Sumukh Prakash Kane. Phone: +1-213-***-**** Email: ac9lw8@r.postjobfree.com

**** **** ***** ******, *** Antonio-78256, Texas, USA.

EDUCATION.

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2017 Master of Science, Chemical Engineering

Datta Meghe College of Engineering (DMCE)-Mumbai University, India. June 2015 Bachelors in Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

SKILLS.

Six Sigma Green Belt from Management and Strategy Institute (MSI).

Hands on experience in Distillation columns, Crystallization, Heat Exchangers, Paper Chromatography, Gas Chromatography (GC), HPLC, LC-MS, Absorption columns, Electrochemical cells, Lithium Ion Battery, Hydrogenation reactors, Filtration, CNC machines, Polymer processing- Injection Molding and Thermoforming.

Computer skills: Aspen Hysys, AutoCAD, Solid works, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, Minitab.

WORKEXPERIENCE.

Infinity Technologies Group. December 2017- Present.

Chemical Project Engineer-San Antonio, Texas-USA.

Managed large scale capital projects for Process industry and Energy sector through the initiation, planning, execution and termination stages by liasioning with various internal and external stakeholders.

Responsible for preparation and review of engineering project deliverables including business case development, evaluation and selection of technical alternatives, equipment sizing and specification documentation, data sheets, Test plans, P&ID, Project Budget, Cost and Scheduling estimates, procurement including Expediting & Logistics Planning and Execution, Construction & Commissioning Planning & Execution, Contract Lifecycle Management etc.

Verified and complied with engineering documentation standards and test procedures while generating meaningful reports and insights through periodic reviews and meetings with client organization and company executives.

Department of Chemical Engineering May 2016-November 2017.

R&D Assistant-Los Angeles, CA-USA.

Assembled, calibrated, tested and maintained digital automation lab systems and some basic lab testing equipment like oscillators, ammeters and multimeters while adhering to good laboratory practice (cGLP).

Was part of USC electrochemical engineering team that was working on the design, construction, optimization of electrode architecture, testing, coating and failure analysis for pouch type Lithium Ion batteries.

Performed root cause analysis (RCA) and was involved in troubleshooting any issues associated with the equipment.

Managed Inventory, contributed towards forecasting and ordering of lab equipment, created and updated the schematic drawings, standard operating procedures (SOP) and write-ups for the laboratory experiments.

Created the necessary lab solutions, reagents and samples while carrying out analytical testing like UV, FTIR, mass spectrometry (MS), viscometer, pH, unit operations, membrane filtration, extraction, chromatography and experimentation.

Shreeji Engineers and Consultants. July 2014- June 2015.

Process Engineering Intern. -Mumbai, India.

Lead the team that designed a hybrid impeller for Oil Hydrogenation using Aspen Hysys and 3D CAD softwares.

Designed and carried out steel/metal fabrication of a Batch Hydrogenation reactor of 20 KL working capacity by following FDA guidelines and Industrial designing codes and standards and carried out safety drills, simulation tests and Industrial Testing (OSHA, LOPA and HAZOP) to ensure product integrity.

Improved the process efficiency by 30% and were able to reduce batch time leading to profit generation of $ 350,000.

Carried out the mass balance, energy balance, thermal and structural analysis and economic study for the process.

PROJECTS.

Quality Management Project-Pinewood derby vehicle design. Aug 2016-Dec 2016

Initiated business plan layout and bill of materials (BOM) for the project. Designed and built pinewood derby car model and conducted various quality test.

Conducted FMEA, drop and impact testing, created balanced scorecard and performed validation, statistical analysis and EOL test.

Used Lean methodologies and 6Sigma tools and techniques like 5S, Design of Experiments (DOE), GaugeR&R, Poka- Yoke, QFD, Kaizen and TQM to design a quality system and created a quality manual that is compliant to the ISO 9001:2008 standard.

Engineering Project Management-Apartment Complex. Jan 2016-May 2016

Developed a project charter and a scope statement for the project. Built detailed project schedule, Work Breakdown Structure, resource allocation plan, comprehensive project budget, risk report, and audits reports while actively tracking the project’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) using SPC tools and by following DMAIC methodology.

The project simulation was done by using MS Project software and we also used some conventional project management tools like critical path method, top-down budgeting, variance analysis, earned value analysis for successful completion.

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