Chemical Engineering Safety Officer

Ruchi Patel

**** **** ******, *** **, Long Beach, CA-90815 904-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Dedicated, ambitious and adaptable Chemical Engineering graduate student with leadership skills. Experienced in Problem Solving, Material Manufacturing, Characterization, and Testing. Seeking a full-time role in order to demonstrate my technical and interpersonal skills.

Experience

Research assistant

Advance Polymer and Composite Lab at CSULB – Long Beach, USA Jan 2016-Present

• Conducted independent research projects and assisted engineering students with their projects.

• Optimized out of auto-clave composite manufacturing process VARTM and clear casting method for resin casting.

• Conducted testing and built a database of the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of different co- polymer systems and their composites by using a series of characterization methods such as DMA, DSC, FTIR, microscopy, micro tensile test, 3-point flexural test, and short beam shear test.

• Led a process improvement project for lab management that implemented 5S workplace organization method for lean manufacturing.

• Established a chemical inventory tracking system, monitored the usage of test equipment and scheduled manufacturing process through an online log-book.

• Appointed as Lab Safety Officer. Monitored and assessed hazardous and unsafe situations and developed measures to assure personnel safety.

Manufacturing intern (waste management)

Meghmani Pvt Ltd. - Dahej, India Jan 2014-May 2014

Trained in the entire product development cycle of pigment Meghafast Blue BNG 810 used for inks.

Analyzed the waste management procedures of the production department and implemented the fundamentals of 4R waste characteristics on effluents released. Process Control Intern

Lupin Ltd. – Ankleshwar, India Jun 2013-Dec 2013

Trained in the entire product development cycle of Acetic Acid as well as in operation & maintenance of reactors, distillation, pumps, motors and heat exchangers.

Assisted in implementation of process safety management, fire codes & risk hazards, PPE, emergency evacuation, spill control, HAZOP and regulatory compliance procedures. Academic Projects and Papers

Paper on "Thermal Oxidation and Degradation of Benzoxazine-Epoxy system and its Composites".

• Conference paper presented and submitted at SAMPE 2018 in Long Beach

• This new age co-polymer system exhibits an admirable combination of requisite processability and desired properties for higher temperature application.

Master’s Thesis: "Thermal Oxidation and Degradation of Benzoxazine-Epoxy system and its Composites".

• Assessed the impact of thermal aging of thermoset co-polymers in presence of air at controlled temperature over its physical, chemical, mechanical and viscoelastic properties, using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, FTIR, Flexural test, Short Beam Shear test, Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Microscopy. Undergraduate senior project : "3D Printing of Packing Material"

• Optimized cost effective techniques for 3D printing of PLA and PVDF packing materials for absorption towers modeled in SolidWorks.

Education

M.S. Chemical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach Aug 2015-Present B.E. Chemical Engineering, Gujarat Technological University, India Aug 2010-May 2014 Skills

Computer Competency: MS Office, Labview, PRO II, Aspen HYSYS, MATLAB. Analytical tools: DSC, DMA, Light Microscopy, FTIR Manufacturing: VARTM, Hot Press Molding, Thin Film Manufacturing, Basic 3D printing. Interpersonal skills: President of International Student Association at CSULB, Mentor at Bachhpan NGO, India for underprivileged kids, Department coordinator of Technical fest IMAZE’14.

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