Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
I am a polymer & coating technologist with more than fifteen years of industry experience in new product, process development & improvement, lab management, having a demonstrated ability to deliver results. Good formulation, functionalisation, application development & analysis knowledge of various coatings & polymers. Excellent exposure to coating specification development & recommendation; Efficient customer liaison with strong interpersonal & communication skills. Strong track record of troubleshooting technical problems & commercializing new products evident from numerous projects. My key skills range: Technical: Coating formulation; Solvent & emulsion based coatings & Radiation curable coatings; Polymer composites, Nanocomposite preparation & evaluation; CNT / Graphene, Nano particle functionalization & application development; Synthesis & functionalization of various polymers as Polyurethane, Polyester, Epoxy, Vinyl Ester & polysiloxanes; Analysis of coatings & polymers. Soft Skills: Project Management; New Product Development; New Process Development & Improvement; Strong interpersonal & communication skills HONORS: Awarded best sustainability project “Chrome No More” (Momentive 2022) Awarded best project of the year for metal hard-coat development (Momentive 2021) “CGSUPERSTAR” for performance excellence & innovation (2013) Golden Peacock Innovative Product/Service Award by Govt. of India (2008) Guided 5 M. Tech. intern’s thesis at Crompton Greaves. Awarded all India level Research Fellowship by UGC, New Delhi (2005-2008) To my credit, have 16 Patents, 12 Publications and 17 Conference Presentations Projects Executed (15+)
Key Responsibilities: Responsible for portfolio development in Silicone / hybrid protective coatings (Metal & Plastics); Hard-coat development; Creating & leveraging technical networks; new product development & technical services, provide valuable support to marketing, sales team & coating industry. Prepare concept-based product using new / existing products from portfolio to create additional market and presentation to technical and marketing team / customers to initiate the projects. Jointly working on global projects with global lab network for product development. Involved in evaluation of new technologies and bench marking. Involve in new product introduction to customer with support of technical knowhow and joint development. Major projects: Developed hardcoat with enhanced corrosion resistance for metal. New applications development with enhance sustainability. New technologies / raw materials, Additives evaluation to enhance weathering performance of coatings. New application development.
Key Responsibilities: Responsible for New product development, New materials Qualification & vendor development, process improvement & technical issues resolution, application development, Team building, external collaborations. Accountable for materials development & product upgradation, new technologies evaluation to enhance products & processes towards sustainable practices, improved productivity & cost efficiency with laboratory and technical team. Supporting operations with value added technical services related to materials & processes. Major projects: New materials / technologies screening to upgrade product performance: epoxy / PU composites to enhance fire safety rating, enhancement of high temp high humidity resistance. Process improvements, scrap reduction / recycling and cost reduction.
• Project identification, planning & execution in the field of polymers & coatings • Created & managed technical networks across CoEs globally • Maintained client relationship with business divisions to implement customized solutions • Liaison in marketing & production for materials specifications & recommendation • Provided technical services to internal customers globally for coatings & polymer related issues • Achieved timely completion & commercialization (scale up) of projects. (e.g. PU foams, PU based coatings – corrosion resistance, easy to clean, UPR & Epoxy composites, etc) • Wrote technical reports & prepared presentations for internal & external customers to convey project progress & laboratory test results • Maintained lab equipments in excellent working condition & maintained their calibration • Generated 17 Patents, 13 Publications and 16 Conference Presentations • Developed detailed coating specifications & SOPs for corrosion prevention in oil & petro segment orders (BECHTEL, PETROFAC) • Achieved more than 10% thermal insulation performance enhancement in polyurethane foams formulation (normalized with commercial products) • Materialized Polyurethane based antistatic coatings based on CNT/ Graphene & Other additives • Developed functionalized CNT/ Graphene & composite insulation system with improved thermal conductivity for large rotating machines (Unsat. Polyester, Epoxy) • Improved thermal performance of polyesters by functionalisation. (Vinyl Ester, Imide) • Developed anti corrosion coatings with the help of nano additives. (PU, Epoxy) Reduced coating thickness & Zinc phosphate concentration while increasing corrosion resistance • Ability to analyze & solve complex technical problems in product development & manufacturing processes with excellent understanding of structure property relationship of polymeric resin • Maintained system compliance for ISO & NABL • Conducted Process re-engineering, prototyping and pilot batch trials in several projects
Nature of work Project identification & Idea development Project planning and execution Evaluation and interpretation of results Product implementation & commercialization Achievements • Identified and developed new route for chemical recycling of PET for Insulation applications. • Developed nanostructured composite insulation system for Transformers. • Handled coating line setup activities for geyser tank & body. • Enhanced reflectivity (93 - 98%) of highly reflective coatings for energy efficient luminaries. • Developed high electrical resistance water based coating formulation for ZnO blocks used lightning arrestors. • Generated cost saving of Rs 2 Lakh per day through reduced copper consumption in motor winding. • Increased productivity by almost 30% of dry type current transformers & voltage transformers by mold release coating modification, also increased operating profit by at least 5%. • Created low PD Nano-dielectrics (Polymer nanocomposites – Epoxy, VE, PE, PU) for transformers. • Implemented energy efficient process & self bonding wire in motors leading to 20% enhanced productivity. • Established a novel noise dampening dielectric polymer composite for inductor noise reduction in fans. • Optimized Oil / resin impregnation process for transformer applications.
Nature of Work: Problem statement definition, Idea development. Project planning and execution Experimentation and results evaluation, report writing. Research Projects Undertaken Prepared nanocomposite using nano particles and thermoset unsaturated polyester resins, Epoxy resin, polyurethane and were successfully implemented in polymer reinforcement and surface coating, automotive coatings. Achieved carbon nano bead synthesis in laboratory and developed process for preparation of inorganic nanoparticles. New range of clay modifiers developed and employed successfully in clay exfoliation, further implemented them in polymer nanocomposites and coatings. Successfully designed and synthesized biodegradable polyesters and polylactic acid. Developed UV curable unsaturated polyester and epoxy resins and implemented in UV curable powder coatings. Successfully Synthesized free flowing Ketonic resins beads using suspension polymerization for printing inks and allied applications. Synthesized polyesteramide resins modified with various vegetable oils and dibasic acids and applied same in industrial coatings. Developed FRP based on unsaturated polyesters, natural fibers and glass fibers. Process intensification and purity improvement in Synthesis of 7-Amino Cephalosporanic acid (7-ACA).This is used as an intermediate for various pharmaceutical and dyestuff industry