Umesh Pete

About Umesh Pete

Process Development, Working on different chemistry/ unit processes Identifying cost effective routes Process re-engineering to optimize current product cost and productivity Planning, carrying out and supervising process trials in lab/pilot plant Scaling up the lab process via pilot trials and production trials

Experience

1. R & d Manager

   Indofil Industries Limited

   Mar 2025 — Present · Thane, IN

   Research and Development of API technical compounds and demonstrating the technology in the plant.Closely monitoring all new development synthesis activities to make sure the right product and intermediates are developed, and that NCEs (New Chemical Entities) are scaled up in lab and pilot plants from the gram level to the kilogram level.Contributing to the cost reduction of the existing products.Offering support and technical advice to resolve problems that come up during the development of technical products and their commercialization.Creation and design of the most stable (green) and robust manufacturing routes for technical APIs, intermediates, and new chemical substances.Implementing impurity studies to assign needs for the active product and its intermediates.Patent reading and analysis and discussion with IPM team (Infringement analysis, search for novelty and prior art, assigning patentability) of technical product and Intermediate.Making use of databases like SciFinder, USPTO, Espacenet, WIPO, and Orange Book Search to conduct a literature and patent search.Developing a plant-friendly process design. Responding to plant batch troubleshooting. Developing a control approach and identifying route cause the problem.Working closely with the supply chain management, analytical, quality, and regulatory departments as well as the intellectual property department to meet project deadlines.evaluating the raw materials synthesis procedure, particularly its impurity profile, and the VQ document. deciding on a control plan for any potentially harmful impurities.reviewing the VQ document and the synthesis process of the raw material, paying special attention to its impurity profile. choosing a strategy to manage any potentially hazardous impurities.ensuring that all required records, including technology transfer documents (TTDs) and development reports, comply to cGMP guidelines.

Education

• School of Chemical Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, MS, India

  Master Of Science (Chemisry), Chemisty

  2004 — 2006

• North Maharashtra University, School of Chemical Sciences, Jalgaon, India

  Ph. D., Organic Chemistry

  2009 — 2014