Varun Arul

Experience

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Apr 2011 - Jul 2011

  Product Development Intern

  Simulated the various processes taking place in a fuel cell and changes in Porosity of electrode were made to study the movement of ions inside the electrodes.Fabricated the Electrode with the results taken from Simulation.

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  University of Florida

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2013

  Teaching Assistant

  -Installed Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction system in Unit Operations Laboratory under the Guidance of Dr.Tanmay Lele- Designed Fluidized bed reactor to study the effect of different shape on Drag coefficient.- Operated Pilot plant distillation column and also perform troubleshooting activities for LIquid Liquid Extraction , Heat Exchanger, Distillation Column.- Teach Undergrads on the design and operation part of the experiment.

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  BP

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Environmental Engineer

  Instrumental in commissioning SO2, O2, CO Process analyser on the Wet Gas Scrubber towerInvolved in day today planning and developing Safety precautions for the CEM, Boiler Stacks.Responsible for maintaining Title V, Air Quality norms as per Environmental Protection Act (EPA).Prepared Quarterly, Semi-annual and Annual Reports as per North Dakota Consent Decree and EPA.

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  Golcha Associated

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  Plant Manager

  Responsible for Factory financials coming from coS.Responsible for Certification and Licenses related to ISO, FSSAI.Manage Blue and White collar peopleMonitoring , controlling production activities through Kaizen principles.Sole Proprietor in framing manufacturing strategy of capacity, facility and process.OEE of Machines.Optimization of Machines to reduce Specific apower consumption .

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  Imerys

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Operation excellence Manager - Asia Pacific Region

  Increase OEE by optimizing machine parameters from feeding to Packing of Ball Mill.Industrial savings Pipeline and Roadmap to achieve the target savings.Project work for Installation and commissioning and coordinating with Vendors and contractors.Share Good Practices with Asia Pacific Region.Perform RCA, De-bottleneck of Process equipments.

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  HomeLane

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2024

  • General Manager - Planning & Control Tower

    Apr 2022 - Dec 2024

  • Associate General Manager - Business

    Oct 2020 - Apr 2022

  • Senior Delivery Manager

    Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
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  Chennai Chess Club

  Nov 2024 - now

  Co-Founder