Injection Molding Engineer

LOGANATHAN KALIAPERUMAL

**A, Gardner Avenue +1-978-***-****

Apt#2, Lowell, MA 01854 ******.*****@*****.***

Education:

1. M.S -Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA. May 2010.

2. M.Tech- Plastics Engineering, CIPET, India. June 2006

3. B.E - Polymer Engineering, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore, India. April 2004

Skills:

1. Strong background in polymer materials, related processes and their structure property relationship.

2. Experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management, 5S, Kaizen (Continuous process improvement), Quality improvement, NCMR, FDA, cGMP and GDP.

3. Experience in Statistical Process Control, Root Cause Analysis, Design of Experiments, Six Sigma and Supplier Quality, Process capability analysis.

4. Hands on experience in processing commodity, high performance, bioresorbable & pharmaceutical polymers.

5. Hands on experience in handling & troubleshooting compounding, twin-screw & single screw extruder, injection molding.

6. Hot melt extrusion(HME) of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)

7. Hands on experience in material characterization, testing and analysis (Thermal, Physical, Rheological & Morphological)

8. Interacted with Design R&D, Production, Quality, and Regulatory team.

9. Technical Writing Skills and Interpersonal skills.

10. Undertaking Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (CSSGB) from ASQ.

Work experience:

1. Extrusion Engineer, Medtronic, Danvers, MA. Aug 2011- Nov 2012

1. Assist in resolving manufacturing issues to attain daily production goals in process including braided catheter extrusion, mono / multi – lumen extrusion. Co-extrusion and braiding.

2. Lead continuous improvement projects in extrusion and braiding resulting in cost savings of $250K.

3. Worked as a core team member in new products development and cost savings projects.

4. Assisted in installation and qualification of new and transfer equipments.

5. Lead process validation studies of supplier change of raw materials.

6. Assisted in Quality assurance of medical catheter processing.

7. Worked on Root Cause Analysis, Non Conformance Material Review (NCMR) and CAPA.

8. Reviewed several engineering specifications, drawings, procedures, protocols and reports for compliance to Medtronic policies and quality requirements.

9. Proficient in using statistical process control methods, comparison studies using Minitab®.

10. Proficient in using Agile PLM.

1. Extrusion Engineer, Foster Corporation, Putnam, CT. Dec 2010- Aug 2011

2. Hot melt extrusion (HME) of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)

3. Hands on experience in film extrusion, wire extrusion, twin screw and co-extrusion of medical polymers.

4. Experienced in compounding of medical and pharmaceutical polymers in TSE.

5. Experienced working in ISO- Class 7 clean room manufacturing, cGMP and GDP.

6. Experienced in making technical reports on process trials/batch production records (BPR).

7. Experienced working with senior scientists, R&D engineers in developing new product.

8. Completed Rheological and processing studies (hot melt extrusion) on pharmaceutical polymers.

9. Assisted in Process Validation (PV) and IOQ protocols – Installation Qualification, Operational qualification and Performance Qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ)

10. Assist Quality in product non-conformance, CAPA, and Deviation & Failure reporting.

11. Knowledge of FDA regulations-21 CFR Part 210,211

12. Materials Engineer Intern, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Worcester, MA. July 2010- October 2010

1. Researched, selected thermoset resins, processing techniques for making abrasives wheels.

2. Researched and suggested novel toughening methods for thermoset resins.

3. Performed mechanical, physical & thermal testing of thermoset resins.

4. Successfully optimized the process of thermoset resin molding for lab testing.

5. Interacted with companies in the process to improve efficiency of thermoset molding.

1. Student Assistant, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Sep 2008 – Feb 2009

1. Handled complete testing equipment such as thermal, rheological, physical and morphological tests.

2. Knowledge of compounding of biodegradable polymers and additives using Brabender and TSE

3. Performed film extrusion of bio-degradable polymers in 27mm TSE.

4. Performed rheological testing of bio-degradable polymers using injection molding machine

5. Handled twin screw extruder for compounding biodegradable polymers.

6. Hands on experience in injection molding to mold test samples of biodegradable polymers

1. Polymer Material-Scientist, Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi, India. Sep 2006- July 2008

1. Successfully compounded polymeric materials in two-roll mill for underwater applications

2. Knowledge of polymer and additives in compounding

3. Manufactured polymer composites by hand lay-up technique for marine applications

4. Involved in business interactions with companies as a part of the project work

1. Experience working with R&D engineers in developing new product.

2. Planned and implemented laboratory operations to develop material and fabrication procedures.

1. Handled complete lab testing equipment for testing and characterization of polymers

2. Successful in making GFR thermoplastic composites as metal replacements

3. Successful in doing adhesion, pressure and accelerated absorption tests on polymers

4. Researched, reported and presented self-healing polymer composites for lab applications

5. Performed survey on functional antifouling coatings & high emissivity coatings

1. Student Trainee, BPL Automations Ltd, Bangalore, India. May-June 2003

1. Knowledge of various kinds of injection molding machines

2. Reviewed product failure data and interprets to establish/rule out material and process causes.

3. Determined root cause of defects and failures through molding trials and field testing.

4. Underwent training in process setting and process optimization

5. Underwent training to troubleshoot and reduce the rejection rate of the components

6. Underwent training to identify the root cause of the defects and improve productivity of the components using 5M process

Academic Projects:

1. “Analysis of plastication and purging in reciprocating screw Injection molding”- University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA

2. “Dynamic Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Behavior of Bamboo-Glass/PP Hybrid Composite”- CIPET, India

3. “Productivity Improvement in Injection Molded Components”- BPL Automations Ltd, India

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