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Quality Assurance Six Sigma

Location:
Hershey, PA
Posted:
October 06, 2013

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GAURI DILIP PATKI

Address: ** ***** ******, *******, **- 14214.

Email: *****.*******@*****.*** Tel. no. : 716-***-****

SUMMARY:

• Two years research experience focused on hydrogen generation in a Nano science laboratory and a year practical experience in Polyurethane manufacturing plant.

• Expertise in laser pyrolysis reactor operations, volumetric and analytical experiments of hydrogen generation,

• Experience with x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with x-ray microanalysis, transmission electron microscopy and FT-IR operations.

• Profound Knowledge of six sigma principles and experience in product’s quality assurance

• Represented various student organizations in undergraduate and graduate universities and organized technical, cultural festivals and competitions.

EDUCATION:

• Master of Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering, February 2013

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

• Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, June 2011

University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

PROFFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Quality Analyst, EmblemHealth, NY

April 2013- present

• Testing claims processing system.

• Applying DMAIC approach for analyzing the claims processing system.

Research Student, Nano science Laboratory, SUNY Buffalo

M.S Thesis, January 2012- February 2013, Advisor: Dr. Mark Swihart “Hydrogen Generation using Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Mixtures with Alkali Metal Hydrides”

• Trained in silicon nanoparticles production using laser pyrolysis reactor.

• Assisted in group project for hydrogen generation from different sizes of etched and unetched nanosilicon.

• Introduced and set up a new technique for hydrogen generation using alkali metal hydrides and Nanosilicon.

Engineering Intern, BASF India Ltd, Mumbai, India

“Manufacturing of Polyurethane”

• Trained in planning, developing a polymer manufacturing process for the company using process safety procedures and engineering principles.

• Trained in plotting Process Flow Diagram and Process Instrumentation diagram.

• Trained in designing equipment manufacturing process.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

“Hydrogen generation using Nanosilicon”, Folarin Erogbogbo, Tao Lin, Krystal Lajoie, Gauri Patki, Nanosicence Laboratory, Jan 2012- June 2012

• Conducted experiments for testing hydrogen production rates using different sizes of nanosilicon

• Analyzed the nanosilison reactivity using TEM, XRD, SEM and FT-IR.

• Designed the hydrolysis mechanism for nanosilicon.

• Monitored the laser pyrolysis reactor for good yield of nanosilicon.

• Analyzed hydrogen production from the reactive alkyl metal hydrides and silicon nanoparticles.

• Introduced new hydrogen generation technique, alkali metal hydrides-Nanosilicon mixtures hydrolysis.

• Produced hydrogen production rates using volumetric experiments with different sizes of Nanosilicon.

• Compared hydrogen yields experiments from with various metal hydroxides catalyst.

Quality Assurance Project, SUNY BUFFALO, May 2012,

• Optimized different parameters for product development of a product for a manufacturing company.

• Applied DMAIC approach, identified influencing factors in system, rectified accordingly using gage linearity and regression analysis.

• Applied hypothesis testing with fractional factorial for data optimization using response surface diagrams.

• Confirmed the process developments in improve phase through Process Capability and Defects calculations.

“Carbon nanotube Dispersions”, Neethi Murali, Gauri Patki, Colloidal and Surface Phenomena, May 2012

• Researched various dispersion techniques of carbon nanotubes involving colloidal study.

• Discussed various surfactants and their effect on dispersions.

“Manufacturing of Polyurethane”, G. Patki, P. Raman, A. Shivaram, BASF India Ltd., June 2010- March 2011

• Planned, developed a polymer manufacturing process for the company using process safety procedures and engineering principles.

• Analyzed raw materials and prepared estimates as per the required product quality and defined materials properties, availability, costs, safety procedures for storage and handling.

• Designed equipment and carried out the thermodynamic feasibility and reaction kinetics of chemical reactions for process modeling.

• Analyzed product quality by general sample laboratory tests, planned work force utilization, space requirements, work layout and designed plant layouts.

• Estimated production times, staffing requirements, facilities cost and related costs to provide information.

• Proposed improvement practices for higher yields, product quality development and process optimization.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Paper published on “On-Demand Hydrogen Generation using Nanosilicon: Splitting Water without Light, Heat or Electricity” in Nanoletters.

• Currently working on paper “Hydrogen Generation using Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Mixtures with Alkali Metal Hydrides”.

• A poster on research “Hydrogen Generation using Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Mixtures with Alkali Metal Hydrides” in Graduate Research Symposium, University at Buffalo, October 2012

SKILLS:

• Programming Languages – C,C++,Java, Blue Java, SQL

• Plant and Equipment Design software – Design II, AutoCAD

• Chemical Structural Design and Analysis software – Marvin Sketch, Vesta, Origin Pro 8.5

• Microsoft Office Applications – PowerPoint, Excel, Word, EndNote

• Knowledge of MSDS, OSHA, ASTM regulations and procedures.

• Familiar with statistics and Six Sigma methodology for quality assurance.

• Instrumental analysis methods: XRD, SEM, EDS, FT-IR, TEM, and Centrifuge.

• Trained in laser pyrolysis reactor operations.



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