• Plan, perform and direct targeted studies involving test equipment, test methods, and operating procedures to prevent blockages in flowlines. •Established testing protocols for paraffin inhibitors and dispersants on a wax flow loop. •Developed a test method to test asphaltene inhibitors on a high pressure rheometer.•Created a risk based approach to certify chemicals for deepwater applications.•Secured $800,0000 in funding to research new technologies to enable oil and gas companies to transition towards a carbon neutral footprint.•Facilitated deployment of a novel technology in various oilfield applications.

• Conducted R&D by applying theories, principles and practices to develop new products, methods and standard operating procedures to enhance oil production. • Studied wettability alteration agents for use in hydrocarbon reservoirs.

•Developed a best-in-class anti-agglomerant inhibitor designed for deepwater operations which generated $12 million in annual revenue. Involved in product scale up from the conceptual stage to commercialization.•Pioneered anti-agglomerants with thermodynamic inhibitor supplementation for very high water cut systems to extend the field life for mature fields. Led to an additional $130 million in customer revenue over the lifecycle of the field.•Re-engineered and upgraded the in-house hydrate rocking cell rigs. Guided the construction, automation, and commissioning of the system. Saved $70,000 in costs.•Facilitated the design, modification, testing and analysis of flow assurance equipment. Established experimental protocols, identified and developed chemistries for hydrate and paraffin inhibition. Identified gaps in product portfolio and chartered R&D efforts to meet the same.•Recommended products, prepared technical reports and proposals for several projects based on modeling and testing data.•Managed the hydrate inhibitor product line. Determined chemical treatment rates and provided technical expertise for hydrates and paraffin issues including customized formulations for client applications. •Revamped Halliburton’s umbilical and capillary chemical injection certification process for deepwater operations.•Frequently interfaced with customers for field trials of existing and new products.

- Worked as a Flow Assurance Engineer, evaluating hydrates in different crude oil systems based on slurry flow, heterogeneous flow and deposition.- Hydrate rheological studies using a visual hydrate cell, a blind hydrate cell and a hydrate flow loop.- Evaluated the Wax Appearance Temperature and Pour Point for various crude oils by using instruments such as a DSC and a CPM.

- Research involved experimental work on a flow loop to determine the effect of operational parameters such as cooling rate, gas addition, mixture velocity etc on hydrate transportability.- Thesis titled “Hydrate Transportability Studies in Hydrocarbon Systems”.- Worked as a secondary flow loop operator on the 3 inch, 160 ft long high pressure Hydrates flow loop facility.

- Worked as a Software Engineer and was Database Administrator for the project Embassy Management System. - Group Leader for the Transcend Testing Project, set-up to fix day to day problems of a major Insurance Company’s Health Insurance Software.