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Mr Girish Vartak

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PERSONAL AND FAMILY DETAILS NAME: Girish . P. Vartak DOB: 10th March 1962 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology) OCCUPATION: Retired (from Sandoz Pvt Limited) SERVICE AND JOB PROFILE: October 1986 to October 1989- Searle India Ltd: Handled production of Solid and Liquid dosage forms at their Thane and Ankaleshwar works October 1989 : Joined Sandoz Pvt Limited Job Profile: >Managing production of OSD (Tablets, Capsules and Syrups) February 1996 to January 2006 > Business Operations Manager: • Independent charge of a Third-Party Manufacturers (around 17 nos.) to ensure that GMP is • observed and finished formulations are dispatched as per predetermined schedule. • Technology Transfer and Process Validation of Sandoz Products • Master Scheduling and chairing S&OP meetings. > Manager-HSE • Conducted Training programs and Safety and GMP audits for the 26 • C&Fs at their respective locations. • The training covered Good Warehousing Practices, Safety and Firefighting. • Novartis HSE norms implemented at the C&F Locations February 2006 to January 2009 Heading Sandoz Turbhe Plant (Cephalosporin OSD (Oral Solid Dosage) production 2016 Onwards- PROJECT MANAGER-MES • MES (Manufacturing Execution System) implementation at Sandoz Kalwe facility > ACHIEVEMENTS: • Based on my performance w.r.t formulations exports from Kandla, I was awarded a Letter of Appreciation and Cash prize by the Sandoz management. • Occupational Safety Award for High Performance in Occupational Safety for the year1998. • Award for “Excellence” in Occupational safety for the year 1999 • Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Award for the year 2000. • I was recipient of the Novartis Management Award 2000 for Excellence In Performance. • Successfully implemented MES PROJECT at Kalwe plant. > HOBBIES: • Connecting with people and making lifelong friends. • Social service (giving back to Society) • Domestic and International Travelling • Long distance drives. • Gym workouts • Gardening • Cooking FAMILY SPOUSE: Rhucha DOB : 28 Jan 1967 ˃ EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION • B. Sc. Tech (Computer Engineering) from Bombay University, and a Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA, ISACA USA) and other information security related certifications. • B.Sc. (Physics) ˃ PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: • Heading an Information Security and Cyber Security Practice at a leading Indian Chartered Accounting firm lending services to large BFSI clients. • Independent consultant for Information Security, Cyber Security and Data Privacy, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) ˃ EXTRA-CURRICURAL ACHIEVEMENTS: • Completed a Certificate course in Zero Budget Natural Farming at the Agricultural College-Dapoli • Learnt writing in Braille (English) (Tactile alphabets for blind) ˃ SOCIAL ACTIVITIES TAKEN UP IN THE PAST: • Teaching and reading lessons to visually challenged students of std. 10 who were also school dropouts and belonging to a lower economic strata of the society • Taught Mathematics to a blind student for entire academic year • Transcribed a Marathi book “Kahitari Navin” by Navin Kale into a Braille Printer friendly version • Conducted a session on time management in a novel way at the NGO “Save The Children India” at BKC, Mumbai for a group of girls (under 18 years) from their ‘Child Protection’ project. This is a rehabilitation project for girl child saved from human trafficking • Kitchen and Plastic waste management project at home since July 2005 ˃ PASSION: • Eco Friendly and Minimalistic lifestyle, Hindu Scriptures DAUGHTER: Shirin • Schooling from Smt.Sulochnadevi Singhania School Thane. • Moved to USA after completing her 12th Std • Completed her Medical Graduation from the Arizona State University- Arizona, USA. • Medical Post-Graduation from Oklahoma USA. • Subsequently completed “FELLOWSHIP” from the Tufts University, Boston -Massachusetts (USA) in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry • Currently working with the Phoenix Childrens Hospital-Phoenix AZ, USA SON: Saumit • Schooling from Smt.Sulochnadevi Singhania School Thane. • Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management from IHM-Mumbai • Worked at Oberois for about 2 years. • Was active Rotaract member (held positions of Secretary and President) • Subsequently moved to Scotland to pursue his “Masters in Brewing and Distilling” from Edinburgh University • Currently working in the Brewing and Distilling Industry at Chatham-Kent UK.

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