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Aurora, Illinois, United States

Coordinate activities for successful new product introductions (NPIs) from R&D development to HVM scale-up:• Work with sales and business teams to identify new customer opportunities from major semiconductor companies such as TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Micron, Hynix, etc.• Manage a portfolio of 20-30 NPIs by monitoring scope, schedule, risks, and resourcing• Identify risks and plan for mitigation and contingencies for project completion • Manage communications and coordinate activities between functional teams including sales, business development, R&D, sourcing, procurement, legal, EHS and production during product scale up from R&D to HVMBusiness process improvements and enhancements:• Design new business processes to support dynamic NPD projects with changing ERP systems and project management systems• Coordinate and manage continuous improvement activities of new product development (NPD) processes• Identify gaps in existing business opportunity intake processes and implement solutions• Identify gaps in customer sampling processes, develop improvement solutions and implementation

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Coordinated activities for successful new product introductions (NPIs)• Worked with sales and business teams to identify new customer opportunities with high ROI• Managed a portfolio of 10+ NPIs by monitoring scope, schedule, risks, and resourcing• Managed communication between functional teams including R&D, sourcing, procurement, legal, EHS and production • Identified risks, planned for mitigation and contingencies for project completion • Drove the teams towards successful transition of multiple new products into high volume manufacturing

Aurora, Illinois

Led a team of Research Associates/Analytical scientist supporting R&D formulation development activities, customer complaints and excursions• Scoped and designed new analytical methods to solve complex CMP formulation problems• Coordinated execution through planning, delegating, data compiling, reviewing, summarizing, and communicating to stakeholders• Managed resource allocation conflicts and ensured safe laboratory practices are followed• Worked with team members on their professional development and career growth providing constructive feedback

Aurora, Illinois

Provided analytical support to CMP formulation scientists in mechanistic investigations of CMP slurry performance and robustness• Designed experiments to investigate key performance parameters of CMP slurries, slurry robustness and quality• Provided spectroscopic characterization support for raw material quality assessments• Trained Research Associates on new methods developed • Summarized collected data and communicated to the relevant stakeholders

• Identification of suitable substrates for the nanoparticle respiratory dose (NRD) samplers for the assesment of industrial hygeine (in collaboration with the College of Public Health, University of Iowa) using state-of-the-art microscopic and spectroscopic techniques and standardized NIOSH/EPA methods.• Characterization of workplace airborn nanoparticulate matter collected on identified substrates using state-of-the-art microscopic techniques (HRTEM/SEM-EDX). • Modification and optimization of the existing NIOSH methods for the analysis of metal content in the substrates as well as the nanoparticulates collected on substrates.• Developement of microwave assisted digestion/extraction protocols for accurate and quantitative analysis of the air samplers collecting nanoparticles with the focus on TiO2 nanoparticles to comply with NIOSH/EPA standards of occupational exposure limits.• Evaluate high throughput quantitative analysis of NRD sampler substrates using the thin film, soil and mining mode of the Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence (FP-XRF) and validation using inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma – mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS).• Designing experiments for evaluating surface adsorption properties of engineered nanomaterials and leading undergraduate and graduate students in conducting the experiments.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

• Characterized nanomaterials (TiO2, Cu, CuO, ZnO, Fe2O3, CeO2) extensively for application and implication studies using TEM, SEM, XRD, XPS and BET.• Evaluated absorption properties, dissolution, colloidal suspension stability, and reactivity of engineered metal oxide nanomaterials (TiO2, ZnO, CuO) using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Dynamic and Static Light Scattering.• Conducted spectroscopic studies to increase the molecular understanding of liquid-nanomaterial surface interactions and adsorption properties of nanomaterials in the presence of different biological media using Attenuated Total Reflectance – Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Spectroscopy.• Investigated the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by engineered metal oxide nanomaterials in the presence and the absence of light by benzoic acid trapping followed by HPLC analysis. • Actively assisted in writing up grant proposals.• Maintained laboratory safety regulations as the safety liaison and assisted in annual Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) audits.

Conduct laboratory sessions for undergraduate students.Conduct tutorial sessions for undergraduate students.Conduct analysis of industrial samples.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Chemistry, 3.92

Activities and Societies: Sri Lankan Student Association (SLSA)Organized two cultural festivals, Represented SLSA in 3 cultural diversity.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Chemistry

Bsc, Chemsitry, 3.62

Activities and Societies: Secretary of the Chemical SocietyPlanned and organized the Undergraduate Chemistry Competition.

High School, Chemistry, Mathematics And Physics, 3.52

Activities and Societies: School Prefect, Arts Society, Science Society