KIRUBAKARAN SUBRAMANIAN

**** ***** *** ***** #***, Arlington, TX 76013, USA

Phone: 682-***-**** E-mail: acvkrn@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a full time position as an engineer in the field of Metallurgy / Materials science based industries

EDUCATION

Masters in Materials Science and Engineering (GPA 3.0/4.0) Aug’14-May’16

University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

Courses studied: Mechanical behavior of materials, Phase transformation of materials, Analysis of materials, Magnetic materials, Polymer materials science, Energy of materials

Bachelors in Metallurgical Engineering (GPA 7.9/10) Aug ’09-Apr’13

Government college of Engineering, Salem, India

Courses studied: Iron and steel making, Foundry technology, Advanced physical metallurgy, Corrosion science and engineering, Heat treatment and surface engineering, Metal forming, Welding Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Metallurgist at Power Plus Foundries, Coimbatore, India Jul’13 – Dec’13

Developed raw materials specification and heat treatment processes

Scheduled operations and maintained metallurgical lab includes physical, chemical, microstructure and sand testing

Recommended methods and processes to improve quality and scrap reduction

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Fabrication and Magnetic Properties of Ordered Macroporous Nickel Structures

Thesis–Substitute, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Aug’15-Dec’15

Prepared suspension of colloidal crystals by template directed synthesis

Performed electrodeposition of Ni by standard three electrode cell

Studied structural properties and magnetic behavior using SEM and VSM

Synthesis and Characterization of TbFe2 Powders by Magnetic Field Assisted Ball Milling

Engineering Intern, Defence Metallurgical Research Lab, Hyderabad, India Dec’12-Mar’13

Synthesized TbFe2 nanoparticles using magnetic field assisted ball milling

Performed magnetic measurements using vibrating sample magnetometer

Analysed microstructure and morphology using scanning electron microscope

Analysis of Surface Carbon Potential in Nitrogen / LPG Atmosphere in Fluidised Bed Processing

Engineering Intern, Fluidtherm Technology Pvt. Ltd, Chennai, India Jun’12-Jul’12

Performed carburization on mild carbon steel at different LPG / Nitrogen composition

Examined the microstructure at different composition using optical microscope

Analysed the samples using hardness profile and found the effective case depth

Optimization of Heat Treatment Parameters on Forged L77 (Al-Cu) Alloy

Engineering Intern, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, India May’11-July’11

Developed process parameters at different aging temperatures for the best heat treatment cycles

Performed metallographic analyses on samples using optical microscope

Analysed different heat treated samples with tensile, hardness and fatigue testing

IN-PLANT TRAINING

Salem Steel Plant, Salem, India Nov’10-Dec’10

Learnt hot rolling and cold rolling processes of stainless steels from slab

Analysed hot rolled steel composition and developed heat treatment processes for better properties

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Vizhakapatnam, India Nov’11-Dec’11

Learnt the entire processes going on in an Integrated Steel Plant

Analysed the sample composition using emission spectroscopy from Blast furnace

SKILLS

TECHNICAL SKILLS: Optical Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, EDS Analysis, X-Ray Diffractometer, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, FTIR, UV-VIS spectroscope, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell Hardness Testing, ISO 9001:2008, Failure analysis

COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Office, C, C++, Adobe Photoshop, Auto CAD

CERTIFICATIONS

ASNT Non-Destructing Testing Level - II, QTECH, Chennai, India Jun’12-Jun’13

Certificate No: UT, PT, MT, RT 190613

Penetrant Testing Ultrasonic Testing

Magnetic Particle Testing Radiography Testing

SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION, ExpertRating, USA

Certification No: 3106014

Reducing Virgin Material Consumption in Icemaker Module

Analysed the root cause using SIPOC and fishbone diagram

Performed Regression analysis on various data using T-test, fit line plot and polynomial regression analysis

Reduced the cost of overall process by 0.5 million USD by statistical analysis and economic analysis method

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