Chemical Engineer looking for graduate level work positions

Poorvajan Sekar

acs3cn@r.postjobfree.com Gainesville, Florida

757-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/poorvajansekar92 Objective

Highly-motivated chemical engineering graduate looking for a process/R&D Engineer’s role to effectively develop skills, while contributing to organizational goals, growth and success. Summary of Skills

Develop material and energy balances for process units

Undertake field trips to evaluate process equipment and piping layout

Perform calculations for sizing and designing process equipment such as pumps, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, reactors, distillation columns and absorbers

Develop simulation models for process units

Develop models for estimating relevant process property data

Prepare technical documents and project reports to support operation, validation and maintenance of process equipment

Organize and statistically analyze process data using notable DOE tools, namely JMP, Excel and OriginPro

Proficient with Microsoft Office tools, namely Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Project and Access

Working knowledge on simulating models in Aspen HYSYS, COMSOL and SolidWorks

Hands-on experience in material characterisation using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

Familiar with pilot plant operations, basic Process Flow, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PFDs and PI&Ds)

Proficient with programming skills in C, Python and MATLAB Experience

Research Assistant

2014 – Present

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida

Team member responsible for the preparation of pressurized gas samples comprising of microporous materials

Developed and documented operating procedures for use of calibrated laboratory equipment

Employed a high field gradient Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) technique to estimate relaxation parameters of gases

Validated data consistency by analyzing influence of experimental parameters Project Associate

2013 – 2014

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Chennai, India

Developed a MATLAB model for simulating the rheology of epoxy within porous media

Demonstrated the model’s accuracy by analyzing the effect of experimental parameters Project Associate 2012 – 2013

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Institutions Chennai, India

Designed innovative ‘Lid-driven cavity’ to address drawbacks of inconsistent mixing in continuous stirred tank reactors

Simulated hydrodynamics of mixtures within the designed prototype to achieve an increase in mixing efficiency by 5% Intern Summer of 2012

BASF India Ltd.

Navi Mumbai, India

Optimized reactor turnaround time to achieve cutbacks in annual operating costs for batch processing of detergents

Analyzed residence time distribution of stirred tank reactor to estimate yield of a dispersing agent used for water treatment Education

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering 2014 – 2015 University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Courses: Statistics and Design of Experiments, Reactor Design, Modern Separation Techniques, Electroceramics Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering

2009 – 2013

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Institutions Chennai, India Courses: Unit Operations, Process Design, Safety and Economics, Process Control, Quality Management (Six Sigma Tools) Publications

[1] Dutta, A. R.; Sekar, P.; Dvoyashkin, M.; Bowers, C. R.; Ziegler, K. J.; Vasenkov, S. ‘Relationship between single-file diffusion of mixed and pure gases in dipeptide nanochannels by high field diffusion NMR.’ Chemical Communications 2015, 51, 133**-*****

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