Engineer / Assistant Engineer
Resume:
Santosh Navada
Phone: 919-***-****
Raleigh, NC 27606
Email: *******.******@*****.***
Process & Manufacturing Engineering Professional
Commercial Manufacturing Processes| Chemical Analysis Lab Equipment| Six
Sigma Green Belt
Collaborative and Self-motivated Engineering Professional with a solid
professional and educational foundation in operations, product design and
development, strategic planning, production operations, customer service,
ethics and integrity, lean manufacturing, and all elements of ensuring
project fulfillment, and the best practices in manufacturing methods.
Proactive team member distinguished for troubleshooting existing protocols
and procedures in order to improve best practices through improvement
methodologies.
Areas Of Expertise
|End-to-End Project |Instron Test Machines |Technical Writing & |
|Oversight |X-Rite |Reports |
|Team Leadership & |Spectrophotometer,pH |Microsoft Office suite |
|Mentoring |Testing |Experience with |
|Heat Press, SEM & |Product Design & |biohazard, chemical |
|Oil-Baths |Development |safety |
|Rootcause analysis |Physical Testing | |
Professional Experience
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC
2011-2012
Research Assistant dedicated to investigating and modifying the surface
properties of prebonded nitional wire and polyurethane film through the
careful execution of distinct chemical, helium plasma, and mechanical
modification treatments. Tested the pull out force of samples produced
using Instron Testing machine. Performed X-ray Photoelectron electroscopy
(XPS) and scanned Electron Microscopy (SEM) and wettability measurements in
order to define surface properties. Utilized Anova analysis tools to
analyze result variations on different samples.
PILOT PLANT LABORATORY - NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Raleigh, NC
2011-2012
Lab Assistant charged with assessing and identifying methods to improve the
exhaustion rate of various dyes on chemically treated fabric on behalf of
Cotton, Inc.
SEION WATERTECH, Mumbai, India
2009-2010
Design Engineer entrusted with developing the design of reverse osmosis
plant, demineralizer system, softener system, and portable polisher for
water filtration. Played an active role in the plant's installation.
BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE, Mumbai, India
2008-2009
Intern responsible for meticulously designing a Mixer Settler for
extracting rare earths, which required quantifying the effects of all
factors impacting the drop size. Researched and reported on desalination
technologies based on multi-stage flash Evaporation, reverse osmosis, and
low temperature evaporation.
Education & Professional Development
Master of Science in Textile Chemistry, Minor in Chemical Engineering,
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2012)
Thesis: Understanding the Surface Adhesion between
Polyurethane Film & Nitonal Wire for Vena Cava Filters
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Mumbai, India (2009)
Senior Project: Optimum Design of Mixer Settler for Extraction of Rare
Earths
Awarded 2nd Best Senior Project
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Expert Rating Solutions with Focus on
Business Process & Project Management, Six Sigma Improvement methodology &
Statistical Tools, Lean Manufacturing, Design
Professional Experience
Evaluating the level of adhesion and optimizing thermal bonding between
Nitinol wire and Thermoplastic
Polymer Films, World Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu Convention Center,
China, June 2012.
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