CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: SHASHIDHAR RAM KASHY AP

ADDRESS: C-408,ABHISHEK, OPP YASHODHAM HIGH SCHOOL,GOREGAON EAST, MUMBAI - 400063

TELEPHONE 1MOBILE NO.: 28422461/9819540690

DATE OF BIRTH: 06-09-1953

MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED

SCHOOL & UNIVERSITY RECORD

DEGREE ICERTIFICA TE SCHOOL/COLLEGESUBJECTS; MARKSDATE AWARDED

IUNIVERSITYAND CLASS OBTAINED

A.I.S.S.C.(MA TRIC)

BISHOP COTTONII CLASS, 58%DECEMBER 1969

BOYS' SCHOOL,BAN GALOREB.Sc (Hons)

BHAVAN'S COLLEGE,I CLASS, 60%MARCH 1974

ANDHERI, MUMBAIMICROBIOLOGYUNIVERSITY

CHEMISTRYM.Sc.

CANCER RESEARCHI CLASS, 61.2%MAY 1976

INSTITUTE, PAREL,BIOPHYSICSMUMBAI UNIVERSITYD.B.M.

INDIAN MERCHANT'SII CLASS, 55%DECEMBER 1980

CHAMBER, MUMBAIMANAGEMENTSUBJECTSD.O.R.M.

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY67.5%; OPERATIONSMAY 1983

RESEARCH SUBJECTSD.M.M.

NMIMS,60.7%, MARKETINGMAY 1984

MUMBAI UNIVERSITYMANAGEMENTSUBJECTSPh.D.

St.XA VIER'S COLLEGE,MICROBIOLOGYJANUARY 1988

MUMBAI UNIVERSITY

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS1. Attended a Program on Industry and Environmental Protection for

India ( Water Pollution Treatment) in Febl March 1996 at Yokohama,Japan. This course was fully funded by Association of OverseasTechnical Scholarships and MITI, Japan.

2. Attended a Specialised Managerial Training Course in ISO 90001Total Quality Management conducted by Small Industries ServiceInstitute, Mumbai in Jan 2002.

3. Passed the Lead Auditor Exam for Environment ManagementSystems: ISO 14001 conducted by IIQM, Jaipur & certified by DNV inthe year.2002.

4. Attended a training workshop on Reverse Osmosis Water TreatmentSystems conducted in Mumbai by Everything About Water.

Present Position :Senior Manager - Purification SystemsEUREKA FORBES LTD., MUMBAIExperience : from March 2002 -- till dateNature of Duties:

• Overseeing laboratory operations in the Region ( Mumbai & GoaLaboratories)

Analysis of water for quality parameters of samples obtained fromAquaguard at customers' homes .

. Ground water mapping in Maharashtra & GoaPre-launch testing of water purifiers.Performance trials of new models of water purifiers under actual field

conditions for evaluating suitability under different water qualityconditions.- Performance evaluation of water purifiers in terms of customersatisfaction.

Obtain product certification from recognized third party laboratories.Support R & D in development of water purifiers.Conduct product training programs for sales, service and customer

relations personnel on a periodic basis.Conduct awareness programs on air and water pollution in schools

for children from class V to IX.Conduct awareness programs on rainwater harvesting in schools,

colleges, at Rotary and Lions Clubs, in Housing Societies.Monitor Air Pollution for SPM, NOx & SOx on a daily basis and

Ground Water Pollution on a fortnightly basis in Mumbai.Handle customer complaints and resolve completely.Monitor quality of water purifiers before dispatch to customers.

~'Position HeLd

Assistant General Manager (Imports/Water Purifiers)Bajaj Electricals Ltd., MumbaiExperience: September 1997 '_ 1:0 Feh 2002-Nature of Duties :Development of systems for purification of drinking water for domestic use.Involved in the design and implementation of SMPS & Inverter based circuitry for UVwater purifier.Have developed and implemented a silver based ceramic candle system for gravitywater purifiers - Silver Supreme rangeInvolved in development of activated carbon block filters for water purifiers

Manufacture and Quality Assurance activities at vendors plant.Testing and Certification of water purifiers from external agencies.Distribution of water purifiers and spares to branches all over India.Handling of customer complaints/queries/feedback.Training of sales force of company/distributors/Direct Selling Agencies.Liaison with Technology companies for new product introduction.Involved in ISO 9000 activities for manufacturing setup as well as for the ApplianceDivision of Bajaj Electricals Ltd.Imports of Appliances.Marketing activities related to support for sales force.Liaison with Advertising Agencies for obtaining carton, brochure, & guarantee cards.

Position HeldSenior Manager - Purification Systems & ExportsMIs Eureka Forbes Ltd. MumbaiFrom Feb 1996 to Sept 1997

Nature of DutiesInvolved in export operations of water purifiers to countries like Middle East, Nepal,Sri Lanka, Myanmar etc.Technical support to exports in terms of new product development, or modification toexisting products: viz. Developed an Iron removal filter first for Myanmar market, it isalso being marketed in India even today. Developed an under the sink model of waterpurifier for Israel market.Involved in intensive training of sales personnel for marketing of the Euroair air purifier inMumbai market.

Manager - Water Analysis & DepollutionM/s Eureka Forbes Ltd. Mumbai

~r.o.D1.$eptember 1989 to Jan 1996K1atureof Duties PerformedWater testing/Analysis of samples obtained from customers.Water Quality Analysis for existing locations whenever requested/needed.Water quality survey for openinQ new locations in the western region.Product testing and ensuring that the Aquaguard ( Water filter cum purifier) received atvarious locations meet the specifications.Monitoring product performance in the field.Coordinating with franchise/Approved Laboratories in locations of the West.New product development - was involved in development of ozone purifier, reverseosmosis and water softening systems, iodinated resin based water purifiers.

Microbiologist -Fermentation Section (R&D)MIs Unichem Laboratories Ltd., MumbaiFrom March 1977 to August 1989Nature of Duties Performed

Maintenance of cultures, strain improvement, isolation and testing of micro-organismsfor enzymes and antibiotics, fermentation process studies for control and optimization.Have handled the production of the following products upto 1000 Itr scale: an antifungalantibiotic from Streptomyces sp., Dextran, Calcium gluconate, Dextranase etc.Was in charge of the Effluent treatment Plant and Control Laboratory.Have handled a Waters HPLC for analytical and developmental workHave standardised an immunological pregnancy test (modified) using therhaenagglutination inhibition technique. _Have also worked on the laboratory scale preparation of various daignostic kits,including stability studies on the reagents.

Membership of Associations

Life Member of the Association of Microbiologists of IndiaLife Member of the Indian Pharmaceutical AssociationMember of the Indian Water Works Association

Life Member Association of Overseas Technical Scholarships(AOTS), Mumbai Chapter

Scholarships

Bhavan'sCollege Merit Scholarship - 1972Bombay University Merit Scholarship - 1975/76

Publications:

a) Kashyap,S.R. and Korgaonkar, K.S. "Energy from Rat Tail Tendon Fibres"Ind.J.Exp.Biol.(1977), 15, 130

b) Kashyap S.R. "Water Quality Management" inAn Update on Microbiological QualityAssurance in Food, Pharma & Cosmetic Industry - workshop organised by Associationof Microbiologists of India jointly with AFST & PFNDA

c) Unpublished: Correlation between Microbiological Activity of an Antifungal Antibioticand its HPLC profile -- S.R.Kashyap, J.L.Soman, J.V.Japee & S.R.Koppikar.

Workshops, Seminars & Conferences

Attended a workshop on Genetic Engineering - Basic Techniques organised byAssociation of Microbiologists of India at Bombay.A Seminar cum workshop on Microbiological Treatment of Industrial Wastes conductedat Garware College, Pune.Short Course on Process Design for Biological Waste Water treatment at Indian Instituteof Technology, Bombay (1992)Conference on Disaster Control in Industries

Envirotech '86 - topics on Air, Water,Noise Pollution Control and Solid WastesManagement in Industries.Annual conferences of AMI, IWWAConferences of Water Asia.

Afro-Asian Conference II on Water organised by IWWA in Bombay.

Visitor Assignments

Have taught undergraduates and post graduates as-an honorary lecturer- topicsincluded industrial microbiology, basic genetic engineering, bio-insecticides, &biochemical engineering fundamentals.

Other Attainments

Certificate in Systems Analysis and Computer Programming (BASIC) from AdorConsultants, Bombay -- Feb. 1981Certificate from Esso Eastern Inc. and Hindustan Petroleum Corpn.( Formerly EssoEastern Inc) for participation in the Ideas in Action Exhibitions. In the 1975 exhibition ourexhibit Power from Muscles won the third prize.

Certificate from National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. Attended a training coursein Dairy Bacteriology in 1971.Certificate from the Bombay Humanitarian League: stood second in the prize essaycompetition and was awarded the prize in 1974. Essay was entitled "Vegetarianism inRelation to World Food Problem".

Awarded the President's Scout Badge and Certificate in 1971.Certificate from the Indo-German Society, Bombay for passing their German Languagecourse in 1970. (Beginners)

Extra~Curricular Activities

Interested in indoor and outdoor games like chess, table tennis, cricket and karate.