Abhishek Subhash Magadum

**** * **** *****, *******, IL 60616

acvhlf@r.postjobfree.com, 312-***-****

www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek-subhash-magadum-4989237a

SUMMARY:

Looking for full-time opportunity in a reputed organization where my technical skills and experience is utilized for the growth of

the organization. Ability to establish priorities and meet challenges, work in a fast paced environment.

EDUCATION:

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL GPA-3.4/4.0

Master of Chemical Engineering May 2016

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India GPA 3.74/4.0

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering June 2013

SKILLS:

Skilled in Chemcadd, AutoCAD, MATLAB, Aspen plus, Minitab, Ansys, Autodesk Plant Design Suite, AutoCAD P&ID,

Chemoffice ultra. Proficient in C, C++, SAP, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, advanced presentation skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Process control, process data analysis, electrochemical engineering, reaction engineering, catalytic reactions, unit operations,

thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer calculations, waste water treatment, bio process engineering, GMPs, DOE, Quality

assurance, process optimization, plant & equipment design, PLC, DC, MSDS, P&ID, PFD, BFD, hazardous waste management,

HAZMAT, HAZOP.

EXPERIENCE:

Assistant Process Engineer, Viraj Alcohols and Allied Industries Sept 2013- Aug 2014

Developed and maintained Process Sheets, PFMEAs, CPARs, PDRs, ECRs and other documentation for manufacturing.

Maintain effective communication and coordination with senior engineers, supervisors and operators to assist with daily

troubleshooting and identifying opportunities to implement new control schemes, Scheduling maintenance.

Prepared data sheets, and operating manuals for various equipment.

Active Involvement in preparation of BFD, PFD and P & ID as per process.

Performed Hydraulic calculations for Distillation column and internals, increased production efficiency by 8%.

Engineering Intern, Jain Engineers limited, India June 2011Aug 2011

Designed industrial valves and mechanical seals,

Conducted on site client installations and maintenance of mechanical seals, inspection of installed equipment.

Performed quality check; Scheduled erections of all the components on site competently for projects up to $200,000.

Create and respond to RFIs; attend meetings with client and write reports for future reference.

DKSSNK Sugars Limited, Engineering Intern, India Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Was trained in all unit operations from crushing, Evaporation, boiler operations, crystallization and packaging.

Collected and reported the process data to the supervisor.

Scheduled and coordinated the seasonal maintenance for boilers, HE and crystallization unit, reducing the time by 17%.

PROJECTS:

Design of a Catalytic tubular reactor for PO production Aug 2015- Dec 2015

Project deals with design of a fixed bed reactor for the production of Ethylene oxide by HPPO process.

Modeled on the process and reaction details used by Dow chemicals and BASF, a down flow FBR was designed and

comparative analysis with recent developments were made.

Estimated significant advantages over conventional production processes, wastewater reduction by 80% and energy use

reduction was 35%.

Design and fabrication of water softening and filtration Unit Aug 2012 - May 2013

Designed and fabricated a low cost water softening and filtration unit using ion exchange resins, activated carbon, magnetic

treatment and natural filters.

Carried out lab studies on water quality parameters like pH, TDS, Dissolved oxygen, COD, BOD, microbial contamination,

conductivity. Determined the efficiency of filtration and softening units, studied fouling in resins and AC unit.

Analyzed lab reports, water quality reports and carried out economic & market analyses for feasibility of commercialization.

Dye removal from Industrial waste water (sponsored) Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

Prepared a new adsorbent (AC) from sugarcane bagasse to remove acidic dyes from industrial waste water from the west coast

paper mills in association with Karnataka University and NITK Surathkal.

Carried out adsorption studies using freundlich adsorption isotherm.

Optimum studies to determine pH, dosage, and concentration were calculated based on lab reports by UV spectroscopy and

other techniques; achieved removal efficiency of 89% dye removal from waste water.

PUBLICATION: Co-authored and published a technical paper on production of bio-diesel from jatropha for a national

level scientific journal vijnana samagrate, India, 2013.

ACTIVITIES:

Organized TEDx event on IIT Chicago campus with 100 guests and 200 Student volunteers, streamed live all over the world.

Member of professional organizations such as American Chemical Society, AICHE, SACHE.

Professional and academic association with premier institutions such as IIT Bombay, IISC Bangalore, Karnataka University.

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