Rahul Tandon

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Grayslake, IL *****

Phone: 978-***-****

Email: acfg1b@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS

. 14 years industrial experience and 3 Industrial Patents.

. First-hand experience with Product Development Process, FDA

regulations and Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) to address

Product Complaints.

. Worked on business key aspects: Solution Formulation, Exploratory

Research, Pilot-Plant Studies, Product Development, Project

Management, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Market-

Survey Analysis.

. As Manager of a >$2M per annum project: initiated new project in

coordination with marketing team; performed and managed pre-

clinical studies; brought together a cross-functional team;

successfully led project through pilot-plant and manufacturing

process development.

. Excellent technical writing skills, as evidenced by authored

journal articles and patents, in addition to numerous internal

reports in industrial settings.

EDUCATION

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, February 1999

Thesis: "Studies of Equilibrium-Partitioning of Cations by a Nafion

Cation Exchange Membrane from Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Systems"

Indian Institute of Technology - BHU, Varanasi, India

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, June 1990

Thesis: "Design of Distillation Column for Separation of a

Continuous Feed of Acetone and Water"

EXPERIENCE

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Consultant, March 2011 - present

. Subject matter expert for projects and products related to kidney

dialysis.

. Guided the project through the feasibility and pre-clinical phases.

. Assisted in defining the product specifications and sourcing of raw

materials.

AsahiKasei Bioprocess, Inc., Glenview, IL

R&D Manager, June 2011 - January 2013

. Assess state-of-the-art filtration and chromatography technologies

for application in the manufacture of large-scale bioprocess

equipment.

. New procedures for membrane filter validation for use in industrial

pharmaceuticals production.

Delcath Systems, Inc., Queensbury, NY

Senior Engineering Scientist; August 2010 - June 2011

. Developing a targeted chemo-therapy procedure for the treatment of

liver cancer.

. Continuous filtration was used to remove the drug before it can

reach the rest of the patient's body.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL: Oct 1999-June

2009

Research Scientist II, January 2009 - June 2009

. Developed electrolyte profile of a new PD (Peritoneal Dialysis)

solution containing charged polymers.

. Developed Capillary Electrophoresis methods to measure amino acids

and other ionic compounds.

. Managed the New Ideas Forum for the entire Renal Division of Baxter

Healthcare Corp.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation, McGaw Park, IL: Oct 1999-June

2009 (Contd ...)

Research Scientist, December 2004 - January 2009

. Project leader worked on development of a new PD solution: Managed

project budget, scheduled milestones and activities of several

functional groups (Research, Quality, Engineering Services,

Regulatory, Marketing, Manufacturing, etc.). Carried out all

aspects of Solution Formulation.

. Managed Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) of quality issues

related to Baxter dialyzers.

Associate Research Scientist, January 2002 - December 2004

. Developed an in vitro model of PD therapy. Produced and tested

various osmotic agents for relative amount of ultrafiltration

produced and amount absorbed.

. Technical lead for the development of filtration scheme to ensure

ideal system performance as well as patient safety during CFPD

(Continuous Flow Peritoneal Dialysis) therapy.

Research Associate III, October 1999 - January 2002.

. Development of sorbent cartridge for dialysate regeneration in

dialysis processes.

. Evaluation of various forms of urease to achieve near-complete urea

conversion.

. Development of device to achieve optimum urease performance.

. Manufacture of urease-impregnated ultrafiltration membrane for use in

dialysis therapies.

. Development of mathematical model of sorbent cartridge to understand

performance of various resins.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

Research Associate, January 1998 - September 1999

. Development of Ultrafiltration, Microfiltration, Nanofiltration and

Reverse Osmosis processes for applications in various industrial

bioprocesses. Studies were performed at pilot plant and bench scale

using polymeric, ceramic and stainless steel membranes.

Tulane University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, New Orleans,

LA

Research Assistant, June 1994 - January 1998.

. Experimental determination of physical properties and ionic

selectivities of ion-exchange membranes.

. Modeling solute and solvent properties within membrane pores.

. Studying interactions of metal cations with ion-exchange membranes.

. Development of an assay to study the metabolic response of animal

cells to hyperthermia and hypoxia.

. Determination of the stress proteins in animal cells by 2-D

electrophoresis.

Teaching Assistant, August 1990 - May 1994

. Courses taught: Unit Operations (theory & lab), Process Control,

and Thermodynamics.

. Taught a senior level course in process design.

Received the Best Teaching Assistant Award for the year 1993-94.

Shriram Rayons, Kota, India

Summer Intern, May 1989 - June 1989.

. Performed material and energy balances of the Rayon manufacturing

plant.

RELATED SKILLS

. Experienced with the use of Capillary Electrophoresis, UV, AA and NMR

spectroscopy, GC, HPLC, GPC, 2-D electrophoresis, animal cell culture.

. Proficient in Microsoft Project, FORTRAN, VISUAL BASIC and in Windows,

Macintosh, MS-DOS, and UNIX operating systems.

AFFILIATIONS AND POSITIONS HELD

. American Chemical Society

. American Institute of Chemical Engineers

. Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor Society (Chapter

President 1994-95, Secretary 1991-94)

. North American Membrane Society

PATENTS

J. K. Leypoldt, C. J. Holmes, S. Karoor, C. M. Hoff, L. Martis, R.

Tandon; "Peritineal Dialysis Solutions Comprising Glucose Polymers";

US Patent Application US 201********.

S. Karoor, B. Donovan, T. Hai, M. Katada, L. Lu, L. Martis, S. Morti,

S. Mujais, P. Sanders, P. Soltys, R. Tandon; "Method And Composition

For Removing Uremic Toxins In Dialysis Processes"; Patent Granted US

7,241,272 B2.

R. Tandon, S. Karoor, R. Pauley, D. Boggs, and R. Yeh, "Urease

Impregnated Membranes"; Patent Applied US20030235574A1.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

R. Shukla, R.Tandon, M.Nguyen and M. Cheryan; "Micro-filtration of

starch suspensions using a tubular stainless steel membrane"; Membrane

Technology No. 120, pg 5-8; April 2000.

R. Tandon, and P. N. Pintauro, "Multicomponent Salt Partitioning in

Nafion Cation-Exchange Membrane from Non-Aqueous Salt Mixtures",

Journal of Membrane Science, In Preparation.

R. Tandon, and P. N. Pintauro, "Divalent/Monovalent Cation Uptake

Selectivity in a Nafion Cation-Exchange Membrane: Experimental and

Modeling Studies", Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 136, 1997, 207-

219.

P. N. Pintauro, R. Tandon, L. Chao, W. Xu, and R. Evilia, "The

Equilibrium Partitioning of Mono/Divalent Cation Mixtures in Nafion

Cation Exchange Membranes", Journal of Physical Chemistry Vol. 99, No.

34, 1995, 129**-*****.

PRESENTATIONS

R. Tandon, P. Pintauro, "Solvent Effects During Multicomponent Ion

Uptake Into a Nafion? Cation-Exchange Membrane"; American Institute of

Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2009

R. Tandon, "Use of Membrane Science in Healthcare Industries"; North

American Membrane Society Conference, Honolulu, June 2004.

R. Tandon, R. Shukla, M. Nguyen, and M. Cheryan, "Microfiltration of

Corn Starch Suspensions with a Tubular Stainless Steel Membrane",

International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, Toronto,

Canada, June 1999.

P. N. Pintauro, J. R. Bontha, R. Tandon, L. Chao, W. Xu, and R.

Evilia, "Equilibrium Partitioning of Uni and Divalent-Cation Salt

Mixtures in a Nafion Cation-exchange Membrane", American Chemical

Society, San Diego, March 1994.

K. C. O'Connor, R. Tandon, K. P. Hastings, A. D. Andrews and K. M.

Francis, "Factors Affecting Animal-Cell Metabolism and Recombinant

Protein Expression", SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Epsom,

England, 1992.

K. C. O'Connor, R. Tandon, K. P. Hastings, A. D. Andrews and K. M.

Francis, "Factors Affecting Animal-Cell Metabolism and Recombinant

Protein Expression", University College London, London, England, 1992.

R. Tandon, S. Kumar and A. K. Udainia, "Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation

of Alcohol", All India Technical Models Exhibition, Varanasi, India,

1988.

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