Engineer.
Products Handled: ISO 9001:2000 certified by TUV Rheinland. Scope covers DESIGN and MANUFACTURE of electro
mechanical switches and connectors.
Attainments:
 Product Designing, Mould Designing, In-House manufacturing of molds for captive use. Outsourcing of plastic
Injection molds & parts for electronic components.
 Jigs & Fixture design on Auto-Cad, manufacturing in-house for captive use.
 Getting Quotation, Communicating for negotiations regarding mold cost from local & overseas vendors.
 Spearheaded standardization of Mold Bases for Captive use to ensure Interchangeability.
From AUGUST’04 to March’05 with Polyset Plastics Pvt. Ltd. Gujarat (Umbergaon) an "ISO 9001:2000
CERTIFIED “As Senior Engineer “.
- Responsible for Injection molding (Arburg make Injection Molding Machines) & Product Design,
Development, Manufacturing (Out-Sourcing) & Maintenance of Molds with In – House Tool room facility.
Products Handled:
o Mold Development and Maintenance for Railways, Defence.
o Furniture: Mold Maintenance of Chairs, Stools, Tables.
o Industrial: Mold Maintenance of components for Switch Gear, Electrical & Electronics, Electric Meter
parts, Front facia, Electric switches.
o SPM: Color mixing components,
o Automotive: Mold Maintenance for Radiator parts, Rear View Side Mirror Hsg., Medical Equipment
components.
Clients Handled: Indian Railways, National Defence, L&T, Schneider, and Siemens.
Attainments:
 Successfully handled project of Ultrasonic welding components In- House.
 Successfully handled project of metal insert molding for various injection molded plastic components by suggestions
conducive to plastic product design & metal insert design.
 Least down-time of Injection Molds achieved during my tenure as head of Tool-Room & Maintenance Dept.
 Successfully implemented procedures & systems for smooth functioning of the Dept.
 Maintenance & development of Moulds for Railways & Defence Injection molded products under guidance of
Production manager.
 Successfully cleared ISO Audit with NO NC.
From July’02 to July’04 with Precious Plasto Packing Pvt. Ltd. THANE (Mumbai). As R & D Engineer
- Responsible for manufacturing Injection molds to run on injection molding machines of L&T Demag make
(15nos).
- Product Design, Development, Manufacturing (Out-Sourcing) & Maintenance of molds for perfume caps,
closures, containers, Cream jars, Flip-Tops, Bottle caps, Lipstick products and laundry products.
Attainments:
 Successfully handled prestigious project of MTV consisting of 25 injection moulds with production targets.
 Reduced overall cycle time of newly developed moulds by upgrading customers with latest developments.

4.  Major role in establishing the product validation process to help in alternate sourcing activities, cost reduction &
reliability issues. Validation done through vendor identifications/qualifications, audits, component inspection, in-
house & field trials.
 Maintenance & development of Pen molds & Hot Runner Molds under guidance of Production Manager.
 Led the complete run-off & in-house development & validation for new LOREAL Products & Molds.
From September’01 to June’02 with Nozzle Auto Association Pvt. Ltd., THANE (Mumbai). As Senior Tool-
room Engineer.
Products Handled: Manufacturer of Bearings for Auto Mobile Industries, Trusted partners for various OEMs for their
requirement of bearings and related products. Products are exported to various countries which include USA, China, Thailand,
Austria, Turkey, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Australia & U.A.E.
Attainments:
 Spearheaded an Australian Project consisting of seven moulds right from Product design, Mould design, Manufacture
(70% of the parts manufactured of the mold were outsourced & in-house assembly was done). Qualification of
moulds & approval of product was done.
 Good exposure to product & mould design of Bearings.
 Spearheaded manufacturing of hand moulds & vertical moulds for low volume parts. Developed Injection molds &
components for bearing cages and bearing assemblies.
 Design inputs for parts manufactured on Traub machine. Tool design inputs for machining Traub component.
From March’98 to September’01 with Fancy Fitting Pvt. Ltd., (Mumbai) an "ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED “as
Supervisor- Production Planning & Control Engineer.
Products Handled: Snap Fittings and injection molded accessories such as Buckles, Clamps, Handles, Hooks, Locks,
Straps & Pads, Studs, Toggles, Wheels, and Trolleys for Soft and Hard Luggage, Hangers & Packaging.
Processes & Machines Handled: Lathes, Milling machines, EDM, Surface Grinding, Pantograph Engraving, CNC Machining
and Mould Polishing, Tool & Cutter Grinder. & Injection Molding.
Projects Completed: Manufactured 400 Injection Moulds during my Tenure with Fancy Fittings.
Attainments:
 Joined as Supervisor- Production Planning & Control Engineer for the Bench section, Machine shop & CNC section.
 Responsible for process planning / tool planning / tool design, development & manufacturing, implementation &
maintenance and for overall manufacturing support for plastic injection moulds for above products.
 Actual participation in design & development of new / modified products as a manufacturing expert helping product
designers, enabling them to design for assy, manufacturability, cost & meeting targeted schedules.
 Also successfully worked on numerous Vendor technical support / new mfg technology / Process development /
Design-Development / New work-shop layout design-development, capacity enhancement / productivity
improvement, quality improvement.
 Automized the machine shop to reduce the tooling cost & increase the productivity, maintain quality of parts
manufactured & reduce rejections.
 Successfully handled 25 workers and secured accurate machining of mould parts as well as their inspection.
 Redesigned the old models of snap fittings based on failure patterns & also launched new product designs.
 Product Designing, In-House manufacturing & outsourcing of Plastic Injection molds & parts.
 Secured two trips per month to Daman Plant for Maintenance of Moulds & Tool room development.
From May’96 to May ’97 with VIP Industries Ltd., Nasik, an ISO 9001 Company.
Products Handled: Soft and Hard Luggage.
Machines worked, supervised & handled: Lathe: 6 Nos., DRO controlled Milling Machines:6 Nos., Surface & Cylindrical
Grinding Machines:5 Nos., EDM Machines:4Nos, Wire Cut EDM Machine:1 No., Copy Milling Machines:1No, Jig Boring
Machine:1No.,CNCMachines:3Nos.,Pantograph;1No.;Shapingmachines:2NoS;Radial Drilling machines:2Nos,Bench Drilling
machine:1No.,Tool & Cutter Grinder; 1 No., Fully automatic Metal cutting Hack-Saw machine: 2Nos.
Attainments:
 Successfully supervised & managed / trained 40 workmen while working on various machines.
 Spearheaded training and successfully worked on Italian Make Digitizing Machine (Sachumen) with Fidia Control.
 Carrying out the responsibility of process planning, programming & quality assurance of parts manufactured from
CNC vertical machining centers.
 Actively involved in the approval of Elanza Mould right from raw material procurement to design and development
stages till approval.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Organization: Sridevi Tool Engineers Pvt. Ltd. THANE (Mumbai). Duration: 1yr. (Sandwich pattern training during
Advance Technology Course in Tool Engineering (1994-1996)
Profile: Manufacturer of Plastic Injection Moulds for Industrial & Automobile Components.
Clients Handled: Finolex and Middle East Countries.
Machines Handled: Lathes, Milling machines, Radial Drilling machines, Surface Grinding Machines, EDM Machines, CNC
Machining Centers (Deckel) with Fanuc Control, Windsor make Injection molding machine SP300 for mold trials.

5. Scope: The training period focused on:
1) Design engineering: Designing Plastic Injection Moulds for components in PP, PVC, ABS, and Nylon by Traditional
drafting methods (Drawing Board). Got some exposure to theory & practical experience on AUTOCAD.
2) Manufacturing:
a) CNC Machining centers: Learnt 2D programming on FANUC CONTROLS for vertical machining center
machines of DECKEL-Maho make.
b) EDM Machines: Learnt electrode designing & manufacturing. Machines Handled Electronica makes EMS 5535
& EMS 9060.
c) Surface grinding machine: Learnt ALEX make grinding machine.
d) Learnt machining on Conventional Milling & Lathe machines.
e) Learnt nitty gritty of polishing for Tool-Steels.
Project Work: Two cavities Pipe-Clip Mold right from Product Design, Mold Design, Process Planning, Raw material
procurement, Manufacturing, Inspection of mold parts manufactured on In-house machines, Inspection of outsourced
manufactured parts, final assembling of mould, conducting trials on injection molding machine and troubleshooting. The
final step of the entire process involved final inspection of the product as per product DRG.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
 Advanced Tech. Course in Tool Engineering (Sandwich Pattern Course) from Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic,
Mumbai with 64% in 1996. (Secured First Class in all the Semesters).
 Diploma in Production Technology from Bhausaheb Vartak Polytechnic, Mumbai with 57% in 1993.
 Diploma in AutoCAD & Auto Lisp from reputed institute in Mumbai. (Course duration of 6 months).
 Training course in IDEAS from reputed institute in Mumbai. (Course duration of 6 months).
IT SKILLS
Design Tools : AutoCAD 2000, PRO-E.
Operating Systems/ : Windows 98/ Windows XP/ Windows 8.
Packages : MS Office, DOS.
ERP Package : PLM Modules.
DATE OF BIRTH: 6TH
May 1975
Personal Details
Father’s Name : Dhruvkumar Koyabhai Patel.
Sex : Male.
Marital Status : Married.
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.
Passport Number: Z2602857; Passport Expiry Date: 28th
July’2023

6. Scope: The training period focused on:
1) Design engineering: Designing Plastic Injection Moulds for components in PP, PVC, ABS, and Nylon by Traditional
drafting methods (Drawing Board). Got some exposure to theory & practical experience on AUTOCAD.
2) Manufacturing:
a) CNC Machining centers: Learnt 2D programming on FANUC CONTROLS for vertical machining center
machines of DECKEL-Maho make.
b) EDM Machines: Learnt electrode designing & manufacturing. Machines Handled Electronica makes EMS 5535
& EMS 9060.
c) Surface grinding machine: Learnt ALEX make grinding machine.
d) Learnt machining on Conventional Milling & Lathe machines.
e) Learnt nitty gritty of polishing for Tool-Steels.
Project Work: Two cavities Pipe-Clip Mold right from Product Design, Mold Design, Process Planning, Raw material
procurement, Manufacturing, Inspection of mold parts manufactured on In-house machines, Inspection of outsourced
manufactured parts, final assembling of mould, conducting trials on injection molding machine and troubleshooting. The
final step of the entire process involved final inspection of the product as per product DRG.
EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
 Advanced Tech. Course in Tool Engineering (Sandwich Pattern Course) from Shri Bhagubhai Mafatlal Polytechnic,
Mumbai with 64% in 1996. (Secured First Class in all the Semesters).
 Diploma in Production Technology from Bhausaheb Vartak Polytechnic, Mumbai with 57% in 1993.
 Diploma in AutoCAD & Auto Lisp from reputed institute in Mumbai. (Course duration of 6 months).
 Training course in IDEAS from reputed institute in Mumbai. (Course duration of 6 months).
IT SKILLS
Design Tools : AutoCAD 2000, PRO-E.
Operating Systems/ : Windows 98/ Windows XP/ Windows 8.
Packages : MS Office, DOS.
ERP Package : PLM Modules.
DATE OF BIRTH: 6TH
May 1975
Personal Details
Father’s Name : Dhruvkumar Koyabhai Patel.
Sex : Male.
Marital Status : Married.
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Marathi, and Gujarati.
Passport Number: Z2602857; Passport Expiry Date: 28th
July’2023