YAQOOT SHAHARYAR

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I am a graduate student in chemical engineering with three years of professional experience as a chemical process engineer and consulting professional focused on technology and market benchmarking of the chemical and allied industries

Process engineering Process improvement Lean and six sigma MS Excel Mathworks MATLAB Minitab Quality management Technology and market benchmarking Statistical design of experiments Primary and secondary market research Material and process documentation

PROFILE

SKILLS

X-Ray Diffraction Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy X-ray Photo-electron Spectroscopy Differential scanning calorimetry Scanning electron microscopy Material characterization Glass and ceramic engineering Chemical vapor deposition High temperature furnace operation Engineering project evaluation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE KLINE AND COMPANY Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Consultant-Chemicals and Materials

04/2012 to 08/2013 Executed projects based on manufacturing cost and technology benchmarking for chemical and allied industries. Developed syndicated research reports on the global and regional scope of specialty chemicals. Collaborated with project managers and clients regarding deliverables of consulting projects.

STERLITE TECHNOLOGIES LTD Aurangabad, Maharashtra,India Process & Product Development Engineer

07/2010 to 03/2012 Performed analysis, optimization and control of the fiber optic grade glass manufacturing process to ensure high yields, low downtime and best product quality Collaborated with the production team to ensure the proper execution of the Standard Operating Procedures and strict adherence to maintenance schedules Executed statistical and technical analysis of key process input and output variables for maximum productivity Extended technical support to external consultants working on short and long term improvement projects Facilitated the commercial rollover of new optical fiber variants in collaboration with R&D.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING MASTER OF SCIENCE: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2015 Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, US

Antcipated graduation date June 2015 3.75/4 GPA Master's thesis entitled "Structure-Solubility Relationships in Fluoride-Containing Phosphate Based Bioactive Glasses " Ongoing project "Understanding the Nucleation and Crystallization Kinetics in Sodium and Alumina Rich High Level Nuclear Waste Glasses"

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2010 National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

8.358/10 GPA Member of the campus recruitment committee Organizing committee member of the annual technical festival "Techvaganza" Senior project "Transesterfication of Algal Oil using Heterogeneous Catalysis for Bio-Diesel Production" Successfully completed a project "Solid Waste to Energy Conversion"

ACCOMPLISHMENTS CEO's award for a project on “Energy Balance of Fiber Draw Furnaces” – Sterlite Technologies. Performance based “Star of the Year” award – Kline and Company. Team leader of the “Kaizen Initiative” group dedicated to process improvement - Sterlite Technologies.

CERTIFICATIONS Rutgers Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Knowledge Certification

PUBLICATIONS Y.Shaharyar, E. Wein, A.Tilocca, R.E. Youngman, F.Muñoz, A. Goel. 2015. "Structure-solubility relationships in fluoride- containing phosphate based bioactive glasses." (Manuscript in preparation) Y.Shahrayar, E.Han, J.Cheng, A. Maron, J. Weaver, J.McCloy, A.Goel. 2015. "Thermal stability and crystallization kinetics of iron containing sodium aluminosilicate glasses." (Manuscript in preparation)