Process Plant

VENKATESH GOVINDARAJAN

*** *. **** ****** • Naperville, Illinois 60563

773-***-**** • **********@*****.***

SUMMARY

• Experience in process design, development, installation of process plant, improvement and licensing technology for chemical, food,

pharmaceutical, Natural Gas and petrochemical industries for clients including BASF, Sime Darby, Elevance, Invista, LanzaTech,

Hygeia, Carotech, JC Biotech etc.

• Experience in developing downstream product purification technologies based on SMB (Simulated Moving Bed) chromatography,

liquid chromatography, crystallization, distillation, solid liquid extraction (SLE), Liquid liquid extraction (LLE), and super critical fluid

extractions (SFC)

• Experience in developing PFD, P&ID’s, Process calculations, Heat mass balances, and process simulation

• Expertise in project management, client support, and developing protocols for processes in compliance with ISO 9001:2008

• Proficient in conducting lab/pilot scale research, process optimization, data reduction and analysis

• Good understanding of business technical objectives and strategies

• Masters in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on Process Design, Development, Scale up and optimization of processes

• Bachelors in Chemical Engineering with experience in process improvement, optimization and manufacture of Biodiesel and expertise

in renewable energies technologies

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Operation Engineering Support – Process Safety Management – Equipment Sizing and Specifications – Process Design – Process

Development – Process Optimization – Debottlenecking and Troubleshooting – High Level Computer Proficiency – Project Management –

Organization and Timeliness – Plant Startup and Shut Down support – Exceptional Safety Record – Time Management – Root Cause

Analysis – Supervisory Role – Process Control – Energy Efficiency – Leadership and Business Planning – Life Cycle Assessment –

Economics – Financial Planning and Account Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OROCHEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC• Lombard Naperville, Illinois • March 2012 Present

Chemical/Process Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and develop novel chemistries in the Orochem product line and identify new applications

• Develop, optimize, improve, design, and commercialize SMB processes for separation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients API’s,

Petrochemicals, Nutraceuticals and Sugars

• Installed and commissioned simulated moving bed plants at customer sites as well as trained them on process

• Identify opportunities for improvements related to safety, yields, capacity, quality or cost in processes

• Execution and supervision of routine trials at lab and pilot scale

• Examine experimental data for various purification techniques using DOE (Design of Experiments), data analysis, and interpretation

• Develop process models from conceptual stage to detailed designing stage including process flow diagrams (PFD) and Piping &

Instrumentation Diagrams (PID) for process equipment, coordinate manufacturing, installation, maintenance, support, documentation,

and testing activities

• Perform Heat, flow transfer and mass balance calculation for overall separation process

• Lead R&D projects for process improvisations on continuous basis

• Support process optimization at plant scale production units at client sites in USA, Europe and Asia

• Provide technical leadership and direction on operational, environmental and technology issues

• Selection and procurement of pumps, column, PLC controls and procurement as per requirements

VENKATESH GOVINDARAJAN

530 N. Main Street • Naperville, Illinois 60563

773-***-**** • **********@*****.***

• Coordinate with technological personnel’s within organization and outside such as vendors, contractors, fabricators, and suppliers

throughout the project developmental stages

• Execution of IQ/OQ/PQ and GMP/GLP working environment requirements

• Experienced in developing regulatory strategy, engineering design, and validation master plan for capital projects

• Economic assessment of new processes or process improvements

• Author memorandum of invention disclosures (MOI’s) and patent proposals

• Develop protocols for SMB processes in compliance with ISO 9001:2008, prepare and review technical documents, SOP’s, and batch

records

• Supervise production and troubleshoot SMB, SFC, HPLC, GC machines, columns, and pumps

• Represent company in conferences, make presentations to clients

Accomplishments

• Actively involved in setting up production plant for Proteins, Glucose, Galactose and Tagatose from Whey and Separation of

Tagatose for 1500 MT/year scale in Belgium, including technology and equipment selection, scheduling, commissioning, startup,

streamlining and plant supervision

• Actively involved in setting up production plant for Biodiesel from Palm Oil at 40 MT/day at Wisconsin, USA, including technology

and equipment selection, scheduling, commissioning, startup, streamlining and plant supervision

• Led development of separation and purification technology for Pneumocandin Bo (expensive API) and also actively involved in

setting up production plant for 1 Kg/Day at India

• Led the team that developed separation technology of carotenes, tocotrienols, phospholipids, and Biodiesel from various palm oil

feed stock

• Led the team that developed separation and purification technology of 1 Decene

• Part of the team that developed separation and purification of individual tocotrienols

• Part of the team that developed separation and purification of individual Fatty Acid Alkyl Esters

• Part of the team that developed separation and purification of Vitamin K isomers

• Part of the team that developed technology for Adsorbed Natural Gas, alternative to diesel fuels for trucks

• Part of the team that developed acid and base hydrolysis along with SMB purification process for EPA from fish oil

• Led the team that developed separation of aromatics produced from biomass

• In house development of cGMP facility for contract purification of API at 1MT/month from 50 grams per day level

SOUTHERN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (SPIC) •Tuticorin/Tamil Nadu • India • 2007

In Plant Trainee

• Investigated chemical and mechanical processes used in the SPIC plant and reviewed relevant literature

• Reported raw material inventory, catalyst usage as part of an overall process performance monitoring

• Reported Material, energy balances and trained in PLC of the existing manufacturing processes

• Completed in depth training on plant safety, hygiene, and emergency drills

EDUCATION

Master of Chemical Engineering May 2011

GPA: 3.17

Illinois Institute of Technology • Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering May 2009

GPA: 3.97

SSN College of Engineering • Chennai • India

VENKATESH GOVINDARAJAN

530 N. Main Street • Naperville, Illinois 60563

773-***-**** • **********@*****.***

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY • Chicago, Illinois • 2009 2011

Business Plan Developer, UNITED WATER PURIFIERS • 2011

• Carried out techno economic studies, environmental impact and regulatory assessment

• Developed marketing strategy, SWOT analysis, risk mitigation measures and vendor databases

• Created startup & operational plans, cash flow statements, balance sheets, and recruitment plans

SSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING • Tamil Nadu, India • 2009

Experimental Studies on Transesterification of Various Oils

• Extracted, refined and analyzed crude oil samples from edible and non edible sources for feed stock validation

• Optimized Biodiesel production in lab and pilot scale chemical processing facilities

• Improved downstream processing of the by products formed for value addition to the process

• Identified opportunities for improvements related to safety, yields, capacity, quality or cost in processes

COMPUTER SKILLS

CHEMMATH • MATHCAD • POLYMATH • CLARITY • CHEMSTATION • SembaPro • Chromworks • MATLAB

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

Vice President Association of Chemical Engineers (2007 08)

Student Coordinator CHEMICZNA 07, National Technical Symposium (2007 08)

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