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Textile Weaving Division

• Scientist supporting the Luminex manufacturing and assay development of a leading $3.8 billion biotechnology company with products for research, applied and medical sciences market.• Design, development and troubleshooting of new assays, data analysis of products in a FDA, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485:2003, cGMP regulated environment.• Recognize manufacturing problems, identify variables, perform appropriate experiments, and make necessary corrections to manufacturing… Show more • Scientist supporting the Luminex manufacturing and assay development of a leading $3.8 billion biotechnology company with products for research, applied and medical sciences market.• Design, development and troubleshooting of new assays, data analysis of products in a FDA, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485:2003, cGMP regulated environment.• Recognize manufacturing problems, identify variables, perform appropriate experiments, and make necessary corrections to manufacturing processes.• Critically evaluate, revise and/or create process documents. Ensure that efficient, reproducible, quality manufacturing processes and documents are developed for new and existing products. • Ensure adherence to quality standards established in process documents. Continually strive to improve product quality through establishment of more effective or efficient manufacturing processes, quality testing and lean implementation. • Implement production and large scale manufacturing procedures to optimize processes. Assist in experimental planning and design to support development of new processes.• Identifying solutions to technical problems related to the Luminex product line including identifying variables & performing appropriate experiments.• Participate in NPI projects in collaboration with R&D and manufacturing sciences to ensure new product introductions to the product portfolio. Show less

- Performed drying of Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC) polymer with different Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients precursors for thin film drug delivery.- Developed process line design and lab scale set-up for drying experiments varying different parameters such as air-flow rate, humidity and organic vapor concentration.- Performed wire ignition kinetics using LabVIEW for determining the ignition temperature and activation energy of various energetic materials including reactive… Show more - Performed drying of Hydroxy Propyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC) polymer with different Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients precursors for thin film drug delivery.- Developed process line design and lab scale set-up for drying experiments varying different parameters such as air-flow rate, humidity and organic vapor concentration.- Performed wire ignition kinetics using LabVIEW for determining the ignition temperature and activation energy of various energetic materials including reactive nanocomposites. Show less

•Technical design review of manufacturing equipment's such as Distillation Columns, Continuous Reactors, Pumping Systems, Cooling Towers, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks, Reciprocating Air Compressors and Piping system supplied by basic vendors.•Review of process flow diagrams (PFD), process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) and standard operating procedures and conditions of different units like Desalination, Demineralization, Nitrogen Production, Effluent Treatment Plant and Cooling… Show more •Technical design review of manufacturing equipment's such as Distillation Columns, Continuous Reactors, Pumping Systems, Cooling Towers, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks, Reciprocating Air Compressors and Piping system supplied by basic vendors.•Review of process flow diagrams (PFD), process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) and standard operating procedures and conditions of different units like Desalination, Demineralization, Nitrogen Production, Effluent Treatment Plant and Cooling Towers.Increased operational efficiency of forced draft cooling towers by performing mass and energy balance over the tower and modifying the design parameters.•Involved in pre-commissioning activities and setup of Centrifugal Air Compressors that includes pre start up check ups, surge detection, control narrative check ups.•Performed all pre-commissioning activities of Induced Draft Cooling Towers including pre start up safety review. Also Performed No load and Load trials of Pumps and Fans, Hydro testing of various supply and return lines and overall fabrication of Cooling Towers.•Extensive interaction with cross-functional discipline including personnel from maintenance, project management and structural engineering teams. Show less

- Performed quality testing of raw materials and finished reactive dyes using High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Perspiro Meter, Rota Dyer and other chemical testing instruments.- Technical review on batch production of acid dyes, vat dyes, optical brightening agents, fluorescent whitening agents and continuous spray drying unit for production of reactive dyes in agglomerated grains.