Commercializing novel & sustainable innovations across beauty industry (cosmetics), consumer products (home cleaning), manufacturing industry (chemicals, pigments, plastic recycling) and energy industry (oil & gas, including LNG, CNG, RNG).

• Identifying opportunities in risk & control management practices across Quantitative Research and Firmwide Risk (credit risk, market risk, operational risk, legal entity risk, model risk).• Leading global audits on firm’s specific Risk Management functions. Validating firm’s CCAR submission for risk. • Mentoring and coaching younger colleagues and fresh graduates.

• Corporate Venture Arm allocating seed funds and providing subject-matter expertise to early stage start-ups in oil & gas and clean energies space (based on scientific breakthroughs and market needs)• Enabled start-ups to commercialize their idea by supporting them throughout the technology maturation funnel, specifically to develop proof-of-concept (early stage ventures)• Advanced industry-academe relationships to harness the strength of external research (open innovation) in… Show more • Corporate Venture Arm allocating seed funds and providing subject-matter expertise to early stage start-ups in oil & gas and clean energies space (based on scientific breakthroughs and market needs)• Enabled start-ups to commercialize their idea by supporting them throughout the technology maturation funnel, specifically to develop proof-of-concept (early stage ventures)• Advanced industry-academe relationships to harness the strength of external research (open innovation) in commercializing and deploying new technologies that enhanced energy operations• Scouted innovative ideas (engineering inventions or business models) and kept abreast of developments from non-compete industry and relevant open innovation eco systems • Supported contracting and negotiation processes to execute and deliver on open innovation collaborations (with academia, national labs, research institutions, and suppliers or vendors) • Performed technical research and economic feasibility of novel ideas that have the potential to disrupt the traditional energy industry in areas of mobility and utility / power markets• Evaluated novel ways (e.g. block chain) to capture value within the power sector (across generation, transmission, distribution, and from consumers / prosumers)• Mentor for Shell Ideas 360 Start Up challenge Show less

• Supported New Business Development by performing technical, economic, regulatory, and market analysis of various concepts to supply and distribute LNG to remote markets (such as mining)• Quantified LNG energy content to accurately contract sale for Shell’s LNG Trading & Marketing Organization• Developed strategies based on macroeconomic trends and potential regulatory policies to quantify future demand for LNG in heavy-duty transport sector (mining, marine, rail, and road… Show more • Supported New Business Development by performing technical, economic, regulatory, and market analysis of various concepts to supply and distribute LNG to remote markets (such as mining)• Quantified LNG energy content to accurately contract sale for Shell’s LNG Trading & Marketing Organization• Developed strategies based on macroeconomic trends and potential regulatory policies to quantify future demand for LNG in heavy-duty transport sector (mining, marine, rail, and road sectors)• Conceptualized scenarios for integrated energy solutions (natural gas coupled with wind/solar) • Managed people, projects, and workstreams to progress 500+ MM USD CAPEX venture at Shell’s Oil Sands Mining Assets to increase production outputs, energy efficiency, and to lower carbon footprint. • Supported design and development, and led end-to-end delivery of an LNG mobile refueling unit to Shell Albian Oil Sands• Audited peer groups on project management standards for large CAPEX projects as per ISO 9001 (BSI certified Auditor)• Drafted policy / advocacy briefs to enhance the market space of LNG over other fossil-fuels Show less

• Developed an innovative methodology to reduce the viscosity of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, up to 35%, by using small amounts (ppm levels) of functionalized molecules• Quantified precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes within pipes. Developed techniques to either prevent or remove deposition through lab-scale pipe-flow experiments• Characterized petroleum fluids to understand the molecular behavior of asphaltenes and resins• Reviewer for Energy and Fuels, International… Show more • Developed an innovative methodology to reduce the viscosity of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils, up to 35%, by using small amounts (ppm levels) of functionalized molecules• Quantified precipitation and deposition of asphaltenes within pipes. Developed techniques to either prevent or remove deposition through lab-scale pipe-flow experiments• Characterized petroleum fluids to understand the molecular behavior of asphaltenes and resins• Reviewer for Energy and Fuels, International Journal of Thermophysics, Langmuir, Fuel, American Chemical Society, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data Show less

- Wrote proposals and obtained funding ($50,000) from NSF Innovation Corps for technology commercialization- Partnered with Maryland Technology Enterprise and Office of Technology Commercialization to commercialize a novel colloid stabilization technology that was conceived and characterized as a part of my Ph.D. research work- Established a partnership between industry and academia for collaborative research

Founded a publicly accessible shared instrumentation facility / research center called Light Scattering CenterDevelop methods to train students and professionals in the use of light scattering technique to progress the field of nanotechnology. Secured sustainable funding and created one FTE positionDeveloped means to market the research center

- Taught the freshmen course "Introduction to Chemical Engineering: Material and Energy Balances". - Developed syllabus, assessments, examinations, and novel classroom teaching activities- Was anonymously evaluated by the students as being an excellent instructor

- Conceptualized and created a long-lived stable colloid from aqueous solutions of small organic molecules (U.S. Patent)- Developed a new concept in molecular thermodynamics, known as mesoscale solubilization- Resolved the controversy surrounding the origin of mesoscopic inhomogeneities observed in aqueous solutions of small amphiphilic molecules, referred to as hydrotropes- Quantified aggregation behavior of asphaltenes via model compounds, by using light scattering technique -… Show more - Conceptualized and created a long-lived stable colloid from aqueous solutions of small organic molecules (U.S. Patent)- Developed a new concept in molecular thermodynamics, known as mesoscale solubilization- Resolved the controversy surrounding the origin of mesoscopic inhomogeneities observed in aqueous solutions of small amphiphilic molecules, referred to as hydrotropes- Quantified aggregation behavior of asphaltenes via model compounds, by using light scattering technique - Developed binary and ternary thermodynamic phase diagrams- Modeled first and second order phase transitions- Characterized petroleum fluids, asphaltenes, polymers, liquid crystals, proteins, colloidal nanoparticles, hydrotropes, and micro emulsions - Used MATLAB to analyze time-dependent auto-correlation functions (due to Brownian fluctuations of particles as observed from dynamic light scattering) to determine a mathematically stable solution for inverse Fourier transforms; solved multi-exponential decay functions to determine solution properties, such as particle size (for Gaussian, Normal, or Non-Normal distribution of particle size in randomized mixtures)- Mentored graduate and undergraduate students and peer postdocs in carrying out experimental research work to characterize nanomaterials- Was a TA for six semesters for chemistry and chemical engineering courses- Was an Event Coordinator for “International Symposium on Mesoscale and Fluctuation Thermodynamics” and "Fisher Festival", a symposium on Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics- Reviewer for International Journal of Thermophysics, Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data Show less

Summer Intern at P&G for three consecutive years (2008, 2009, 2010)- Designed and implemented a successful computational methodology that minimized experimental procedures and resultant time needed to develop skin-care product formulations - Predicted kinetic stability of liquid-based consumer products by carrying out rheological experiments to characterize complex / viscoelastic fluids- Developed a novel technique (optical centrifuge) to determine the stress-strain behavior of… Show more Summer Intern at P&G for three consecutive years (2008, 2009, 2010)- Designed and implemented a successful computational methodology that minimized experimental procedures and resultant time needed to develop skin-care product formulations - Predicted kinetic stability of liquid-based consumer products by carrying out rheological experiments to characterize complex / viscoelastic fluids- Developed a novel technique (optical centrifuge) to determine the stress-strain behavior of polymeric fluids and the behavior of solids suspended in non-newtonian media- Independently developed a computational tool from theories of solution thermodynamics and group contribution methods to predict thermodynamic properties of product formulations- Worked with a diverse team to implement various experimental techniques to determine efficacy of skin-care product formulations Show less

- Carried out basic and detailed engineering (front-end engineering design: FEED)- Developed PFD’s, P&I diagrams, equipment design and specification details for production of food grade phosphoric acid.- Led and managed the QA team- Worked under strict project deadlines

- Worked with peer scientists and engineers to conceptualize and implement an innovative economic technique for the optimization of certain parameters (Specific Impulse) of a solid propellant, resulting in 15% reduction in cost of raw material- Oversaw day-to-day equipment operations for smooth running of the plant