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Kolkata, Wb, In

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

1. Independently develop and improve chemical products used in a variety of manufacturing and mechanical systems in order to enhance processes, safety and quality in order to meet customer needs and provide solutions to complex application problems.2. Investigate applicability of new and alternative raw materials in order to enhance performance and minimize cost. Evaluate and implement alternative raw materials in existing products. 3. Design, develop, and implement specified tests and determinations, in order to answer questions and address problems of customers. Develop and perform customer requested product analysis and testing. 4. Independently select and execute analytical tests in order to determine quantitative and qualitative composition of raw materials, formulations, competitive products and other chemical (field) samples.5. Determine performance characteristics of competitive products using physical, instrumental and wet analysis techniques.6. Provide technical service and knowledge to customers and sales associates based upon the chemist’s current level of expertise. Visit customers when required to assist the Commercial team, develop and deliver presentations, and engage in discussions on complex matters with customers.7. Provide assistance to manufacturing in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process. Assist manufacturing and the quality assurance lab in solving quality and production problems.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Surface Treatment Group1. Responsible to support the execution of multi-disciplinary research activities related to the product segment (Organic Coatings and Inorganic Passivation chemicals) of Surface Treatment group. 2. To support the regular sample testing, Product trouble shooting, Customer queries resolution, new product development of Surface Treatment Products. 3. To provide assistance and support to sales team for Metal Surface Treatment Product application and technology implementation at customer end.4. Supported Commercial Team in achieving highest ever monthly sales volume (280T) for Surface Treatment products by developing new applications.5. Rewarded with "Global Impact Award" in 2024 for developing products which is of the first kind of global initiatives in the organisation

Nashik

• Project Leader of a Global Project of development of Protective Coating on Metallized Polypropylene Film for protection against Humidity• Responsible for Global Qualification of Alternate Raw Materials, it's Documentation by coordinating with other plants based in Spain, China, Brazil for cost saving and derisking.• Indigenisation of Metallized Polypropylene film profiles as a cost reduction project.• Trained in ICP-OES (Perkin-Elmer Avio 200) for the determination of metal % of Metallized Polypropylene films.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Established an entire Pilot Plant Facility for manufacturing and testing of Thin Film Metallized Ceramic Substrates using Magnetron Sputtering Technique useful for Space Applications.• Responsible for stabilizing the process for development of Thin Film Metallized Ceramic Substrate Products by Sputtering as per Taguchi DOE methodology.• Team member of a project for development of sintered Aluminium Titanate Ceramic products for non-ferrous molten metal handling application.• Team member of a project for development of Thin high purity Alumina Substrate for high end electronics application.• Conducted Debinding, Sintering, Electroplating to deposit Nickel on Ceramic Packages for the development of Cofired Ceramic Products.• Conducted Project Planning including Pilot Plant Design, Equipment Planning, all Documents Preparation and Financial Benefits Calculation along with Finance Team to get an Executive Approval on Capital Expenditure of INR 280 Lakhs for building in-house facility for manufacturing of Thin Film Metallized Ceramic Substrates.• Familiar with Ceramic Processing Techniques like Pot Milling, Drying, Ball Milling, Spray Drying, Sintering, Metallizing etc.

Bengaluru Area, India

• Conducted Equipment Planning, Specifications Comparison and Supplier Selection for process equipments required to manufacture Thin Metallized Ceramic Substrates using Magnetron Sputtering Technique.• Completed Application and Competitor Survey for understanding the Technological feasibility and marketability of Thin Metallized Ceramic Substrates.• Learned ceramic testing techniques like Particle Size Distribution Analysis, Bulk Density, Hardness, Modulus of Rupture, Dilatometry, Microstructure, Fracture Toughness

Mumbai Area, India

DEVELOPMENT OF COBALT OXIDE BASED THIN FILM ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND COBALT OXIDE-CARBON NANOTUBE BASED ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES USING RAPID SOL-GEL APPROACH M.Tech. Project, Advisor-Prof. Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Dept. of MEMS• Developed a ultrasonication assisted very rapid and low cost Sol-gel route for synthesis of Co3O4-CNT based electrode materials for the first time for better dispersion of CNT• The effect of sol-gel (wet chemical) and ball-milling (physical mixing) processing routes are studied on the electrochemical performance of Co3O4-CNT composite electrode• Achieved improvement in Capacity (in mAh/g) and Rate Capability of the Co3O4-CNT electrode materials• Optimized reaction parameters to obtain uniform and continuous thin film of Cobalt Oxide by Spin Coating aiming to allow better understanding of lithiation-delithiation mechanism• Characterized the anode materials using DSC, TGA, XRD, GIXRD, SEM, TEM, RAMAN, FTIR, BET Surface area analysis, Galvanostatic Charge-Discharge, Cyclic Voltammetry etc. techniques.

Kolkata Area, India

DOPING OF ‘d’ BLOCK ELEMENTS IN ZINC CHALCOGENIDE (ZnS) NANOCRYSTAL SYSTEMS Advisor-Prof. Subodh Kumar De, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata• Increased Quantum Yield of orange emission of Manganese (Mn) doped ZnS quantum dots using Hot Injection technique• Optimized Mn doping concentration and confined particle size to obtain better luminescence properties• Examined photoluminescence properties of different Nanocrystals and determined optical band gap at differentgrowth stages using Photoluminescence spectroscopy and UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy respectively• High quantum yield of the dual emission of doped ZnS Quantum Dots makes it applicable in Light Emitting Diodes

Bargarh Area, India

• Worked in Quality Control laboratory and ensured scientific testing of Cement to comply with all quality norms• Quantitatively analysed and regulated oxide composition of raw materials and cement using ARL™ 9900 X-Ray WorkStation™ to assure proper quality in terms of high strength and durability of structures• Supervised blending and inter-grinding cement clinker and granulated slag/fly ash etc. in suitable proportions• Contributed to the record monthly production of 1.8 lakh metric ton of cement by fast and accurate quality control• Quantified the dosage of Grinding aid in ball mills for better grinding and achieved higher compressive strength• Awarded 1st prize for Identifying 77 potential hazards of all types, presenting their severity and suggesting control measures in “Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment” workshop

Orisa, India

TRL KROSAKI REFRACTORIES LIMITED (FORMERLY TATA REFRACTORIES LIMITED) Advisor: Mr.Goutam Ghosh (Manager, R&D) and Mr. P Chakraborty (General Manager,R&D)PROJECT-1: IMPROVEMENT OF DESULPHURIZATION (DS) LANCE• Objective: To increase service life of Desulphurization (DS) lance• Thoroughly analyzed chemical composition of raw materials• Formulated batch composition leading to increase in 3 heats in service life• Worked with Ball Mill, MOR Testing Machine, Hobart Mixer, Tunnel Kiln, Vibro-casting MachinePROJECT-2: FUME SILICA BASED LOW CEMENT CASTABLE (LCC)• Objective: To study the effect of fume silica content in low cement castable on physical properties• Optimized fume silica content that led to increase in strength by 9% of the castable• Tested Casting Water Requirement, Flowability, Setting Time, Modulus of Rupture, Cold Crushing StrengthResearch outcome of both project works led to plant trial by R&D for further experimentation

Master Of Technology (M.Tech.), Materials Science, Cpi - 9.18

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Applied Chemistry, 1St Class 1St

Ranked 1st in Applied Chemistry and Honored with “Swami Vijnanananda Gold medal” and “Satya Padma Basu Memorial Medal"

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Industrial Chemistry, 1St Class