Bala Krishnamurthi

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Houston TX 77077

425-***-****

acqkqa@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary:

An energizing agent and team player with an unique blend of technical, leadership and communication skills along with a passion for improving efficiency in manufacturing operations of chemical industry.

10 plus years experience in custom manufacturing, specialty chemicals with strong safety values, various accomplishments in process engineering and development, providing guidance to cross-functional team of engineers, supervisors, operators, maintenance, construction and technical services personnel.

Experience:

ADDA Consulting Inc. Houston, TX

Chemical Engineer 2010 to 2015

Executed project based contract assignments. Conducted reviews for clients in specialty chemicals, hazardous waste, petrochemicals, flavor and fragrance industries. y Championed process development with a view to improving quality, increasing output, reducing raw material usage, reducing environmental impact and improving safety. y Commissioned and validated a 25% process batch size increase. y Introduced new cleaning procedures which reduced batch change-over time and solvent use. y Introduced a new purification step to resolve quality concerns and then built on this to improve yields.

y Designed and executed a plant test to confirm the economic and operating feasibility of recovering product from mother liquor (~ $500,000/year savings potential). y Implemented technologically and economically attractive on-site treatment of waste streams. Pabla Cuisine Renton, WA

Manager 2009 to 2010

Improved the business performance of two ethnic restaurants and a grocery store. Organized promotional events and discount schemes. Ensured compliance with licensing, hygiene and safety guidelines. Managed inventory and pricing integrity. Qaroma Incorporated Baytown, TX

Production Engineer 2007 to 2009

y Oversaw production staff and ensured safe and efficient operations in the synthetic food flavor department.

y Working in partnership with a team of shift engineers, supervisors and operators, achieved significant improvements in productivity. It eliminated work during weekends while maintaining the production schedule.

y Assisted in the write up of SOP's and participated in PSM. y Documented plant process and procedural changes with the MOC system. y Eliminated multiple crystallizations by a process of distillation followed by one-step crystallization to achieve the desired purity, physical characteristics and polymorph. It resulted Bala Krishnamurthi Page 2

in reduction of production time by half, product purity of 99.9%, improved recovery of product from mother liquor (less than 5% product in final mother liquor). y Facilitated plant operations during plant manager's absence. Chemicals Incorporated Baytown, TX

Operations Engineer 2002 to 2007

Monitored day-to-day operations in the batch manufacturing of specialty chemicals and kosher products with focus on meeting production schedules, ensuring product quality, and conforming to applicable engineering codes and standards as well as company policies and procedures. y Worked in a team that increased the solvent recovery (86% to 94%) and product yield (95% to 98%) in a new batch process.

y Contributed as a team lead, to an increased production rate of a profitable product by reducing the process cycle time (20 to 13 hours).

y Simplified and improved safety of ammonia water separation and transfer process. y Coordinated third party efforts in the setup of remote sensing and data logging software system for a high-pressure reaction.

y Designed ammonia water scrubber system and oversaw the construction in coordination with maintenance supervisor.

Wesman Engineering Company Ltd. India

Assistant Management Executive (Sales and Service Engineer) 1996 to 1999 Experience in sales, contributed to company success by developing and implementing marketing strategies based on local regional needs for South India in foundry and combustion equipment systems.

y Understood client's technical requirements and financial considerations and made complete techno-commercial proposals.

y Negotiated proposals with client/consultant and finalized orders. Increased sales and collection targets by 15% for South India region over a period of one year. y Provided installation, commissioning and after-sales support. y Identified and developed $5M of new business with the help of R&D in the field of drying garnet. Education:

Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN

Masters in Chemical Engineering 2001

Thesis title: "Production and Study of the Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foams and Solid Elastomeric Polyurethanes with Various Fillers" with Dr. F. Shutov National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering 1996

Executive member of Chemical Engineering Students Society.

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