Experience

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  Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd

  • Australia
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Battery Development Engineer, QA/QC Advisor

    • Apr 2024 - Present

  • Battery Development Engineer

    • Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

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  DuluxGroup

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Quality Control Supervisor

    • Jul 2021 - Jan 2024
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    ■ Developing and implementing quality control procedures, analyze process data to identify areas for improvement in testing regimes.■ Ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, such as VOC (volatile organic compound) limits and safety requirements.■ Managing the QC team, training new employees, and ensuring that the team has the resources they need to complete their work.■ Troubleshoot and calibrate equipment and manage preventative maintenance on all instruments.■ Coordinated cross-functional efforts to identify and resolve quality issues, resulting in successful implementation of process improvements and increased customer satisfaction.■ Led successful initiation and completion of an extraction arms project for the QC lab, addressing potential health and safety hazards from volatile solvents and flammable environment.■ Leading the project related to manual handling of raw materials for the safer operation in manufacturing. Also involved in an Electrical switch board installation project.■ Involved in the pilot operations on scale up process of newly development productsWorked with operational staff to establish and improve standards, processes, and procedures, provide technical support to the Operations team as required and Provide training support in QC processes for operations personnel.Planned and monitored testing and inspection of materials and finished products to ensure compliance with specifications.■ Investigated customer complaints and nonconformances in product and process.Adhered to all site safety protocols and identify and correct unsafe activities.

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  Advance Nanotek Ltd

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • R&D Technician

    • Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    ■ Maintain a clear understanding and working knowledge of cGMP/GLP requirements, Safety requirements, test methods and SOP’s. Adhere to and enforces those policies within the team.■ Prepared and tested ZnO based samples from all phases of manufacturing to determine if the samples meet the TGA/USP standards using various analytical methods like HPIC, ICP-MS, BET etc.■ Involved in new product development, method development and analysis to meet the TGA/USP standards and requirements.■ Conducted trainings, inductions, and other related demonstrations for new employees.■ Perform instrument calibration (IQ/OQ/PQ) for ICPMS and BET and routine equipment maintenance/repair.■ Participate in OOS investigations via testing and thoroughly investigate deviations, identify root causes, and propose appropriate action. Good understanding of CAPA procedures.

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  QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Doctoral Researcher

    • Feb 2016 - Nov 2020
    • Brisbane, Australia

    ■ Planned, modified, and executed research techniques, procedures and tests related to develop advanced materials for energy storage, electrocatalytic water splitting- hydrogen generation, and documented all findings.■ Development of MnO2 and Graphene based inks for printable electrodes for supercapacitor and batteries.■ Developed a modification process of aluminum and stainless-steel surface utilizing eutectic solutions for stability in Aluminium - Ion batteries.■ Worked in a collaboration project of development of process of recycling of battery materials and reused as catalysis electrodes.■ Developed an electrochemical Ion exchange process for effective energy storage.■ Supervised undergraduate and master’s students working on research projects and performed analytical laboratory demonstrations.■ Strong experience in various analytical instruments like SEM, TEM, XPS XRD etc. for powder characterization.

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  International &Inter University Center for Nanoscience, Mahatma Gandhi University

  • Kottayam Area, India

  • Senior Research Fellow

    • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
    • Kottayam Area, India

    ■ Worked on polymer based flexible electronic sensors & Piezoelectric Sensors.■ Designed and partially developed polymer-based sensors with Silicone Rubber, Natural Rubber, Graphene, and Barium Titanates.■ Conducted strength and mechanical stability testing of developed polymers.■ Involved in projects on chitosan-based hydrogels.

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  Ullattil Hospitality Projects Pvt Ltd

  • Cochin Area, India

  • Electrical Project Engineer

    • Dec 2012 - Jun 2013
    • Cochin Area, India

    ■ Provided project management in areas of quality assurance and electrical designing for complex issues, both on-time and under-budget.■ Designed and approved power distribution requirements for the construction of facility.■ Monitored installation and operations to consistently meet rigorous quality and safety requirements.■ Monitored manufacturing of electrical devices and operations to ensure compliance with safety protocols.