Process Engineer

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PAVITHRA RAMANARAYANAN Albion, NY, 14411

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SUMMARY

Highly motivated Process, Project and Quality Engineering professional with 3 years’ experience in Product

Development, Process Engineering and Capital Project Management.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

M.S in Chemical Engineering B.Tech in Biotechnology,

University of Rochester, Rochester. SASTRA University, India.

May-2009, GPA – 3.9/4. (2nd in Class of 250)

March -2012, GPA - 3.44/4 (in Top 10% of Class of

2012)

TRAINING

WCM – Industrial Efficiency Green Belt

Saint Gobain Corporation, May - 2015

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project & Process Engineer: Saint-Gobain ADFORS America, Albion, NY, January 2013- Present

Primary Objectives:

Lead, Manage and Sustain Project Engineering initiatives to optimize cost, productivity and quality.

Lead and Administer the Capital Project Management System.

Project Management

Lead the successful implementation of $ 1 M Cost Savings to the Drywall Tape Product Line by

product re-engineering, alternate raw material sourcing etc.

Designed and successfully implemented a system to plan, track ROI and review depreciation for capital

projects.

Lead cross functional teams to implement an improved automation system for Drywall Tape Product Line

($300K Project)

Process Engineering

Plant Expert in Factory Talk Batch Automation System

Key Project Member in the team that led $ 400K project to implement Batch Automation of the

Coating Dept.

Program chemical formulations (for coatings) as recipes in the automation system

Manage and troubleshoot the programming system and expanded the system to several new

coatings beyond original project scope

Trained Operators to use automation program autonomously including basic troubleshooting

Successfully manage the system to develop, cost, trial and commercialize improved Drywall tape – Product

Management

Effectively manage the day to day “losses- downtime” by implementing focus projects.

Implement SPC (Statistical process control) for better process capability.

Chemical/Quality Engineering Intern: Saint-Gobain ADFORS America, Albion, NY, Apr 2012 – Dec 2012

Effectively administering and documented an effective claims management system.

Act as a primary contact to execute Root Cause Analysis and Corrective actions for Claims – Dry wall tape

product.

Engineered the batch mixing process for the preparation of chemical binders (coatings) used in the

production.

Established control parameters and verifying their implications on large-scale production of binders

Implemented Quality Inspection and Testing of finished products for tensile strength, chemical stability and

consistency

Executed OSHA regulations in the Plant by establishing a Job Risk Assessment protocol for all

Departments

Test Engineer/ Data Analyst: General Motors, Fuel Cell Activities, Honeoye Falls, NY, Feb 2011 – Nov 2011

Established material impact on the performance of fuel cells

Examined control parameters to determine quality of durability tests to detect discrepancies in test

protocols.

Ran Failure Analysis Tests for debugging any error in protocol for single cell and stack performance tests

Performed and analyzed critical data (key project indicators) using statistical methods.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, September 2009 – December 2011

Project investigating the possibility of creating a tubular solid oxide fuel cell with a hydroxyapatite membrane

Conducted electrochemical and hydrothermal deposition on cylindrical substrate and tested its size and

morphology using SEM

Optimized working conditions and achieved uniform, aligned crystal growth that is mechanically adhered to

substrate.

PUBLICATIONS

Pavithra Ramanarayanan, Thejeshvi Rajamani, Gino Kurian, “A comparative study on in vitro and in vivo

antioxidant activities of aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum (Leguminosae) root”,

International Journal of Green Pharmacy, Volume 3, Issue 4, Oct-Dec 2009

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Government of India, Department of Biotechnology Award for being on the top 0.1% in the National Level

examinations- 2005

Dean’s List for meritorious academic performance throughout the semester in 2005 – 2009.

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