Project Engineering

Swati Kapoor

**** ** ****** ****, * – ***, Gainesville, Florida 32608,

+1-352-***-****, a2vftu@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

• University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Masters in Chemical Engineering (2010-2012)

Major Courses – Molecular Basis, Continuum Basis, Chemical Kinetics, Reactor Design and Optimization,

Nanotechnology in water research, Computer Process Control, Water resources planning and management,

Advanced Mathematics

• Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering (2004-2008)

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Process Engineer, Praj Industries Ltd, Pune, India (August 2008 – July 2010)

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION:

• Front End engineering including material and energy balances, hydraulic diagrams, PFD, P&ID, pipe sizing, equipment sizing of Liquefaction, Fermentation, Distillation and Evaporation schemes for Bioethanol plants

• Prepared technical specifications for heat exchangers, relief valves, pumps and distillation columns.

• HAZOP, Process Safety management, Risk Management

• Effectively commissioned Sugarcane to Ethanol fermentation section

• Monitored team of manufacturers for in house manufacturing of fermenters and distillation columns

• Designed and Simulated plate Heat exchangers for Evaporation section using HTRI

• Simulated Distillation columns using ChemCAD

WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT:

• Front End engineering including material and energy balances, hydraulic diagrams, pipe sizing, PFD, P&ID, equipment sizing, plant layout, cost estimation of Effluent Treatment plants, Sewage Treatment plants, Municipal Waste Treatment plants for distilleries, breweries, paper & pulp industry and fertilizer industry

• Front end engineering for Water treatment and Desalination plants.

• Designed and simulated Membrane system for RO,UF and MBR using ROSA

• Prepared specifications for all process equipment like pumps, heat exchangers, control valves and membrane system

• Performed Lab experiments for BOD, COD, pH, solids content and conductivity analysis of samples

• Effectively commissioned skid mounted RO system for Bannari Amman Distilleries, Mysore, India

• HAZOP, SAP for plant maintenance

• Coordinated with vendors and suppliers for timely delivery of equipment and effective project implementation

• Supervised the team of designers and interdepartmental engineers associated with the project

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:

• Extensive research on alternate feed-stocks Biofuels production including Tapioca, cassava and Lignocellulose Biomass.

• Revenue generation by conversion of DDGS (waste) into Probiotics and useful manure to increase revenue from wastes

• Research on Gasification and pyrolysis as renewable energy sources

• Reduction of potassium content in Boiler Ash

• Waste minimization by incorporating Bagasse fired Boiler for Cogeneration plant in Distilleries

• Reduction in process water intake for Breweries

• Technical development in Membrane Separation (RO, UF, MBR, SBR, MBBR), Biological Treatment, carbon credits and Zero Liquid Discharge

2. Summer Intern, Indian Oil Corporation R&D Centre, Faridabad, India (May 2007-July 2007)

• Performed process calculations of heat and material balances and kinetics on Diesel Hydrotreating Micro Reactor unit

• Understood PFD, P&ID, Controls and instrumentation for the unit

• Optimized process parameters for yield maximization and improved product quality

• Performed loading and unloading of catalyst in the system under the supervision of experts

• Effectively trained on laboratory tests for flashpoint, pour point, octane number and Cetane number analysis

TECHNICAL TALKS

1. Poster Presentation on Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, PERC, University of Florida, April 2011

2. Seminar on Diesel Hydro-treatment, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, October 2007

3. Poster Presentation on Photonic crystal for ecofriendly thermal photovoltaic power generation at national workshop organized by Indian Society of Analytic Scientists, Nagpur chapter, August 2007

KEY PROJECTS

1. M.S Research project: Rare Earth Metal Nano-oxides catalyst preparation for Methanol Reforming process(February 2011 – May 2012)

• Synthesized, optimized and Characterized Zirconia nanoparticles through Micro-Emulsions technique using XRD, BET and SEM techniques

• Synthesized, optimized Ceria and Ceria zirconia catalysts using Co-precipitation method with different precipitating agents and characterized using XRD, BET, TEM and TGA

• Designed and Simulated Fischer tropsch reactor using LabVIEW

2. B.Tech Research Project: Bio-Reactors Modelling and Simulation (August 2007- March 2008)

• Extensive literature survey on different types of bioreactors, enzymes, reaction kinetics.

• Kinetic modeling of manufacture of penicillin g from penicillin Chrysogenum

• Simulation and optimization of Batch Fermentation using polymath

MINI PROJECTS:

3. Project Economics, Planning and Management (January 2012- May 2012)

• Use of Excel solver and data analysis techniques for planning, implementation and management of water and water treatment projects

4. Dynamic simulation of Feedback Controllers (August 2011-December 2011)

• Use of MATLAB and SIMULINK to verify controllability of linear and nonlinear systems.

• Optimized mixing tank systems using closed loop and open loop simulation methods

5. Nanoparticle transport and filtration in porous media (May 2011-July 2011)

• Study of classic Filtration Theory on sand media.

• Performed lab experiments to study transport of fluid in the presence and absence of salts in sand media

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Highly proficient: Matlab and Simulink; Polymath; ChemCAD; MathCAD; ROSA; Microsoft Office; MS Project

• Working knowledge: LabVIEW; HTRI; AutoCAD; Fluent; Pro II; C++; VB; MSVisio; Aspen HYSYS

CERTIFICATIONS

• SIX SIGMA White Belt from Aveta Business school

• Green living certificate from Expertrating

• Chemical engineering awareness and terminology certification from Expertrating

• Beginners in German language from Nagpur University

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Secured First division in B.Tech(2004-2008)

• Secured First division in Certificate Course in German language from Nagpur university

• Cultural Director for Umang 2008 at Laxminarayan Institute of Technology

• Design Director, UF Homecoming 2011 for College of Engineering, University of Florida

• Active member of Benton Engineering Council, GRACE, Indian Graduate Student Association at UF

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