Engineer Project

VENKATESWARA RAO KOTTANA

D.No **-***, Yedla Veedhi, Chodavaram

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, 531036

PHONE: +91-879*******, EMAIL: *****.*******@*****.*** CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To succeed in an environment of growth and excellence and earn a job which provide me job satisfaction and self-development and help me achieve personal as well as organizational goals. WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct-2013 to present

I hold process engineer position at Toyotsu Rare Earth India pvt. Ltd (TREI). Main objective of TREI is to separate rare earths (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm-Lu) individually from the mixture of lighter rare earths.

Experienced in commissioning and stabilization of

- Solvent Extraction plant

- Zero Liquid Discharge Plant (ZLD)

Provided effective documentation of the process to meet requirements (Equipment P&ID’s, process descriptions, work instructions)

Held responsible for the technological piece of the respective projects, from feasibility to implementation.

Performed hydra testing of all lines at 150% of design pressure.

Utilized analytical tools to accelerate the process design, scale up and validation process for new products

Prepared and directed manufacturing process improvements in order to increase production performance regarding the aspects of lead time, efficiencies, cost, quality, and safety and environment

Interacted with the maintenance group on equipment and instrumentation related issues

Provided assistance regarding training of production lead men and production operators for new processes or products introduced at the plant

Supported all safety, health and environmental procedures and initiatives

Performed all activities in line with the applicable procedures and instructions Work Achievements:

Lead solvent extraction process team at TREI plant & liaised with Rhodia (France) and Shin-Etsu

(Japan) process engineers to adapt solvent extraction technologies of rare earths to TREI plant

Identified reason for chocking of crystallizer outlet lines and centrifuge inlet (hydro cyclone) lines and adopted necessary changes in operation to avoid choking

Received appreciation from General Manager (Nishimura) for proposing and implementing process of recycling the contaminated Pr6O11 in deposition (precipitation) section

Proposed increase of DM water quantity in precipitation batches to reduce undesired products (Ca, Fe, Co)

Optimized atomization of air, combustion of air and fuel ratios (quantities) for roasting operation to reduce of carbon content in finished product(Pr6O11, Nd2O3) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Program University/ Institution CGPA/%

Master Of Technology (Chemical) Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 7.75(Out of 10) Bachelor of technology

(Chemical)

Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 7.81( Out of 10)

Intermediate Narayana Junior College, Visakhapatnam 93.2 SSC Andhra Pradesh Residential School, Simhachalam 90.8 SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Secured All India Rank 414 in GATE (among 13000 students) 2011

10th Rank holder for exceptional academic performance during 1st and 2nd year of B.Tech in the University

9th Rank holder for exceptional academic performance during 3rd year of B.Tech in the University

Secured top 3% rank in EAMCET (among 2 lakh students) 2007

5th Rank holder in SSC with 90.8% at school level (among 216 students) 2005 SUMMER INTERNSHIP (MAY 2010-JUNE 2010)

Organization: HINDUSTAN ZINC LIMITED, VISAKHAPATNAM Focus on:

Acquaintance of the Zinc smelting process

Practical experience gained in the field of zinc smelters, Roasting, DCDA process

Familiar with the in-line manufacturing process involved COURSE WORK

Heat transfer

Process Analysis and Simulation

Mass Transfer

Particle Characterization

Mechanical Operations

Fluid mechanics

Higher Engineering Mathematics

Process dynamics and control

Chemical Process Calculations

Chemical Reactor theory

Enhanced oil recovery

Transport phenomena

Fluidization

SKILLS

Worked on Matlab, ASPEN, C

Proficiency in MS office

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

Project title: Study of particle histories of chicory in Spray drying process

Project brief:

Study of particle histories such as size, shape, bulk density and moisture content.

The results for different feed flow rates, Maltodextrin Concentrations and for different drying temperatures had studied to minimize the problems in spray drying process thereby enhancing performance of spray dryer.

Project guide: Prof. Dr. R Nagarajan

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

Project title: Manufacture of sulfuric acid by DCDA process

Project brief:

Theoretical study of DCDA process for the manufacture of sulfuric acid

Material and Energy balances for sulfuric acid plant of capacity 1200 tons/day

Design of absorption tower for DCDA process

Cost Estimation and calculation of Payout period

Project guide: Prof. Dr. Padmasree

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Sports secretary AU engineering hostels 2009-2010

Elected by strong electorate (750) to head all sports activities in Andhra University College of Engineering.

Member of sponsorship team for Ripples 2010, National Level Symposium held in Andhra University College Of Engineering.

Part of the team to get fund of Rs. 2 lakhs through sponsorship for Ripples 2010

Coordinator for Technical team CHEMCON 2009

Lead the technical team in the prestigious national level symposium CHEMCON 2009 immaculately with healthy interactions.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Gold medalist in Inter hostel shuttle badminton 2008-2009

Silver medalist in Inter hostel shuttle badminton 2009-2010

1ST place in shuttle badminton at Visakhapatnam district level in secondary schools games & sports meet (2002-03)

Member of ball badminton winners team in Visakhapatnam district secondary schools games & sports meet (2003-04)

Member of winners team, Intramurals cricket 2009-2010 PERSONAL PROFILE:

Name : K. Venkateswara Rao

Father's Name : K. Eswara Rao

D.O.B : 15-06-1990

Nationality : Indian

Marital Status : Unmarried

Languages Known : English, Telugu, Hindi

Email id : *****.*******@*****.***

Contact no : 879*******.

Declaration:

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. Place: Visakhapatnam

K. Venkateswara Rao

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