• Gender: Male
• Age: 38
• Designation: Executive
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Current Gross Salary: INR  550000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  700000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Switzerland, UAE, UK, USA
• Notice Period: 10  Days
• Work Experience: 14.8 Year(s)

Education

M. Sc. in Polymer Materials Science, from Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany (October 2011- June 2014)

Bachelor of Polymer Engineering, from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune (Aug. 2005-Aug. 2009)

Higher Secondary Certificate, from K. J. Somaiya College of Sci. and Comm., Mumbai in (Aug. 2004-June 2005)

Secondary School Certificate, from Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School & Jr. College, Vashi, India in (July 2002-June 2003)

Skill Sets

Comprehensive knowledge of polymer characterization, polymer science, materials sourcing, product validation process and product testing techniques
Extensive knowledge of polymer structure-property relationship, concepts and applications of polymer engineering helping new product development and novel applications
Well versed in polymer processing, physical properties of polymers, and testing methods
Skilled in handling multiple tasks with strong analytical and problem solving skills
Possess outstanding communication, organizational, and management skills

Work Experience

Research Assistant
September 2012 to June 2014
Job Profile:
High Pressure Rheology studies of Styrenic Block copolymers on Capillary Rheometer.
Influence of Pressure, temperature and shear stresses on Thermal conductivities of Block Copolymers.
Morphology studies of triblock copolymers (S-S/B-S) on addition of 2 different types of nano-fillers studied with SAXS, SEM/TEM. Influence of shear processing on morphology orientation and mechanical properties of clay-filled Styrene-Butadiene triblock copolymers.

Research Assistant
December 2011 to August 2012
Company Name: Leading institute in Germany
Job Profile:
Compounding of Rubber with silica/carbon black in Banburry mixer.
Developing new formulations to match the physical properties of tyre compound as per client needs.
Electrical Conductivity studies of different rubber composites.
Develop tyre compounds with low rolling resistance and better wet grip.

Business Development Executive
March 2011 to September 2011
Company Name: Flamingo Additives and Colourants Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile:
Activities: Targeting various new customers for a wide range of high quality color concentrates, specialty compounds, pigment dispersions and additives for the processors of High Performance Plastics like Fluorocompounds PEEK, PPS etc. and Engineering plastics from international masterbatch manufacturers like Clariant, Premix, Polytechs, Rhodia etc
Achievements: Developed various new business opportunities for Polymer Additive MB, color MB, Cling MB and Conductive compounds. Conducted various in-plant trials at customer factories for troubleshooting and general guidance.

Product and Application Development Engineer
August 2009 to January 2011
Company Name: Gharda Chemicals Ltd.
Job Profile:
Handled Processing and Application Development of High Performance Polymers.
Report to the Dy. General manager Polymer project for specialty polymers like m-Aramid,
Polybenzamidazole (PBI), Polybenzoxazole (PBO) & Poly Ether Ketone (PEK)
Active part of Product Development team to know the customer requirements and to formulate the product so as to meet the customer needs.
Process optimisation for compounding of different grades of PEK, PEK + PBI composites such as glass-filled, carbon-filled, silver-filled, bronze-filled, Boron nitride-filled, graphitefilled etc
Provide technical services to the customers (mostly in injection and compression molding vendors/factories) during approval stage and also in case of product defects.

Achievements:
Product development of suitable tailor made applications according to customer demands.
Developed PEK and PBI high performance alloys and composites for high temperature, friction & wear applications.
Various applications developed for these high performance polymers according to client needs.
PEK Powder Coating process developed and implemented successfully.

Trainee- Shop Floor
July 2008 to July 2008
Company Name: Garware Wall-ropes Ltd.
Job Profile:
Worked on the shop floor of Single tape extrusion and Polypropylene multifilament (PPMF) extrusion departments of GWRL. Six sigma and Kaizen was implemented successfully for the plant.

Analytical And Testing Instruments Handled:
Differential Scanning Calorimeter, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer, High Temperature GPC, MFI, Capillary Rheometery, Universal Testing Machine, Impact Tester, Abrasion tester, HDT, VSP, SEM, TEM and WAXS.

Polymer Processing Equipments Handled:
Coperion-ZSK 40, Coperion-ZSK 26 Twin Screw Extruders, Berstoff Twin screw extruder, Steer a-18 Twin Screw Lab Extruder, Thermo Electron Haake PolyLab OS (Haake, Germany), Arburg Injection Molding Machine, Compression Molding Machine and Dynisco Lab mixing Extruder.

Extra Curricular Activities
Head of Finance Committee for AFFINITY 08, a National level technical symposium conducted
by MIT College. Responsible for the overall handling of funds and expenses for the event.
Have represented K. J. Somaiya College at the Inter-College Basketball tournament.
Interacted with various industries and helped raise funds for various events as part of the Marketing committee for AFFINITY (2006-2007).

Future Goals

Handling a responsible position wherein I utilize my skills in a dynamic working environment.