• Gender: Male
• Age: 45
• Designation: Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Current Gross Salary: INR  800000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  1200000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: India, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Europe, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore
• Notice Period: 45  Days
• Preferred Location: Bangalore, Chennai
• Work Experience: 21 Year(s)

Education

M Tech (Polymer Technology) from SJCE, Mysore with First class
Post Graduate Diploma in Plastic Engineering from CIPET, Mysore with First Class
Bachelors of Polymer Engineering from KCET, Virudhunagar with First class
Diploma in Plastic Engineering from ACPT, Coimbatore with First class

Skill Sets

Polymer composite processing, Testing and characterisation, Expert in Polymer foam, fibers and processing.

Work Experience

Engineer
Since April 2010
Company Profile: Providing aircraft engines that use less fuel and make less noise
Job Profile:
Planned and set up testing lab for equipment such as Instron, MTS, Creep, thermal conductivity, goniometer, density column, table top CNC Lathe and milling, compression press, ovens and furnaces.
Hand on experience on full field strain measurement (DIC-Digital image correlation) in 2D & 3D.
In-charge for lab activities, lab development, equipment installations and cross lab coordination.
Involved in various composite (PMC & CMC) characterization and testing.
Develop testing methodology of ILTS properties of both PMC and CMC.
Leading experimental testing & characterization activities to support GE Aviation and GE Energy projects.
Responsible for maintaining lab EHS metrics, such as Safety operation procedure, standard operating procedure, safety risk assessment and loto procedures.
Responsible for coordinating equipment installation & maintenance activities with vendors.
Hands on experience in Strain gauging technique.

Research Associate
April 2005 - April 2010
Job Profile:
Hands on experience in processing and testing of polymeric material using DSC, TGA, Rheometer, UTM, Fatigue machine, thermal conductivity, goniometry, micro-tensile machine, permeability double column density measurement, thermoforming, injection molding, extrusion, optical & table top microscopy.
Developed testing methodology for single fiber flexure & interface strength test.
Successfully made highly oriented polymeric fiber with 12 GPa modulus at lab level and developed continuous manufacturing process for 8 GPa modulus fiber.
Developed manufacturing techniques for Nano-porous polymeric foam with ultra-low thermal conductivity, optically translucent and 8 nm pore size in batch process. Also successfully developed physical foaming through injection, compression and extrusion processes (micro foam).
Hands on experience in polymer composite manufacturing processes such as vacuum bagging, hand layup.
Involved various method of making continuous glass reinforced and chopped fiber thermoplastic composite sheet
EHS Point of contact for team and was actively involved in EHS global star certification of site.

Production Engineer
Sep 2004 - March 2005
Company Profile: Leading manufacturer of Soft PVC Compounds and Masterbatches for extrusion and injection moulding applications ranging from power and automotive cables to moulded items like plugs and connectors.
Job Profile:
Involved in various PVC grade material development.
Attended “Statically Quality Control “ Training program conducted by zero defect consultancy
Participated in Technical specification (TS) program.
Responsible for running PVC compounding and batch processing extruder.
Involved in production planning and man power controls

Product Development Engineer
July 2004 - March 2004
Saba Soles Pvt Ltd
Job Profile:
Involved in developing and testing sole material for shoes as per customer requirement for density, hardness and other mechanical property.
In-charge of running foaming machine.

Future Goals

To seek a challenging position in polymer composite product development using my technical expertise in the field of materials science and engineering