AJINKYA DESHMUKH

**** **** ****** *** **, Des Moines IA 50311

Phone (Cell): 906-***-****

Email: acurp8@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Professional Experience

Years of experience: 2

Technical expertise: Process design (mass and energy balances, equipment design, process flow diagram

(PFD) and piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) generation), process simulation, research and development, data analysis and process scaleup, heat exchanger design, project costing, kinetic modelling, fuel cell operation and design, water and waste-water treatment.

Industries: Chemicals, food, specialty chemicals, fuel cells, polymers, paints and resins. Industry Experience

Process Engineering Intern, Kemin Industries, Des Moines, IA, USA 08/2015 – 05/2016

Conducting design of experiments (DOE), lab scale experiments and analyzing data from lab experiments to evaluate key process improvement parameters.

Process Scale-up: laboratory to pilot, pilot to commercial, HAZOP

Suggest process improvements for cycletime reduction and cost reduction

2 white papers published on the process improvements suggested

GLP and cGMP experience

Project Associate 2, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, MH, India 10/2012 – 07/2013 Project Title: Development of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks stationary applications

Conducted design, live tests, installation and maintenance of proton exchange membrane (PEM ) fuel cells

Proposed a modular design for PEM fuel cells which led to reduction of down time, increased power output (2%) Project Title: INDUS MAGIC (drying: kinetic modelling)

Conducted infrared drying of cocoa beans and grapes

Performed the following tasks: sample preparation, live tests, data analysis, equipment maintenance

Proposed a mathematical model on the findings using reaction engineering approach for drying.

Wrote the standard operation procedure (SOP) for the drying equipment Project Intern, Asian Paints, Mumbai, MH, India 06/2010 – 07/2010

Worked in production department and conducted daily tasks such as scheduling and troubleshooting.

Calculated the amount of waste solvent generated during the daily operations by conducting mass balance.

Proposed a scheduling model for the resin department for optimum solvent usage by reducing 5% of the waste solvent generated on a daily basis

R&D and Academic Experience

Project Member, LEXAN Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA 06/2014 - 05/2015

Project Title: Polycarbonate Synthesis (Non-Phosgene Process)

Undertook process selection, mass-energy balance calculations, PFD development.

Generated a mathematical model of step growth polymerization reaction mechanism

Conducted process simulation using aspen plus, aspen polymer: ethylene carbonate synthesis, dimethyl carbonate (DMC) synthesis, diphenyl carbonate (DPC) synthesis, polycarbonate polymer synthesis

Conducted process optimization studies and cost/economic analysis (discounted cash flow analysis) Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA 09/2014 - 12/2014

Course: Polymer and Rheology Laboratory

Equipment used: Discovery hybrid rheometer (TA Instruments), gottfert rheograph 20

Supervised and assisted students with their experiments

Conducted doubt solving sessions: concept, experiment, data analysis Project Member, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA 01/2014 - 05/ 2014

Project Title: Design of Aqueous Phase Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP) for Removal of Atrazine

Conducted theoretical design calculations of advanced oxidation process using UV light and hydrogen peroxide

Proposed reactor design for AOP using pseudo steady state model: batch reactor, completely mixed flow reactor

(CMFR), plug flow reactor (PFR), tanks in series model (TIS)

Compared reactor performance based on following parameters : pH, reactor volume, hydraulic detention time, optimum initial hydrogen peroxide dosage, optimum hydrogen peroxide residue, optimum EE/O, effluent concentration

Presented a poster on the findings at the ‘World Water Day Poster Presentation Event’ hosted by Michigan Tech in collaboration with the department of energy, USA.

On the basis of the above analysis suggested an optimum reactor and reactor design for Atrazine removal to achieve the US EPA treatment objective of 0.003mg/l of atrazine Project Member, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pune University, Pune, MH, India 07/2011 – 07/2012 Project Title: Manufacturing of Per acetic acid (PAA) by oxidation of acetaldehyde

Selected the optimal manufacturing process for making PAA

Designed a trickle bed reactor (TBR) for manufacturing PAA

Designed the auxiliary equipment (heat exchangers, cooling tower, holding tanks) required for making a pilot plant of PAA

Undertook project costing and determined the payback period Education

M.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA 05/2015

GPA: 3.27

Key courses: Applied mathematics for chemical engineers, advanced thermodynamics for chemical engineers, advanced reactive system analysis, laboratory safety, theories and methods of research, unit operations laboratory, advanced transport phenomenon, advanced process analysis and design (1&2), environmental process engineering, physical - chemical treatment processes, materials for energy applications, responsible conduct of research training

B.Engg. Chemical, University of Pune, Pune, MH, India 07/2012

Courses: chemical reaction engineering, chemical engineering thermodynamics, process modeling and simulation, piping design, environmental engineering, engineering economics and costing, fluid dynamics, mass transfer, heat transfer, process instrumentation and control, engineering mathematics Computer Skill Set

Software Skills: AUTOCAD, ASPEN plus, ASPEN polymer, MATLAB, MATHCAD, UNISIM, Minitab

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project Leadership Experience

Co-founder and Vice-President, Sinhgad Environmental Organization, Pune, MH, India 02/2010 - 07/2011

Conducted and coordinated events such as: earth hour, paper bag campaign, plantation drives, Environmental awareness seminars and nature trails, biogas plant designing, energy audits

Collaborated with various non-profit organizations and helped them with their events Accomplishments

Two technical white paper publications at Kemin Industries

1st place: National level paper presentation competition ‘Affinity2012’, MIT, Pune. Paper title: ‘Nanobots in RNA interference’

1st place: National level paper presentation competition ‘Affinity2011’, MIT, Pune.

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