Engineer High School
Resume:
Work Experience
Rhodia Inc
Bristol,
PA
New Business Scout
October 2010-Present
- Led strategic marketing analysis of thin film solar and printed
electronics segments with focus on materials for organic photovoltaics
markets and ITO replacements
- Evaluated business plans and patent portfolios to identify investment
opportunities in startups active in the organic electronics segment
- Developed relationships with startups, research institutions and venture
capital firms in the cleantech and advanced materials sectors
Rhodia Inc
Cambridge, UK
Visiting Scientist at the University of Cambridge
November 2009-October 2010
- Managed Rhodia's collaboration with the University of Cambridge resulting
in $7 million joint investment by Rhodia in Eight19- a solar energy
startup spun off the Cavendish lab
- Worked closely with M&A team to negotiate patent portfolio licensed to
Eight19 by the University of Cambridge
- Led detailed value chain analysis and defined research priorities for
Rhodia's global R&D teams in the organic photovoltaics area
Rhodia Inc
Bristol,
PA
Senior Scientist II - Complex Fluids Laboratory
October 2006-October 2009
- Managed Rhodia's nanoparticle based surface coatings program and secured
$2 million in external funding for a global consortium aimed at
developing environment friendly coatings
- Filed 5 patent applications covering technologies for nanoparticle based
surface treatments, self emulsifying surfactant blends and efficiency
enhancing additives for organic photovoltaic devices
- Served as physical chemistry expert supporting global application teams
serving the metal treatment, industrial solvents, semiconductor
polishing, personal care and waterborne coatings markets
- Supervised junior researchers on using characterization tools including
dynamic light scattering, zeta potential measurements, interfacial
tensiometry, ellipsometry, FTIR and quartz crystal microbalance
- Enabled Rhodia's access to new technologies and materials through
collaborations with research groups at NIST, University of
Pennsylvania and NYU
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD
Postdoctoral Researcher - Polymers Division
February 2005-September 2006
- Elucidated the impact of photoresist chemistry on the swelling and
dissolution of 193 nm photoresists using neutron reflectivity, quartz
crystal microbalance and NMR
- Developed quartz crystal microbalance method that led to joint project
between NIST and Intel aimed at accelerating the development of E-UV
photoresist materials
Akron Rubber Development Laboratory
Akron, OH
Research Engineer - Engineering Group
January 2004-December 2004
- Developed test methods to study oxidation and crystallization of tire
compounds in collaboration with researchers at Sandia National Laboratory
Education
Stern School of Business, New York University
New York, NY
MBA (Specialization: Finance, Marketing)
Expected Sept 2013
. GMAT: 720 (94 percentile)
The University of Akron
Akron, OH
PhD (Polymer Science and Polymer Physics)
Feb 2005
- Recipient of the University of Akron - OMNOVA industrial internship award
- Thesis title " Nonlinear optical techniques to study polymer adsorption"
The University of Pune
Pune,
India
Bachelor of Engineering (Petrochemical Engineering)
Jul 1997
- Graduated in first class with distinction
Patents & Publications
- Coauthored 23 publications in refereed journals and conference
proceedings
- Co inventor on 5 pending US patent applications
Awards
- Outstanding Alumni award - Maharashtra Institute of Technology (2008)
- Premier achievement award - Rhodia (2010)
Other Information
- Full member Sigma Xi
- Started and managed Rhodia's internship program for economically
disadvantaged high school students
- External reviewer for evaluating funding proposals submitted to the US
National Science Foundation and for papers submitted to journals of the
American Physical Society
- Mentored seniors enrolled in entrepreneurship course at the University of
Cambridge's Judge business school
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