Engineer Process

Niraj Singh

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OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging position in field of chemical engineering where I can

contribute and also gain professional expertise.

EDUCATION:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Dec 2008

Master of Science, Chemical Engineering

GPA: 3.18

University of Mumbai (Bombay), India

Jun 2006

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering

GPA: 3.5

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sriya Group of Companies., Georgia, USA

May 2008- Present

Sriya Green Materials Inc.

Assistant Process Engineer

Project: Production of nano-cement

Task: Develop new technology to reduce energy usage and environmental

impact of conventional cement process.

. Tested the feasibility of the process on batch systems with new

formulations of raw material and appropriate design of experiments.

. Designed and developed lab scale to 100 kg/day demo scale continuous

pilot plant.

. Optimized the system in terms of fuel requirement, residence time and

type of reactor.

. Performed mass, energy balance and economic analysis for scale up of

the process.

Sriya Innovations Inc.

Assistant Process Engineer

Project: Designing of pilot plant

Task: Part of team involved in design and development of pilot plant scale

bio-refinery working at a 3 TPD capacity to produce C5, C6 sugars, lignin

and specialty chemicals.

. Developed process flow diagrams for entire system

. Performed a through mass and energy balance of pilot plant

. Was involved in equipment sizing and costing

Project: Demo Plant Operations

Task: To run 100 kg/day bio-refinery to produce C5 sugars, lignin & CG

sugars. I was part of the team for optimization of the process at demo

scale.

. Optimized the system to ensure minimal ramp up time of feed heating to

avoid degradation of biomass for production of C5 & C6 sugars on this

scale which was later incorporated in design of pilot plant.

. Produced specialty chemicals like furfural, glycolaldehyde and was

involved in solvent recovery.

. Provided proactive day to day support to production and maintenance

teams with respect to optimum, efficient and safe plant operation

. Involved in technical monitoring and trouble-shooting of the utility

systems

. Monitored plant performance against approved targets on day to day

basis and identified existing potential and technical problems

. Identified and implemented specific projects and changes to improve

safety, operability,and capacity of plant

. Participated in incident investigations and problem solving of plant

systems

Research Engineer

Project: Chemical conversion of biomass, such as corn cobs & wood flour

using supercritical fluids.

Task: Have worked on lab scale (15 ml) reactors for fractionation of

biomass followed by cellulose cracking to obtain glucose.

. Conducted experiments at near critical or super-critical conditions

. Developed unique batch systems to perform reactions at different

conditions

. Analyzed samples using HPLC, GC-MS and UV spectroscopy

. Prepared cost estimates for procurement of equipment and chemical

reagents

. Assessed technical data and prepared graphical representation of test

data.

. Prepared technical literature on industrial process, process economics,product markets and overall commercial viability of processing

facilities

Crystal Nanoclay Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India

October 2006-July 2007

Assistant Process Engineer

Project: Mid-scale plant Operations

Task: Involved in optimization of 3 TPD plant capacity to develop wide

range of high performance additives for plastics

. Optimized the parameters needed for production of additives to be used

in-situ polymerization & melt blending technique

. Worked with process chemist to formulate the correct raw material

needed to develop high performance additives for plastics which

deliver aesthetic, physical and processing benefits that raise plastic

performance

. Evaluated mechanical, physical and performance of reinforced plastics.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Mumbai, India

Jun 2005- Dec 2005

Engineering Trainee

Project: Study of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit

Task: Part of team responsible to study gasoline cracking technologies in

F.C.C.U.

. Worked with process engineering team to gain know-how on gasoline

cracking technologies and energy recovery fundamentals

. Designed an excel based simulation program used to calculate the

overall heat transfer coefficient in shell and tube heat exchanger

. Performed material & heat balance of entire unit and also worked on as-

built documentation for P&ID's, PFD's

Additional Employment:

N.K. Enterprises, Mumbai, India

Management Executive (part-time)

Feb 2001-Jun 2002

. Assigned & supervised respective jobs of seven people and maintained

bank records of the company

. Data entry of sales & purchases, assisted in cost estimating and

budgeting and presentation of materials to respective customers

Publications:

. "Method of making cementitious compositions and products made thereby" US

Patent Application Serial no.:12/789,025 (Patent Pending)

Technical Skills:

Lab Equipment: HPLC, GCMS, UV spectroscopy, TOC analyzer

Programming Tools: UNIX, Excel solver, Polymath

Desktop Tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

References: Available upon request

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