• Gender: Male
• Age: 50
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 22.3 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D. Nanomaterials From IIT Kharagpur in 2006

M.Tech. Metallurgical Engg & Materials Sc. From IIT Mumbai in 2002

M.Sc. Chemistry, Burdwan University From West Bengal in 1999

B.Sc. Honors Chemistry, SB College From West Bengal in 1996

Skill Sets

New product development- silicone, ceramic, polymer, composite, advanced materials.
Expertise in Oil well cementing, Drilling fluid and Silicone fluid and emulsion
Operation of various sophisticated instruments, data analysis and characterization.
Hands-on exposure to and in-depth knowledge of advanced materials (organic- inorganic hybrid materials), mesoporous materials, catalyst, nanomaterials, environmental friendly materials and polymers, surface active materials, cement, polymer composite, clay, ceramics etc.
Paper publications and presentations in reputed journals/ conferences
Customer relation, Presentation skills

Work Experience

Senior R&D Manager
Since Sep 2014
Company Profile: Manufacurer of silicone products, for fabric, garment and personal care applications
Job Profile:
Expertise in Silicone fluid, Hydrosilylation, Rearrangement reactions, Polycondensation, Chemical Safety and Emulsification
Managing and working in R&D work in Silicone Polymer Synthesis, emulsification and formulation
Working as India Head in Global Product Development from India in Construction Silicone business
In charge of pilot plant and managing scale up process
Working with plant manager regarding product scale up, recipe transfer, recipe modification, production etc
Working with engineering team for new plant design, etc
Working with EHS team to ensure chemical safety during scale up process
Working with business development team to increase market share


Research Scientist IV
Aug 2010 to Aug 2014
Company Profile: Contract drilling services
Job Profile:
Worked in drilling fluid division
Application of Polymeric materials, Nanomaterials, Surfactants in drilling fluid system
Actively involved in shale inhibition and new generation weighting agent for drilling fluid
Completed Foreign Assignment at Aberdeen, UK 
Hand on experience in EORP testing and chemical research
Experience in Mud Plant as Drilling Fluid Specialist (Mud Plant Manager)

Scientist-Chemist
June 2007 to Aug 2010
Company Name: Halliburton Technology Center
Job Profile:
Responsible for steering all aspects of Nano-Technology in Oil-well Cementing in order to get improved Cement Properties.
Introducing Environmental Friendly Additives in Oil Well Cementing and New Liquid Additive Systems with improved viscosity in Oil.
Key role in well cementing operations.
Participating in customer sponsored (Petrobras, Chevron) projects.
Spearheading QA/QC, ISO, HSE, Documentation, Calibration, Tech Service work, IP related work, vendor searching and development.

Lecturer
Jan 2007 to May 2007
Company Name: Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim

Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Sept 2006 to Dec 2006
Company Name: Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Doctoral Research Fellow
June 2002 to August 2006
Company Name: Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Key Career Achievements
Successfully filed first US patent for Halliburton Pune.
Already granted 14 US Patents.

Academic Achievements:
Ranked third in M.Sc. in Physical Specialization.
Achieved National scholarship for ranking ten in Chemistry Honors in Burdwan University.
Recipient of Best Poster Presentation Award in Indo-Singapore Symposium AFMS-06, 24- 26th Feb 06 

Areas Of Expertise 
Product and Process Development 
Development Projects Management
Team Motivation
Team Management
Oil Well Cementing 
Drilling Fluid chemicals and techniques
Silicone Fluids and Emulsion
Intellectual Property Rights
Research Publications

Trainings Attended
Halliburton Phase I training for Oil Well Engg
Halliburton training for Oil Well Cementing
MI Swaco Mini Mud School
Safety Training (First Aid, Fire Fighting, Spill Control, Safety Awareness Online Training)

Memberships
Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Membership No. Lmb 755
Indian Society For Surface Science And Technology (L/M T- 6)

Publications
Mesoporous Borated Zirconia: A Solid Acid–Base Bifunctional Catalyst, A. Sinhamahapatra, P. Pal, A. Tarafdar, H. C. Bajaj, A.B. Panda, ChemCatChem, 5 (2013) 331.
Synthesis of ZrO2- SiO2 Mesocomposite with High ZrO2 Content Via a Novel Sol-Gel Method, Abhijit Tarafdar, A. B. Panda and P. Pramanik, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 84 (2005) 223. (Citation: 32)
Synthesis of Mesoporous Chromium Phosphate through an Unconventional Sol-Gel Route, A. Tarafdar, S. Biswas, N. K. Pramanik, P. Pramanik, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 89 (2006) 204. (Citation: 25)
Synthesis of Amino- Functionalized Mesoporous Silica- Zirconia Mixed Oxide using Sodium Silicate and Zirconium Carbonate Complex, A. Tarafdar and P. Pramanik, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 91 (2006) 221. (Citation: 14)
Synthesis of Spherical Mesostructured Zirconium Phosphate with Acidic Properties, A. Tarafdar, A. B. Panda, N. C. Pradhan and P. Pramanik, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 95 (2006) 360. (Citation: 26)
Mesoporous zirconium phosphate catalyzed reactions: Synthesis of industrially important chemicals in solvent free conditions, A. Sinhamahapatra, N. Sutradhar, B. Roy, A. Tarafdar, H. C. Bajaj, A. B. Panda, Applied Catalysis A: General, 385 (2010) 22.
Impedance Spectroscopy Study Of Strontium Modified Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics, S. Sen, R. N. P Choudhary, A. Tarafdar and P. Pramanik, Journal of Applied Physics, 99 (2006) 124114/1.
Capping agent-assisted synthesis of nanosized hydroxyapatite: Comparative studies of their physicochemical properties, N. K. Pramanik, A. Tarafdar and P.Pramanik, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 184 (2007) 131.
Impedance analysis of 0.65Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 -0.35PbTiO3 ceramic, S. Sen, S K Mishra, S Sagar, S K Das, A Tarafdar, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 453 (2008) 395.
Low Temperature Synthesis of 0.65PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-0.35PbTiO3 Ceramics, S. Sen, S.K. Mishra, S. Sagar and A. Tarafdar, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90 (2007) 2634.
Synthesis, Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Nano-Sized SrBi2Ta2O9 Ceramics Through Chemical Routes. A. B. Panda, A. Tarafdar and P. Pramanik, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 24 (2004) 3043.
Chemical Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline ABi2Ta2O9 (A= Sr, Ba and Ca), A. B. Panda, A. Tarafdar, A. Pathak and P. Pramanik, Ceramics International 30 (2004) 715.
Preparation of Nanocrystalline SrBi2Ta2O9 Powders Using Sucrose-PVA as the Polymeric Matrix., A. B. Panda, A. Tarafdar, S. Sen, A. Pathak and P. Pramanik, Journal of Material Science 39 (2004) 3739.
Novel Technique for Synthesis and Characterization of Nanosized Ba1- xSrxSn0.15Ti0.85O3 Ceramics, S. Sen, R. N. P. Choudhary, A. Tarafdar, P. Pramanik, Physica Status Solidi (a) 201 (2004) 937.
Surface Modification of Low-Density Polyethylene Films by a Novel Solution Base Chemical Process, D. Bandopadhay, A. Tarafdar, A.B. Panda, P. Pramanik, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 92 (2004) 3046.
Preparation of Nano Sized Mixed Oxide Powders using Organic Amines/ Acids as Complexing Agents, A.Pathak, Sunita Mohapatra, Sasmita Mohapatra, S. K. Biswas, D. Dhak, N. K. Pramanik, A. Tarafdar, P. Pramanik. American Ceramic Society Bulletin 83 (2004) 9301.
Synthesis of Nano-Sized Metal oxide Powders and their Application in Separation Technology, A. Pathak, A. B. Panda, A. Tarafdar and P. Pramanik, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 80 (2003) 289.

Book Chapter
Synthesis Separation Preparation of nano-sized metal oxide powders and their application in separation technology, P. Pramanik, A, Pathak, A. Tarafdar and S. Mohapatra,  In Advances in Separation Processes (Allied Publishers), Chapter 8, Page 123- 132.

Us Patents 
Stable organic-based fluid loss additive containing an organophilic clay-based suspending agent for use in a well, Tarafdar, A., Ak, Remitha; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8245784, Application Number 12/795408, Filing Date: 06/07/2010.
Epoxy acid based biodegradable set retarder for a cement composition, Tarafdar, A., Senapati, D., Sarap, G., Patil, R.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8327938, Application Number 12/711945, Filing Date: 02/24/2010.
Cement compositions and associated methods comprising sub-micron calcium carbonate and latex, Patil, R., Tarafdar, A., Deshpande, A.,Gordon, C.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8157009, Application Number 12/553871, Filing Date: 09/03/2009. 
Cement compositions comprising latex and a nano-particle and associated methods, Roddy, C.  W., Chatterji, J., Cromwell, R., Patil, R. Tarafdar, A., Deshpande, A., Gordon, C.L.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 7784542, Application Number 12/472561; Filing Date: 05/27/2009.
Cement composition containing a substituted ethoxylated phenol surfactant for use in an oil-contaminated well, Tarafdar, A., Joseph, T., Sathe, V.V., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8360150, Application Number 12/844577, Filing Date: 07/27/2010. 
Fluid loss additive containing a biodegradable grafted copolymer for a cement composition, Sarap, G.D., Tarafdar, A., Remitha, AK, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8376045, Application Number 12/817415, Filing Date: 06/17/2010.
Cement composition containing a substituted ethoxylated phenol surfactant for use in an oil-contaminated well, Tarafdar, A., Joseph, T., Sathe, V.V., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8459356, Application Number 13/713890, Filing Date: 12/13/2012.
Water-based fluid loss additive containing an amphiphilic dispersant for use in a well, Tarafdar, A., Ak, Remitha, Patil, R. C., Wagle, V.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8485255, Application Number 12/817261, Filing Date: 06/17/2010. 
Epoxy acid based biodegradable set retarder for a cement composition, Tarafdar, A., Senapati, D., Sarap, G., Patil, R.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8536101, Application Number 13/433560, Filing Date: 03/29/2012.
Biodegradable set retarder for a cement composition, Sarap, G.D., Patil, S.P., Senapati, D., Tarafdar, A., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8728231, Application Number 13/433535, Filing Date: 03/29/2012.
Cement compositions comprising latex and a nano-particle, Roddy, C.  W., Chatterji, J., Cromwell, R., Patil, R. Tarafdar, A., Deshpande, A., Gordon, C.L.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8598093, Application Number 12/833189; Filing Date: 07/09/2010.
Stable organic-based fluid loss additive containing an organophilic clay-based suspending agent for use in a well, Tarafdar, A., Ak, Remitha; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8877692, Application Number 13/458717, Filing Date: 04/27/2012 
Water-based fluid loss additive containing an amphiphilic dispersant for use in a well, Tarafdar, A., Ak, Remitha, Patil, R. C., Wagle, V.; Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., US 8741817, Application Number 13/553767, Filing Date: 07/19/2012 
Biodegradable set retarder for a cement composition, Sarap, G.D., Patil, S.P., Senapati, D., Tarafdar, A., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Patent Number US 8869895, Application Number 12/633507, Filing Date: 12/08/2009.

Future Goals

Growth