• Gender: Female
• Age: 45
• Designation: Senior Executive
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Current Gross Salary: INR  240000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  600000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Preferred Location: South India
• Work Experience: 12.8 Year(s)

Education

PhD (Polymer science and technology) From Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar under the guidance of Dr Smita Mohanty in 2017

M.Tech Polymer Science From Cochin University, Cochin in 2005 with 78%

M.Sc Chemistry From Carmel College, Kerala, Calicut University in 2002 with 76.8%

B.Sc Chemistry From Christ College Thrissur, Calicut University in 2000 with 91.2%

Skill Sets

Experience in multi-cultural environment with demonstrated success in new product development. With keen insight into material process, and its characterizations.
Incisive understanding of new product development functions and proven thought leadership skills that strengthen the overall success of the organization. Quick learner with teaching experience and the ability to develop and deliver successful new products. An effective communicator with team building experience, with well-rounded skills in key competencies including program organizations and process and product development.

New Product Development, Process Development, Project management
Biopolymers, Team Management

Can handle TEM and microtomy preparation of TEM sample preparation

Strong track record of Successful New Product, process & Materials development.
Versatile Professional with multi location experience and team management experience covering multitude of projects
Excellent cross-functional

Work Experience

Since Jun 2017
Senior Research Fellow: In 2016
Junior Research Fellow: In 2013
Lecturer for B Tech. Program: In 2010
Lecturer for M Sc. (Chemistry) Program: In 2003
Company Profile: Is an autonomous Institute under Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, and Govt. of India
Job Profile:
As a Research Fellow, lead team of researchers for new product and process development.
Overseeing operations for improvement in existing products based on market trends & requirements
Co-ordinating the process and new product development including requirement analysis, finalizing specifications, design of experiments, prototype development and testing
Setting up the manufacturing facilities/assembly lines for production along with setting up the testing facilities and procedures
Providing sound technical inputs & engineering support to the team from conception to completion stage of the product.
Support to polymer Laboratory Activities on Bench marking, Chemical analysis on new products & quality issues by using various instruments like DMA, DSC, TGA, SEM, TEM (sample preparation and machine operation), FTIR and UTM etc.

Publications
Research Publications:
Pandey, P.; Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. Toughening of Polylactic Acid: An Overview of Research Progress. Polym. Plast. Technol. Eng. 2015, 55,1623-1652.

Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. The effect of dynamic crosslinking on morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of polylactic acid and bioelastomer blend. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2017,54, 547-555.

Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. Renewable resource based blends of Polylactic acid (PLA) and Thermoplastic starch (TPS) using novel reactive compatibilization. Journal of Polymer Materials: An International. 2017,34 (3),527-540

Kumar S, Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. Itaconic acid used as a versatile building block for the synthesis of renewable resource based Resins and Polyesters for Future Prospective: A Review. Polymer International. 2017,66(10)1349–1363

Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. An eco-friendly approach for toughening of polylactic acid from itaconic acid based elastomer. Journal of Polymer Research, DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1421-2 (Just accepted)

Kumar S, Mohanty, S.; Nayak, S. K. Toughening of Petroleum based (DGEBA) Epoxy Resins with various Renewable Resources based Flexible Chains for high performance Applications: A Review, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04495 (Just accepted)

Conference Publications:
Smita Mohanty and Sanjay K.Nayak, Chemical modification of thermoplastic starch by reaction with MDI , Jan 23-26. MACRO-2015, IACS, Kolkata,India

Smita Mohanty and Sanjay K.Nayak, Influence of MDI modified Thermoplastic starch on mechanical properties of Polylactic acid blends, Feb 20-22, APM- 2015, IISC Bengaluru, India

Smita Mohanty and Sanjay K.Nayak, Novel blends of poly(lactic acid) with epoxidized soybean oil modified thermoplastic starch, Feb 12-14, APM-2016, CIPET- Ahmedabad, India.

Smita Mohanty and Sanjay K.Nayak, Evaluation Of Mechanical , Morphological And Electroactive Shape Memory Properties - PLA/MWCNT / ESO Nanocomposite , Jan 29-30, NMNC-2016, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar

Smita Mohanty and Sanjay K.Nayak, Synthesis and Characterization of Itaconic Based Elastomer and its Blends with Poly(Lactic Acid), Feb 2-4, APM-2018, CIPET- Bhubaneswar, India.

Future Goals

Growth