Experience

Magnomer

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Head of Innovation

  • May 2018 - 5 years 8 months

  Mumbai Area, India I've worked with Magnomer in various roles for over a year, developing the marker technology as well as testing its efficacy and efficiency in a controlled environment. Currently looking at testing the technology in a real world recycling plant and setting up manufacturing operations.



Fine Organic Industries Limited

• India
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2018

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Research and development in additives for food, polymer and cosmetics. Molecular synthesis, and scale up to plant level of synthesised products.



Gharda Chemicals Limited

• India
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2015

  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Design and commissioning of chemicals plants for agrochemicals and polymers.



Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University

• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - May 2012

  Auburn, Alabama Area • Synthesized polymer networks using novel polymerization techniques resulting in improved loading and extended release of anti-inflammatory drugs • Designed experiments and fabricated experimental setups (including setups mimicking biological systems) for polymer characterization and analysis of template (drug) binding and transport properties of polymer networks • Developed experimental models to describe template binding to polymers via adsorption as well as template transport in… Show more • Synthesized polymer networks using novel polymerization techniques resulting in improved loading and extended release of anti-inflammatory drugs • Designed experiments and fabricated experimental setups (including setups mimicking biological systems) for polymer characterization and analysis of template (drug) binding and transport properties of polymer networks • Developed experimental models to describe template binding to polymers via adsorption as well as template transport in polymer networks and gels • Demonstrated the ability to control the drug release rate (template transport) from polymer networks by varying certain reaction parameters • Demonstrated the utility of living radical polymerization in decreasing the polydispersity of polymers and improving the network structure of polymer networks and gels • Characterized the structure of polymer networks and correlated changes in polymerization reactions to polymer network structure and their template binding and template transport characteristics • Developed kinetic models to describe the effect of drug-monomer (monomer-template) complexation and monomer diversity on polymer network formation • Teaching assistant for four courses in chemical engineering and two in engineering with hands on teaching experience with large classes (60-100 students) Show less



Infosys

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Software Engineer

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Web-interface development on J2EE platform • Trained with .NET framework and database management



D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering

• Senior Thesis

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Market research and feasibility of setting up a manufacturing plant for polystyrene • Designing a production plant: Design of reactors, ancilliary equipment • Developed process flow and process & instrumentation diagrams and conducted a HAZOP study • Evaluation of profitability and environmental impact



Polychem Limited

• Engineering Intern/Co-op

  • May 2005 - Jun 2005

  • Studying a small scale poly(styrene) derivative manufacturing plant • Optimization of the operating parameters for suspension polymerization of poly(Styrene-DVB) and poly(styrene-maleic anhydride) co-polymers in a small scale batch reactor (batch size=680 kg)