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Dr. Ankitkumar V. Patel

** ******** *****, ********, **. 31419. Email: ac2nnv@r.postjobfree.com; 912-***-**** (C) CAREER OBJECTIVE

Enthusiastic, Experienced and accomplished professional acquiring Doctorate degree looking to leverage extensive background in Polymer, Lubricants and coating industries where my qualifications and experience can enhance organized operational development, profit growth, efficient, mission objective and resource utilization.

Ability to work independently, problem solving and to work as a team.

I am a Green Card Holder in Unites States and ready to relocate anywhere in United States. RESEARCH SUMMARY

Expertise in Polymer, Lubricants and Coating industries in formulating and testing of products for various applications.

My area of research focuses on Bio-plastics from renewable resources. Developing and characterization of bio-degradable plastics packaging film’s and bio-plastics sheets. It was mainly prepared of protein isolates, which was extracted from the waste of vegetable oil industries.

Extensive experience in research fields of formulations of Bio-lubricants, Emulsifiers for drilling fluids, Emulsion polymerization, Water based coatings, Nano Emulsions, Ionic liquids, Bio-based emulsions, Bio- stimulants.

Excellent knowledge of pharmaceutical analysis, quality control, 5S concept and Good Manufacturing Practices.

Technical team leader in an industry sponsored project (Pidilite Industries ltd.) in which I have worked on development of opacifier, emulsion polymerization technique, waterborne coatings, core shell emulsions, emulsion stability, dynamic light scattering (DLS), TEM, GPC.

Tailor-made Research Chemist with the versatility to manage research activity simultaneously with the quality, production and technical sales service related activity. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Unit Processes Polymerization, Esterification, Epoxidation, Hydrolysis Unit Operation Distillation, Drying, Extraction

Analytical Techniques FTIR, HPLC, GPC, SEM, TEM, TGA, DSC, GC-MS, XRD, NMR, UV-VIS, LC-MS.

Product Development Bio-based plastic films, Bio-based lubricants, Opacifier Instruments handled Universal Testing Machine, Izod Impact Tester, Melt Flow Index Tester, Brookfield Viscometer, Water vapor transmission rate, Gas transmission rate, Biodegradation studies, Antimicrobial properties, Weld load, Cone penetration, Cloud and Pour Point, Carbon residue, Flash and fire point, Surface Tension, Interfacial Surface Tension, pH meter, Potentiometric titration, Particle Size, Polarimeter, Karl Fischer Titrator, and many more lab equipments. Production Equipment Injection Moulding, Blow Moulding, Compression Moulding, Two Roll Mill Computer Environment

Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Design Expert Software, Origin Software, Chemdraw Software, Mendely Software

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Sound knowledge of CGMP regulations, protocols, SOPs and other international quality system rules and regulations.

Proficient in an array of continuous improvements tools centered on lean manufacturing and six sigma methodology including standard work, standard operating procedures, statistical process control, 5S, continuous flow.

Skilled in team building, developing and implementing ISO quality systems. Consistently improves quality while increasing production and work at place.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sophisticated Instrument Center for Applied Research and Testing (SICART), Sardar Patel University Ph.D. Researcher September 2013– April 2017

Research work was aimed for preparation of biodegradable plastics from renewable resources, characterizing and evaluating its properties.

Developed low cost experimental procedure for extraction of protein from de-oiled cake.

Prepared biodegradable plastics sheets as well as film from renewable resources for packaging purpose to reduce usage and waste of petroleum plastics.

Conducted biodegradation study of bio-plastics by using various medium with different micro- organisms.

Extensive experience in raw material consolidation, formulation of plastics, lubricants and coating and testing according to its applications.

Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies Research (ISTAR), Sardar Patel University Trainee Assistant Professor, M.Sc. Industrial Chemistry April 2014 – June 2017

Designed the experiments, conducted lectures for postgraduate chemical engineering, organic synthesis and Industrial analysis Laboratories.

Led many small group of master’s forth semester student for their dissertation work every year.

Conducting lectures, demonstrated of practical and lab tours for the visitors to industrial chemistry department.

Writing research project report for submitting in government agencies. Angel Industries, V.U. Nagar.

Chemist December 2012– December 2013

Managed and supervised team of 10 people for production of resins such as Alkyd, epoxy, etc.

Conducting standard tests and some special tests, including but not listed to coatings applications, viscosity, colour, pH, gloss, tint strength, density, fatty acid content, unsaponifiable matter, acid value, epoxy equivalent, phthalic anhydride content etc. according to ASTM standard test method.

Conducting test of resin coated panels such as adhesion, impact resistance, scratch hardness, chemical corrosion, solvent resistance etc.

Performing colour system development and maintaining procedure for tint bases.

Preparing management reports and charts to substantiate facts and findings.

Monitor and continuously improve the quality of product.

Following standard Test procedures, record and report problems associated with test equipment or test processes and speculate with accuracy to reason them.

Maintain safety policy while handling test equipment and raw materials as per company guidelines. Page 3 of 4

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE

Industries Departments Duration

Indian Oil Refinery, Gujarat

Refinery, Vadodara, Gujarat.

Production Plants, Quality Control Lab 05/10/2012 to 06/20/2012 S.I.C.A.R.T., V.V.Nagar Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy

(TEM)

02/09/2015 to 02/14/2015

EDUCATION

Ph.D. : Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India – April 2017 Major : Industrial Chemistry

Thesis : Synthesis and Characterization of Bio-plastics from Renewable Resources M.Sc. : Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India – May 2013 Major : Industrial Chemistry

Dissertation : Biodegradable plastic sheets prepared from blends of chitosan-soybean & castor de-oiled cake isolated protein.

B.Sc. : Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India – April 2011 Major : Industrial Chemistry

PROJECT INVESTIGATOR

Co-Investigator in a GUJCOST funded project entitled “Development of biodegradable plastic films from Renewable resources”.

PUBLICATIONS

A methodological review on bio-lubricants from vegetable oil based resources. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 70, 65-70, April 2017.

A comparative study on the efficiency of KOH and H3PO4 impregnated jackfruit leaf based carbon as adsorbent for removal of Cr (VI) from its aqueous solution, International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, 45(4), 176-182, March 2017.

Lubricating Oil by Chemical Modification of Vegetable oils. International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Technology, 1(5), October 2016.

Study of KOH impregnated jack fruit leaf based carbon as adsorbent for treatment of wastewater contaminated with Nickel. International Journal of Recent Trends in Engineering & Research, 02(07), 219-229, July 2016.

Process, preparation and characterization of optically active biostimulant n-acetyl-l-thiazolidine-2-carboxylic acid by asymmetric transformation and synergistic effect of prepared natca with biostimulants from red sea weed. International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Technology, 1(3), 14-23, July 2016.

Fabrication of Bio-plastics from Protein Isolates and its Biodegradation Studies, International Journal of Chemical Sciences and Technology, 1(3), 1-13, August 2016.

Bio-plastics: A value added product from renewable resources, Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary, 2 (3), 166-184, (2015). ISSN: 2319 – 2801.

Maize gluten based bio-plastic sheets: Fabrication, Characterization and Biodegradation behaviour, Proceedings of International Conference on Chemical Industries, PDPU Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. 230-245, (2014). ISBN: 978-93-81212-84-4.

Isolation of Protein and Preparation of Bio-plastics from maize gluten, Popular Plastics and Packaging, 59 (5), 21-25, (2014). ISSN: 0971-0078.

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TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS

Oral

Preparation and Characterization of Biodegradable Packaging Film Using Groundnut Protein Isolate was presented as oral presentation and published in proceedings of 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition EUBCE-2016, 3rd to 6th June 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. DOI: 10.5071/24thEUBCE20163BO.15.5.

Development of lubricants from renewable resources: An approach towards value added product from renewable resources, published in proceedings of 24th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition EUBCE- 2016, 3rd to 6th June 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. DOI: 10.5071/24thEUBCE20163DO.6.4.

A research paper entitled “Development of eco-friendly packaging film using protein isolates” was presented as oral presentation in 106th AOCS annual meeting, May 3-6, 2015, Florida, USA.

A research paper entitled “Non-traditional vegetable oil: A potential for green lubricants” was presented as oral presentation in 106th AOCS annual meeting, May 3-6, 2015, Florida, USA.

A review paper entitled “A review on bio-degradable plastics from renewable resources” was presented at CHEMINNOVA-2015, ISTAR, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat, India. Posters

Presented Poster entitled “Biodegradable Packaging film from Renewable Resources” in the International Conference on “Recent Trends in Applied Sciences: Building the Institutional and Industrial Avenues

(ICRTAS - 2015)” at Shri Alpesh N. Patel Post Graduate Institute, Anand on 10th – 12th December 2015.

A research poster entitled “Production of biodegradable plastics from renewable resources” was presented at Two Days National Conference on “Green Chemistry” organized by Institute of Research and Development, GFSU and Gujarat Environmental Management Institute, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

A research poster entitled “Biodegradable plastics sheet from protein” was presented at UGC-CPE sponsored national seminar on “Recent Advances in Life Sciences and Chemical Science”, M.B.Patel Science College, Anand, Gujarat, India.

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