SATHVIK VEERA VARMA
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: Autocad, ASPEN Plus, ASPEN Hysys, C ++, Matlab, MS Office Suite, Visio
Process Engineering:
ocGMP, Aseptic processing, Bioreactor operations
oCell culture, Gas Chromatography
oPharmaceutical deviations, Investigations
oStatistical analysis, Analytical methods
oQuality Systems, CAPA, Root cause analysis
PUBLICATIONS
‘Effect of basic pre-treatment on saccharification of water hyacinth’
http://esatjournals.net/ijret/2013v02/i11/IJRET20130211012.pdf
‘Comparison of acidic and basic pre-treatment on saccharification of water hyacinth’
http://www.ijirset.com/upload/september/30A_Comparison.pdf
‘Determination of optimum period of saccharification of water hyacinth using Aspergilus niger and Trichoderma viride’
http://www.isca.in/rjcs/Archives/v3/i8/7.ISCA-RJCS-2013-113.pdf
‘Impacts of CO2 Supply Systems for Algal-based biorefineries on Biofuel Lifecycle Assessment’
https://www.aiche.org/conferences/aiche-annual-meeting/2017/proceeding/paper/28a-impacts-co2-supply-systems-algal-based-biorefineries-on-biofuel-life-cycle-assessments
SUMMARY
Process Engineer with demonstrated experience in process development, writing and closing investigations and CAPAs for pharmaceutical manufacturing
Strong fundamentals of engineering concepts and good laboratory practices, hands-on cGMP experience, aseptic processing and clean room manufacturing
Proficient in equipment selection and sizing, root cause analysis and fish-bone analysis, authoring manufacturing deviations using quality systems
Experienced in process simulation and techno-economic modeling, demonstrated ability in developing and implementing new bioreactor technologies
Experienced in developing PFDs and P&IDs, mass and energy balance calculations, Visio diagrams, process troubleshooting and technical documentation
EXPERIENCE
Process Engineer Albany Molecular Research Burlington, MA
August-2017- November 2017 Pharmaceuticals (cGMP)
Evaluated product impact from manufacturing non-conformances using root cause analysis, fish bone diagrams, and 5M methods
Authored investigations and technical reports towards corrective and preventive action (CAPA) procedures
Process Engineer Algenol Biotech Fort Myers, FL
March 2016- April 2017 Biotechnology
Modeled and analyzed 13 distinct cases of process flows on ASPEN Plus towards procuring $5 million DOE grant for algal bioethanol research
Developed PFDs and P&IDs for bio reactors, drafted technical reports, placed orders with vendors and liaised communication with international investors
Researcher R V College of Engineering Bangalore, India
March 2013- May 2014 Lab-scale bio-process development
Developed lab-scale process to convert biomass to ethanol using milling operations, drying, hydrolysis, fermentation and bacterial cell cultures and yeast
Optimized yield of reducing sugars using spectrometry and gas chromatography
EDUCATION
M.S CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DECEMBER 2015
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta GA
Research Focus: Energy optimization in bio process systems