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.