Engineer Engineering

Santosh Navada

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Engineering Professional

Commercial Manufacturing Processes Chemical Analysis Lab Equipment Six

Sigma Green Belt

Collaborative and Self-motivated Engineering Professional with a solid

professional and educational foundation in process development, strategic

planning, production operations, ethics and integrity, and all elements of

ensuring project fulfillment.

Professional Experience

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC

AUG 2013-DEC 2013

Research Associate

. Assessing the physical properties of different polyether polyurethane

films.

Magna,novi,mi

feb

2013-June 2013

Textile Engineer

. Provided technical support to engineering and manufacturing customers

(internal and external) for products using textile constructions.

. Recorded, analyzed, and reported data to cross-functional engineering

groups, material suppliers and OEM personnel.

. Oversaw various GM programs and assessed prototype samples according

to GM specifications.

. Tracked and maintained current program material approval status with

appropriate documentation and databases.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC

Jan 2011-Dec 2012

Research Assistant

. Dedicated to investigating and modifying the surface properties of

prebonded nitinol wire and polyurethane film through the careful

execution of distinct chemical, helium plasma, and mechanical

modification treatments.

. Tested the pull out force of samples produced using Instron Testing

machine.

. Performed X-ray Photoelectron electroscopy (XPS) and scanning Electron

Microscopy (SEM) and wettability measurements in order to define

surface properties.

. Utilized Anova analysis tools to analyze result variations on

different samples.

Dyeing and Finishing LAB, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Raleigh, NC

Sept 2010-May 2011

Lab Assistant

. Charged with assessing and identifying methods to improve the

exhaustion rate of various dyes on chemically treated fabric on behalf

of Cotton, Inc.

SEION WATERTECH, Mumbai, India

Sept 2009-June 2010

Design Engineer

. Entrusted with developing the design of reverse osmosis plant,

demineralizer system, softener system, and portable polisher for water

filtration. Played an active role in the plant's installation.

BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE, Mumbai, India

June 2008-June 2009

Intern

. Responsible for meticulously designing a Mixer Settler for extracting

rare earths, which required quantifying the effects of all factors

impacting the drop size.

. Researched and reported on desalination technologies based on multi-

stage flash Evaporation, reverse osmosis, and low temperature

evaporation.

Education & Professional Development

Master of Science in Textile Chemistry, Minor in Chemical Engineering,

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2012)

Thesis: Understanding the Surface Adhesion between

Polyurethane Film & Nitinol Wire for Vena Cava Filters

Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering,

Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Mumbai, India (2009)

Senior Project: Optimum Design of Mixer Settler for Extraction of Rare

Earths

Awarded 2nd Best Senior Project

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Expert Rating Solutions with Focus on

Business Process & Project Management, Six Sigma Improvement methodology &

Statistical Tools, Design

Publication

Evaluating the level of adhesion and optimizing thermal bonding between

Nitinol wire and Thermoplastic

Polymer Films, World Biomaterials Congress, Chengdu Convention Center,

China, June 2012.

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