Manish Patel ** Woodstock Place, Freehold, NJ ****8
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Professional Experience Summary
. Excellent Knowledge of Emulsifier, Surfactant, dispersant,
Antifoamants, EP pressure additive, amines, Base Oil, Coolant oil
manufacturing for Exxon, all Lubricants and experience of formulation of
lubricants.
. I have 6 years experience of working in Lubricant Industry on Metal
working, Industrial, Aviation and Motor oil lubricants.
. Worked closely on ASTM method for lubricant test and Calibration,
Hydrolytic stability of esters and Environmental Laws.
. Worked in team Environment with technical, sales, manufacturing,
processing personnel and Health & Safety team member
. Played key role in process optimization, fixing batch problem of
lubricants, work on increasing efficiency of process.
. Skill to solve the Field & In-house manufacturing of lubricants
problems and developed test methods for lubricant testing & in process
issues.
. Worked on Diesel engine sludge dispersant patent US 7371713B2 and
patent owned by Castrol.
. Strong interest in development of Nano-particles additives & use in
lubricants and optimization of lubricant to save cost.
. At Castrol Technology Centre I was also new product development team
for tire shine and cleaners
Employment Summary
Sovani Inc, Freehold, NJ Jan
2005 to Jan 2010
Management Consultant
Worked as Consultant in process Chemical processes, Marketing chemicals,
and lubricant process consultant for Indian lubricant manufacture. Work as
Marketing and management of placement Business in Asia. Also manage
office in India and also negotiated contract with agent on behalf of USA
companies in India and Nepal.
MBA coursework (nearly full time 2002-2005)
Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick Campus; all course work at the
campus
Need one more course to graduate; it can be done on line. Expected
graduation 2011
Castrol North America, Technology Center, Piscataway, New Jersey October
1998 to March 2002
Research Development Chemist
Worked on R & D of new graft polymer, for engine VI improver, Grafting of
PE and PP samples using various monomer and initiators. Worked on extrusion
of polymer samples, on pilot plant using various screw designs. Worked on
Method development for analysis of polymers, graft polymer, extrusion
polymer sample and oil, using GC, HPLC, GPC, LC-MS, N & S analyzer, DSC,
TGA and FTIR. Also was on team of developing dispersant additive motor and
diesel engines, Tire Shine, Engine cleaners and Fuel additive at Castrol
Technology center.
Royal Lubricants Inc, East Hanover, New Jersey August 1996 to October
1998
Technical Services Chemist / R & D Chemist
Provided technical services and support to sales in recommendation of
product to customer. Work on R & D Formulation of Lubricants. Evaluated
competitor oil and provided technical service to sales force. Prepared
technical service reports, protocol on new methods, managed analytical lab
and chemical plant. Provided technical services to chemical plants for
synthesis of variety of Silicate Ester base oil, Polysiloxane, Coolanol (
For Exxon), Acryloid polymer, Hydraulic fluid and blending of phosphate
ester. Worked on problem solving of synthesis of silicate ester and
distillation of unreacted alcohol, monomer and polymer. Fixed 500 gallon to
20,000 gallon oil for viscosity, moisture and tan. Worked on synthesis of
polymers, from acrylic acid in heptane, its percent solid, molecular weight
and viscosity. Worked on process scale-up, from Lab scale to full batch of
additives, polymers, contamination of products and Silicate Ester
reactions. . Worked on method development, for analysis of base oil,
measuring % additives in base oil, Wear metal, trace impurity, raw material
using GC, HPLC, GPC, ICPES, TLC & FTIR.
Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corporation, Little Falls, New Jersey
August 1991 to August 1995
Analytical Chemist
Worked on Method developments, test and characterization of samples using
FTIR, GC, TGA, TMA, DSC, DTA, DMA, AA and INSTRON instruments. Performed
analysis of incoming materials like Polyurethane, epoxy, rubber, solvents,
inorganic filler, paints, metal working lubricant use in machine shop and
thermoset plastics, Studied Rheological properties of polymer, plastics
cured epoxy and bonding failure, mechanical property and polymer specific
requirements. Prepared technical reports and protocol on new method of
analysis. Performed interpretation by coordinating analytical results from
multiple technique like FTIR, TGA, TMA, DSC, DMA, Instron, SEM, AA and GC.
Involved in troubleshooting of designated projects, training lab tech and
supervise them.
Education
Rutgers Business School, New Brunswick, Campus
M.B.A., General Management 2011 (graduation expected)
Pursue MBA in Marketing and Finance. Course taken so far: Accounting for
Managers, Organizational Behavior, Financial Management, Determine
optimization Models, Aggregate Economic analysis management, Marketing
Management, Computers & information system, International Business
Environment, Inter Functional Consulting I, Operations Management,
Managerial Economic analysis, Inter Functional Consulting II, Advance
Financial Management, Negotiations, Financial Institute & Markets,
Marketing Strategy, Legal Environment, Product Innovation, Sales
Management, Topics Financial SEC & ANA, Mktg Channels Hybrid Co and Product
Innovation.
Sardar Patel University, Department Of Chemistry, Vallabh Vidyanagar,
Gujarat December 1990
PhD, Polymer Chemistry
Research project was on Synthesis of Diacid and reacting with various
Diamines, with various polymerization process develop new polymer and
studied thermal and physical properties.
Sardar Patel University, Department of Chemistry, Vallabh Vidyanagar,
Gujarat December 1987
M.S., Physical Chemistry
Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat December 1985
B.S., Industrial Chemistry
Special courses: Polymer Processing, Dyes & Intermediates and Petroleum
Processing
Skills
. Excellent at Computer software like MS OFFICE, Database, Plaspec
Software and technical Instrument software
. Product Development, Improvement and Problem solving
. Entrepreneurial Leadership & Result Oriented
Professional Societies
Secretary, STLE, New York Sections, May 2001 to December 2005. Member from
2001 to 2005 and 2003 to 2005 was Secretary of New Section of STLE
Member of American Chemical Society, June 1995 to June 2002
Professional Training
INFINEUM 2001 Additive Seminar, INFINEUM, East Brunswick. 3 days course
Synthetic Lubricant Course By William Brown, STLE, 1995
Dispersion of Fine Particles in Liquids By Sydney Ross & Ian D Morrison,
ACS
NMR Spectroscopy Methods, Interpretation & Strategies for Problem Solving
by Lehoy F Johnson & Roy H Bible, ACS, 2001
Principles of Project Management by Jean Golonki, CNAC, CNAC, 2002
Fundamental of Lubrications by James, STLE, April 2000
Patent Law for Managers, Engineer & Scientists, Education Course, CNA, May
1999
Zenger Miller Team Course, Zenger Miller, CNA, 2002
Basic Lubrication Course at STLE, STLE, Las Vegas, April 1999
Advance Lubrication Course On Metal Working Fluids, STLE, 2000
Synthetic Compressor Lubricants By Wayne T Sumi, STLE