Raghavendran Murali

**** ** ****** ****, *********** FL 32608 352-***-**** abun1u@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Seeking a full-time position enabling demonstration of my professional work experience,

leadership abilities and interpersonal skills

Dynamic, hard-working Chemical Engineering graduate with a Masters degree having a solid grasp of

chemical engineering fundamentals and an analytical eye for problem solving. Work experience includes a

Senior Officer designation at a leading battery manufacturing plant (Exide Industries) and an internship at a

petroleum processing facility. Soft skills comprise ability to learn fast, ample man-management experience,

resourcefulness, project management and execution, and hands-on production line experience in a challenging

environment. Technical skills include proficiency in programming in Aspen HYSYS, UniSim, Office and

sufficient knowledge in SAP.

June 2010 – June 2011

Senior Officer, Casting Unit

Exide Industries Inc., Hosur, India

This position demanded strict adherence to manufacturing specifications and achievement of production

targets with utmost care given to manpower management and judicious use of raw materials. Implementing

new technologies in the manufacturing process was emphasized too.

Responsibility and Leadership

Accountable for all developments in production and maintenance in the Casting Unit

Managed a production staff of 20 and a maintenance staff of 8 to achieve set production target

Recruited, trained and monitored progress of 3 new employees

Negotiated and successfully resolved production hampering issues such as poor quality of lead ingots

between the Workers Union and Management

Taking the Initiative

Built a team of technicians and welders to successfully cordon off the Lead Pot openings to prevent

contamination of operators workspace by dross

Actively monitored the use of manpower during each shift and was able to reduce the number by 2

resulting in a 5% decrease in daily manpower expenditure

Contributed to a 2% reduction in inventory reflecting positively in the annual audit

Recognized for strict 5S implementation in production floor with an award by Plant Director

Steadfastly adhered to the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method of dispatching grids preventing grid pileup

on production floor

Project Management and Teamwork

Successfully brought down dross generation in Lead Pots 1 and 2 by as much as 25% by working as a

part of 6 man cross-functional team, making design changes and SOP modifications, in collaboration

with Pasting and other departments

Gained experience in preparation of PFD’s and P&ID’s as part of the same team

Increased machine performance by troubleshooting and resolving a shrinkage problem in 9Ah positive

mold by studying and redesigning its cooling system

Reduced trim-die grid wastage by 10% on average by changing the inlet valve to improve coolant flow

Summer Intern May - July 2009

Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), Chennai, India

Gained hands-on experience in the day to day production activities of a petroleum processing facility

Took the initiative to study the efficiencies of equipment and suggested areas of improvement in the

form of a detailed presentation

Cultivated a renewed sense of enthusiasm for Health and Fire Safety measures among the workers

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering May 2013

Minor: Agricultural and Biological Engineering

University of Florida, Gainesville FL GPA: 3.83 / 4.00

Courses: Fluid Transport, Statistical Mechanics, Bioprocess Engineering, Biological Wastewater Treatment, Applied

Microbial Technology, Reactor Design, LabView, Process Design

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering May 2010

National Institute of Technology, Durgapur CGPA: 8.49 / 10.00

Courses: Process Equipment Design, Process Control, Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals, Principles of

Management, Mass Transfer, Process Utilities and Materials, Energy Sources and Utilization

Presently working on development of a biorefinery employing a novel, hypersaline, nitrogen fixing

cyanobacterium (Synechococcus sp.) producing polysaccharide from which valuable products like

biodiesel can be processed

Fabricated and analyzed an experimental setup for the determination of efficiency of removal of

impurities from Coke Oven Wastewater using Pseudomonas Putida, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter as

the biological agents

Conducted a study on the effect of gasification techniques on plastic wastes from local landfills

Organized a gaming tournament in FIFA 08 in undergraduate college comprising of 65 players,

2008, 2009

Finalist in Intra-NIT Soccer Tournament, 2007

Member of the organizing committee at Aarohan 2008, a national level technical conference in India

Conducted an awareness program, in collaboration with Durgapur Municipality, to educate the locals

about Energy Conservation in Daily Life, 2008

Technical Skillset

FORTRAN MATLAB LabView UniSim AUTOCAD Aspen HYSYS SAP Microsoft Office Suite

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