Venkat Raja is an internationally renowned electroplating specialist. He is the founder and president of Advint Incorporated, a federal (registered) corporation in Canada. Advint is an electroplating advisory and training services firm offering premium service across the globe. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science (chemistry), an MBA and a green belt in Lean Sigma. Mr. Raja has over 33 years of experience in aqueous and ionic liquid electrolytes, autocatalytic, and physical vapour deposition (PVD) processes. Prior to starting Advint in 2018, he had worked in the USA, Canada, and India, holding senior roles in research, engineering, and manufacturing. He served as a lead engineer for The Boeing Company and worked for COM DEV International Ltd. (now Honeywell), and Titan Industries Ltd. Venkat invented a new process to deposit a thick beta-phase tantalum. He had applied for several patents and released international patent declarations. Mr. Raja deposited 23 elements on over 50 different substrates at large and small scale. He redesigned North America’s most complex rack plating line and designed the world’s most automated electroless Ni plating line for the US Army Research Lab (ARL). Throughout his experience, Venkat led the application of diverse plating techniques including Electrolytic & Electroless Electrolytes, Aqueous & Ionic Liquid Plating, and Physical Vapour Deposition. He successfully deposited silver, gold, copper, nickel, electroless nickel, and chemical conversion coatings on various substrates such as aluminum, stainless steel alloys, copper alloys, and titanium. Venkat also handled the operation of large plating units encompassing automated rack and barrel plating lines, effluent treatment system, deionized water treatment unit, automatic brushing unit, as well as polishing, painting, and lacquering processes.Advint’s electroplating training is popular in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Middle Eastern countries. Mr. Raja considers attendants’ professional development as an instructor as part of his service. Advint’s flagship advisory services have been helping senior management of corporate clients enable improve operational excellence and reduce cost. Venkat takes pride in sharing incredible power with the collaborative approach towards the goal of enabling true electroplating capability. He frequently shares fresh perspectives based on a real-world understanding on the Our Insight page. Please view the attached PowerPoint slide for details and visit Advint’s website to know more about the services - https://theadvint.com/