• Gender: Male
• Age: 52
• Designation: Department Head
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 22 Year(s)

Education

PhD in Chemistry From University Institute of 
Chemical Technology (U.I.C.T.) in 2003

M.Sc.(By Research) From University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT) in 1997

B.Sc. in Chemistry From M.V & L.U. College
Bombay University in 1994

Skill Sets

MS DOS, Windows 3.1 TO 2000
Word Star MS-Office 97, LOTUS, Sigmaplot and Chemwind

Independently handled projects, from literature survey, process designing to implementation trials at plant level. Good interpersonal and communication skills, dedicated team member with a can do attitude

Work Experience

Team Head R&D
Since Sep 2010
Company Profile: Adhesives Manufacturing Company.
Job Profile:
The current Role is working hand in hand with the Lab Heads of 7 R&D labs, and reporting to the President R&D and one direct project
The job responsibility involves Creating Road-map for the future projects in R&D by the following steps.
Identifying technology gaps in various Expert Areas viz.
Adhesive & Sealant technology, Paints, Construction Chemicals, Water based resins
New Technology Initiatives
This role involves guiding nanotechnology based projects for various expert centers mentioned in point 1.
Open Innovation and Technology Scouting
Inorder to expedite the product development identifying various sources for technology/ expertise.
Networking for collaborative research
Creating plan for networking with academic institutes.

Other Responsibilities are:
Creating a seamless communication systems across various R&D labs.
Working with New Product development team. (System and working labs)
Guiding the research staff in terms of literature survey, sophisticated characterization techniques involved throughout the project. (SEM, TEM, AFM, Thermal characterization etc)
Creating metrics for measurement of efficiency and effectiveness of R&D laboratories.
Interact with academia, expert centers and consultants for enhancing the capabilities of the team. Identifying new talents for R&D team
Research Projects undertaken:
NPD Process Development
NPD portfolio management
Process intensification with Process group
Experience in handling various techniques used for resin preparation
Development of Polymer Nano-composite based coatings
Development of Polymer Nano-composite based composites
Recycling of poly-carbonate for value added products
Preparation of different types of polyester resin and studying their Structure -property relationship:
Suspension polymerization for acrylates and styrenics
Modification of epoxy resins 
Coatings for electrical Insulation
Preparation of Styrene-DVB micro-sponge for topical application. (sustained release)
Heterogeneous Catalysis for condensation reaction

Patents (Indian)
Filed: 15

Publication & Presentation
International: 4
National: 4

Manager - Technology
Oct 2006 to August 2010
Company Profile: Manufactures And Markets A Wide Spectrum Of Consumer Products Ranging From Fans, Light Sources And Luminaires, Pumps And Household Appliances.
Job Profile:
Leading a group of 4 (Ph.D + M.Tech) and 4 trainees Programme Manager for polymer nano-composite programme at CG Global R&D Center,  Interacting customer division to identify, formulate and implement nanotechnology based products in CG's product line. Managing projects for the team and guiding them for successful completion.
Interact with academia, expert centers and consultants for enhancing the capabilities of the team. Identifying new talents for nanotechnology team.
Selected for CG Lead Programme in CGL.  Research guide for Mtech and PhD students.
The responsibility conists of
Maintaining client relationship with internal divisions for customized solutions
Coordinating with divisions with polymer related issues
Implementing till final product for solutions developed in R&D
Running research projects at R&D in the field of polymers and polymer nano-composite
Managing technical networks from university and technical experts for paints and plastics
Coordinating with toll centers for scale up/modification of resins
ISO and NABL activity for polymer group

Sr. Executive
Sept 2003 to August 2006
Company Name: Shalina Laboratories Pvt. Ltd at their R&D Centre
Job Profile:
Design of experiments for process development for extraction of metals,
Involved with the process team for preparation of mass balance and material balance required for plant scale-up. 
Coordinating with plant on day to day basis for plant related problems. (Plant located in Central Africa www.chemaf.com) 
Preparation of monthly reports and presentation for R&D.

Product Development Chemist
July 1998 to March 1999
Company Name: Excellent Insopolymer Pvt Ltd
Job Profile:
The job involved synthesis, characterization, and application of high polymers for electrical insulation.  
Surveillance of the market regarding the current range of wire enamels for electrical insulation and improving upon them as per the application and probing other modification for better performance.

Content Manager And Technical Consultant.  
3 Months
Company Name: Scienceaids.com
Job Profile:
The job was as content manager and technical consultant
Surveying different chemistry related sites, reviewing them and preparing reports, daily news on various topics related to chemistry.  
Preparing Patent watch for various technology areas
Helping the software team in classifying different lab related products and chemicals

Management Training:
Certificate Course in Chemical Technology Management conducted by University Department of Chemical Technology for Doctoral Students of UDCT in the year 2002
This gave us an opportunity to align our thoughts to that of the industry and orient ourselves accordingly.  This made us understand the needs of business at large and technology in particular.  

Training's Attended:
Leadership Skills
Communication Skills
Finance for Non-Finance Executives
Certfied Project Manager training from PMI (www.pmi.org)
Power of We
CG Lead for catching “Young Managers”

Academic Associations:
Examiner and Co-adviser for B.Tech M.Tech students at UICT Mumbai 
Examiner and Co-advisor for B.Tech and M.Tech at NMU Jalgaon University
Invited speaker at Conference on Polymers, MIT, Aurangabad, Aug’2010
Invited speaker for Refresher Course for University Teachers (Lecturer & Professors), 2011
Special Lectures at various institutes for Newer Developments in Polymer Industry, 2012

Instrumental Techniques:
UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FTIR, GPC, Viscometer, Electrical testing equipments and general paint and coating testing instruments

Annexure 1 (Rsesarch Projects)
Ph. D. Work
Poly-carbonate (PC) is an engineering plastic of good commercial importance. It has found use in products ranging from automobiles, computer housing, cell phones, jetliners, astronaut helmets and bullet resistant window glazing.  The current digital age has given rise to the use of PC in making CD's, DVD's and other digital equipment's.  The annual production of Poly-carbonate is around 450 million TPA.

The PhD work comprised of chemical recycling of poly-carbonate to give value added products. Bis-phenol A poly-carbonate was chemically degraded and converted to bis-phenol A and dihydroxyethoxy bis-phenol A (DHEBA) which were used for preparation of epoxy and polyester respectively.

Epoxy and polyesters are widely used in coating and polymer industry due to their versatile properties. A constant process for development of newer monomers for polyester with improved properties is on. As part of PhD work, study was conducted to prepare a long chain aromatic diol to be used in preparation of polyester.  The above diol was also prepared by chemical degradation of bis-phenol A polycarbonate.

Epoxy: Optimization of poly-carbonate hydrolysis to yield bis-phenol A and use of regenerated bis-phenol-A for in-situ synthesis of epoxy. Study of the epoxy resin for floor coating, adhesive and high performance coating applications.

Polyester: Conversion of bis-phenol A obtained from the hydrolysis of poly-carbonate to prepare DHEBA a long chain diol. This was further converted to linear and branched polyesters using different acid moieties viz. dimethyl terephthalate, adipic acid and maleic anhydride. The polyesters were studied for their application in electrical insulation and powder coating applications.

Project Work (New to Old)
Carbon nano-tube based membrane coating for construction chemical application
This project is under progress and is based on the increase in tensile property using CNT.

Development of resin for Car putty Application:
The aim was to synthesize and characterize resin for car putty application and develop formulation of car putty. Here the major challenge was adjusting the curing time for product for various geographical locations.  
Matching products with various competitor samples as per market demand after conducting thorough field trial.

Development of Polyester for improved electrical Properties
Polyesters for high temperature application
The aim was to synthesize polyesters with electrical properties for high temperature application. Unsaturated polyesters were prepared by modifying their backbone and electrical components were casted using the same. This work is under progress
Polyesters with improved thermal conductivity

Polyester composite with improved thermal conductivity were formulated for application of electrical potting application.
Modification of epoxy using acrylic systems for modification of curing cycles. Blending of resins for getting optimum of each resin

FRP container for cryogenic application:
This project involved the identification of resin system and fabrication of FRP based container for High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Transformer operated at 70°K (-196°C).  
Paint system was also formulated for working crack free at -196°C

Nano-material based projects:
This project involved the use of nano-material based material to be used in polymeric coating and composite application.
The main targets were incorporation of nano-materialin the resin matrix by different techniques and its characterization. This work is under patented.

Coatings for electrical Insulation:
Synthesis, characterization, and application of high polymers for electrical insulation. 
Surveillance of the market regarding the current range of wire enamels for electrical insulation and improving upon them as per the application and probing other modification for better performance.

Preparation of Styrene-DVB micro-sponge for topical application. (sustained release)
Polymers are widely used for novel drug delivery systems. Polystyrene-divinylbenzene micro-sponge was prepared by suspension polymerization for use in topical application by sustained release. 

Miscellaneous: In the course of the Ph.D. work also gained knowledge of various polymer syntheses such as poly-carbonates, polyesters, acrylics, polyamides, polyurethanes, unsaturated polyesters, UV curable polyesters and epoxy acrylates, various paint formulations and their testing.

M.Sc Work 
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Friedel Craft alkylation and Pechmann condensation were studied using newer catalytic systems.  The catalysts studied were sulfate promoted metal oxides like ZrO2, Fe2O3, the mixed oxide ZrO2 -Fe2O3, SnO2 and modified SnO2.
Characterization of the catalysts prepared by co - precipitation and wet impregnation techniques using IR and XRD techniques.
Evaluation of kinetic parameters for the catalysts. Application of red mud for catalysis.
Toxic Metal Ion Removal by Adsorption Technique.
 
Annexure 2: (Publications & Conferences)
Studies on unsaturated polyester composites for high-temperature applications Rajpal Girase, Rajendra Jaiswal, Lokesh Chaudhari, Subhendu Bhattacharya and Dawid D'Melo Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, Volume 18, Issue 1, pages 46–51, March 2012
Thermally stable unsaturated polyester composites
Dawid D’Melo, Rajendra Jaiswal, Subhendu Bhattacharya, Rajpal Girase, and Lokesh Chaudhari, 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)
Nanotechnology - An Approach to Develop Nano Based Anticorrosive Coatings
Susmita Ghosh, Rajendra Jaiswal, Vivek Singal, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology, January 28-31, 2008, New Delhi, India
Activity of modified SnO2 catalysts for acid catalyzed reactions.
A. Y. Jogalekar and R. V. Jayaram, J. Chem. Tech. and Bio. Tech. 39 (1), 1998, 325 - 331. 
Reaction Kinetics of Benzylation of Benzene with Benzyl Chloride on sulfated treated metal oxide Catalysts.
S. N. Koyande and R. V. Jayaram. Ind. & Engg. Chem. Res. 68 (5), 1998, 3365 - 3372.
Adsorption of toxic metals on Red Mud.
R. V. Jayaram 33rd Annual Convention of Chemists- Coimbatore, India (Dec. 1996).
Removal of water pollutants by adsorption method.
R. V. Jayaram. Sixteenth Conference of Indian Council of Chemists, Mangalore
India. (Dec.1997)

Won Golden Peacock Award ’09 for Crompton Greaves Ltd. for new product development in the field of Nanotechnology

Future Goals

Growth