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Veldhoven, NL

• Working with the first Fab of TSMC (F21) in USA in a startup environment
• Completed Process readiness of DUV Lithography machines and completed Yield star tool matching in TSMC Fab F18, Taiwan
• Completed all core courses related to imaging, overlay, defectivity and productivity to enhance expertise on lithography machines
• Served as lens specific calibration lead for Fab 21 TSMC and completed LSC on 6 machines in TSMC Fab.
• Regularly delivered (KTs) to TSMC and litho problem updates
• Solved 8 live cases for TSMC related to overlay and imaging

Oxford, GB

Malvern, PA, US

- Analyzed statistical data from the mixture and dryer area and identify root causes of board quality problems-Obtained optimized temperature profile in the dryer to maximize line speed with maintaining board quality-Identified process problems and improved efficiency of the plant

Fremont, CA, US

• Data matched the model to the actual hardware
• Designed and develop first-principles based dynamic models of gas delivery systems for semiconductor industry
• Introduced a feedback and feedforward PID controller to reach setpoint within 0.5 seconds.
• Developed automated tuning of the mass flow controller with overshoot within 1%
• Developed controller capability to ensure insensitivity of the mass flow controller to pressure changes up to 35 psi within 1 second
• Tuned actual mass flow controller in the test rig ensuring reaching the setpoint within 0.5 seconds.

Newark, DE, US

• Developed a first principles-based hybrid reactive distillation column model for producing renewable biosurfactant
• Implementing process intensification principles improved the desired product formation 5.5 times
• Developed a control scheme to ensure water distillate purity of 99% and controller’s disturbance rejection capability.
• Target set point achieved within 1 second with minimum overshoot or undershoots.
• 20 % less initial capital cost and 12% reduced operational cost required due to shared infrastructure and synergistic benefits of process intensification
• Cost of renewable surfactant is 24% lower than synthetic surfactants

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

• Modeling, Advanced Process Control, Control Systems Design, Real-time Optimization, Neural Networks, Solar-hybrid Plant Simulation
• Designed and developed in-house first-principles dynamic models consisting PDEs for parameter estimation, advanced optimization, and robust process control.
• Modelled a solar/ natural gas hybrid power plant to explore the synergistic effect of hybridizing. Hybridization demonstrates 71.9% more solar energy is harvested on an annual basis.
• Enhanced the solar power production through nonlinear real-time optimization (RTO).. Yearly results demonstrate the model observed an improvement of 15.5% in terms of solar to electric efficiency and 18.2% in solar.
• Developed Machine learning and neural networks for prediction of data-driven models. Ridge regression of the empirical equation showed an R2 value of 0.97 for parity plot indicating strong performance prediction.
• Improved solar-to-electric efficiency, solar fraction and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) 76.8, 66.6% and 31.2% respectively higher for a plant level hybrid unit in comparison with a grid-level hybrid unit.

I was a TA of the renewable energy, air pollution, chemical process safety and smart systems course-Helped students in their projects-Graded Assignments-Created Tasks-helped design the course with professor

Abu Dhabi, AE, AE

• Thesis topic: Prospects for Algal Biofuels in the UAE: Technology and Economics, Professor Dr. Robert Baldwin
• Saved $1.2 M (8% of the project revenue) by introducing green policy to support algal biodiesel production.
• Setup an algal bioreactor and analyzed growth characteristics and effect of different parameters. Found the optimal growth condition in terms of CO2 % and temperature of the bioreactor.
• Performed economic and sensitivity analysis using NREL software and reducing the cost of algal biofuels 37% by producing side products like Beta carotene and fish meal.

• Analyzed economic feasibility of new chemical products. Market analysis, quality assurance of chemical products
• Reduced the effluent toxicity 83% as an effluent treatment plant (ETP) engineer and managed solid waste disposal.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering