• Gender: Male
• Age: 40
• Designation: Senior Engineer
• Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 12.3 Year(s)

Education

M.Sc. Polymers for Advanced From Technologies University of Sheffield, in 2009

B.Sc. (H) Polymer Science and Technology 
From University of Delhi, in 2007                    
Senior Secondary School From C.B.S.E Board, Delhi, in 2003

Skill Sets

Polymer technologist with combined experience  in Product development and Quality Control & Assurance

Polymer’s finished product Testing: 
For PVC leather Cloth: Tensile Testing, Tear Strength, Ply adhesion, Stiffness, Flammability testing
For PU & Polyester fiber Cushions: Fatigue Test, Compression Set, Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), Visibility Loss due to Smoke, Toxicity Index
Raw material Testing: Specific Gravity, Flash Point, Moisture Content and Volatile Loss
Characterization techniques: FTIR spectroscopy, MFI, MAH content, Colour Spectrophotometer

Team Leader, Self-Motivated, Excellent Written and Communication Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Work Experience

Senior Engineer – Product Development
Since Nov 2014
Company Profile: A research and manufacturing company that manufactures functional polymers such as MAH and GMA grafted polyolefins to use as coupling agent, compatiblizers, and adhesive resins for applications such as wire & cables, multilayer packaging etc. and Phase Change Materials (PCMs) used for thermal energy storage.
Job Profile:
To develop maleic anhydride grafted LLDPE to use as tie layer resin in multilayer films.
To develop MAH grafted PP to use as coupling agent in Wood Plastic Composites (WPC).
To develop MAH grafted EVA to use as coupling agent in HFFR Aluminium Composite Panels (ACPs).
Carrying out trials using Design of Experiment on Twin Screw and Single Screw Extruders.
Jointly working with production team for trouble shooting during production of grafted polyolefins on TSEs.

Quality Manager
Oct 2012 to Nov 2014
Company Profile : Manufacturer of PVC products such as artificial leather cloth, and film & sheeting for application in Automotive, Footwear and Furnishing industries. 
Job Profile : 
Ensuring the quality of raw material, in-process and finished goods through a team of qualified supervisors.
arrying out internal and external Quality management audits.  
Jointly working in development of new PVC products as per customer requirement.  

Quality Incharge
Feb 2011 to Oct 2012
Company Name :  Flexo Foam Pvt. Ltd.
Company Profile : An ISO 9001:2008 certified company, manufacturing Seats & Berths systems, PU Cushions & Mattresses for Indian Railways and State Roadways. 
Job Profile : 
Testing of in-process and finished goods of PU & Polyester fiber cushions as per RDSO specification.
Periodic maintenance and calibration of testing instruments such as tensile machine, Indentation Hardness, and LOI tester. 
Root cause analysis and taking corrective and preventive actions for daily rejections. 

Awards 
Received ‘Indira Award’ for scoring 1st position at Senior Secondary level in Zone VI, New Delhi, (2004)
Participated in Group dance competition on Cultural evening 2008 at University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

Summer/Industrial Training
Injection Moulding Technique Varroc Engineering Private Limited, May – June 2007
Understood processing of thermoplastics including HIPS, Nylon-66 and Polycarbonate using Injection moulding.
Undertook quality checks of finished products including automotive components, Housings for PC and TVs. 

Physical and Chemical Testing of Polymeric Materials
Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), May – June 2006
Hands on experience in textile testing methods such as Denier, Tenacity, Abrasion resistance and melting point measurement using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to name a few.

Future Goals

Growth